The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-31

OF the franciscan monks, went to the
monastery, and from there went to
Peruggio and on to Florence, where
they spent nearly week visiting the
galleries, palaces, San Marco cathedral
and other places.
The Fourth of July was spent in |
Florence and in celebration of the day !
Mrs. Bond and Mrs Johnston enter
tanned with a tea in their room at |
which the American flag was hung.
Memorable Events.
ST. Marks cathedral, serenaders on
the canals at night, stately palaces and
a narrow escape from a spill in the
Grand canal when a countess gondol-
Ter ran his gondola into theirs were
mentioned as memorable parts of the
stay in Venice. Mosiacs in 1000
colors covering a space of $4,000 feet
at ST. Marks were considered by mem
bers of the party as the most beautiful
that they saw on their trip.
Following visit to Milan boat trips
we're taken across the beautiful Italian
lakes of Como, Lugano, and Magiorre
In the Magiorre visits were made to
the Italian and English gardens on
island estates of Italian noble families.
Crossing the Alps through the Simp-
Ion pass the party went to Brigue, a
town set among glaciers, coached
across the mountains to Interlaken
and from there went to Geneva. Ly-
ons and Orleans, the home of Jeanne
dare.
Historical Visits.
Several other places of historical,
scenic or art fame were visited after
which the party returned to Paris to
spend week visiting the Louvre, Fon-
tainebleau, Versailles, the battle fields
of Chateau Thierry. Belleau Woods,
the Rheims cathedral and other places.
En- route to Brussels they saw the
work Of clearing away barbwire en-
| tanglements and working the fields
in progress. In some places they
/ found all signs of the conflict removed
so far had the reconstruction work
progressed, the only thing to indicate
the battles that were fought in the
districts being the great cemeteries.
In other parts they visited, particu-
larry in France, practically no head
way had been made in the terrible
debris and ruins, Mrs. Bond stated.
See War Regions
More marks of the world conflict
were visited in Belgium where the
party went to Ypres and Louvain and
also visited the place where the mar
5 tyr nurse, Edith Cavell, was tortured
, and shot to death. Even Paris has
! honored the martyr, a statue of her
having been placed at Charing Cross
: Bruges, the northern Venice, and in
: habited by wooden-shod populace
j was visited
! At Ostend, the party saw a unique
: thing not yet introduced in the states
2 Bathers rented bright colored bath
houses mounted on wagons and drawn
by horses. In these they were takef
down to the shore and while they
were in bathing their lighthouses linet
t up on the beach and waited for them
! driving them back to the city later.
Visit Estates
At Ostend they took the channe
' boat to Dover, England, and went tt
S London by boat train to spend sew
S eral days. Westminster Abbey anc
4 Tower, the Tower Bridge, Londor
S Bridge were visited and sight-seein.
! trips made about the city Visits wer,
e also made to famous English estates
gardens and the surrounding country
d side
e Warwick castle and Blenham. tn,
e home of the Duke and new Duchess O
q Marlborough were among the mos
o beautiful of the estates the party saw
q One Sunday morning was spent il
Hyde park, the gathering place of hun
S dreds of Londoners on Sunday morn
S ing.
e Anyone who wishes to make
h speech, whether he be a BolsheviB
e a Socialist, or what not, is permitte,
5. to speak at Hyde park, and numerou
s speakers each with his little audienc
It are there in the morning.
e Many persons join none of the littl
II groups but sit over by Rotten ROY
and watch the equestrians 90 b,
Some time was also spent visitin
e some of the q colleges which con
a prise Oxford university From Lor
;e don the tourists departed to Liverpool
lie from where they sailed by a norther
r. route through the iceberg fields t
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