Anna Louise Tittman Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield

Anna Tittrran
and the peals of lawter which they gave forth in their gttqt to ,find
mnls shoes large enough for me, for an hrican ldarna.l Their hurrmr was
lovely. We bought bright colored Chinese r&bbons and were amicably '
assisted by a Chinese soldier who mderstood a little JTh@sh.
At night I went with Dr. Fields and lUss Bartlett to din~r at the om
of Mr. and Mrs. PaLin. Other guests yere Mr. Falmr and Uss Lee. $is
is the first hrican horn I have beerl in shce leaving the states,
rry thrills cannot be easily described. Beautiful rugs and drapes
a few well chosen pictures and scores of books with easy chairs
wealth and good taste. I could have hugged the living mpm had rrg
been long enough. "The table service was splendid and the dinner was delicious.
Mrs. Palin is the mst deli@tful hostess. Ret-g we gazed
at the mm and found it a brilliant red*. . .
I
A. . . . .aide of the mon had acquired a hectic flush. " Isn't thaq some-
thing. "He replied that it was probably e&ama.Ssed at the latenesd of the
d&t, of the hour the ARC was mmd. According to rry pmmise, I went to
the e&Lneerls dance. Danced three out of the l&t four. Qne delightful
dance with Captain Coats who is a doctor and was wounded four tims Fn the
British m. "
"October 4, 1919; Saturday. More shopping in the a.m. WUcs for petticoats
and waists. lhe dust is terrible. Four of us, Miss BartFett, MSS Judge,
Dr. Westerphal and qself all piled into one droshki wit
all our pmchases
looking more like Christmas than anything else. At . m. , we went to
the tenmis club tothe men's f'inals. I%t Mrs. fe of anhrlcan
consul, saw other new fWends. Dr. Chung
o be an expert.
"October 5, - 1919; Sunday. Wired MISS Pinder, she was rrg assistant, you
know, "that I would take next express. Probably arrive Yladivostok October
9. " That d be in four days. "Terribly dusty today. Amst impossible to
get about. Stayed in. Packed trunk and so forth. Hss paub and Dr. Davis
car^ to tea. At ni&t went to Russian theatre with
Miss Bartlett."
I'm keeping PUSS Bartbtt completely away f'mm h "Were
guests of Captain Pierce and Rue Berger, a Wnch
the allied technical board of the railway. He is
Yes, I remember, % ~ seems d to be a splenad man.
Widow1 vdth Gloria (inaudible), a farnous actress
lady. Good voice, good dancing ability, good
was divine only did not last 3Ang enough. Of
none of the conversation, and we were at a
After theatre we were taken to the officer's club where
pancakes. and krican lemnade . It Isnl t that a dxture,
a young violinist. " Quite an interesting place.
Russian
"October 6, 1919 ; Shopping a go this mmlng in Pristan. BOught blue serge