Ella, good idea. Send a steward to see if they are all right. Do we have any volunteers to knock on the doors?
I love these interesting personal stories. I do remember the Galt jewelry store, Pat...though never purchased anything there. It was a landmark. Now Edith Galt comes alive -through that association.
Funny - never a patron of Galt Jewelers, though have been by it. Never sailed an ocean liner, though did spend a day at a bon voyage party on the Queen Mary in the New York harbor seeing off a high school classmate, whose grandmother sent Janet and her cousin Mimi abroad as a graduation present. What I remember about that day - the excitement, as if this was a huge party - the sumptuous buffet set up in the luxurious dining room and then the shock of the tiny accomodations. I guess I'm claustrophobic. I remember thinking if in their place, I'd spend all or most of my time above board. A deck chair, lots of blankets. The only way to go for me
I've also been on a submarine...a nuclear sub - back in the 60's. My stepmother's brother was a doctor aboard this huge submarine, which did not resemble at all Captain Sweitzer's ship. We didn't go to sea- just toured the ship. I'm wondering now how many submarines are active in today's navy. We don't hear much about submarine warfare today, or do we?
Barbara, your post has me thinking hard abiut what war does to people - "With the high percentage of German people in the US they did not think Germany would attack even a British ship,,,"
Hard to believe German subs would not hesitate to sink ships carrying Americans, perhaps German nationals, perhaps relatives. I suppose war is war. I have a hard time separating the demands of war and human sentiment.
