The Ordway new era., 1922-05-05
F rom Argentina, S. A.

day morning. Miss Mary had gone
ticket and had my baggage checked
so all we had to do was to catch the
train and we just did that. Miss
Barstow went to the station with me
and we got there just two minutes
before the train left. l got here at
2 p. m. and enjoyed seeing the coun-
try, tho did get rather tired of the
long ride. as couldn't talk to'any one
nor uIde, stand them. The country
is d great deal like around home tho
there may be more trees. Mostly
farming level land and good many
cattle.
The next day after | came the girls
invited about twelve or fifteen ladies
to tea in the Afternoon and | met
some very nice people, mostly Eng
lish, l think. There are not very
things we have to eat are strange to
me but most of it is good and do my
full share along that line. Yester-
day Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond. mis-
sionaries. under the Parent Board
called on us new folks and invited us
to come to see them. He is pastor of
an English church In connection with
Il school. We have tennis court,
and hope to be able to play to my
hearts content, little later, when
not so warm in the middle of the day.
We really have not had very warm
weather since l came. We have n
big patio in the middle of the build
ing and the rooms open out onto it
so we get the air from all directions.
1t does not have roof like the one
in the home at Montevideo so we al
ways have the blue sky above us by
stepping outside the rooms. 1t has
tile floor just like the main rooms.
The ouside walls of the buildings are
built is inches or two feet thick
so are cool as can be made. The main
objection l have is "skeeters." I
have never been able to catch more
than 3 or 4 but they certainly chew
my face up at night. They seem to
be smaller than ours and l seldom
hear one sing so they are hard to
catch.
There is terrible din commenced
on the streets tonight and tomorrow
are the last days of the Carnival be-
fore lent and | imagine the parades
will last all night This is one of the
main avenues so 1 will get the full
benefit of it. Every one is yelling
and most of the horses have bells on.
March 9-School started yesterday
and we are having to time ourselves
on new schedule for until cold
weather we will have five meals, or
coffee at Z, second coffee at 10:3O,
dinner at 12:45. tea at $3.50 or 400
and supper at 200. l am to have
English classes for girls who have
never had English. l will begin to-
morrow. The teachers take turns at
supervising the girls play in the af-
ternoon, and have them on Monday.
The w. F. M. s., has this year
made an appropriation for Gleason
Institute which is school of lower
grades and kindergarten in the poor
er section of the city. and Bernice has
been made directorate of that She
started enrolment yesterday and had
a fine attendance, almost more than
she could take care of. She will also
have a Sunday school. and will help
with that. / also have charge of the
library here and case of curios that
1 call my "buggery". There are piec-
es of ore and interesting stones and
bones of different sorts, bugs. butter
flies, snakes, plants, insects, ect.. the
children bring things for it. little
girl, today brought little purse made
by the Indians In the west. The
thread Is also made by them.
Sunday, Mar. IL.
went to Sunday school at Gleason
institute with Bernice this morning
and played the organ for the kinder