Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
ENpEAyQRERs, EUROPEAN TRIP.
The Tour Described by Mi4s Octavl
Owens, Who Has Just Returned.

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The Tour Described by Mics octavia
Owens. Who Has Just Returned.
According to Miss Ootavia Owens of
No. AIS Taylor street, who has just
returned from six-woeks' trip to
Europe, the tour Of the Christian En-
| deavorers, whom she accompanied, was
more enjoyable than some Of the pub
lished reports would indicate. Miss
| Owens and Miss Louisa Harrar of No.
512 West Ninth street came home with
the same party OF tourists on the
steamship Traave. While Miss Owens
was in Oberammergau she met Henry
Askew jackson of this city, who is
studying at Leipsic. He is in excel
lent health. Mr.. jackson is sou of
Job H. Jackson.
| The Christian Epdvavorers who went
| from the United States to London,
Eng, to attend tho international con-
vention there, had the option Of three
tours, known as A, B and O, b being
one week longer and q two weeks
longer than A. This tours were SO
planned as to give those participating
ample time to attend the cony ention ia
London and take trips on the Con-
tinent afterward. Many vent who
we're not Endeavorers and did not
attend the convention, but spent the
time in London seeing the sights. The
understanding of each excursionist,
upon buying ticket for the tour
selected, was that The money paid for
the ticket should cnver the entire cost
of the trip. The failuie OF the pro.
moters, however, Miss Owens stated,
made it impossible for them to Fay
the entire cost and each participant
was put to additional expense.
MisseJ Owens and Harrai, fortunately,
accompanied tour and their ad.
ditiona expense amounted to only u
small sum, the fare from Geneva To
Cherbourg and the cost of few meals.
Those who we're with tours B and c
, we've not 30 fortunate and were put to
more expense.
, The tourists sailed frum New York
! on July 7th for Liverpool, thence to
] London, where they remained foi five
/ days. The convention met at Alexander
, Palace, and Ms it was eight miles from
J the centre of the city. many did moi
! attend who would have done so ha6
: the mseting place been nearer 10 where
they desired to spend most OF the time
3 while in the city. This, Of course, die
3 not apply to the delegates, but t,
people not members who were with th'
party.
After leaving London the excur
sionists went to Paris, where anothe
stop of five days was made in order tt
give an opportunity for attending tn
exposition. From Paris those will
tour A went to Brussels, thence t.
: Antwerp, to The Hague, to Amster
!, dam, to Cologne, to Munich to Heidel
= | t,o,, 30 II .
y Geneva, to Cherbuurg, where tn
Q with the other two parties visited othe
!. posal. Miss Marian Crozier of thi
r city. who was with tour A, did not sal
i for home with the remainder of tn
q party. but decided to spend II NOR
d days in Europe.
Miss Owens was delighted with tn
i trip, notwith standing the fact that th
9 travelling was rather tiresome at times
8 There were SO many strange and move
y things to see, however, and so man
very interesting places to visit, that tn
10 pleasures greatly overbaianced til
it trifiing Inconvenience and drawbacks
Is After leaving Paris only two week
D were spent on the Continent ard nc
1t more than two nights were spent q
10 any one place, Az
t, The visitors were very much in
in pressed with the magnificent Cathedri
IN at Cologne and It's chime Of bell.
a which rang for fully 20 minutes viii
is they were at dinner 10 the city.
& Oberammergua they saw the Psssio
ut Play and visited the house of Mary an
lie John. At Heidelberg they visited a
old castle, which was built in Il
thirteenth century and was used fl
, 800 years by the electors of Bavaria.
With the exception of the failure
o. some of the arrangements, as mott
above, nothing occurred to mar ii
ns pleasure of the excursionists, ash,
be from the fact that member OF II
adj party died. Miss Emma Dickey
be Oil City, Pa, whose acquaintan
,eI some of the Wilmingtonians b;
h. formed, became seasick while on ii
ia ship bound from the United States
he Europe and upon her arrival on t
ed other side was taken to hotel
N. Paris, where she died after an illne
of i've days. The body remained the
nd until the party returned and "
!, a brought back to the United Stat
he under the care of a sister of the {
nd ceased, who was also member Of t
ed PARTY. t