Anna Louise Tittman Memoir - University of Illinois Springfield

Anna Tittman
perhaps, in European Russia. They got out and they hoped to get back in
that way. We had them coming out of European Russia into Asiatic Russia.
We took care of many, mmy children. You know about that 7 You will know
about that later. There's a book on that.
Q. Were they fearful at all going back into Russia? I'm sure most of them
were disposed of.
A. Well, they were separated from their people and theyrhad prope*y
there. Now this man that had the little girl wanted to @t back. They
couldn't get in back thmw European Russia because of tqe TighCing. Children
were sent dawn by the&? parents, down the Thns-Sibeqian line, hoping
that they 'd be safe. They knew the war wasn l t as heavy oTer there [in Asiatic
Russia]. There was lots of space, you how and all.
Now wetre at Honolulu. "I had a long talk with Lieutenant4Colonel h o ,
airplane expert; who was womded four times in airplane fi$bts. He has
traveled extensively. '' Nbwc "Friday, June the sixth, Honolpu; with-
out a doubt, is the most eventflil and unusual day I have lever experienced.
We all arose early at 5:30 a.m. I looked out then throm the portholes
and witnessed a dew that I shall never forget. There wew the green mountains
of the island of Oahu." Oahu, you haw, that's &* Honolulu is. "Of
the Hawaiian pup. Clouds were hanging over them, and tpe bare outlines
of the peaks could been seen extending above the clouds. The sea was quiet,
but the surf was breaking about the shore. The city of Hbnolulu was, j mt-
I have Honolulu all mked up for the pronunciation, n~hd you, I prdably
dldntt how how to pronounce it, I loaked it up-was just making and st&-
ing its morning fires. " It looked like that. "The smoke fmm which ascended
in such great v o l ~ that s at first one
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thought the islan was being swept
by fire. The lvIoana Hotel stood out like a great white c tle against the
green of the hills and mountains. At 7: 30 a.m. the q w tine inspector
cam on board and a11 the passengers were assembled on th boat deck. The
examination was very supe~ficial consisting of one look, ne disinterested
glance. " (lawter) "Ladies, as requimd wore no veils or gloves. The
Hawaiian diving boys surrounded the boat, their bronze homes glistening in
the sun. They displayed wonderful ingnuity in diving for pennies, dimes
or quarters, which the passengers threw to them. It was
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fun to throw a
coin in the center of a circle of them and see them all ve at a given
poht. The legs were flying, resembling the many tails o me octopus."
And those lee were all you saw, they all were arter one ob, you see. Oh,
golly, that was so~thing.
'We went on shore at 8: 3 and inmediately took autos
All the ladies in our dt and many of the
We first drove thm&;the business district past
thence to the residential part, past beautiful
gorgeous. The poinseanna tree, wide spreading,
red, and the shower of gold, a small tree with
like golden bells were the mst attractive.
throw regions of heavy forestry and small
side of the drive, we saw great thickets of a tangled lnesb of tms bout
two to+lthree laches in dieter. We cam suddenly--upon P$. Palli, md I am
sure that I have never seen a mre beautiful view. Stre'whed out farthest
beyond was the sea, the bluest blue and then spots of
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n and other spots