Milford chronicle., 1935-12-06
NEW CENTURY CLUB

Monday was dengntIul Gay AT
the Milford New Century Club. The
members came at one o'clock to en-
joy together a good covered dish
luncheon, bringing with them
friends, who were guests for the
luncheon and for the meeting that
followed. During the meeting the
| members were taken on a tour of
the world, personally conducted by
\ Mrs. f. Burgette Short. 1t was a
wonderful trip, with only one re-
gret-time did not permit it to be
finished, and the passengers were
left in far of Pieping, China, there
to stay until Mrs. Short can find
time to continue the journey home.
Literally, the Empress of Britain
was the good ship which took DR..
/ and Mrs. Short on this cruise which
lasted four months, and ended in
| California. The first few ports were
! lightly touched because Mrs. Short
had been there before on a Medi-
terranean cruise and had given de-
/ tails of Madeira, the first land
sighted, the big rock of Gibraltar,
and Algiers, where they were un-
/ able this time to land because OF
| the Toughness of the sea. Beginning
with MOntaco, with its crowds at
! the casinos and continuing to China,
the places were livid with interest
as Mrs. Short told about them. Nice,
with its adjoining Alps; Naples with
its blue waters and white smoke Of
Vesuvius, the ruins of Pompeii, and
the glory that was Greece, with one
stop in the Holy Land were short
stops in comparison to the five days
in Cairo which Mrs. Short so enjoy
ed. Cairo had more modern sur
roundings, and its mosques, bazaars
and the things for sale, with the
habits of the people made an inter-
esting talk in itself. The delightful
weather made the trip through the
Red Sea especially fine. The passing
through the Suez Canal, which cost
the Empress of Britain $4,000 was
of great interest to the passengers.
Bombay, Indian, was the next port,
where an epidemic of smallpox
made IT, necessary for many to be
vaecinated. This gateway of Indian,
where nine-tenths of three hundred
million people are illiterate is uni
que in its climate and religion, said
Mrs. Short, and the poverty is pitt
full. A beautiful piece of carved iv-
ory was displayed at this point,
which came from Delhi. The visit
at Agra, with its Tai Mahal, was
beautifully described, and it was ev-
ident that that was the acme Of the
trip for the speaker. 1t was visited
in the day and by moonlight, and
its architectural triumph was splen-
didly described. Ceylon, the jewel OF
Indian, with its tea and pineapple
plantations; Randy, with its ele-
phants; Siam. with its poverty were
given their share of the talk. Bali, /
an island one hundred miles long |
and fifteen miles wide, with pop /
ulation of cne hundred million, was /
much enjoyed, because of the satis-
faction of the people. Women do all
the work and the beautiful batik
done there, a sample of which was
shown by Mrs. Short, was much ed
r1ired by the members. Peiping,
China, where the cruise ended for
the members of the club, outside OF
which Mrs. Short saw the Great
Wall, was made interesting by the
oldness of the city, and by the great
amount Of art to be seen. Things us
cd in the palaces Of former emper-
oTs in their grandeur were spoken
Of. The time went swiftly by as all
Of these things were related in such
an informal and charming manner
hat the members begged for more.
Mrs. Short may oblige at some fu-
ture time.
Mrs. John w. Burris was rein
stated as a member.
Next week will be Delaware Col
ony Day. The guest speaker Will De
Miss Mary Wiltbank, supervisor OF
he infirmary there. Gifts for the
pmates of the colony will he re-
,eived next week. Mrs. Walter K.
and Mrs. Robert Griffith
we're appointed a committee to plan
or the packing and delivering Of
he gifts. Miss Ida Roose. who is on
he Lady Board Of Managers for
he Colony will he chairman Of the
Program on Monday.
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