Anna Louise Tittman Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield

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A. Well, the world war made a difference, I guess. ''It would seem
that they were over here ready to take possession if
had a chance.
There are nmrous Jap children and women, and one
going to their special schools. The Japanese
violence. They use their sabers on quent cases
of Russian En, womn and children being
tion.
Q. Did you ever see any of thls or did you just see the ffects of the
wounds?
A. No, that was just told to m. July 4, 1919; "While he folks at home
are wonderiw how miserable I am on our national holday, k am having a wond
t . In the morning I went by auto to Cherkin Cape. Found some I
miserable conditions in the Russian barracks there. The* are under Russian
supervision. Dirt and filth. Women feeding their babies sour milk; a child
dy9ng rkwn pneumonia resulting fYom masles, his young bmther of about ten
years weeping over him. We taok him to the Vladivostok PRC hospital. I'
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Q. You took the brother or the little boy?
A. The little boy, his young brother, the sick child. 'We took the child
to Vladivostok ARC hospital, but the Russian doctor on day refused to admk
him because of hfection. Child died next day. 'I Well, J+ guess he was right
not to infect the other patients.
"Then went through Russian barracks next to Barracks
Saw rmny lovely children here, and sm very nice fmli
I went to a ball game between the hrican and
was a spLendid game. The band played,
business going on. "The Amy boys wore gray suits tr- in green made by
our ref'ugee departmnt. There were banners mked AmIy md Navy and each
tried to erect their own the hi@est.
"At niglzt the Red Cross persame1 as well as the LJnited States.- and the
Mted States ~avy attended the theatre, Golden Horn, to celebrate All hrlcan
Ni&t. The company gave a comic opera, and it wasn't bad at all. The
company is hrican, brougtnt over here by the Knights of Colmbus. The
dancers' costumes were pretty and freqh and quite in contrast to aiQthing
one sees in Vladivostok in the nature of the dress-up c1ol;hes by wown. The
play was entitled, iThe King of Padesnia.' Between ac* Amrican songs . r
were thmwn on the screen and we all sang at the tops of ~ur voices and
cheered long and loudly. I'
"July 5, 1919; After offke, went to a tea and garden pwy at the British
Ambassador's residence. It was attractively decorated ql the unifqrms of
various allied officers made the decorations
mth of our own Fourth of July celebzlation.
and the Red Cross girls are in great demand.
try, which has its quarters about three miles from ow
send auto
trucks for us every Wednesday and Monday nights.
on Saturday ni&t by the different comes.
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