TRANSCRIBED FROM THE ARKADELPHIA DAILY NEWS JUNE 10, 1919 P. 1
My dear Mother:
Got back last night from my trip. Such a wonderful trip I had. Would not take anything for it. You know I wrote you about going to Paris, Marseilles, Nice and Monte Carlo. That is the most beautiful country in the world. A regular flower garden at this time of the year. Trees full of lemons, oranges, olives and the like.
We came back through Paris. I saw so much of Paris this time, and think it is very pretty and a wonderful city. Went out to Reims which was a beautiful city before the war. Now it is in complete ruins. Not an undamaged building in the whole city. you have heard of the beautiful cathedral there—said to be the most beautiful cathedral in all Europe. It too, is completely ruined.
We left Paris and went back through Belgium. Stayed a day and night in Brussels. They seem to have plenty of everything. Of course they lost money and men and some of their country was destroyed, but from what I could see the want and suffering is much exaggerated.
We went from Brussels to Cologne. This too, is a beautiful city. Next to Berlin in size of the German cities. Can tell you lots of my trip when I return.
Was rather glad to get back, for it was a hard trip, trying to see so much in two weeks. We were on the go night and day. We covered about 4,000 miles, and the whole trip cost only about a hundred dollars. You know in every city you can get meals at cost from the Red Cross and Y.M.C.A.
In France we pay only about ¼ of a cent a mile on the train, and nothing in Germany, so you see what a cheap trip I had.
Four twenty-eight letters when I got back. One from you, one from papa, one from sis Georgia and the others from various people. Also got the papers.
What good news we received when we returned. We are really packing and will leave here in about ten days for a port to return to the U.S. Think we should be home in about a month. Isn’t that great? Of course something might happen to keep us here. Such funny things happen in the army, but I really think we will get away this time. Will let you know later. Hope to see you all real soon. Lots of love.
Your son,
Sheppard
NOTES: Julius Sheppard Moore was writing to his mother Isabelle Moore. He was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas on September 4, 1882 and died in Arkadelphia on January 27, 1932. He is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Arkadelphia. Moore was a medical Doctor. He departed Brest, France on July 1, 1919 onboard the Great Norther. He arrived in Hoboken, NJ on July 6, 1919. He was serving as a Captain in Evacuation Hospital 29.
TRANSCRIBED BY ALEXA KIMBROUGH
My dear Mother:
Got back last night from my trip. Such a wonderful trip I had. Would not take anything for it. You know I wrote you about going to Paris, Marseilles, Nice and Monte Carlo. That is the most beautiful country in the world. A regular flower garden at this time of the year. Trees full of lemons, oranges, olives and the like.
We came back through Paris. I saw so much of Paris this time, and think it is very pretty and a wonderful city. Went out to Reims which was a beautiful city before the war. Now it is in complete ruins. Not an undamaged building in the whole city. you have heard of the beautiful cathedral there—said to be the most beautiful cathedral in all Europe. It too, is completely ruined.
We left Paris and went back through Belgium. Stayed a day and night in Brussels. They seem to have plenty of everything. Of course they lost money and men and some of their country was destroyed, but from what I could see the want and suffering is much exaggerated.
We went from Brussels to Cologne. This too, is a beautiful city. Next to Berlin in size of the German cities. Can tell you lots of my trip when I return.
Was rather glad to get back, for it was a hard trip, trying to see so much in two weeks. We were on the go night and day. We covered about 4,000 miles, and the whole trip cost only about a hundred dollars. You know in every city you can get meals at cost from the Red Cross and Y.M.C.A.
In France we pay only about ¼ of a cent a mile on the train, and nothing in Germany, so you see what a cheap trip I had.
Four twenty-eight letters when I got back. One from you, one from papa, one from sis Georgia and the others from various people. Also got the papers.
What good news we received when we returned. We are really packing and will leave here in about ten days for a port to return to the U.S. Think we should be home in about a month. Isn’t that great? Of course something might happen to keep us here. Such funny things happen in the army, but I really think we will get away this time. Will let you know later. Hope to see you all real soon. Lots of love.
Your son,
Sheppard
NOTES: Julius Sheppard Moore was writing to his mother Isabelle Moore. He was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas on September 4, 1882 and died in Arkadelphia on January 27, 1932. He is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Arkadelphia. Moore was a medical Doctor. He departed Brest, France on July 1, 1919 onboard the Great Norther. He arrived in Hoboken, NJ on July 6, 1919. He was serving as a Captain in Evacuation Hospital 29.
TRANSCRIBED BY ALEXA KIMBROUGH