Smyrna times., 1939-07-20
COL. GEORGE H. RAYMOND
TELLS OF PERSONAL

COL. GEORGE ii. IA 4MOND
TELLS OF PERSONAL
INCIDENTS OF A LONG TRIP
Col. George H. Raymond reached
his home on Saturday evening af-
ter an absence of between six and
seven weeks, reinvigorated in
health and sensibilities sharpened
by the new strange and in some
cases wonderful objects that came
under his observation. His trip
took him from our seaboard, over
the Alleghanies, the praries of the
West, including its chief cities, the
Dakota's, where the wilderness is
converted by sturdy settlers into
thrifty towns in year, and towns
seem the growth of only a day, on
through the territories of Idaho
and Montana, and over the high
ranges and deep canyons of the
Rocky Mountains into Washington
and Oregon territories on the Pa
cific slope, and thence via Puget
Sound into British Columbia spend
ing Saturday and Sunday, June %
and % in Victoria, the capital of
that province. The route there and
back, visiting the Yellowstone
Park, where nature has been law
ish with most wonderful objects,
on the return trip, compromised
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of these places but has special OBJ
jects of interest, descriptions of
which has appeared at times in the
public prints, so, in this case, we
will confine brief sketch to per-
sonl incidents as obtained in an
interview with the traveller, be-
cause it is wonderful what surpris-
es of a personal character will
overtake a wideawake tourist
when thousands of miles from
home, finding persons in almost
every place he went glad to grasp
the hand of a man from little
Delaware" On arriving in Chicago
he was met by James S. Griffin, q
former Smyrnian, and retained as
his guest until he went to Milwau-
kee. Here he Joined members OF
his own family, Lieut.. Col. j. j
Upham, 5th Cavalry, U. S. A. and
H. A. j. Upham, who was married
while he was there. On reaching
Madison, the capital Of Wisconsin
he was met by George B. Ransom
whose wife is a sister of Mrs. Ray
mond On arriving at st. Paul's
he was met by John B. Handy
brother of L. Irving Handy, of this
town, by whom he was shown
through the public buildings Of the
city and driven through Summit
Avenue where all the palatial pri-
vate residences are located. On
leaving st. Pauls, in a travel Of
1900 miles direct over what used
to be called the Western Wilds, =
and most of it will still bear this
designation, he reached Portland
Oregon, where he joined the Ray
mond and Whitcomb tourists num-
bering 81 persons, with whom he
remained until Wisconsin was
reached again on the home trip, at
Minneapolis. One of the first to
greet him on his arrival in Port
land was Morris B. McKim, who is
to be admitted to the bar shortly
son of Rev. J. Leighton McKim, OF
Milford There were also the
Misses Rodney, aunts of Mr.. Nc
Kim, who went to Portland a num-
ber of years ago, and have a -four
ishing seminary for young ladies
of $50 scholars. Another person
who gave him the welcome of g
fellow Delawarean was Major
james p Candy who had been g
schoolmate Of his at Wilmington
40 years ago, and whose wife was
Miss Olevia Miller of Newark, sis.
ter of the wife of Prof. Porter, who
had many inquiries to make fol
youthful associates of that day
among whom were some from
Smyrna. In Tacoma, further OF
toward the British line, he wa:
greeted with expressions of the
greatest delight by Harry r
Spruance, Smyrna boy, son Of
Henry c. Spruance, who went out
there in quest of health and for
tune three or four months ago The
only trouble with Harry was thai
his new found Delaware treasurt
hadn't longer time to stay. Al
Yellowstone Park he met DR.
Jacobs Streets, who grew up ir
Smyrna, but on graduating il
medicine settled in Bridgeton, N
j. He and his wife were on &
Western tour. In Milwaukee he
heard them sounding the praise.
OF physician eminent for his skill
DR.. Spearman-whom he founc
in a social interview to be a native
of Smyrna, son of Simon Spear.
man, whose wife was a sister of p
and E. Spruance. Quite a number
oe pleasant friendships were form
ed on the trip and the journey was