02190cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000240011524500560013926400510019530000470024633600260029333700260031933800360034550000310038150802580041252010650067053400450173565300480178085600430182899900170187132177UtSlPG20260610133732.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aD5011 aShortall, Katherine13aA "Y" Girl in France: Letters of Katherine Shortall 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-04-29  aE-text prepared by Jeannie Howse and Friend and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)  a"A 'Y' Girl in France: Letters of Katherine Shortall" by Katherine Shortall is a collection of personal letters written in the early 20th century. The work documents the experiences and observations of the author during her service with the Y.M.C.A. in France following World War I. Through her letters, Katherine shares her impressions of war-torn Europe, the camaraderie among Y.M.C.A. workers, and her interactions with soldiers.   The opening of this correspondence paints a vivid picture of Katherine's journey as she embarks on a voyage to France, reflecting on friendships formed among her fellow Y.M.C.A. girls and the emotional landscape of returning soldiers. Describing her experiences aboard the ship, she expresses a mixture of excitement and apprehension. The early letters capture her observations of life at sea during wartime, the generosity of spirit expressed through shared Christmas celebrations, and her interactions with soldiers and other characters amid the uncertainty of post-war Europe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32177  c73023d73023