chapter 18: marjory stoneman douglas’ world war i experiences by: michael scholz
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Chapter 18: Marjory Stoneman Douglas’ World War I Experiences
By: Michael Scholz
She worked for the Miami Herald
She fell for Kenneth Rotharmel, a reporter with the Miami Metropolis
Enlisted in 1917, looking for an adventure
Joined the Red Cross
She left for France…
Marjory was in Paris on the morning of November 11,1918
In “Athens to Marseilles,” she wrote, “It is a queer time, just after a war. It is not war certainly. But it is not peace…
“The rubble of war and the dislocation afflicted on civilian men, women, and children left her with lasting images.”
Quake in Mugello Valley, south of Florence killed more than 100 and left 1,000’s homeless
Both cities reminded Marjory of what was missing back home in Miami
She considered the great city the world’s cultural and social epicenter.
Belgium was destroyed, but the Balkan States were even more devastated
Afterwards, Marjory enjoyed a stay in a village below Mount Olympus
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