the mountains, the holiday makers usually being left
to rise in the morning when they wished and pass the
day as suited them.
 
 Upon arriving at Hamburg the travelers were told
to group themselves under large signs bearing the number 
marked on their lodging certificate. Under each
sign was a voluntary worker from the Hamburg Strength
through Joy office who led parties of travelers to adjacent 
parts of the town where they had been assigned
rooms. The writer was given a single room in the
home of an elderly widow where three other Strength
through Joy vacationers were lodged. The room although 
very small was neat and clean and next morning 
an excellent breakfast was served with the adjunct, 
extraordinary for Germany, of a hard boiled
egg. Although no tips were given or expected, the
lodginghouse keeper stated that she was entirely satisfied 
with the money which she received from Strength
through Joy which helped her maintain her home following 
her husband's death.
 
 Saturday evening was left to the travelers to
spend as they wished, an arrangement which seemed to
suit them well as many of them had never before been
in Hamburg. The party was expected to meet at the
boat next morning at 6:45, explicit directions being
written on the program as to how the dock might be
reached by subway from the main station. With the
addition of another 200 Strength through Joy travelers 
from Hamburg, the boat was fairly overcrowded