Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-11-09
Travelling In The Old
World Across The
Atlantic
By Rev. Joseph Kreuter, Q. 5. B B.


It is but natural that every man and
woman Of ii day should be DESTROYS
OF making, if possible, q trip to
Europe, to see conditions there after
the world war. to study the different
nations, their customs and manner of
living, to observe the effects of the
war. upon country and people. Now
more than ever before has such a trip
la fascination of its own. Every step
one takes out there seems intensely
and instructive and opens
up new vistas to our mind.
We are among the many thousands
kof fortunate Americans that crossed
1.-The Atlantic in the course of the SUM
mer. However, we find it Well-nigh
Impossible to set down in cold writing
the vast store Of Impressions carried
along from over there,sbeing again far
removed from the scene of European
life. Now we can understand Whys%so
many of our best men, who had been
sent over to fight the battles of Europe
in the greatest and most modern of all
wars, have been so reticent about their
Experiences out there after. their hap
py return. It is as though a kind spirit
had hidden them in the name of hu-
manity drop the curtain upon the
scenes they had witnessed, upon the
worlds history of the last seven years,
We shall follow their example and
venture TO give merely a few glimpses
of present European conditions.
Monday, June 6,I921, found Father
Adalbert, o. S. B., of Richmond, MINI.
and myself, boarding the train at Col
legevnle for Minneapolis. We met FIR.
Eugene of st. Martin, Mimi, on the
train and with:this c%ongenial friend as
companion our ride to the Mill City
seemed but a few minutes. At Minnea
polls, Mr.. Francis Gross, an old stu
dent and banker saw to it that our
money was duly changed into bank
drafts and travellers cheques. We
then visited relatives and old friends,
a number of Alumni of st. JOHNS,
among them Fr. Othmar, O.S. B., and
Frs. Wilfred and Edwin, his worthy
assistants. They all wished us good
luck and "a happy return. God knows
you need a great deal of good lucksto
go through it all and return safely,
yet not quite as much as our boys
needed it who a few years ago went
out there to fight.
AT 7:05 in the evening We boarded
the 500 train for Chicagp,s our next
|stop. DR.. Se1iscar Of st. Paul Seminary
was on the same train with some Of
his relatives; 0 we learned from
them that they held tickets on the
same steamer that was to carry us to
Antwerp. We reached Chicago at $40
in the morning and the day was spent
| visiting friends and securing the nee
essary vises' from the Swiss, Dutch,
French and Italian Consu1s. Anyone
DESTROYS Of Visiting the different coun-
tries in Europe now, Belgium except
ed, must be in possession Of a wise
from their respective consulate and
pay the required fees. This feature is
one of the unpleasant things follow
ing in the wake of the world war.
We left Chicago at 8 p. M. on the
Pennsylvania line, which runs across
the Allegheny mountains with their
beautiful scenery, over Alliance, Pitts
burgh, Johnstown, Harrisburg, Phila-
delphia to New York City, where we
arrived at 1850 p. NJ, June s.
We proceeded to the Leo House,
where we were we'll taken care of.
There we met a number of priests
from different parts Of America and
many tourists, who were to take the
same boat for Europe on the following
day. After Mass, which was celebrat-
ed. in the beautiful chapel of the new
Leo House, Mr.. Hahn Of Newark, broth
er of Fr. Boniface, @. IS b., our local
doctor at st. Johnss,Was at hand with.
his car to take us out for delightful
drive through Central Park, Fifth
avenue and River Drive to st. An
Iselm's parsonage insthe Bronx, where
FIR: Bernard is pastor. June 10 was
our last day on American soil. The in
teresting Ghetto district, the Brooklyn
bridge, the famous Zoo and other
places of interest were visited
On June II, after Mass, we went
with P. Odilio,- o. s. B., Of Conception
Abbey and two strong lads from st.
Anselm's parochial school, who car
ried our baggage, to Piers6I, where
the aLapland' was in readiness to re-
ceive her passengers for the journey
Ito Europe.
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