The Newtown bee., 1908-08-21

given last Thursday evening, under the
 auspices of the Ladies Sewing society
 of the First Congregational church.
 A little before 5 o'clock, Harvey B.
 Hoyt and Fred c. Hoyt opened the
 pleasant occasion with the sale of tick
 cts, and promptly on the stroke of five
 the first auto, that of W. G. Greens
 started for the first country on the
 schedule, that of Holland, at the home
 of Senator Andrew G. Barnes. Here
 the tourists were received with royal
 Dutch hospitality, and made to sit at
 tables placed under the trees on the
 lawn, at which were served waters,
 Dutch cheese and cocoa. Everything
 about the place bore suggestion of Hol-
 land, the old Dutch windmill. Dutch
 flower gardens. geese and appropriate
 decorations. The host and hostess were dressed in the fashion of the Dutch
 peasantry, as were all of the assist
 ants. The following persons constitut-
 ed the Dutch colony: MT and Mrs A.
 G. Barnes, MT and Mrs 0. w. Hoyt.
 Mrs Maggie A. Northrop, MT Losee,
 Miss Hattie Hine, Miss Weaver, MT
 Weaver, Miss Edna Barnes, Miss Bur gess, Miss Helen Barton, Mrs Archie
 Marsh, Miss Marion Marsh. .
 The next country was that of Ger many represented at the pleasant home of W. G. Brown on Main street, where a bevy of young ladies dressed in the qualnt and brilliant colored costume of the German peasant girl greeted the guests. The house was prettily deco rated and the refreshments were Ger man pretzels and coffee. Those having charge here were: Miss May Brown, Miss Scofeld, Mrs Leach, Miss Edna Brewer, Miss Mildred Soule, Miss Cogshall, Mrs Robert Green. At Ger many the tourists left the conventional autos for stages which piled among the Swiss mountains, and soon the travel CTS were in Switzerland, represented at the beautiful and slightly home of L. F. Curtis. Alighting the tourists were met by two Swiss guides, Mrs W. r. Landon and Miss Elizabeth Lum, both dressed in Swiss costume and each car rying an Alpenstock: These guides at once conducted all to the chateau where the royal host and hostess, MT and Mrs L. F. Curtis and their guest Mrs Andrew Clark, received. Then the tourists registered in the book over which presided Miss Jessie Hunger ford, and then all proceeded to the ar Dor where refreshments of goats (O milk, Swiss cheese, and Swiss brown bread were served under the supervs-
 ion of Mrs Vincent Sterling, Mrs AL pert Sterling, Mrs King and the Misses Waldron, Knapp and Mallett, all of whom were dressed in Swiss costume. One of the pleasant features of this stopping place was the yodle of the Swiss and Tyrolese mountaineer ren- tered by Gus" Taylor. It could be plainly heard in the valley below as we'll as among the hills.
 Next came Africa, represented at
 he home of Dr Barker. The tourists were there greeted by two colored boys n livery, Daniel Landon and Verton Lake. Inside the grounds everything poke of the Dark Continent and its people. The hedges contained innum- ,rable sunfowers and golden glows, which with long streamers of red and 'yaller" formed the appropriate deco ations. Two colored guests of honor rom Zululand, Mrs John Pettibone
 nd Miss Flora Stillson, dressed in the
 eight of native fashion, smiled coyly
 pon all of the tourists, while the or hestra composed ot the following musicians: Misses Emmons, King,
 turges, mandolins; Martin Hunger ord, violin; Clifford Hatch, banjo; en,, the party. Those who helped 0 make the guests have pleasant ime in Africa were Mrs Barker, MT ,mmons, Mrs J. E. Hungerford, Mrs ackson, Mir Walter Hatch and Mrs urges. Stephen Marsh and Irving
 lark as colored walters served re- reshments which consisted of water lelon and ice water right off of the uuator. Earle Patchen served as puncher. :"
 From Africa the party journeyed to apan, represented at the home ot LIT odd. Everything here on the lawn nd within was Japanese. The decora- ons consisted of Japanese flags, lan- srns, fans, parasols, a pagoda, etc. ITS Todd, dressed in Japanese costume reeted all at the door. while on the iazza the two Geisha girls (danclng irls) Mrs Percy and Mrs F. c. Hoyt ,ted the silent, graceful dance ot the apanese people. Nobuji Sekldo of okio, at present student in Yale un- Q ersity, presided at a Japanese booth here he displayed the papers, books, 5 ctures, etc.. as used in his natlve h nd. Refreshments consisted Of Jap, | lese tea, imported rice cakes, ana V afers made in the shape of Japanese i, lerry blossoms. Mrs Harvey Hoytt ' ,rved the tea, which was distributed Ss 7 the following 'tea girls" Mrs F. \ , Starr, Mrs Sherman Green, Mrs f rank Soule, Miss Hall and Miss Jose n line Warner, all dressed in native ap- 2 arel. By this time the tourists looked T rward to arriving in their own native !, nd, and when they stepped into the Q me of Miss Ruth Booth, Amerlca, ' ey were not disappointed. Here Tn a le old, colonial house, with tasty dec s ations of red, white and blue, Colon America was excellently represent- !. The hostess, as Columbia, grace llu received and intrndnc the 1 [