Anna Louise Tittman Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
Anna Louise Tittman Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
Anna Louise Tittman Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield
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<strong>Anna</strong> <strong>Tittman</strong> 130<br />
Went to Czech hospital where ARC and Czech aides are doing good work and<br />
helping in maintaining proper spirit. Went to the bazm,at Telkusk.<br />
Miss Hamington--now that was the chief nurse <strong>of</strong> the westfrn divisian.<br />
See, rqy territory ran to Irkutsk. "Miss Hamington, Nissl Pchle accanpanied<br />
. This is the old mket, otherwise !mown as the thie market. Here<br />
one sees--there are nmrous booths where junk <strong>of</strong> every<br />
sold--I bought brass buckles, a little Bmss bell. I ha? it. Has an awfully<br />
nice tone. It doesnl t have a handle on it tho@. 'A neckpiece, a<br />
heavy brass affair worn by priests mked 1864. " Well, it1 s twenty years<br />
older [than I am].<br />
"Took pictures <strong>of</strong> the baxaar, then went to tea with Miss Pohle, Wqs H ~ F<br />
rington and Mr. Maddison. Going acmss a bridge corriing I got $to a<br />
stampede <strong>of</strong> cattle. Well, what do you know. 'Went to mi6 recital<br />
by four Czech violinists at AFU= barracks, 8: DO p.m.<br />
to the<br />
railroad cam at 11:OO p.m. with Mr. mddison, rry<br />
In the yards. We hmted for that train mtil 1: 15<br />
it because we happened to run across som United States<br />
longed on it. They had been drinking vodka which<br />
an intoxicated man can always flnd his way horn.<br />
trust rr~yself in the hands <strong>of</strong> a drunken hfican<br />
Now weLcanlt put that in there.<br />
Q. Oh, sue. There s nothing m ng with that.<br />
A. Well, what if the Russains read it, I mean.<br />
Q. They won't md.<br />
A. No, the ones over in Russia. I'm @ng to let the re@ go.<br />
Q. No, I think that's okay. A little chauvinistic mayba!<br />
A. (lawter) I tho@t it was when it happened. I1m mt . . .<br />
Q. I think that ' s a very hwnarn reaction, Annie.<br />
I<br />
A. Well, you know where I stand on the drinking businessr. I<br />
Vednesday, September 16, 1919s Had a busy day today. Wved to<br />
which will proceed to Verknie-Udinsk to join fifty other<br />
r<br />
womn mst <strong>of</strong> whom are;established there only awaiting<br />
can return to the west for activity. Verknie-Udinsk<br />
location <strong>of</strong> our USA Infantry 27, is also on the<br />
thmugh which the Bolshevlki would have a very<br />
These tunnels are @ed by Ozechs and Russians.<br />
+<br />
"mmsday, Septder 17, 1919; , Working hard today going ver formi<strong>of</strong> records<br />
needed in the nming in the western vision. ,Mss<br />
Hamington, chief<br />
now temporarily 'n charge bf the<br />
Irkutsk and Verkulie-Udinsk has been in the west and the xchange <strong>of</strong> :information<br />
had been quite satisfactory in many particulars. med that Colonel<br />
Toysler will reach Irkutshh and Krasnoyarsk to confer wit Major Manget. 'I Oh,<br />
he was a lovely person. He WE)S out there long before <strong>of</strong> us< ever got<br />
there. The nurses all loved him.
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