White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-01-14
Underhils Now on Way
Back to the States

Somewhere on the ocean, homeWard
bound, are Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Under
hill. They left Oslo Norway, on the
Theodore Roosevelt Friday, Deem
Der IL, and with fair voyage should
now be nearing Panama.
On the eve of leaving Oslo, Mrs.
Underhill despatched the following let
ter to Mr. and Mrs Frank Taylor:
AS you see, we are on board ship
at last for the last lap of our home
ward journey. We surely did not ex-
pect to see Norway, but I am glad that
we did, although the delays in sailing
may mean that we will reach Cali
fornia too late for registration at the
University for the second semester.
The last ships of this line were delayed
at Panama by slide at Culebra Cut.
We hope we won't be.
1--WE thought we would be the only
passengers this trip, but are much
pleased to find that there is to be
another couple as far as Panama, and
we may pick up some one there. The
gentleman is going to be representa-
tive of this company at San Salvatore
and his wife is bride of week. They
are neither old nor young, and we
think we shall like them.
Coming from Antwerp here was in
teresting. 1t is the first time I have
had to hold onto the mattress to keep
from being thrown out of my bunk
+ really had to grip quite hard, and
as it was, had quite a few bruises
Not a storm, just high wind, and the
ship being loaded with steel was, as
the Captain said, a bit stiff He
moved down out of his cabin, two
decks above, to the passenger cabin
deck, for he was thrown out of his
bunk. He came and looked in our
cabin and asked me how I liked it,
When I told him I was all right but
could not stand up, he said it was no
wonder, that he could hardly stand,
himself; and both he and the officers
were hanging on to anything they
could. I certainly respect the North
Seas ability to churn itself up.
"The ships officers are all very nice
to us and seemed to be glad to see us
back and glad that we are to make
the return trip with them. 1t made
us feel good, too. We have the same
cabin and are settling down nicely.
The ship sails at two o'clock this after
noon and will make two stops, really
leaving Norway on Monday for the
States.
'The boys and girls in Norway are
all sliding on the new-packed snow
and skiing on the hills on the edge
of town. Skiing looks so easy, and
perhaps it is when one has done it
ever since being old enough to walk
The mothers take the babies out in
sleds instead of baby buggies, and they
all look as though they were having
a good time. On the whole, the fem
mime part of the population looks
much better dressed than anywhere
in Europe. Oslo is the capital of Nor
way; the king makes his home here
and the city is a very modern one of
100000 people"
While in Oslo, Mr.. and Mrs. Under
hill called on one of the professors
at the university there, former friend
of the latter when she attended the
Puget Sound Biological Station at Fri
day Harbor and found him very much
surprised to see them SO far from
home.
After reaching the States, the Under
hills will visit California relatives for
a time, later coming north. They
have been in Europe since l,Nrly last |
summer, doing research work in, history |
and architecture.