The Washington times., 1908-07-21
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EUROPEAN TRIP
LASTS TILL FALL
One Little Sheep Gets Lost, But
Comes Back All Right-Ova-
ton in Nashville.

When the O'Clock train for New
York pulled ont of Washington this
afternoon il carried as much express
beauty as sixteen spriehtIy young girls
from he South could command The
girls. a lively group from Tennessee.
mot forgetting one from Kentucky. and
another from Alabama) have just COW
cred the first lap OF a trip to Europe,
WHEN they are making at the expense
Of the Nashville Tennesseean.
Right here it might be well 70 men
ton that the Tennesseean's wheel of
progress and success is being whilred
around by two former Washington
newspaper men, Herman Suter, publish
or Of Washington Life, and closely iden-
titled with other local magazine en-
terprises; and Charles S. Smith. former
~ OF The Washington Times and the
local office of the Associated Press.
Mr.. Smith remains mar yr-like. at his
post Of duty in the Tennesseean office,
but Mr. Suter Is right on the job, so
TO speak, with the girls and VIII con-
tinue TO be until the good ship Arabic
glides down the bay tomorrow with its
precious cargo on board. Having seen
the girls safely of. Mr.. Suter will re-
turn 70 4NdSLNll4t ana ten MI. sSll4-llA
what a good time he missed.
Suter Chases His Lost Sheep.
The girls spent today in sightseeing
about Washington. Never for a moment
would they permit Mr. Suter TO get gut
of their sight. One Of the girls got
herself lost yesterday and Mr.. Suter
was compelled to tear himself away
from the sides Of the other fair fifteen
and go look for the lost sheep. II all
happened while the girls were returning
from a visit to Mt. Vernon, where they
dug up some Of the sod and planted a
tree from Hermitage, Andrew Jack
sons home.
Miss Lottie Emanuel. one of the
brightest of the Nashville girls, lost
her way. When the girls disembarked
from the steamer Manchester yesterday
afternoon and boarded a car it looked
as if the whole galaxy OF beauty had
been corralled- When the car reached
Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue
It was discovered that Miss Emanuel
WAS missing. The big heart Of Mr..
Suter turned three or four flip-daps as
he realized that all sorts of things
might have happened TO his charge. and
he turned the other fifteen over to his
clever underStudy and namesake, while
he prepared 20 90 in search of the lost
one
Just when he was figuring out what
he would write home a CHEEKY voice
piped into his ear, -Here 1 am. dr.
Suffer-" and there was Miss Emanuel.
safe and sound and smiling. jumping
of q Seventh street car She had missed
her friends took a chance on getting
somewhere, and boarded the first car
that came along, which happened to be
the one just behind that which the girls
had taken. Mr.. SuteF mopped his brow
uCnpT "
thing was all right again.
5000 Saw Them Start.
If ever a crowd Of girls had a good
time in their lives these same sixteen
young Southern hustlers are doing that
The fun began back in Nashville when
5000 people stormed the railroad sta
ton to see the girls of Nobody ever
saw so many sweethearts (male) to-
gether as the multitude that gathered
in the Nashville station. and it was
with difficulty that the police reserves
could clear the way for the girls. From
that minute the fun began, led usually
by Miss Gretta Williams. Of Birming
ham, Ala, and Miss Elizabeth Clark
of Nashville. Miss Clark is the leader
of the contestants and exhibited a knsl
ness sense that frequently made M
Suter turn green with envy.
over at the White House this morn.
inc the girls were shown every LITTLE
corner that is open to the public. They
gazed with considerable awe at thu
Blue Room. where. they were told. tn,
President holds all state receptions. anC
peeped out on the south lawn and int
the picture gallery in the basement
convinced that anybody should be HAPPY
in such a home.
Later the girls went over TO the Mon
ument and the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing.
Before they return to this cOuntrl
September G. they will have seen TIT
most important places OF interest II
England and on the Continent. Anon,
the countries they will visit will b,
England, France, Germany, Belgium
and Switzerland