The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-06-13
Halliday Traye|ogue

Tho recent IIIU NY WI anu r -
n Halliday and their two daughters
attended nearly 10000 miles, and sell
dom is one filled with more interest.
Arriving at Chicago they were joined
NV their daughter Fern, who had Just
Noon released from her mission. They
,hen went to Battle Greek where
,hev visited the world-famd sanitar
,rn, run by the Seventh Day Adyen-
,ists Wonderful cures are affected
hore nv drugless methods, the chief
arencics being hot water bathing and
'ssssape treatment. Here is also To-
na,od the home OF the worldfamous
trsakfost foods that made its owner
worth s2O, 100000 IN but few years.
Tho big furniture town of Grand
panlds was next Oh the line. Here
hn found that the effects of Frank j.
c.nnon's propaganda had been to
.,nso nm many of the meeting places
of the Mormons.
Next week was spent In Van Vert,
ohio visiting relatives. Ohio is the
nre,tiest state In the Union. Every
where II is green fields. but no forests
mr. mountains. Instead OF irrigation
,hey have to drain their lands. under
living II with tile every one and half
rods Brick and tile works are seen
everywhere. A day was spent In
Cleveland. from which point they
drove out to Kirkland. where the Nor
mon Temple is occupied I'm delap-
dated condition by the Rcorganized
Church.
Their Journey then led them TO Buff
talo. from which place they visited
tho awe-inspiring Niagara Falls, cx-
ploring them from the side, the top
md beneath. The river was covered
with floating ice and carrying great
cakes over the falls.
PALMYRA. N. Y, was the next scene
on the list Here Is located the many
scenes Of early church history, Nor
mon (Cummorah) Hill, the sacred
grove, etc. Mr.. Halliday has q piece
Of bark from one Of the sacred trees
This was one. Of the finest drives on
the trip
week was spent In New York City
and surrounding places, walking
down the canyon of Broadway, be-
tween walls Of twenty to hfty-story
buildings, and viewing the landscape
from structures several times higher
than the Salt Lake Temple. II would
require this entire paper to tell Of the
wonders Of the nations metropolis,
but Mr.. Halliday counts as one Of the
most interesting his visit to tho
Brooklyn navy ward. whore the big
battleships were being prepared To go
to Mexico.
~ The trip by sea from New York to
Boston, where Bunker Hill. the scene
OF the Boston Tea Party, where Paul
Reyler saw the beacon light. etc, was
y great change from travelling on the
4 railroad
l Coming back to New York the train
l was taken to Philadelphia. where is
located the old Liberty Bell, Indepen-
dence Hall and many other historic
scenes that are dear to an American
heart.
Al Washington, Senator Smoot
showed them many courtesics and
loaned them his private secretary as
guide, Congress was visited whih
IN session, the home of President Will
son, Washington's Monument, the tai
lest IN the world, the place where
money Is made and old currency laun-
oeered, but of most interest OF all was
Inc unsurpassed Congressional library
N WIN Its 10000 volumes and 1875 miles
Oh shelves all filled with books.
The trip to Mount Vernon was
made from Washington This is the
sacred spot OF America, the home and
ington. ''' ""'"-
peing near to the old homo of Mr..
nan'days missionary labors, the next
mace 70 be visited was various places
~ Morth Carolina and Tennessee, in
Ccruu'ng the cities of Knoxville and
unsttanooga, The laural, dogwood
anu IVY We're In bloom and all nature
- 10 ioVeiiest Not OF n little interest
~ ,ne ladies was the preponderonce
" negro population and scenes Of
Inc return home was by way of ST.
ss" uis, Kansas City and independence,
na Gays being spent i'm the last
Mun place, the home of the future
Mormon Temple
az seven weeks were spent on the trip
nu every member of the party en-
ora, ~ 10 the limit and gained sew
seo POUNDS IN weight, Mr.. Halliday
S hal also wonderful growth OF
lfore '"o'y mono grew ne