Deborah Florence Glassford Letters and Memorabilia
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came from Victoria, they were Misses Lloyd, Rogers, McNaughton James. | came from Victoria, they were Misses Lloyd, Rogers, McNaughton James. | ||
− | They tell me that Vancouver is not as fun as Victoria, what do you | + | They tell me that Vancouver is not as fun[?] as Victoria, what do you |
think? They were a delightful lot and came to Tan[?] in my little | think? They were a delightful lot and came to Tan[?] in my little | ||
submarine and got very hot, thermometer at 107 [degrees] and no ice, | submarine and got very hot, thermometer at 107 [degrees] and no ice, | ||
but they would do it and apparently enjoyed it too, at least, they | but they would do it and apparently enjoyed it too, at least, they | ||
said so. I went to a concert at their hospital one evening, they | said so. I went to a concert at their hospital one evening, they | ||
− | could not | + | could not ask us to dinner, so they insisted on going without |
− | any themselves and | + | any themselves and we played very bad golf instead. Then the |
concert came along, [?] was one of them who played the | concert came along, [?] was one of them who played the | ||
− | piano awfully well, but I am afraid that her | + | piano awfully well, but I am afraid that her interpretation of |
− | Debussy was distinctly American, which I was not | + | Debussy was distinctly American, which I was not surprised |
at when I heard her talk, <u>she</u> came from Toronto. There | at when I heard her talk, <u>she</u> came from Toronto. There | ||
− | were three of the staff, a baritone, | + | were three of the staff, a baritone, tenor and bass who sang trios |
− | awfully well. | + | awfully well. It was a glorious evening and I enjoyed it |
very much, except for the the five mile walk back in the | very much, except for the the five mile walk back in the | ||
− | middle of a dark night along an | + | middle of a dark night along an apology for a road, holes |
about 2 feet deep full of water. I have three days before the | about 2 feet deep full of water. I have three days before the | ||
mail goes out as I am going to continue this later. | mail goes out as I am going to continue this later. | ||
− | 11:7:16 Last night we saw a fearful smash, some R. | + | 11:7:16. Last night we saw a fearful smash, some R.N.H.S Zane |
planes were up, one of them apparently had engine trouble | planes were up, one of them apparently had engine trouble | ||
and could not make land and had to come down in the | and could not make land and had to come down in the | ||
water by one of our cruisers. Just when he was about 30 ft | water by one of our cruisers. Just when he was about 30 ft | ||
− | above water, the left wing broke off | + | above water, the left wing broke off close to the nacelle and |
he turned over sideways and came down in the water. The | he turned over sideways and came down in the water. The | ||
machine sank like a stone taking down both pilot & observer, | machine sank like a stone taking down both pilot & observer, | ||
− | it was a ghastly sight. Talking about | + | it was a ghastly sight. Talking about aeroplanes, old man |
Turk and his pal Fritz are still very attentive to us when | Turk and his pal Fritz are still very attentive to us when | ||
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came from Victoria, they were Misses Lloyd, Rogers, McNaughton James. They tell me that Vancouver is not as fun[?] as Victoria, what do you think? They were a delightful lot and came to Tan[?] in my little submarine and got very hot, thermometer at 107 [degrees] and no ice, but they would do it and apparently enjoyed it too, at least, they said so. I went to a concert at their hospital one evening, they could not ask us to dinner, so they insisted on going without any themselves and we played very bad golf instead. Then the concert came along, [?] was one of them who played the piano awfully well, but I am afraid that her interpretation of Debussy was distinctly American, which I was not surprised at when I heard her talk, she came from Toronto. There were three of the staff, a baritone, tenor and bass who sang trios awfully well. It was a glorious evening and I enjoyed it very much, except for the the five mile walk back in the middle of a dark night along an apology for a road, holes about 2 feet deep full of water. I have three days before the mail goes out as I am going to continue this later.
11:7:16. Last night we saw a fearful smash, some R.N.H.S Zane planes were up, one of them apparently had engine trouble and could not make land and had to come down in the water by one of our cruisers. Just when he was about 30 ft above water, the left wing broke off close to the nacelle and he turned over sideways and came down in the water. The machine sank like a stone taking down both pilot & observer, it was a ghastly sight. Talking about aeroplanes, old man Turk and his pal Fritz are still very attentive to us when
BC Archives, MS-0089 Box 1 File 4
GLASSFORD, Deborah Florence (Leighton). Vancouver Correspondence inward, 1916.