The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-06-20
TOUR OF
ROYAL
TOURISTS
Congregational Ladies Con-
duct Their Friends Around
the World.
Courts of America, Germany
and China, and the Land of
Fruits and Flowers Pre-
Sented.

The tour OF the World arranged by the
ladies Of the first Congregational church
was a very enjoyable affair and great
praise is due Mrs. d. j. Fry, Mrs. w. IL.
Byrd and Mrs j. A. Aupperle, and the
friends who threw open their homes and
the Salemites who assisted in various
capacity 10 make it snch an eminent sue.
cess. The evening was perfect indoors
and out, and from the departure Of the
fret coachload until from the church at
Seven o'clock until the last stragglers
left for home on foot from the Rineman
mansion IL was a season Of continuous
innocent enjoyment.
The first stop was at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Kantner, where outdoors and in
the American colors and American re-
ireshments filled the atmosphere and
the guests with delight. Mrs. Cook
presented the travellers to tho eminent
people in waiting, comprising the
president and wife and the heads OF the
great departments. There we're red.
white and blue rooms where ices and
cakes we're served by Roy Byrd, John
Burns, Harry James, Blanch Kantner
and Myrtle Duncan. Trains were
allowed but fifteen minutes for refresh
ments, and then the parties in succession
were whirled away 10 the next station
in the South part Of the city. The
ride under the starlight and along the
electric lighted streets was not the least
enjoyabl part Of the program.
The second station on the tour was
the elegant residence Of Mr.. and Mrs, l..
O. McNamar on Gaiety hill, where from
the gates TO the porches and the farthest
corners Of the spacious parlors, the Ger.
man and American flags we're inter-
twined. Walters with a very decisive
accent saluted the guests in the broken
est kind OF German, while an atmos.
phere Of wienerwurst and pretzels filled
the air when refreshments were served,
Rev. Kantner had.not forgotten all
his German and presented the
tourists in the most dignided manner TO
seiner Hoch Wuerdigste Maiestaet, Der
Kaiser wilhelm, represented by Col.
Hofer in strict but undecorated undress
military uniform from cap TO boots, as
the Kaiser never uncovers but TO the
Empress, who was represented by Mrs.
Hoier and presented 10 the guests by
the Countess Won Waldersee taken by
Mrs. R.J. Hendricks, all the presentation
speeches being made 10 the bewildered
guests in German, although quite
a few responded TO the greetings in
in the mother-tongue. An impressive
tabeau was the finale Of the court scene
in Ber lin " hen on the last tally-ho ar
rived the American court, composed OF
the President and Mrs. Mckinley, |
General and Mrs. Miles, Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey and Lieut.. Hobson, these
parts taken by II. j. Bigger and Mrs. T.
T. Geer. Mr.. and Mrs. Holverson, Col.
and Mrs. McCracAen and Lieut. Jones
respectively. After the Americans had
exchanged greetings with the royal party
all sat down TO lunch of hot wieners
and rye bread, with coffee, and then the
tallOy.ho horns blew as the signal for
the distinguished guests of the evening
to follow all the other tourists 10 the
third station on this very agreeable line
OF travel whore every stopping place was
an eating house and the hosts people OF
the greatest fame.
The third stop was at the palace Of
the Chinese court, the residence of Mr..
ald Mrs. j, j. Murphy. Little boys,
real orientals at the doors, the empress
and her court sitting in the decorated
parlors in genuine imported chinese cos.
tunes, some OF them trimmed with gold
pieces and costing their weight in gold.
The ladies were Miss Giltner, Luyerns
Kantner, Mabel Branson and Mrs.
Gabrielson, all charming mailens,
mooneyed and arrayed in tho
compress slippers OF their race
which when their tiny feet tired of
the pressure they simply went barefoot,
q royal privilege OF the imperial party.
Mrs. Dodd assisted Mrs. Murphy in the
Q Entertainment, serving tea and waters,
and all who know thnse ladies know
how graciously Il was handed out 10 the
hundreds OF callers.
Again the merry coach horns blew
and away ratified the talleyhoes TO the