Show ACCOUNT OF A GOLD STAR MOTHERS TRIP TO FRANCE continued from pago 1 ment we also visited a machine macli lne gun nest whore where they told us a lone american captured the nest with ith an empty rifle and took all provisions and ammunition the germans hadwich had alth them all this made a mother feel and appreciate what her son endured during the terrible war wo we travelled everywhere in large busses ivr tile tho most wonderful roads nothing to 0 compare with them here I 1 at the end of the two days we reached d the beautiful city or oc nancy and ivero housed at the la ville aux 11 ortes dor about fifteen miles nilles from the cemetery we stayed here bore as it was waa tile the closest place to the that could accommodate so BO many we we were thon then taken to the cemetery two hours each day for three days at the cemetery there was waa a hostess who nerved real american coffee to the mothers A chair was waa placed by each grave tor for the convenience conven lenco of the mothers and wo we were presented each with a wreath of beautiful f lowers flowers that were grown in tile the cemetery to place on our sons graves the cemetery with its row upon row of pure white marble crosses green lawns lawna and beautiful flowers made us feel that wo we did not wish to move our dead these cemeteries have american caretakers that are paid by our government and they certainly keep the graves beautiful on the return trip to paris we t travelled another route through the mo moat at beautiful country what impressed me most was how thickly it was wad ladd the towns arent more than thail three miles apart with farms flower flowers hedges etc all along the road and not one weed in sight the weeds are kept oft off the roads better than we keep them oft off our lots lota it was a common sight to see a peasant with a cart and two or three horses hitched single tile file hauling their produce to market after reaching paris we wont went sightseeing and attended ono one of the follies we were fed five times a day we had breakfast at 7 at 10 we had bad bullion and crackers tit at 12 lunch tea and coffee were served and at 6 we had din ner the bread was black and was like that made by the old grist mill lour flour and the loaves were in every conceivable shape it was a common sight eight to see a peasant with a big loaf and sometimes two on his shoulder the coffee was made of native grains and was black as ink the only real american coffee we had was at the cemetery when the hostess there nerved nerved it to the gold cold star mothers the meals were cooked by chefs and everything was tried fried except the f fish fall and that was boiled each woman was allowed 1000 per day for expenses the peasants build their houses and tables right together and old women go into the fields and glean like they did one hundred aars ago the city ot of Is 18 a combination of the ancient and modern possessing some of the and oldest things in the world after il a short stay in parts paris on our return from the cemetery we set set sail on the S S harddng for america without any bad incident of any kind overtaking us and landed in now new york august 28 I 1 arrived homo home the first day ot of september well and happy and full of appreciation to the american government tor for their thought fullness and kindness in trying to make up to the gold star mothers the awful luaa they sustained in the world war ivar |