Evening star., 1935-08-18

II So says Thos. Cook g. Son
~ Wagon-Lits, which has built
up this business session novelty to
sizable proportions. The seascape.
with the salty tango of the air and
q picturesque port adding to the en-
toyment, has whetted jaded city appe-
tites and injected new life into con-
ventions. This Is attested by execu-
tives Of companies which have tried
them.
The nautical convention is fairly
recent development in the travel field.
Few people had heard Of them prior to
three years ago. But in 1882, the
Cook flrm alone handled more than
one cruise q week for such organiza-
tions' as the New York State Associa-
ton Of Real Estate Boards, the Saw
ings Bank Association Of New York,
the General Electric Co., the Pennsyl-
vania Bakers Association and others.
The allurement Of sea travel, how
ever. Is but one Of the factors which
appeals to those in charge of the ocn-
vention. Testimonial letters stress the
fact that business sessions are better
attended, because. naturally. the off,
GERS and employees cannot 60 out to a
distant golf course, vanish on an auto
mobile sightseeing tour. hide away in
the maze Of ofice buildings tending to
other business. or In other ways avoid
the clarion call to meetings. They
will be found usually at the ships
swimming pool. In the middle of deck
games or at the liners bar.
The characteristic chumminess Of
shipboard travel also Is hailed as q
bright spot in the convention cruise,
in that 1t fosters personal contact
of the employees.
7 AST August the Virginia State Bar
Association tried q convention
cruise to Bermuda on the trans-At-
lantic liner Britannia, leaving from
Norfolk. Since 1883, the law group
had been holding its annual meetings
at resort hotels. alternating the sea-
shore with the mountains. Aboard,
they had an indoor swimming pool.
dancing on the decks with the ships
orchestra playing. moving pictures,
playroom equipped with toys for
children, q beauty shop for the wives,
barber shop for themselves. and
other facilities that go with the
modern liners.
The cruise, leaving on a Tuesday
afternoon and returning to Norfolk
Saturday morning, permitted a full
day In Bermuda for golf. surf bath
ing or sightseeing.
There were q number Of choices
Of ports available through the Cook
agency. Bar Harbor by trans-At-
lantic liner. for instance: Montreal
and Quebec. Yarmouth, Havana, or
Just q plain trip to sea, with no
destination, for q two-day jaunt.
Such parties enjoy rates figured
on q basis Of wholesale transporta-
ton. Banquets and entertainment
schedules are usually worked out
to make the trip more attractive, and
entire liners can be chartered for the
conventions, with specialized pro-
grams giving distinctive hair to
the trips.
The Cook company usually under
takes all the printing and mailing
necessary to promote the convention
and thus assures q large attendance.
IN THE mighty fastness Of the Car
= pathian Mountains, where the
moneyed European aristocracy has
hunted for ages, Hungary is now pusy
establishing a park where the regular
tourist may hunt to his hearts con-
tent. From the Hungarian Travel
Bureau comes word that $4,000 acres
have been laid out about the town OF
Szin, q few hours out Of Budapest,
and that the woods are being stocked
with bison, deer, bears and other
animals for the nimrods. Thousands
of fish are being dumped into the
rushing streams and deep, blue lakes
to provide the angler with his fun.
As nearly as possible, Hungary
hopes to turn the area into an Amcri-
can Yellowstone National Park, for
beauty Of background is there, with
castles that are almost legends adding
0 distinct continental note. Yellow,
red, green and blue sandstone, strip
ped by nature Of its covering Of earth,
lends the color Of Americas famed
park.
CCRIBBL NGs-The breastworks
- built by Confederate soldiers to
protect Savannah from Sherman are
now part Of the Savannah Golf Club
course So crowded was the New
Ocean House at Swampscott. Mass,
recently that the management was
forced to turn private ofiices and par
lors into emerger y bed rooms
Charlie Chaplin's famous shoes and
Mary Pickfords curls are on display
In the Screen Actors Guild exhibit
ut the San Diego Fair The Cort-
landt street ferry, which runs up to
Weehawken, gives the New York City
visitor . grand view Of the skyline for
. modest price -. Groton State Park;
VT, covers $4,000 acres and contains
many lakes The worlds deepest
river Is the Saguenay, In the Cana
dian area, one hears 30 much about
+. I. Huntsville. the first capital Of
Alabama, Is the watercress center Of
the United StatAg TiR Jun1frau