Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-08
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
TOUR BRITISH ISLES

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hand. disdainins TO ask a bobby" or
Sendarmc" whore nc Is. he snoops
IN and out the quaint streets OF Lon.
"on and Paris. or wherever he may
happen to be. assimilating atmosphere.
environment and history all In the
same breath. He misses nothing; each
new object gets "a rise out of him
ana he delights in simply standing and
which are unchanged after 800 or 400
years.
The ancient Inns of Court, in the
vicinity OF Fleet Street. are crowded
YIN Americans every day who wander
through the dim halls and corridors.
attend trials and learn At first hand
now English law is administered.
Ana the American Y. NJ. G. a. and
nc Knights OF Columbus must not be
forgotten In connection with sightsee
ing tours for Americans Every morn
inE guides are OH hand at the Wash
ihrton Inn. the American Officers Inn
hn the Eagle Hut. where the dough
Abbey. the Tower Of London and other
for London are clergymen when they
arc at home and are very much in love
With their new work.
.y,,n line E, men are very much tickled
,oombe. of Eagle Hut and Philadel-
! Thia; They love Richmond and the
isrested in the historic associations OF
he Abbey and ST. Pauis Cathedral
inc Tower Of London is never falling
spend hours wandering in and around
that famous old pile.
,n The s,a British Museum daily attracts
u,ussaud's. home Of the Chamber Of
horrors and the wax works is a
,newer-e1n.dins source OF dellgh, to the
noSs The interesting part to me is
rat they have well-detned ideas about
all these places before they see them.
ana u, fact that tho average Ameri.
places Of interest than the Londoner
scven:Dny Tour. Arranged.
Inc J. NJ 6. a. Sightseeing depart
ment has arranged seven-day tours
lsrough the Shakespeare country for
" "nnn and men They are personally
conducted and have proven 10 be very
rell!, the English novelist, has. in con.
c,eivins committee at s,rattord ON
for the men who care to spend some
tlme a the poets birthplace
lined incluses ca tE Wai .@u'e wR Rer
IN ohaans, IL fPsnt Then they cross
KILLARNEY are Waited. including the
HlarneE stone. From Killarney they
go 10 Dublin and Belfast and make a
trip TO the Giants Causeway.
They then cross to Glasgow and go
down TO Ayr In the Burns country, ana
20 Loeb 1omond. Loeb katrine and
the. Trossachs. They visit Edinbursh
and go TO Melrose for the Scott coun-
try and stop on their journey back to
London from the north a. York and
Peterborough.
Grent War-on Leave.
One-day trips in and about London
are arranged from Greenwich 20
Hampton Court and from Windsor
CATTLE TO the Mint. where parties lin
.,ed 20 six are permitted every Friday.
The Americans certainly love Scot =
land It's the favorite for men on
leave. They l!nger in London for a
week or TWO and then OF they go 10
Edinburgh or Glasgow. Practically
every estate In Scotland has been
thrown open TO the visitors. and they
come back with wonderful tales OF the
hospitality they have received
Lady narrowly IS largely rcspons!
BILE for the opportuni,i@ given the
rversaas soldier to WISH English coun-
Try homes. She has sent thousands
Of Americans Canadians and Austria
lians 10 the most beautiful estates IN
England Scotland and Ireland.
IT'S great war when you're on
Leave,