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GRAHAM MET HOME
FOLKS WHILE ABROAD
Pleasing Experience Of vii.
mingtonians While on
Tour Of Europe.

Harry T. Graham, former Collector
Of Internal Revenue for this district
who. with Mrs. Graham. recently re-
turned from an extended tour through
Europe. today talked Overwhelmingly OF
his trip. which he found most inter-
esting. But" he remarked. ITS good
To- he hack. You can better appreciate
America after trip abroad. You go
away 100 per cent American and
come back $50 per cent American"
Telling OF his trip. MIR. Graham said:
Leaving Philadelphia April %, our
first stop was Palermo. Sicily, which
we reached May 5. passing the Azores
and Gibraltar. At Pa ermo we went
up the mountains To the Moreale
Church. where we saw some wonder
full mosaics dating bagk to the Nor
man Kings. We also visited the Gaia
combs. where several thousand bodies
are buried The next Day we reached
Naples and the view Of Mt. Vesuvius
as we came into the beautiful bay was
n spectacle long to NE remembered
We went up the mountain and into
the crater. Pompeii. Amalfi and Sor-
rento We're interesting \ Noteworthy is
the Amalh drive. winding along the
edge OF the beautiful Mediterranean
Here we had luncheon at the Capuc-
cinni Monastery. situated way up on
the side of the mountains. command
ing a wonderful view and containing
n wonderful garden. Lemon trees and
rose bushes We're at their best. On
the Island Of Capri I'VE went into
the Blue Grotto. At Rome we had
the plea of an audience with His
Holiness Pope Plus XI, which was
very impressive. We spent days visit, =
Ing the Vatican. the ruins of Ancient
Rome. and the Galleries, and then
went on Ia Florence where we de-
voted some time To the Pitt and
Af'izi Galleries. and also went from
here 10 Pisa and climbed 10 the top
of the Leaning Tower. Venice was
our next stopping place and we very
much enjoyed the gondola rides on
the canals and feeding pigeons in
beautiful St. Marks Square. AT
Milan the Cathedral Impressed Us
with its tall. stately columns and beau
tiful stained glass windows We
stopped at Lake Como, Lake LuganC
and Lake Maggiore. and from Stresa
motored into Switzerland over the
Simplon Pass, stopping for a visit
NJ the ST. Bernard Hospice on ouI
way. At Interlaken we went up the
Jungfrau. where we saw thrilling
rescue Of an Englishinan, who haC
slipped into a crevice and was saved
by a man in our party. We alsC
visited Grundelwald and went int,
the cave in the Glacier. At Lucern,
we enjoyed several Visits with oul
Ah,
Met Delaware City Party.
From Switzerland we went to Ger
many and from Munich. where W,
saw quite a demonstration OF ex
service men, we went TO Oberam
mergau for the Passion Play. which
was wonderful. We had the pleasur,
OF meeting Anton Lang. who play.
the part of Christus, and visited hi.
shop. where we saw some OF the pot
terry nodded by him. Here too We me
Colonel and Mrs. Householder. o
Delaware City and had very pleas
ant visit with them. From here w
went to Berlin with another night
stop at Munich. Berlin we foun
a beautiful capital and while lunchinl
at Hesslers one day were surprise
. TO meet \. Lissnor, II the du Pom
Co. We went to Potsdam, where W
went through the palate. now a mu
scum, where the shell room was c
greatest interest. We also visited IN
Sans Souci Palace and the garden,
which are beautifully Ibid out
From Berlin We went TO Weis
baden. by way Of Frankfort, and froI
Weisbaden down the RHINE by boat I
CohlenZ. where we visited the 70,
and enjoyed some time with our so
diers s;iil stationed there. At Cologn
the main point of interest is I'll
Cathedral, which is the finest Goth
edifice in Germany.
From Germany we went 10 Ho
land. stopping at Amsterdam, an
Edam- ON the island of Marken W
found the gaily-colored costume
manners and houses of. the fisher-fo
most interesting.
AT the Hague we saw picture
Judge Gray in the magnificent PeaC
Palace and met Hon. John Basse
Moore. who inquired for Judge Ora
and took great pleasure in telling OF
party of his great admiration for hir
In Brussels we saw the spot whel
Nurse Cavell fell. We went 10 Waite
loo, walking Lion Mountain. the larJ
est artificial mountain in the worl
From Ostend we went IL Ypres, SEER
the battlefields. TRENCHES, dugou
and ruins. which we also Witness
at Rheims and Chateau-Thierr
where we went from Paris. Our we,
here was most interesting, for, asi,
from the usual Sightseeing, we a
tended the mask ball at the Opel
House. went TO the Grand Prix rae
and spent an interesting evening
the Montmartre District, with NJ
and Mrs. John Blatz az Philadelphia
Another day was spent at Versatile
Going TO London we spAnt a week al
included in our SIGHTSEEING a trip
Hampton Court and Windsor, sto
ping at Eton College. in Ireland y