The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-04

German medical men; taking hurried
glance at the home of Queen Louise.
and carrying off photographs of this
beautiful lady; chasing the rats from
Hamlin with THE pied Piper" OF
Browning: listening 10 the enhancing
music OF Mendelssohn, interpreted by
modern panlsts then crossing 20 Rus
sia. and during brief stay at ST.
Petersburg and Moscow. respectively,
learning much OK interest concerning
the scenery, different races. religion.
government, customs amusements and
manners of the people in this great
country. also taking a side trip 10 ST.
IBERIA, to inspect the convict system
there. In Norway we fingered but
day or two among the fiords and skids;
in Belgium we visited the lace manu-
factories and famous cathedrals; in
Holland, the LAND of pluck" We saw
far too little OF the dykes and wind
mills and tulips and stout, good natur-
ed peasants for Switzerland. with its
wealth of lake and mountain scenery
lay before us, and to stand in view OF
the "Jungfrau'' and gaze with our
own eyes upon that pathway in stone
worn by the ceaseless Footsteps OF the
prisoner OF "Chillon'' were such mo-
mentous events in our club existence
as 10 outshine everything else, 10 say
nothing of the St. Gothard tunnel, and,
Then we must look in upon Turkey
and Greece. attending service at Louta
Sophia with the Sultan and spending
much time In the Acropolis.
Now for sunny Italy, fit ending for
our three years of European travels;
wandering in Rome. .Amalfi and Venice,
then good-by 10 vine-clad hills and
quiet lagoons. On Jan. 15 the club sails
for home to turn ITS attention to the
study OF United States history. litera-
ture and music, From the mound build
ers and American Indians. we have
fought our way 10 the founding OF Nir-
ginia. discovering America anew with
Columbus; searching for the foun-
tain of youth In Florida with
ic with Balboa; sailing up the
Mississippi with De Soto; fighting the
Indians with Champlain; driven
from Arcadia with Evangeline;
seeking northwest passage With
Frobisher: going down in mid
ocean with Sir Humphrey Gilbert
and taking possession of the odd Do
minion" with Capt. John smith, where
we are now going through the aWiui
periis OF the starving time"
The question box which We always
take on our travels. furnishes an end
less amount OF instruction and amuse-'
ment and n 10 minute discussion each
afternoon on current events Keeps US
we'll Informed concerning the subjects
OF the day. Papers maps. talks, read
ing OF extracts. recitations from the
poets. illustration by pictures. vocal
and Instrumental music. are all inter-
spersed in the general program.
Apropos or Milwaukee and the bien-
NAL, the stay at homes will be interest
ed i'm the Information that the New
England delegation arrived In Milwau-
kee at about eight o'clock this morning.
after most delightful Journey. The
party of AVER one hundred club women
headed by Mrs. Anna u. West, state
chairman Of Massachusetts. left Boston
at o'clock Saturday afternoon and
arrived at Niagara Falls yesterday
morning. breakfastlng and dining at
the International Hotel. and enjoying
n brief season OF Niagara's Incompatible
beauty and grandeur At two o'clock
the special train again sped westward
and as DAY vas dying In the west
the delegates gathered I'm one OF the
cars where delightful season or sa-
creu song was held. another stop was
made at Detroit where supper wss TAX
an and very early Monday morning.
Chicago was reached and a few hours
later. Malwaukee. The following II a
list of the names Of the New England
delegation:
Mrs. Ida b. Adams, Lowell Mrs. A