Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01

"a f "AAo - 49,
square meal, but not too much for us.
Mr.. Dyer is a fine manager. He got a
special car for US from Lucerne
through to the Swiss frontier. There
we boarded q boat, a side-wheel ferry,
and crossed Lake Constance. On the
boat the German customs men exam
ined our luggage and we declared our
money and valuables,' SO. we won t be
suspected OF acquiring them in Ger
many. They charge both import and
export taxes. 1t was a nuisance, of
course. and there Were yards Of red
tape, but l must say they were all
very courteous, and have been here
In Munich, too. Munich is a clean, up
to-date city and there is a tremendous
business being done, apparently. for
streets and shops are crowded. In the
country we came through the fields
Wee we'll cultivated and we saw
many sleek cattle. I cannot see why
they can cry poverty when pay day
for war debts come. To all appear-
ances they are as prosperous and we'll
provisioned as the French. OF course,
Switzerland fairly coined honey dur
ing the war and they We're wise
enough to save, SO today they are rich.
There is nothing Nin particular to see
in Munich, 30 We did a little shopping.
II started out with ten dollars. For
that I got 7,400s marks when in nor
NAL times l would have had SO or
less. Out of that l bought at least
three times the value of what l could
have bought. at home for ten dollars.
THE ride between Munich and
Obera mmergau was very pretty,
m mountainous and very green, also
prosperous appearing. At Oberammer-
gau we were scattered in the village
among their homes, as there are no
hotels. 1 was with four others of our
party at the most Immaculate, cosy
little cottage aver seen. We reached
there Tuesday and spent the evening
lwalking about. l was charmed with
the village and the kindly simplicity
of the people was most appealing. We
spent all day at the Passion Play
lunch. I have many pictures and can
describe it all better with them. 1t
was impressive, dignified, marvellous,
for villagers. l would like to come next
summer and spend a month there. In
eight years they give the play again
and you must come, then. I wan to,
surely. l saw Guy Gidley at Lucerne
and twice since. Il do not want to
mail this letter in Germany for the
mail service is awful. 1t takes at least
two months for q letter to get one
way. 1 don't like Germany-too SNUG
and self-satisfied and ON the way to
the poorhouse In an automobile for
me. This morning as we changed
trains at Munich I saw Sister St. Flor
inc from st. GATHERINGS CQllege-an
old teacher of mine. She had been at
the Play and is to be in Paris for a
year to study. l was so glad to see
her. s
Again we are in France, It Stras-
bourg, and It Is refreshing. 1t Is the
nearest like Gods country Of any we
have found. The hotel is fine. Music
and flowers at dinner, delicious food
and we'll served. Such q difference in
hotels over here, that when we find
a good one with hot ana cold running
water we enjoy 1t tolthe fullest extent.
This orchestra must be American
they can jazz. play Swanee River and
all Of the popular ragtimes. though
they are OF the 1915, vintage.
"strasbourg is one Of the cities ta-
ken by Germans from France in 1870
and restored in. 1918. It is very pro-
gressive and prosperous. The depot
Is as fine Jas any we have seen, much
better than any of the five in Paris. I
think we spend four days in France,
then Belgium, Holland and London.
"on the 18th we visited verdun.
Such piles of ruins! But Veerdun new
err fell. Today we motored through
battlefields where both French ana
Americans fought back the. Germans.
The American cemetery 1t Romagne
Is impressive. I wish every American
parent Of war dead could see it. 1 real
lie more than before what wal was.
We went to Douancourt. Vaux, ana
drove IS miles along the Meuse. Be-
fore many days we shall be in London.
Helen and I have BEEN able to Sc
cure reservations on the Mauretania.
which will give us two additional days
in England, leaving Southampton
the 26th. l shall lie glad to get home
and back to work. l find myself as
lie resting planning my school work
for the coming year"