Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-06
FATHER VERCE|NER
HOME FROM EUROPE
While Abroad He Visited Many
Countries and Studied
Conditions.

Rev. Henry Vergeiner, o. S. Il. s.,
member of the faculty of the Salesi-
anum High School. has just returned
from an interesting tour of Europe,
the itinerary of which included stops
In Austria, Switzerland, Italy and
France. Father vergeiner, who was
away four months, resumed his duties
as instructor I'm Latin and Greek at
the Salesianum High School today On
Tuesday night home coming celebra-
ton was rendered him by Rev, J. Fran
els Tucker, ID. d. and other members
of the saleisanum faculty, with which
Father Nergeiner has been affiliated
for IA years.
The main object of Father Nehgein-
er's trip to Europe. which was a pure
ly social one, was To visit his parentS.
MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Nergeiner, at
Vienna, Austria, whom he had not
seen in l5 years, and the greater part
of his time was spent with them. One
of the things which impressed him
most in Austria was the splendid work
which Secretary Hoover's aides are
doing. In behalf of America, to relieve
the suffering and distress theres Every
school house, he states, has been
turned into storehouse for food. The
Austrians have grown cynical from
their sufferings. Father Nergeiner not
ed. and they seem TO have no object
but to enjoy the present.
While In France, Father Nergeinel
saw General Pershing. who was there
III connection with the burial of tn,
unknown French soldier The toni
Of this soldier is kept decorated, h
said, and nearly every one who passes
it stops TO recite prayer. Later Faith
er Nergeiner took an entended tou
over the former battle fields of France
especially those of the Shenin de Dane
Sector, and was greatly impressed b,
the mutilated conditions of formerl
beautiful buildings Even the vegeta
ton has been wiped out in that sectio
he said. He stopped at a number {
places i'm France, which are closel
= associated with the institution of h
order, and visited practically all th
religious communities and schools I
the order there, as well an in oth'
countries.
y An incident which made Fath'
u Nergeiner forget for the time beir
: how far he was from home was h
l. meeting with a friend. Rev. Phil
e Butler of this city, and several OF h
x former pupils, who are studing f
II the priesthood, in Rome. These we
y George Mahoney, George Creswe
1t Francis Kelleher. Henry Geiger of tn
city and John Lynch Of Brooklyn,
le Y. They have been studying in italy &
& two years. They are well and co
l. tented Father Nergeiner states, b
RS are eagerly looking forward TO tho
or ordination about three years henC
in and return TO their native state. Fat
Eer Butler acted as a guide for Fat
"a er Nergeiner in Italy,
- Father Vergeiner attended a Co
gress in the Vatican while in lta
and had the rare pleasure OF heari
an address by Pope Benedict XIV. a
later receiving the Apostolic Ben
diction. He was also permitted
y visit the Vatican gardens. to whi
- tourists are seldom admitted.
e' Such thrilling events as horseba
eh riding TO Mt. Nesuvius and Pomp
a SNOWFALL fight 5000 feet above
n level in July. and long hikes over L
IS. ropean mountains were experienC
ed on the trip.
's- On Sunday. Father Vergeiner's pi