Mr. Jenner.

And you were completely liberated by them?

Mrs. Voshinin.

Yes; that's right. It was good!

Mr. Jenner.

You were pleased to see the Americans?

Mrs. Voshinin.

You bet! I was pleased to see the Moroccans also, you know--any friend.

Mr. Jenner.

And did you come to America then?

Mrs. Voshinin.

That's right, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

And settled temporarily, at least initially, in New Jersey?

Mrs. Voshinin.

In New York--well, let's see. No. First of all we settled in New York. We were taken to the Diplomat Hotel and put down there. Then we lived at the Diplomat Hotel for---I'm not sure Gee, I don't remember. Anyway, we worked in New York always, both of us, my husband and I, and we lived in Bayonne, N.J., part of the time in New York, and then we lived in Highland Park, N.J.--which was across the bridge from New Brunswick. New Brunswick is were Rutgers University is. I was going there, so we lived across the bridge from it.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you eventually come to Dallas?

Mrs. Voshinin.

It was in September beginning of September 1955. I believe it was around the 1st or 6th of September.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you come to Dallas directly, or did you stop in another Texas city first?

Mrs. Voshinin.

Well, we went on vacation before we directly settled in Dallas and we were sort of looking around where would be right to stop. So, we went to Houston but the climate was not quite pleasant there--and, you know, my husband had a very bad case of asthma in New York and he was advised to look for a hot and dry climate. So, we decided against that. And then we came to Dallas and liked it very much.

Mr. Jenner.

Do you like the climate here?

Mrs. Voshinin.

Very much. Yes, indeed.

Mr. Jenner.

Your husband was very helpful in telling us about the Russian community that you found here, or the community in which you moved, which he related largely to two parishes of the Greek Orthodox Church. He said that when you and he came to Dallas, either you didn't know anybody at all, or you knew some one person---I forget.

Mrs. Voshinin.

No; we didn't know anybody at all personally. But, you see, when we were in Houston, we met there of course, we went to the church first. That's usually your first move. And we met the priest there and----

Mr. Jenner.

His name?

Mrs. Voshinin.

Father Alexander Chernay.

Mr. Jenner.

Spell it.

Mrs. Voshinin.

[Spelling] C-h-e-r-n-a-y--or "I". I don't know how he spelled it.
And then he introduced us to Mrs. Jitkoff's mother.

Mr. Jenner.

Spell that, too.

Mrs. Voshinin.

Let me think of her name. What was her name? She died. She was the mother of Mrs. Andre Jitkoff---[spelling] J-i-t-k-o-f-f. 3714 Locke Lane---if you need the address.
And, first of all, we met her and she told us the lay of the land and all the pros and cons of Texas life. And, finally--she spoke very convincingly--she liked Texas very much--and we decided to stay here. And she directed us to Mr. George Bouhe in Dallas. And then we came and met George.

Mr. Jenner.

You didn't know Bouhe prior to this time?

Mrs. Voshinin.

No, sir; no, sir.

Mr. Jenner.

Who is George Bouhe?

Mrs. Voshinin.

Well, he's an accountant, I believe, and I don't know exactly for whom he worked at that time but I know that he worked for a long time for DeGolyer and MacNaughton. And he was sort of a manager of the Russian parish there Father Alexander's parish.

Mr. Jenner.

What parish is that?

Mrs. Voshinin.

That was the St. Nicholas parish.

Mr. Jenner.

Tell us about this community of people.

Mrs. Voshinin.

Well, there were very few people and who we met there