East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-14

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The scenes and pleasures Of foreign
chimes were enjoyed last evening by
more than two hundred Pendleton
tourists" who took advantage Of the
opportunity offered by the Ladies'
Aid Of the Presbyterian church for a
"trip around the world without leav-
ing home" The event proved n Of
the most unique and thoroughly pleas
ureable social events of the season,
and not only netted the ladies a hand
some sum but won for them a great
deal Of praise for an original enter
tainment splendldly carried u
The trip started at Failing Dock, 3"
corner of Main and Water streets,
where a station had been fitted up
with Mrs, Thomas Thompson in
charge. While she sold roundtrip
tickets, hot dog counters and other
familiar wharf institutions, piled a
busy trade. Steamboats, propelled
by gasoline, left the dock at intervals
of fifteen minutes and each time there
was a full passenger list,
The tourists were first taken
across the Atlantic to ireland, repre-
scented by the home of Mrs, j. Mumm
on Lewis street. The ladies of the
Fredda Seegrus Kei had made the
rooms very suggestive of the could
ksod." On the front porch there was
the familiar Irish pig and inside,
amid decorations of the green, there
were pretty Irish colleens to lead the
visitors to the Barney Stone, to Lake
Killarney. to Dublin, Cork and Bel
fast. BY way Of entertainment, Helen
Nelson and Georgianna Fletcher
danced Irish jigs, Misses Edna Coutts
and Mildred Berkeley sang Irish
songs, Miss Margaret Phelps played
violin numbers and Miss Ionic Min
mis- instrumental selections, The re-
freshments consisted of Irish mu
phies' and tea.
The second port was Honolulu at
the home of Mrs. Lowell Rogers on
Water street. The tourists were re.
quired to pass up a gang plank to be
met by Or" Ned Neill and Nurse
Lola Rogers who conducted the quar-
antine examination. Inside was a
tropical scene, In an alcove was a
grass hut familiar to Hawaii. a canoe
and other things that the tourist sees
IN the mid Pacific. Tropical fruits
served as decorations and from II
corner of the room issued the char
acteristic strains of the ukelele as
played by Mrs. Roy Alexander, West
brooke Dickson, Lynwood Livermore
and Harold Brock. Songs were sung
by Hal Bishop, Mrs. Carl Power and
Miss Gladys Hamley with Miss Elean-
or Vincent as a~ccompanist, The fea-
ture of the entertainment In Homo
lulu was the dancing of the Hula
Hula girls, Miss Talkington and Miss
Jean Reber. Pineapple and c%ocoanut
was served to the hungry visitors.
The boats next steamed to Scot
land, the home of Mrs. W. A. Storie,
where heather, plaids and Scotch pic
lures and decorations. and Killed lads
and lassies suggested the land OF
which Bobby Burns sang. The tour
lists we're met at the door by Wee
Willie De Witt, clad in kilties. Four
little girls, under the direction Of
Jock Coleman and Tom Robertson,
danced Scotch dances, Coleman SANG
and played in his inlmitable manner,
other songs were sung by Mrs. Glen
Sturdivant. Mrs. L. B. De Witt, Mrs.
Tom Robertson and Miss Hazel and
| Helen Koch. Misses Edna and Thel-
ma Sailing played on piano and vio-
lin. Mrs. George KIM acted as pl-
anist. Refreshments were porridge'
Lorna Doone waters and Scotch can
dies.
From Scotland the boats sailed to
Italy. the home of Mrs. J.. B. NC
Cook, where spaghetti, waters ami
Italian wine" was served to all. Four
boys as Alpine guides conducted the
Americans from place to place. Mrs
McCook gave a tambOureen dance,
Misses Olive Harper and Mildred AL
len we're CARRIED as orange girls and
little Lois McCook as a flower girl
Mis- Thorne played on the banjo in
one part of the house and in another
Tony, a real son Of Italy, worked his
accordion in~dustriousiy. Harlan Fell
wore the guise Of a hand organ mar
and Donald McCook and Bobby
Fletcher wore monkey costumes and
hoped about with tincups in hand.
Mrs. Sylvan G. Cohn conducted a for
tune %teller's booth and Misses Lucille
Baer and Blanche Furnish served
punch. one of the features Of Italy
was the art gallery where the tourists
saw all of the famous old masterpieces
and also an exhibit of Italian needle
work.
The last country visited before he.
homeward trip IA Japan at the home
Of Mrs. sam r. Thompson. The spa
cious rooms looked like an oriental
garden with their Japanese lanterns
aglow. sprays of wisteria everywhere
and many rich decorations brought
from the orient. Misses Grace Hoch,
Jennie Murphy and Thelma Thompson
danced Japanese dances, Mrs. over
ton sang two songs in Japanese and
the male quartet, Messrs. Boyden,
Rose. Bishop and Peters, gang sever
al numbers. Mrs. John Adams, MRS
Willard Bond, Misses Hester Proctor
and Rena Hales and Tiny Miss Betty
Bond in a Japanese costume assisted
in entertaining the tourists. Rice
ooLas and tea were served