The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-14
Fly ROTARY ANN

the crowded streets and shops or Paris. we sought and found rest and joy in the mountains and lakes of Switzerland. So aftet Journey into Italy, always dirty andl much too warm at this season of the year, We again felt the call of the wilds of the Alps This time we went to Lu- cerne, after a last night in Italy at Corfu on the Italian lake of the same name
 Leaving Corfu by train early in the morning, we arrived at Fluclen about noon. At this point the steamer runs the entire length of Lake Lucerue through the William Tell country to the city of Ihcerne. The Tell myths. as finally crystalized by the poet. Schiller, have taken such hold upon the people of Switzerland that they seem to have become part of their national heart and soul.
 On a given day each year the chil- dren of the schools are required to make a pilgrimage to the Tell conn try. where they enact the stories and sing their Swiss folk songs. It chanced that the day we passed along the shores of this beautiful lake was the day of the annual pilgrimage of the children. Our own vessel "a crowded with them and frequently other vessels. crowded to the gua"d, passed us amid the cheers and shouts of hundreds of children.
 Our guide book had informed rs that Lucerne was the great central meeting place of the travellers in Switzerland, we were therefore not greatly surprised to meet there | number of people from Alabama and Birmingham Mrs. Brownell, wife of pr. Brownell of the university. with her party. which included Mrs. Sid Lee and Miss McCrossin of Birming ham. Mrs. Gary and Mrs. Jordan of Selma, and others. were found shop ping in the attractive stores Of Lu- cerne. As we passed in front of the Lion of Lucerne. Professor Wright of the Birmingham Central High school came up with two of our fine young Birmingham boys, William Rushton and John Beecher. looking fine aud reporting that they we're havlrh wonderful trips and. enjoying them selves even beyond expectations Do ms Romans Do
 There are Birmingham people wa dislike exceedingly to attract unour attention an dtherefore scrnpuously | follow the rule, when In Rome uc as the Romans do." Wheels of for tune and gaming tables are not con l fined to Monte Carlo There are | few even in Lucerne. That evening at the Kursol great amuseHlen, hall. one might have seen Wei known Birmingham woman step ut to a table as if accustomed to 1 twhen as matter of tact she NoW if was her very first experienced re ouest change for five-franc note
 iect inc number and place 8 'rano upon it. The wheel turns, tn. ally comes to a stop and the tlnlo l Rirmiugham lady takes off 10 francs for the one she chanced. Restoring the original five to her purse, shs tcontinued to tempt fortune until altsi much amusement and numper o' | disappointed hopes she finally Qo'' even with the game.
 Leaving Lucerne, we stopped over in Bale. or Basic, or Basel as ehe border city of Switzerland IS spelieo in order to get our vises TOT Ger many. vises which, by the way. we navsr had occasion to use as strange I to say no one asked to see our pass norts as we entered Germany.
 After night at Strassbursi we took train via Metz for Coblenz
 wherS our American boys are sta | tioned. For some reason they would l only sell us tickets as far as Dieden- | hofen. or as the French now call II | Thionyille (All names, signs, etc, IT | Alsace- Lorraine have been palnteN
 out and French ones put up instead l Thionville is a junction point Whert
 we knew in advance that there was | only 1O-minute connection. Duties | were therefore divided. pr. Edmonds 1 took charge of the baggage and looked after transferring the women
 and children. while pr. Glenn hasten | ed to the ticket office to purchase sne l .billets'' as they are called. Upon his
 return, the train was pulling out wl,n | Mrs. Glenn, Mrs. Edmonds, Arnold | and Elenor aboard but with pr. Ed
 monds and Marie Glenn and most oi 1 the baggage still on the platform | You can easily imagine the scene.
 pr. Edmonds and Dr. Glenn ealing
 loudly in an unknown tongue and ge.ticulating wildly ip their efforts to make some one understand that the train should be stopped, but on if
 went bearing portion of the Bir' mingham party sans billets ct sans money
 Reunion Soon Aftervard After much excitement, the station master was made to understand and he telephoned to the next station, re uuesting that the ladies be sent back on the next train. This was accom- plished and after an hour and half the party was again united In vil- Iage hotel in the lovely little French town of Thlonville.
 The following morning found us aboard what was designated an "omnibus train" the exact meaning of which we have yet to learn. Ger tainly 1t is 8 slow fire whatever else 1t may or may not be. Finally we came to the border between Alsace- Lorraine (formerly Germany. now France) and the occupied territory (German territory now occupied by soldiers of the allies.)
 Hitherto every time we had passed in or out of France no trouble what ever was experienced, Nous sommes Americans" proving the open sesame. Not once did they even examine our baggage. but with promptness and courtesy placed upon it the required chalk mark and requested us to pass on.
 Passing Into Germany
 Naturally we were a bit anxious to see how we would be treated on pass ing into German territory. To our surprise no passport whatever was requested. but on the other hand there was an absence of the uniform French courtesy, at least on the part of this particular official. in that we were required to haul out all our baggage, carry 1t into the little sta. tior room. where, without opening it he checked each piece and told us we might take it back to our compart- ment.
 At Treves. the border station, we met our first American soldier. His manly bearing and clean. clear cut, direct maner filled us with pride. H. boarded the train for Coblenz. From him We learned that most of our ho. i4 ix, Gn