Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-30
SAL 7 LAKERS
RETURN HOME.
Hon, bJOrge A, Smith and Party
Back From Europe,
CAME IN THIS MORNING.
Had Most Enjoyable Trip Of Ten
Weeks STORY OF Their Travels
Ana What Ihey saw.

Hon. George A. Smith, receiver Of the
United states land Office In this city,
together with Mrs smith, Mrs Annie
y D. Watson, Miss Edth A. Smith and
Miss Cecilia sharp, returned this
morning from a ten weeks trp to Eu-
nope, having left Salt Lake on April
IL. The party had a most enjoyable
trip and Mr. Smith looks none the
worse for his vacation
Leaving this city the visitors went
direct to Boston, sailing from that port
AprIl % on the steamship Maydower
Of the Dominion line The voyage
across was delightful and week
later found them at Liverpool where
they We're met By Elders Joseph Eek
ersley, Joseph j. Cannon and Jesse b.
Higgs OF the Liverpool Office, who gave
them a royal welcome and did every
thing possible for their comfort and
pleasure. President Francis NJ Ly-
man was then In Edinburgh but he re-
turned shortly after and the party.
found him looking and feeling well
From Liverpool they went on TO stock
port where Mrs Watson remained Mllh
her relatives. while the others went on
10 London. aud after a few days there
proceeded to Harwich, where they TOOK
passage for Rotterdam, Holland. AZ
Ter visiting this city they went 70 The
Hague. the pretty home Of the lnterna7
tional Peace Congress, and then 10
Amsterdami where they we're joined
by Mr.. Smiths brother Nicholas ~
Who N there as missionary. In this
city they visited the far-famed art gall
lery and other points of great interest
and then went on to Berlin, Germany,
where they werp, met by Mr.. SMITHS
brother Winsl0w, who Is also labflng
as a missionary. After seeing the
sights OF the beautiful city of Berlin
the party continued to POtsdam, the
summer home of the emperor, and then
TO Dresden, where another magnificent
art gallery vas visited
From Dresden they went to Nielsen, at
which place they were conducted
through one OF the oldest pottery PLAINS
In the world and the place where the
famous Dresden pottery ware y manu-
IL u
terest TO them from the fact that It was
thu home OF the late Karl g. Maeser at
the time he received the Gospel many
years ago. And IN this pottery plant
the party found two mem whofNefe ac-
auainted with Elder Maeset when he
used to work therea 4 zF1E4t
Leaving Nielsen the visitors wended
their way back to Dresden through
y H. nm A Main
MI Smiths brother Winslow accom-
panyng them Then they enjoyed a
fne trip down tbe RhipeNo coblens and
back to Frankfort where Winslow took
leave Of them Next they went 20
strasbourg, where they met Elders Lee
Il. Woodruff and J Emerson Young
who accompanied them TO Switzerland
which they entered by way OF Basle In
Basic they met number OF mission
aries who were sightseeing prior TO re-
turning home and who were indeed glad
70 meet friends who had so recently
left home. The next place visited was
Zurich where they took a sail on Lake
Zurich and later proceeded to Lu2erne
down the lake, From Luzerne they
went through the Gotthard tunnel TO
Milan, then to Venice by way OF BOu.
logne aud later 10 Florence where the
world renowned art galleries were Wis
tied Rome was the next place of inter-
est and TIM Naples, from which the en-
tire party proceeded to MI, Nesuvius,
an members thereof ascending Its diz-
~ heights Here Miss Smith became
the proud p0ssess0r Of an Interest
Ing souvenir, the buttons on her coat
becoming oxidlzed by the fumes from
the volcano.
Then Pompeii, with is ancient ruins,
was visited. after which a return was
made TO Rome, the party going later
10 Pisa, home OF the leaning tower,
then 10 Genoa whore they Viewed the
wonderful cemetery and then TO Turin
and on to Paris through the French
Alps AZ Paris nothing Of interest was
overlooked. Here they met the two
daughters Of DR.. Joseph Richards. and
also Hugh D0ugall % Salt Lake. who
took them around the city and treated
them with every consideration. They
next went TO Versailles and 70 the VIE
lege Of San Germalne and then back
TO London. taking steamer from Calais
TO Dover After Ave days IN London
the party visited points Of interest In
England and Scotland their meander-
ings taking them through the pic
turesQue TrOssachs Of the latter ana
the Duke Of Portlands estate near
Sheffield beautiful tract OF over co.
0OQ acres
Mr. Smith says the trip was taken
for Information and pleasure and its
results We're most gratifying and met
every expectation Going over they
were accompanied by Mrs Hugh j.
Cannon and Miss Harker 81 first Miss
sharp expected 90 remain perhaps
Year or tWO. but later she changed her
mind and concluded TO return home
with the rest The homeward voyage
was made on the steamship Common
wealth which sailed from Liverpool
June IS. and arrived IN Boston at,3 o.
m, last Friday In an hour and half
after arriving MI Smith and party had
all their baggage through the customs
ana We're ready t0 push on Tor home.
which they did with am possible speed.
arriving BIO Salt Lake shortly after 2
O'Clock this morning Coming over
with them was % company of returning
missionaries ln charge of Elder Jacob
Basuan' The company which WIN
arrive here tomorrow OF Thursday
consists OF Elder s. W. Thompson
Walter s. Weller Charles r.. Mabey
Orson G. Keluman q. J Howell Mar
TN f. Henderson 70. stauffer. Martin
y Thompson Eugene Webber. Warren
Shepherd. Miss Jennie Woodward Miss
Owe T., clark and others
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