The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1930-07-30
Gold Star Mothers Embark for
France; Mrs. Goudy Writes Letter
Mrs. Goudy Writes of Trip as
She and Mrs. Frederiksen
Prepare to Leave N. Y.

Mrs. w. R. Goudy, Gold Star moth
er of Seaforth, has written her first
of series of letters to the Gazette
on her trip to Europe to visit the
grave of her son. Mrs. Goudy, in
company with Mrs. August Freder-
iksen of Delhi, another Gold Star
mother, left Delhi Saturday, July 10,
and will return about the first Of
September. They are guests of the
government during this time. Her
impressions of the trip are recorded
in the following letter:
On Our Way
Leaving Delhi at II o'clock Satur-
day, July 10, we arrived in Minnea-
polls at $3.50 that afternoon. We
were scheduled to leave there at 7:45
but long before the hour arrived it
was whispered around the Union de-
pot that Minneapolis was going to
give the Gold Star mother send off.
AS we were sitting in the waiting
room "red-cap" came through call
ing, "W. R. Goudy." took it for
granted it was I he was searching
for. The message read, "Call Hum
bolt such and such number" which
1 Immediately proceeded to do. The
call proved to be from Mrs. w. L..
Burgess, sister of my husband. She
confirmed the report Of the send off
and said she had planned to be over
to have a hand in the same but
would be detained on account of a
bad headache.
AS the hour set for the departure
drew near soldiers began to arrive
bearing the large flag of our country.
Soon there was such crowd gather
ed that they had hard work to find
a place or, rather to make a place,
for the Gold Star mothers to gather
in group for the photographers.
Bands played, presents were distri-
buted, good-byes said, and we were
off at last.
The trip to Chicago was unevent-
full. 1t was terribly warm and dirty
as there had been no rains for weeks
and the whole country seemer dried
up for want of moisture. We arrived
in Chicago at a. m. Sunday AID left
at 10 o'clock on the Baltimore and
Ohio. We had two Pullman cars so
we could all have lower berths and
the food was wonderful. We were
all for the B. & o.
We arrived in New York at about
8 p. m. Monday where we were
checked off and assigned to our rooms
at the Hotel McAlpin. Such hotel!
Such meals! It is simply marvellous.
Such walters! They can't do enough
to please. One of our walters kept
chattering away to Mrs. Frederiksen
and myself. ooh you dear Gold Star
Mothers" he kept saying.
Yesterday afternoon we were taken
sight seeing throughout the city in
buses, being allowed to visit 20 min
utes at the aquarium and 20 minutes
at General Grants tomb. We were
shown the homes of steel kings, sug-
ar kings and all the notables. We
were. taken to Chinatown, Wall
Street and up and down Wall street,
Broadway and Fifth avenue.
My son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. F. H. Corbett, who were at
Hotel McAlpin to greet US on our ar
rival, also took us sight seeing yes
terday in the forenoon. My daugh-
ter took US thrugh Macey's, the
largest store in the world which COW
ers an entire city block.
Mrs. Frederiksen is getting anxi-
Gus and we've received two phone
calls here in our room to find out if
we are up for today wednesday, is
the great day. We leave for Hobok-
en- at 8 o'clock and then all aboard
for France We saw our ship the
day of our arrival, as we were cross
ing on the ferry from New Jersey to
the New York side of the Hudson.
Could have written pages and
pages for we've seen more here than
we have in all our lives.