Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-09-15
PLEASANT TRIP.
G. G. Parlln Talks of His Tour of For
elgn Lands.

| G. G. Parlil, principal of our city
t schools, returned home a short time
since, after spending most of the sum
mer in Europe conducting party OF
sight-seers. When pressed for story
of his travels, Mr.. Parlin gave us the
following:
eve had a very successful trip
Good fortune favored us; we missed no
trains, lost no baggage, saw all the
sights on our schedule and some extra
ones; found our hotels very satisfactory
kept we'll and ended the tour in good
spirits.
"The Chautauqua Tours Co. had three
parties in the field, De Luxe Party
consisting of fifteen Appleton people,
conducted by Prof Rosebush, Long
Comfort Party of twenty four members
conducted by Prof. Naylor and Short
Comfort Party which l conducted.
'There were fifteen persons in my
party through Italy.
"Rev. Lewis, whom some Wausau
people will remember as the one who
gave missionary address at the Meth
odist church last winter, together with
his wife, his daughter, who is the
Librarian of Northwestern university,
and Miss Burnham, who is music
supervisor in Maine, travelled with us
until they reached Switzerland, where
Rev. Lewis and his wife left to 60 to
China and Miss Lewis and Miss Burn
ham to take a different route. MIR.
Patterson, a banker from Colorado,
and Mr.. Tippet, real estate dealer
from Galena, Ill.,, and Miss Nowland, a
principal at Peoria, ILL.,, also were with
the party through Italy and then left
each to carry out some personal plans.
There were with us throughout the
trip, Misses Hilliard, Shield. Miss Kate
Rutherford and Miss Mary Rutherford,
teachers from Peoria, ILL.,, Miss Stier
matron of Wauwatosa asylum, Miss
Thomas of Wausau, and Rev. Geo
| Viii liams, a scholarly pastor from
Seward, Neb. In Switzerland, two new
members joined the party, Miss Stone
of Battle Greek, Mich, who had been
suppementing her college course with
| years residence in Germany and Mr.
Rosebush, the Latin teacher of the
| School for Ethical Culture in New York
City, so that we had all told, tea for our
tour of Switzerland, Rhine country,
Belgium, France, England and Scot
| land.
Through Italy the three parties fol-
lowed the same itinerary. Prof. Nay
lors party and my party stopped at the
same hotels and formed one big family.
In sight seeing, however, the two
parties acted independently, each con-
ductor making his own daily plans
and financial arrangements, and con-
Quoting the work according to his own
plans. The De Luxe Party was at
different hotels but united with the
other parties for the lectures.
"The lectures were brief, informal
talks. Prof. Rosebush gave one on the
origins of Venice; Prof. Naylor, three
on painting and l gave three on archi-
lecture. There had been also prelim-
mary lectures on ship board; l had
given my party six. Besides these lee
lures each conductor of course, fur
nished explanations constantly as he
took his party about the historic places
and through the galleries. In the gal
leries the aim was not so much to do
| the gallery, but rather to get some
appreciation of few great works. AS
| one of the members remarked one day
That party did the whole Louvre while
we were looking at three pictures.'
"My party separated from the other
two at lnterlaken; the other parties re-
| mained an extra week in Switzerland
aud made an excursion to Munich and
Nurenburg while my party went direct
ly to Heidelberg, covering the itinerary
for north Europe and sailing two weeks
in advance of the other parties.
my party proved to be composed of
enthusiastic sight-seers, who were al
ways ready to 60 and to see the sights
with considerable thoroughness. The
days were all busy ones except the Sun
days, on which no sightseeing was con-
Quoted yet the Sundays seemed to many
red letter days. The first Sunday we
spent at the old Cappuccian monastery
at Amalf with an evening song service
in the convent arbor. At Rome, most of
the party went to St. Peters in the
morning; we had an evening service by
moonlight in the Coliseum, Prof. Rose
| bush giving sermon on 'Paganism
and Christianity At Florence, Prof.
Naylor preached a sermon on Savonor-
ollo in Savonorollo's old monastery.
In the arbor of the Bellagio hotel, look
ing out upon beautiful Lake Como,
Rev. Lewis told US of far away China.
Sunday at Interlaken will be remem-
bered by the party as the last day we
spent with the other parties At Paris
we attended high mass at Magdaline;
at London, we enjoyed church of
England service at st. Pauls and West
minister Abbey and our last Sunday
was quietly spent at Storis Hotel on
charming lake Windermere, while a
pleasant hour was devoted to the read
ing of Wordsworth, the poet of the lake
region.
The party divided at Glasgow, part
to return to New York by the California
of the Anchor line, others to go to
Montreal by the Gampian of the Allan
line. All expressed themselves as
more than satisfied with what the
Chautauqua Tours Co. had done for
them and felt they were going back to
their work with new vigor and enthus-