Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
GLAD TO Be HOME
FROM WAR ZONE
Score of Capital Tourists
Back After Exciting Time
in Europe.
SAW MUCH DESTITUTION
DURING STAY IN PARIS
Washingtonians Abroad Notify
Friends Here of Their Safety
and Plans to Return.


Rejoiced at getting back safely TO the
capital. score of Washingtonians re-
turned to Washington today from the
war field of Europe. They had been tour
ing Europe under the guidance of Henry
w. Draper. principal of the Monroe
School
They had left the United States June
81. sailing from Boston on the Cretic.
They had worked their way from Italy
up to Switzerland when the war broke
out July 81. They took a train from
Lucerne at a. m, August l. for Paris by
way of Basic and Dele. They were
thirty-one hours travelling third-class
without cash. They changed cars at
Dele, where they waited six hours for
train for Paris. There was a big battle
at Dele the day after they got away.
When they reached Paris they found
the city in a fLrore, American tourists.
many of them very wealthy. being with
out food or change of clothing. having
lost all ell route from the war leids.
Fabulous prices We're being offered Tor
transportation to London. The Wash
ington tourists remained in Paris ten
days. and saw many cases of destltl-
ton.
Thomas G. Sherman. attorney. III
charge of forest appeals in the ONCE OF
the Secretary of Agriculture, wrote some
verses on the trials of the Washington
tourists. which he recited at an enter
tainment aboard the st. Pau! as they
were blowing their way hoIneward
across the Atlantic. -.
Mr.. Sherman had been spending his
vacation with his father and mother III
Florence Italy. and at their summer
home in Lucerne. He was booked to re-
turn to America from Holland early ~
August, but the mobilization OF troops IN
France and Germany made 1t impossible
for him to reach his port of sailing. lie
was forced to remain in SW1tZeriau
until trains were put in operation 10 get
tourists out of the country.
Those in the Party.
Among the Washingtonians in the party
were: Dr. ]. T. Huddle. pastor ST faui
lutheran Church: Mrs. J. T. Huddle, Mrs
Duncan Macpherson, Miss Isabel +.
Evans, Miss katherine Ronsaville. Miss
Florence Gibson, Miss Louise Upton,
Mrs. Penelope Rogan. Miss Donally, Miss
Dora Schwarzkopf. Miss Caddie Schwarz-
kopf. Miss Gertrude Tanzer, MISS Aiiiiee
Morrison, Miss Alice Lane, Miss Florence
Bendz, Miss Annie Staples, MRS otoch-
bridge. Miss Margaret Stockbridge. MISS
s. r B. Timberlake and Miss Emma
Hance.
Sails for Home.
Thomas W, Hungerford of this city
cabled to relatives here from Paris
that, with a party of twenty American
tourists, he would sail from Liverpool
on the steamship st. Paul for New
York
c. Il. Mcknight, 3037 Dumbarton ave
nue. received word today that MISS N.
j. Mcknight, a teacher In the western
High School, is safe in England. ana
that she has passage engaged on tne
American line, which will bring her
home in all probability in time for the
| opening of school
Efforts to locate Rev. Dr. Sharles
wood, pastor of the Church Of the Cow
enant, and Mrs. Wood, who are sup
posed to be caught in the war zone,
have thus far proved unavailing. They
are supposed to be near Damatia' on
the eastern shore of the Adriatic.
E. Rowland Alsop of the Panama
canal offices here has reached this
city from Scotland. Mrs. Juan Atweli
and her two children of this city are
| in Switzerland.
Experienced Difficulties.
DR.. ]. T. Burruss, who has been at
tending the National Congress of Sur
geons in London, has rejoined his fam
| lily at the home of Mrs c. c. Spencer.
sO4 East Capitol street. DR.. Burruss
visited the larger hospitals Of Germany
and several other countries. He was
| in London when war was declared ana
| witnessed many deplorable scenes and
experienced many difficulties in return
| ing to America
During his absence abroad Mrs. Bur
russ and her daughter. Miss Iris, have
ha n
her daughters, the Misses jamie and
| Mabel Spencer They returned today
| to their home in High Point. n. c.
DIR. A L. Garabedian. dentist at 14O4
| H street, has returned to washington
from Europe.
| Relatives of Rev James H. Blake.
pastor of Christ Episcopal Church. re-
| ceived word today that he had engaged
passage from London. expecting to sail
| for the United States September &.
Among the many Washington refugees
that have made their way to London. ac-
coriing to cable dispatches to TRENDS
here, are Mrs. Benjamin Harrison ana
Mrs Phil Sheridan. who wore flags as a
protection when journeying from Munich.
Tells of Hardships.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan B. Bradford. in
writing to friends here frome Lucerne.
Switzerland. under date of August ), re-
garding their hardships. said:
There are number of Washington
citizens here who are In an awful fix
SO far as returning home Is concerned.
Among them are Clarence De knight.
Mr.. Bentley and wife, and others too
numerous to mention. We are all in the
same boat. and the worst of it all is
that We can't get any information"
Advices to the State Department re-
ported that Misses Mary and Grace Grif-
/ fin Of this city had sailed from Naples.
WAR SCENES DEPICTED
BY AMERICAN WOMAN