The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-03

with large company OF notsbics,
including a new citizen and two little
Apcricans who saw their country for
tho first time. the Admiral liner sii.
yer states was In port here Saturday.
completing maiden voyage setting
new standard Of speed In transpa.
eific service.
Cap, Edward r. Bartlett. com.
mhndrr. won the piaudits Of crew
and passengers for his neamanship
IN avoiding fyphoon which battered
and mauied number Of other ships
In the yellow sea.
Outward bound, tho silver State
established an American speed rec.
ord. making Yokohama from Race
Rocks. nj the entrance OF Puget
sound. in 10 days. hours. 50 min.
utes Returning. this mark was cut
down 10 . days. IS hours. ~ minutes
Among tho passengers aboard were
Dean c. WORCESTER. member OF the
original Philippine commission. which
set up civil government In the archi.
pelago. Judge Charles r. Iobingicr.
Of the United States court Mt Shang.
hal: walter Lum managing dircc.
tor OF tho China Afnii Steamship Co.
and Mr.. and Mrs. ~. HHopkins. OF
tho In Sale Extension university.
Chicago. who-travcrscd the country
infcsted by armies OF bandits with.
out molestation. Even bandits In
China respect Americans.
AMERICAN SEES
HOME FIRST TIME
Mrs. Charles Leonard. wife Of n
Boston technical engineer. was the
new citizen seeing America for tho
first time. Mrs. Leonard was born
in London. OF Russian parents. and
went 10 China. where she met her
husband when n little girl. She
speaks flucnsiy English. French.
Russian. Chinese and Arabic
Her first glimpse OF the United
states. obtained after the ship passed
out OF quarantine at Port Townsend.
was astonishing. Seattle and It's hills
werc charming. and she Easped at
tho nize OF the Smith building. Never
before had she scen building OF
more Than eight or ten floors.
The panorama OF America unfold.
ed by Puget sound ELECTED a continu.
Gus volley OF delighted ordinations.
Mrs. Leonard was voiubiy interested
in tho status OF the American WON
an. When she had been given n rap
"a resume of the rights. prcrogatives
and privileges of women In this coun-
try. she exclaimed:
'Ah. America. love your
TEXAS GIRL
RETURNS A BRIDE
with their baby daughter. Mar
gnret, the Leonards are en- route TO
Boston. 20 visit tho husbands reia.
tives. who have lived In Mingham. n
suburb OF the Hub. since colonial
days.
Another interesting parsonage
aboard tho oliver state was Mrs.
Samuel s. Church. formerly Miss
Rubye Jordan, OF Dallas. Tex. who
went TO China last February to mar
ny an official of the international
Banking corporation. OF Hongkong.
Wearing enormous Chinese earrings.
huh cdii fiut N kih'tiht htif SitNti"
headed bamboo walking stick. she
was astonished that women in this
country were not addicted 10 such or.
nnmgnts.
why" she said. "thc women OF
the foreign settlements In the Orient
all carry canes. and have used mine
so long now that cannot think OF
discarding t."
Mrs. Church left mt once for Texas.
She declared China. from a tourists
point OF view, was wonderful coun-
try. but that In hero wn case home.
sickness made the trip back to Amer.
lea imperative.
TWO SEATTLE TOTS
FROM ABROAD
Mr.. Church. who formerly lived In
pittsburg. Pa, Is now manager of
tho International branch bank at
Canton. but is expected to obtain
leave and come home on visit dur
Ing the next few monts.
The two little girls who glimpsed
their country for the first time when
the silver State entered port were
both the children OF seattle folk.