Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-04-10
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you read this, my American
wife and will be in New York
preparatory for sailing to jolly
old England on Wednesday,
April IL.
Our columns last year were
so well received that it is our
intention to continue our OBJ
servations and comment on
this trip SO be on the lookout
each issue if you are still in
terested.
We will sail to England on
the Queen Mary, arriving at
the port OF Southampton on
April 16 where we will be met
by our wonderful English
friends, Eileen and Harry
Truelove. You may remember
that we wrote about them last
year and they have kindly ask
ed us to be their guests during
our stay in the British Isles.
Eileen and Harry were house
guests of ours here in London
for ten days last summer. Both
being Londoners tEngland,
that is) they said that they
just HAD to see London, Ohio.
Might add that they were
nightly impressed with the
folks here who treated them
SO wonderfully. Harry and l
happen to have the same birth
date.
Present plans are to stay at
the Truelove home near the
town of Charlwood in Surrey
for a week and then to strike
out by car on tour of Eng
land, Scotland, Wales and Ire
land. If time allows we will
also go to Holland and Paris
and time will probably allow!
The entire trip promises to
be really interesting one. To
be able to visit in an English
home and to be shown about
the country by English people
is a rare and individual privil-
ege not often available to the
traveller on tour. Others who
have had the opportunity to
avail themselves to such hos
pitality tell me that we will
enjoy everything very much
more than were we to travel
in the regular manner. English
inns and seaside hotels are
among the finest in the world,
It's said, and we are looking
forward to all of the niceties
of English scenery, cuisine and
customs.
Will get to play some golf
over there too. Harry says
thai the English golf clubs are
not so fancy as the American
variety but that they have
some rather superior" golfers
just the same. We agree.
Let's see, toothbrush, shaw
ing kit, camera and film, type
writer, wife, travellers checks,
tums and a smile from ear to
ear. Yep, that takes care of it!
But no matter how much plan
ming, we always leave some
thing behind! Oh well.
An added thrill is the prom
ise that a number of our good
friends will be on hand to see
us off in New York. So far the
party will number about ten
people but we, hope some
others will be able to make it
too. This "bon voyage" busi-
ness is about the most pleas
ant thing that can ever happen
to a person. Champagne, flow
ers and kilograms from friends
and loved ones really get you
right down here! Makes a
person glad to be alive and
able to count his blessings.
Oh yes! Harry has written
that we are to go up to Lon
don for the Queens birthday.
This event we will try to get
down on paper and maybe we
can convey some of this pag-
eantry into your homes. OF
course, my old camera will be
clicking merrily all along the
way so that anyone who is so
inclined may see what we have
seen. II is our sincere hope
that you will all enjoy our eff
fort at cataloguing and travel
oging.
Right here is a good place to
state that the biggest reason
that we are able to make such
a fine trip is through the 10y
atty and friendship of the peo-
pie who work with US here at
the Madison Press ComparI.
Were it not for them, yours
truly would never have the OPP
portunity for such a sojourn.
My heartfelt thanks to these
kind associates.
And so there it is like
the fellow says, opportunity
knocks but once. Our pleasure
at the prospect is boundless.
See you in England!