Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-27
VESTS IN NEW JERSEY
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. West of
Lincoln Tell of Their Visit
in the East.

IN the East.
Friend Dick: This being a rest
day for me, thought l would write
you few lines telling you that l
am having the time of my life on
this visit to the city of Philadel-
phla, the city of brotherly love. We
arrived here the 18th at 1872 D. m.
safe and well, although Mrs. West
was somewhat fatigued on our ar
rival from the long journey; but
after days rest here with our
daughter she was back to herself
again with more pep than | have
seen her have in the last five years.
But we are now having the time of
our lives, and believe me, we are
enjoying it to the fullest. After
our arrival in Philadelphia we
crossed the Delaware by ferry
which leaves the docks every 8
minutes and lands at Camden, N.
j.; then took car to White Horse
Pike. This is about A miles from
Camden. This Pike is the main
driveway between Philadelphia and
Atlantic City and the boardwalk.
1t is concrete throughout and is
wide enough for cars to- run
abreast. 1t is very busy thorough
fare and Sunday it is a veritable
beehive; pedestrians are not safe to
undertake to cross the pike on
Sunday; traffic is so congested that
1t needs an expert driver at the
wheel to avoid collisions.
Dick, old-timer, what is the mat
ter with you; are you sleeping all
this time since we left E. r.?
have been looking for your last
weeks issue of your paper for the
last three days; wake up and get it
out SC that we can look at it before
the end Of the fiscal year, as we are
anxious to know how everything is
in our old home town.
Friday the 10Th was in Philadel-
phia. 1t had been announced the
day before that the dirigible air
ship Los Angeles would fly from
her hangar at Lakehurst navyyard
IN New Jersey and fly over the city
of Philadelphia about the noon
hour which she did; and it was an
lighter than air dirigible airship
ideal day For her. That aluminium
was a sight never to be forgotten
as it scared over the tops of the
city buildings and it was flying so
low that you could read every let
ter OH it's side as easy as you could
read a sign on the opposite side of
the street. It's shape reminded me
of large muskellunge. 1t was
worth my trip to see it.
We were over in the city of Phil
adelphia Sunday and visited indie
pendence Hall and saw the Liberty
Bell. and was in the assembly hall
where the Declaration of Indepen-
dence was signed by the forefath-
ers of our country. This building
is a beautiful piece of architec-
tural work; it is located ON Walnut
street. We also saw the original
home of Betsy Ross where she
lived; she, you know, was the de-
signer of our flag of stars and
stripes and made the first flag that
fioated over Independence Hall.
Her little old home is on Arch
street.
We then went down to League
Island Navy Yard and viewed the
large battleships and torpedo boats
and the submarines; also the sub
marine chasers. 1t is a great sight,
we have all got to take our hats
off to Uncle Sam, as the leader in
modern warfare, as he leads all
other nations in preparing to pro-
tect our people from all other ma
tions and bring peace to our people.
Yesterday we drove to Bethlehem
in Pennsylvania, sixty miles from
Philadelphia and took in the steel
plant city. 1t is a busy city at the
foot of the mountains that en-
circle it.
Our next visit will be to Lake
hurst Navy Yard in New Jersey
where we will view the hangers for
the anchorage Of the aircraft and
also view the Shenandoah, the sis
ter ship of the Los Angeles.
Very truly yours,
VIM. A. West.