The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-08

spend four days. Here in the oldest
capital of Europe, they will visit the
! Tower of London and see the armor OF
ancient days. one OF the suits OF which
/ was worn by Henry VIII; the block
on which confessors of the early
protestant times met their fate, the
vat In which a prince Of England was
drowned. and the dim dungeon in
which Princes Arthur and John Were
put to an ienominious death. In the
top of the Tower they viii! see. locked
In glass case. with guards all
around. the crown Jewels and this
famous kohinoor diamond. They will
visit St Paul's cathedral. In which
/ the poets and philosophers of Eng
I land lie entombed; they will see the
wonderful British Museum. In which
they will gaze upon the mummies of
some of the Pharoahs of Egypt and
the Magma Charta which the barons
forced King John to sign at Runney-
mede--the first charter OF civil rights
the Elgin marbles. Shakespearean
and other ancient literary papers.
Then will rome Crystal Palace, Buck
ingham Palace, Westminster Abbey,
in which is the stone of Scene where
on the kings of England were crown
ed. and where King Edward and the
iNiIS t'phsS VI tooAN tobk tfltiE 10Y al
oaths Hardly less will be the Bridge
Of London. famous in song and story.
Perhaps they will visit Madame Tus-
saud's, and look into her famous
chamber OF horrors. Then the party
will travel up to Avon on Stratforsi
and wander through Shakespeare
| land
Home via Canada.
Returning from Liverpool the party
will embark on the steamship Cania
and sail for Montreal, and travel vie
the picturesque st Lawrence river
to New York. arriving there on Sep
TENDER 18th. Then home.
Those of the Atlantic city party will
have a trip OF thirteen days They
will visit Old Point. New York, in
which there will be sightseeing trips
through the city. and then leave on
September 9Th for Atlantic CITY. Here
room and meals will be provided for
them free of charge, and on Septem-
| Der 18th they will go to Washington.
| leaving Washington in the forenoon
and arriving home early in the at
ternooon.
The winners of the European trip
were: Miss Myrtle s. Brown Of Wood
land Heights; Miss Florence e. Greet
ter. Miss Louise Shields and Miss Es-
telie Herbfg, all OF richmond, Miss
Edith Cheatham, of Crewe, and Miss
Laura Crowther. OF ReedsviIe.
Those who won the Atlantic city
trip are: Miss Minnie kennedy. or
Ginter Park; Miss Estelle " Talley,
Of South Richmond; Mrs. j. Douglas
Odell and Miss Della Stovall. of Rich
fnond. and Miss Jewett Tuck. Of Vir-
gflina, and Miss F'lossie Br7stow.
Miss Myrtle Brown having received
the highest number Of votes cast in
the contest had the privilege of select
ing cha perone. for the European
party. and named her sister. Miss
Lillian Brown. of Danville. She also
won a trip to Atlantic City as second
prize in the period contest. and trans
ferred this 10 another sister. Miss
Gretter and Miss Herhg. after win
ling the trips, found it impossibl" to
go. and ira nsferred them to Mrs.
DHnstan who took her child with
her.
Miss Mamie Kennedy took the trip
| to Atlantic City in lieu Of her sister,
Miss Minnie Kennedy, who. after win
| ming the trip, found she could not take
| it. Miss Talley found 1t impossible
to leave the city just before time. and
Miss Grace Waller went to New York
and Atlantic City In her place.