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Go/cf Star Mothers Embark forFrance; Mrs. Goudy Writes LetterMr»i W. R. GoudyMrs. Goudy Writes of Trip as She and Mrs. Frederiksen Prepare to Leave N. Y.Mrs. W. R. Goudy, Gold Star mother of Seaforth, has written her first of a 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 Frederiksen of Delhi, another Gold Star mother, left Delhi Saturday, July 19, 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 WayLeaving Delhi at 11 o’clock Saturday, July 19, we arrived in Minneapolis at 3:30 that afternoon. We were scheduled to leave there at 7:45 but long before the hour arrived it was whispered around the Union depot that Minneapolis was going to give the Gold Star mother a send off. As we were sitting in the waiting room a “red-cap” came through calling, “W. R. Goudy.” I took it for granted it was I he was searching for. The message read, “Call Hum-bolt such and such a number,” which I 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 a crowd gathered that they had hard work to find a place or, rather to make a place, for the Gold Star mothers to gather in a group for the photographers. Bands played, presents were distributed, good-byes said, and we were off at last.The trip to Chicago was uneventful. It 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 8 a. m. Sunday a-;d 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 3 p. m. Monday where we were checked off and assigned to our rooms at the Hotel McAlpin. Such a hotel! Such meals! It is simply marvelous. Such waiters! They can’t do enough to please. One of our waiters kept chattering away to Mrs. Frederiksen and myself. “Oh you dear Gold Star mothers,” he kept saying.Yesterday afternoon we were taken sight seeing throughout the city in busses, being allowed to visit 20 minutes at the aquarium and 20 minutes at General Grant’s tomb. We were shown the homes of steel kings, sugar 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 arrival, also took us sight Beeing yesterday in the forenoon. My daughter took us thrugh Macey’s, the largest store in the world which covers an entire city block.Mrs. Frederiksen is getting anxious 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 Hoboken at 9 o’clock and then ‘all aboard for France.’ We saw our ship the day of our arrival, as we were crossing 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.DEUni9RetswthetionretabeertheM cert Red of S who the 192! turr tion carsV mot que: fort is n in 1 der: lect as c sen tak( rets statV junl to r reta nev who faili shoicouimacandties.T1 in t!pay:haveshersary age T1 clerl chec anylt; ans\ junl othe 1, 1!on i repo delii Rlt;FaCarKD'Fraily ii5 o’lt;lideceastManingjurei
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Redwood Falls Redwood Gazette
Redwood Falls, Minnesota, US
Wed, Jul 30, 1930
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