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It was my first experience on any body of water larger than Cumberland River (except for the trips to Governor's Island) The water looked cold and deep I settled down, however, to the routine of shipboard life- I rented a deck chair and rugs- Occasionally not often I played shuffle board on the deck. I found a young New Englander named Chandler with whom I played chess in the main lounge. During the voyage I was initiated into three vices of which, until that time, I had been entirely innocent They were Scotch whiskey, poker, and canfield solitaire. The last fascinated me so that I spent hours at it alone in my stateroom. Poker we played in the smoking room and bar. All our party except Joues participated and another Tennessean joined us. He was Lewis Tillman, son of a Repub- lican politician and later head of the Nashville office of the Veterans' Bureau The stakes were very light, made so especially for me as I was a beginner. The limit, as I recall, was a nickel, so little was won or lost. I had some knowledge of probabilities from my study of mathematics,and that helped Guthrie and Price were experienced players, so I learned the game pretty well during the voyage. I am still glad that I had this opportunity, for later on I found myself in situations where poker was practically the only diversion, and the stakes were not always so low. We also played California Jack, usually for drinks. Another alumnus