Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-11-14

Those Who Made the Trip Re-
port a Jolly Time, in Spain,
Africa. ireland and Scotland,
Germany, Italy and Turkey.

Germany, Italy and Turkey.
It's only a few people who desire
to make a real trip around the world
that are able to do so financially.
Thursday night it was the privilege
and pleasure of about two hundred
and fifty Of our citizens to make such
a trip, and enjoy each country huge
ly. The variety of life, scenes, and
modes of living on such a trip, is
certainly entertaining and pleasing.
For the small price of seventy-five
cents, the visitors was taken by au-
tomobile from country to country.
SPAIN.
The first country visi ed was at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George w
Mead, this is located on Belle Isle
This home was beautifully decorated
for the occasion representative of
that country, Spain and the Kings
palace. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Berkey,
acted as king and queen, assisted
by Mr.. and Mrs. Mead.
The guests were presented to the
Queen and King, who were seated on
the throne by Messrs. Chas. BoIes
and Arthur Miller. The Misses, Ma
RE Loze and Gertrude Reiland enter
tanned the guests by a Spanish dance
The bull fights of Spain, We're repre-
sented by Stanton Mead, and Jerry
Witter and calf, that they had cor
rallied in the basement Of the house
This was novel and a very pleasing
feature. Fruit was served in the
sun paTIor.
AFRICA.
From Spain you walked over to
Africa, at the beautiful home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. w. Ellis, where the
Africans were in full dress represen-
tative of that country Mr.. B. G..
Eggert received at the door, and di-
rected you to the Missionary, who
was his daughter, Miss Alma Eggert.
Guy o. Babcock and Mrs. Wright
danced the cake walk. and other
young people furnished singing and
dancing and the guests were serv-
ed pea soup from a large kettle.
SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.
From Africa the guests walked O.
yer to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
L. Williams. The first floor Was Civ
en- over to Scotland and the second
floor to Ireland.
The decorations here were Deauti-
full and true to the countries they
represented. The guests wer re-
ceived by Julian WEIGH dressed in
full police uniform, who guarded the
outside entrance and inside by Geo.
L. Williams, who greeted the guests,
with the compliments of Ireland in
a full dress of green. George was
true to the sod of Ireland and gave
you a good start for a good time and
something good to eat while you were
going through Ireland and Scotland.
Miss Helen Kroner and Bob Nash
danced the Highland fling and gave
limitations of clog dancing. Both were
excellent and true to their characters
Every guest was obliged to kiss the
Blarney Stone after which they Wers
presented with a souvenir clay pipe.
Mrs. D. D. Conway and Mrs. Mayme
Pomainville and Miss Ella Hasbrouck
officiated in the dining room, where
roast mutton, mashed potatoes, brown
graVey and jelly, and coffee was ser
we'd. In Ireland you We're served
with a glass of buttermilk.
GERMANY.
From Ireland the guests were TAX
en- by automobile to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George NJ. Hill, where they
were introduced to the traits of
character and modes of living in Ger
many. In entering this country
Mrs, VIII Nash decorated each guest
with pretzel and then she pre-
scented them to the reception COM
mittee consisting of G. M Hell, w.