Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-28


 ern california. stopping at Shasta Springs. Portland. Ore, was reached the next day. the party arriving two days be- fore the noted Rose carnival finding the city beautifully decorated in flowers | Portland with a population of over 200,- poo has spent $40000 900 in two years for roads, and the trip of 114 miles up the Columbia river Is a part of their pub lic-spirited work Portland ts tc have the exposition in 1925 and is an example city for any city to watch.
 Seattle, Wash, was reached on the 17th and. according to the local party, has Nor wich beaten for hills. and in 35 years has grown to population of $50 0e0.
 Canadian Scenery. II
 On Canadian Pacific steamer the party stopped of at Vancouver. where they had dinner Victoria was also visit ed. Continuing through Canada. the par ty stopped at beautiful Lake Louise, 6,ss5 feet from sea level situated near Mt. Shasta. which in June was beautiful in it's glistening snow covered peaks
 Other Canadian scenery viewed was the Great. Glacier of the Selkirks, vast css- cade of gleaming ice falling 4,5O0 feet from the snow field in which it has it's source. Mt. Sir Donald rising in it's abrupt pyramid. a mile and a quarter above the tracks, and the crossing of the Great | Divide as the train passed under the shadow of Mount Stephen.
 | Leaving Lake Louise, Banff, in the Cana 1 dian National park a national reserva- tion of 5000 square miles. Was visited. l Buffalo were seen at the feeding grounds. 1 Here the Shriners who had made trip l east with the returning Rotarians. met the I party and enjoyed the outing.
 t
 Tornado at Winnipeg.
 Leaving Banff, with only one unpleas- ! ant day thus far on the trip, the party narrowly escaped injury and possibly death as they pulled towards Winnipeg I All night long a terrific wind blew and rain fell in torrents Winnipeg was ir l the grip of a tornado, the worst in 4C ] years, according to press reports. A I freight on another track was blown over T on to the rails in front of the Rotary | special. causing them to be nearly three l hours late on arrival at Winnipeg Foi | miles around trees had been uprooted 1 poles blown down and houses fattenec | like matchwood. The party from the place of safety could see roofs torn off
 and small outbuFIdings blown away likt l paper before a wind. The damage
 amounted into the thousands, two peopl,
 being killed and a score injured Luckily
 the Rotarians' guiding star kept then
 safe from disastrous effects of the tornado
 and the trip east was continued.
 All day June 24th the party rod,
 through northern Ontario and along tn, northern shore of Lake Superior. arriv
 ing in Toronto at a. m. Sunday, Jun,
 18th. Niagara Falls from the Canadial side were seen, and the party stayed a
 the Clifton house. Rotarians of the city not knowing the Rotary special was t,
 stop, soon got out their autos and moto : tours were enjoyed.
 The special arrived in Albany Jun 26th, and pulled into Boston one hou behind the schedule published months be , fore the trip. The Norwich party re
 turned home in the late afternoon afte : enjoying trip not often extended travel CTS, but more often noted officials, ever,
 Rotarian and every person in all eitie ! : and( towns visited doing theK utmost t make the visitors trip pleasing, and man a city gave the party gifts to remembe their home city by. The 241 delegate. ? 2 their wives and daughters aboard the Re : tary special enjoyed fine health through ! out the trip and learned to know one an T other by use of the personnel pubIishe ! by the convention having %Ie section an names of the occupants printed on then 5 Saw Several Norwich People. e Interesting notes of the trip are ths !. when the Rotary special pulled into Lc p Angeles the local party sheard someon d shout out: "Is there anyone here frol e Norwich, Connecticut? ?" They were LII s able to locate the person calling. j. Fred Clark, son of MT. and Mrs. Ere
 N. Clark of this city well known to Noi l. wich young people, visited the local pal 5. ty in Los Angeles where he is engage r in cement tool making business and s successful. A trip was taken to the ia, e tory by MT. Lerou and family, and e- :, erything was going at full speed. M l. Clark entertained the Norwich party d. q lightfully on this occasion.
 While in Los Angeles. Mir. Lerou an s family were guests of Mrs. George Rol }. inson and daughter Jesse, cousins r Mrs. Lerou.
 ]. Other former residents of Norwic s who are successful in Los Angeles an who were visited by the local part
 were John Service, formerly empioye f by R. F. Smith; 'Deacon" Louis A. Era e ser who at one time engaged in tn | butcher business here; and Nils Jobr r son, formerly a tailor here.