Anna Louise Tittman Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield

Q. It carre from San Francisco?
A. Well, I don't how from where they cam. But it was Vuite a thing,
you know, to have a nephew corn in on a boat. He was a vp~y bri@t boy.
He worked later in the hospital as an attendant. Then st111 later he got
an appointmnt for off'icers camp. That would be in Arkanpas. Then the
war was over.
'@August 1st; 'After dinner took Wss Jessem," oh, she w@ sweet, "to the
transport Sherman and had a visit with Louis. She was sotn?body extra spec1 al.
"Cam horn with Colonel Awlenberger and Captaln,ll @I, I dicb?'t get the captain's
nan~ in here.
!'August 2rid; This afternoon went to the United States transport; Shqm
and saw huis. Took Miss Bethel," there she is, I knew she'd core back,
''withme and she gave him cards to £xiends of hers In Hqila." Now that was
nice. Waw Msses Howell, Cleveland, Hoff"man and Van Wyn$burg. We saw
them nicely settled on the Sherman for their journey to the states. Went
to International YMCA hut and danced f'rom far to six. b+nt to party even
by VMCA girls ," see, we had a group there and they did &ce work, ''at their
horn which is a well to do Russian horn rented for the sqrmr. It was beautifully
furnished, had a 1mly garden and sun parlor, p d pimo, velvet
carpet, wonderful mimrs and so forth. The dbing mm ps used for dancing
and it Is very large. Family had fouPteen children. La@ only knows where
they sleep.1' The family was there apparently.
"Tne guests were Colonel Sargmt, Colonel Lerch, Colonel Archenburger,
Colonel Graves.11 he was the head of all ow Arrerican fomes over there.
"Major Mckan, Mr. Phelps, YMCA, Mrs. F'ray, wife of the Iprican Consul
General who has been here 25 yeam. Colonel Sargent has been in Springfield
and has mt the Hays, the Rid@ys and others. "
"Agyst 11, 1919; Went to an Italian tea at the Italian barracks in Comastar,
a beautiful1'--I think my word 'beautiW ' is in hew enough to sand the
sea--'beautiful trip thr@ the harbor in a Russian boaq, ayly decorated
which docked at a small pier, also gayly decorated and fmt ve with an arch
covered with spruce. We were sped in autos to the fleld of enjoyrEnt, a
beautif'ully arranged garden plot surrounded on one side lqy a white picket
fence with elevated decorations of en-blems of the variom nations and decorated
bandstand where the Italian band played the anthem of the
allied forces. Opposite was a terrace with the
stone in the sod with the steps leading to a
was covered
with the greenest bows. To the leq of
especially
built for the occasion and steps
another terrace where tables were plaeed for buffet lun
The program then includled firat music, then gams and sp z*ts and letter
and flag formations by 120 Italians dressed in green, re and white. These
are their national colors. The tug of war was mst scie ifically done and
the races were very good. The buffet lunch was elaboratq, but there was an
~Wabundance of wine of various brands. Phny of the august and rdlitary
body partaok too,.extensively to the disgust of many of a. 'Ihe company
was made up of representation3 of the United States the American Red
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