Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-12
HOUSEHOLDER HOME
FROM TOUR OF EUROPE
Army Officer and Wife Meet
Wilmington Party in Ober-
ammerHau.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Delaware city, July 12.-Major and
Mrs. Eugene X. Householder. OF Fort
Howard. Baltimore, Md. are here with
his mother. Mrs Mary Householder.
after having completed n three months
tour Of Europe. They will spend
about 10 days here after which Major
Householder Will report back to Fort
Howard for duty.
They sailed from Brooklyn. April S.
ON the steamship "Camtria" and ar
rived at Antwerp on April is. While
I'm Antwerp. they visited the Cathed-
raj and viewed the famous paintings
there. tho most famous of which is
Rubin's masterpiece. The Descent
From the Crosrs" From Antwerp they
proceeded 20 Brussels. and saw the
place whore the nurse. Edith Cavell,
was shot and the battlefield of Water
loo. They thou visited the occupied
area ~ Germany, notably Cologne and
Cohleuz. and that famous old Rhine
castle. "Ehren Breitstein,' which was
fiying the American nag. Major
Householder said that AT the time ne
was there. the castle was occupied by
] \
been taken over by the French. and
that 30 WAS stipulated In the Treaty
uf Versailles that tho castle was TO
H.. ,hsstroye ed by being blown up, which,
however. has not been done as yet.
The next step of their journey took
chem through Germany and Austria.
Near Halfou. Austria. they visited
Mrs. Houschulder's niece. the Countess
laris,h. Tor Ave days.
The next stage took them down the
Danube 20 Horn. famous AS the home
Of Count Hoyos with whom they had
luncheon. They proceeded on 10
Vienna and remained five days with
Count Lsrisch at his palace there
PROM Vienna. they travelled through
Cyecho- Slovekia for two weeks Their
a. Prague 80 Munich. - Oberammer-
Sau. kaNaria.
They remained there several days
ana saw tho famous Passion Play
while in Oberammergau. Major anC
Mrs Householder stayed at the home
OF Anton Long. who takes the part ~
christ this year and who has beer
elected to take this part for the pas
in the village. So in order 20 accommo
date the throngs ~ visitors during th'
period ~ the play. all the villaeer
open their homes Ia the visitors
Major and Mrs. Householder had
very interesting experience one after
noon IN Obcrammergau. They wer
walking on the street and heard tw,
women say IN English that they woul,
like 10 see into Anton lang's home
They made themselves known 30 tn
two women and TO their surprise dis
covered that they we're members q
party from Delaware. who weT
touring Europe and that tho head q
the party was Harry Graham. forme
Internal Revenue Collector for Della
ware.
As Major and Mrs. Households
were guests OF Anton Lang. they tcol
the party to his house and Introduce
them 20 Mr.. Lang. When not in tn
Passion Play. Mr.. I.ang il pottery
maker and the various members {
the party purchased pieces OF 10;
terry as souvenirs.
t'rom Oberammerrsu. Major ar
Mrs. Householder travelled back {
Coblenz and from there TO londo'
from which port they sailed for Ne
York on June Is. via the Presider
Monroe. Of the United States Line
a. L. : shipping Board boat Ma1C
Householder was very warm in h
praise Of the accommodate ions an
service given on this boat lie stat,
that he felt It 10 t-e a patriotic du,
for Americans 10 travel on the Sh!,
ping Board Boats as the rates are 10,