The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-16
Ten-Day Tour of British Isles
Described by Captain Whallon

A trip through England, Ireland and
Scotland on a ten-day furlough, are de-
scribed In letter from Captain Ar
thur j. Whallon in a letter to Mrs.
Whallon.
Il went up to Oxford from here
(London) last Sunday" he begins. Il
walked all around the town and saw
about everything. Went in twelve col
leges (there are thirty different ones)
including Wadham college, A. KS col
lege Captain Whallons brother, AL
bert Whallon, now a missionary In
China). Everybody remembered him.
and they were all glad to hear about
him, and so gave me good welcome.
saw his old warden, Wells, or col
lege president, and he invited me to
come home with him for tea. Then l
called on his old tutor, Colonel j.
Steuning; then on Lady James Muir
ray and her family. She and they
were lovely and l liked them very
much. Stayed there about an hour.
She knows Sir William Osler (the
great Osler, medical writer) very inti-
mately and gave me letter Of intro
duction to him. l went down to Mr..
and Mrs. Wells foritea and had fine
time. They were awfully pleasant and
there were lot Of others there-Can-
adams, Americans and English. left
there about o'clock; went down town
and walked around some more. Walk
ed down High street over Magdalen
bridge and attended vespers or Even
Song at Magdalen college chapel.
then walked up to see Sir William
Osler and was mighty afraid he
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was the most cordial, friendly man
you ever saw in your life. You just
naturally love him the second you see
him. He shook hands and put his arm
around me and asked me all about my
self. my life history, my family and
home, Richmond, Cincinnati, the U. s.
A, and my army experiences. 1t was
then 1920 and he insisted that I stay
for supper, which / was glad to do.
He introduced me to Lady Osler, who
Is a great greatgrand daughter of
Paul Revere, and her niece, Mrs. Bull
ZACH of Philadelphia, and another
niece Miss Revere of Boston. Mrs.
the U. S. Embassy at Paris and is to
meet her in London on Monday. We
had a jolly good time at supper, and
Sir Osler put his arm around me after
wished me good luck, and gave
me an autographed copy of one of his
own little books, which am delighted
and proud to possess.
This morning I went up to the
British museum and walked through
1t. 1t is very wonderful, but / do not
really think that it is as interesting
Or instructive as the Metropolitan Art
Museum at New York or the National
Museum at Washington"
Later Captain Whallon wrote from
Belfast, Ireland, that he had been up
20 Dublin and had got out of there be-
ore any trouble started.
"It was just as we'll that I not be |
here tonight when De Valera arrives"
lie said, land l had my plans all laid
o leave this morning anyhow. We !
made very few stops on the way up
lere to Belfast. Ran most of the way |
light along the seashore. The country
g very pretty, lots of hills and noun 4,
aims, everything beautifully green, ex- |
,ept the mountains which are capped |
With snow. 1t has been quite cold all |
lay. Showed all the way up here. Not |
,nough bad weather. however, to make |
me seek shelter. On the way up we
3oyne river, where the Battle of the !
3oyne' was fought and where Crom
veil massacred all the inhabitants;
hen we came on through Dundalk,
Junction, Svarva and
'ortdown. l checked my raincoat and
laversack at the station and went to
lunt up hotel, and was referred to
his place by the Y. M. c. A. 1t is o,
(. enough, and l have a very nice
DOM. AS usual in English, Irish and
scotch hotels there is no heat in the
but they have plenty of
ed covers, and pile my two coats on
OPP. This is called the International
Hotel and is right across
he street from the Municipal Tech
ical Institute.
II hunted up a city directory and
ooked for the name Whallon; nothing
ding. I've looked in all the cities