Arizona republican., 1909-07-22

The Republican has received an in teresting letter from Miss Emma | Thalheimer, who with her parents left Phoenix early in June for a tour of Europe. It will be noticed that as a good American girl she finds the Hud- son a lordlier river than the Rhine, lacking only the time hallowing to which the latter has been subjected. Miss ThaIheimer writes:
 Stuttgart. July 6. 1909. | To the Arizona Republican,:
 | It is now a month since We left Phoenix. and in that time we have covered quite a bit of ground. Our | first stop-over was Fl Paso, Texas, where We stayed to see Juarez, old | Mexico. Then we continued to To- peka, Kansas; Kansas City. Chicago, Davenport and Niagara Falls.
 Niagara Falls is certainly a magni ficent sight and one of the great nat ural wonders of which America. with right. may boast. In greatness it equals the pride of AriZona-the Grand Canyon.
 Another beautiful trip is the day ride from Albany to New York on the picturesque Hudson river. When I took this trip I had not vet seen the Rhine. but now that I have I can only say this: While the Rhine is fascin- ating with it's bends and curves; it's low meadows and wooded hills; its quaint villages and ruined castles, nevertheless the Hudson river deserves f# Ina. hoa rr1 woods and it's banks are crowned not with the ancient castles of by-gone years. but the mansions of our mod ern money kings. But one thing is lacking along the Hudson. and that is tLe lore 5.f cid legends. Cn bOari the Borussia every person was eagerly scanning the shores for the Rat Tower of Bngen; the Gutenberg castle. the Rheinschlos. the Lorelei. etc. If only some American would invent stories for the Hudson. our river would be the Rhine of America.
 We arrived and left New York just before the hot spell which swept over the city. The Cincinnati. the ship which we sailed. was making its first trip back to the continent, and en- ioyed calm weather such as is very seldom seen, Captain Schulke said.
 In London we had the good luck to hear a chorus of 4O0O voices sing Han deTs "Elijah" and Mendelssohn's q .ob .grsaHg'' in the CrJstal ;riace. This was a festival which is given every two years in London and thou sands of people come to hear it. The kings choir was included in the chorus. All tho t.rnbs and calaces "f ire kings and queens were visited in Paris. The Pantheon. with it's beautiful paintings: Pere- -Lachaise. Notre Dame, the Louvre, and in Versailles, the Grand and Petit Trianon. After a pleasant trip on the boat Borussia. up the Rhine. we arrived in Stuttgart This was the night on which Zeppelin was to fly over the city in his air ship. but we were una ware of this fact and. therefore, when at 90 suddenly a great hue and cry arose. our first thought was of fire. but the noise was from the people who were cheering and shouting as the great white ship flew like a huge bird over their heads On Sunday was the Fourth of July, | and this day. Of all days. was celebrat- ed in the Stadtgarten. Here the good old star epangled banner arerted uS everywhere and made us feel as if we were on American soil again. At 2 | o'clock. the Fourth of July banquet 1 was served and from then until 1 o'clock several toasts were given. Among the speakers was MT. Higgins | AIr TTiperinc l spoke of the great opportunities which | America offers; of her great resources. | and also of the advisability of enlarg | ing our navy.
 Rev. J. Wesley Johnston. pastor of | John street church. New York. gave | stirring speech on the favorable ex- pectations of Taft's administration and ! of America in general He said that | Europe and England meant power; | China and the countries of the East. | religion, and Africa labor. but that | the United States combined all these | three, and at the conclusion we all | joined him in a toast to President | Taft and the republican party. The | banquet was followed in the evening | by a grand military concert. Thus we spent our Fourth of July in a celebra- tion worthy of our country.
 Yours truly,
 EMMA THALHEIMER
 The letter of Miss Thalheimer is accompanied by a program of the Fourth of July festivities as follows:
 1776 1909
 July 4, 1909
 Celebration of the 133 Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence |
 by
 Banquet at the StadtGarten
 at 1a2 clock
 and followed by a
 Grand Military Concert at the Stadtgarten beginning at O'clock
 Druck des Neuen Tagblatts,
 Stuttgart.