Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-09
MIMIC TOUR OF WORLD
Auto Car Outing In Connecticut
 Sunday Schools Benefit.
HOMES USED AS FOREIGN LANDS

Big Automobiles Represented Ships and Took the Globe Trotters From
 House to House Embarkation
 Scene ResembIed Usual Crush oi Outward Bound steamers-Japan,
 China, Turkey and Spain visited.
 A new transportation company was the other day launched in Stamford, Conn.,, says a special dispatch from that city to the New York Times. Ii did rushing business all the afternoon and dissolved partnership late in the evening with a big surplus in its treas ury. This new concern, which for the time being had the trolley cars com pletely at it's mercy, was known as the Around tile World Transportation com pany.
 Emerson Brooks, one of the govern ors of the Automobile Club of America. was the author of the scheme, which was adapted from the plan initiated by
 
 the Automobile Club of America, two years ago in Orange, x. J. The idea embodied the selection of few houses, which were decorated to represent va. rious countries of the world. Japan, China. Turkey and Spain were the sev. eral points visited, and each passenger received ticket bearing number of coupons. As the trip from one place to passengers alighted. inspected the nov el scenes and bought knickknacks and refreshments and then awaited the re- turn of the automobiles to journey on to the next stopping place in the novel globe trotting trip
 The broad green lawn of the First Congregational church was the embark ing place. Long before the hour set for starting, 2 o'clock, a crowd was on hand General Ticket Agent B. E. Bra dy and General Passenger Agent T. V. Ketcham, with score of assistants, were kept busy selling the coupon tick
 
 arrive The first car was nearly mobbed by half hundred children, to whom the half fare cut rates were boon
 Hold on there; give the older ones a chance!" yelled big ticket collector, and several elderly women were pushed into the panting car and it sailed off down the road.
 The authorization resembled the usu- al crush of outward bound steamers. The crowd practically needed steerage accommodations to be handled satisfac- torily, and the only thing suggestive of this was big truck which was loaded down with fifty or more persons every time it came around.
 Fortunately walking was good, and, being informed by the officials that the first stopping place, Yokohama, 10000 miles away by the catalogue, was about two minutes stroll. little groups of globe trotters left the lawn of the church and walked to Japan.
 The house of E. L. Scofeld was transformed into the mighty empire of the far east Japanese lanterns were festooned from the piazza, Geisha girls in silk kimonos. with miniature fans and chrysanthemums fastened in their hair, greeted the travellers as they ascended the piazza. A number of young women so successfully be- witched the travellers that com fortable supply of American silver re- mained in the Japanese coffers when the tourists started for Madrid.
 This was long journey, requiring six minutes by legal speed rates, and as wise precaution policemen were stationed at every house. This trip gave one a sight of the water in pass- ing by the small Rippowam river. A Spanish toreador opened the door of the car while Spanish maidens. their faces partially covered with black and white wells, invited the tourists to rest in the cozy corner of Dr. c. J. Ryder's cottage. Red and yellow were the dec orative colors here.
 The next country visited was China. The home of Mir. and Mrs. Emerson Brooks represented the wealth of Chi na. and many of the curiosities dis played had been brought from that country by Mr. Brooks in his last real trip around the world Mrs. Brooks was assisted by several ladies in re- celving her guests. Yellow bunting and two enormous yellow banners with fearful looking dragons in blue adorn- ed the piazza. At either end were two booths of Chinese souvenirs presided over by girls dressed in Chinese gowns.
 It was no easy matter to leave Chi na. not alone from the beauty of it's surroundings, but because the automo- piles suddenly became very scarce. Owing to the constantly increasing crowd at the church. many of the au- iomobiles that were supposed to make the round trip. picking up passengers at each spot. were turned back after leaving Japan so as to get the clamor- Ing tourists started off. Consequently nearly every car that left China for Turkey, the last stopping place. vas crowded to the gnnwales. the male passengers Icing glsd Of the oppOr- tunity 10 sit on the floor by the driver.
 Down toward shippan Foint the mo- tor cars sieered the wsy to the home Df Dr. and Mrs. V. C. Schoheld- This was long ride. with many undulsiing bits of rad. not unlike the motion of .he sea as the automobile bowIed mer- lily over them Dr. schoheld's home was well chosen for Turkey. The blue waters of the sound were visible. an