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58 W I L M E T T K L I F E May 13, 1937 TRAVEL M r . a n d M r s . F o r r e s t C . S n o w of 1011 G r e e n w o o d avenue, W i l m e t t e , are p l a n n i n g to leave this w e e k on a three w e e k s ' m o t o r t r i p . T h e y w i l l tour t h r o u g h the S m o k y m o u n t a i n s , a n d visit A s h e v i l l e , N . C , a n d W h i t e S u l p h u r S p r i n g s , W . V a . , before ret u r n i n g home. RESORTS IN BERMUDA Cruise to Tropics Offers Many Thrills for Wilmette Couple (Contributed) M r . and M r s . O r v i l l e D a v i s Jones, 1615 Forest avenue, W i l m e t t e , have returned f r o m an eighteen-day cruise on the C o l o m b i a n line to H a i t i , so primitive i n many of its aspects that it seems like a different w o r l d . H a i t i lies w h o l l y w i t h i n the tropics, and its high mountains descend abruptly to the Caribbean sea f r o m most of its coastline. Stopping a day at P o r t au P r i n c e , capital of H a i t i , M r . and M r s . Jones took a motor t r i p to Kenscoff and Petion V i l l e . T h e i r next port was K i n g s t o n , Jamaica, from there they took a motor t r i p to H o p e and Castleton Gardens, each filled w i t h tropical orchids, gorgeous flowering trees, shrubs, and rainbow colored birds. K i n g s t o n is famed for its t r i m B r i t i s h shops and smart hotels. V i e w Oldest W a l l e d City N e x t M r . and M r s . Jones stopped at P u e r t o C o l o m b i a , Colombia, South A m e r i c a , for a day and resumed their cruise to Cartagean, oldest walled city in the new w o r l d . H e r e they visited famous fortresses, including the Citadel of San Felipe de Barajos which dates from 1620, and the cathedral and a r c h bishop's palace and the renowned Jesuit C h u r c h of S a n P e d r o C l a v e r . A f t e r an ascent of P o p a H i l l , they began the return cruise, stopping a day at C o l o n and a day at Cristobal, Canal Zone. I n the C a n a l Zone they went by motor to Gatun L o c k s where they arrived in time to see a Lhnted States troop ship, the Chateau T h i e r r y , filled with young soldiers in K h a k i u n i forms, pass through the locks to the Pacific Ocean. T w o submarines passed in the opposite direction going to the A t l a n t i c . T h e r e followed a r a i l trip to old P a n a m a C i t y and B a l b o a o n the Pacific Ocean. T h e hills beyond Gatun L a k e are heavily fortified. A i r p l a n e s are · pi rmittcd to fly l o w over the canal, and cameras are taken from passengers and returned after airplane trips. A second call at K i n g s t o n and g l a m orous P o r t au P r i n c e followed, and then they made their final port of c a l l at historic, colorful Cape H a i t i a n on the north coast of H a i t i . H e r e they drove to the ruins of H e n r i Chrislophe't exquisite palace. Sans Souci, at M i l o t , and through the tropical jungle to the forbidding and incredible mountain fortress, the Citadel L a F e r r i c r e . H a i t i was discovered by Columbus w h o landed a! M o r e St. N i c h o l a s On December 6, 1492. L e a v i n g H a i t i they spent four days returning through the Spanish M a i n , the Caribbean, the W i n d w a r d Passage and the A t l a n t i c to N e w Y o r k where they stopped for several days to visit Mr. Jones' brother, Rodney W i l c o x Jones of N e w Rochelle, w h o is an ardent orchid plant collector. H e has several hundred plants in his conservatory, some of them always in bloom. a w a r m l y c l a d m a n c l o t h e d in furSj b l o w i n g fiercely o n a t r u m p e t ; the east w i n d was expressed b y a y o u n g man w i t h flowing h a i r ; the west w i n d by the figure of a l i g h t l y c l a d a n d beautiful y o u t h w i t h his lap full of flowers. O n the roof a n d i n the c e n ter was p l a c e d a w i n d - v a n e , d i s p l a y i n g the figure of a T r i t o n whose sceptre a l w a y s p o i n t e d to the " w i n d octant." WORKSHOP I N S U R A N C E is the foundation on which your home and your business should be built. Without sound insurance you always run the risk of financial ruin. Consult this agency about the different kinds of insurance necessary for your adequate protection. E B E R L E I N S U R A N C E A G E N C Y B.G. Eberle 522 C e n t e r St. W i n n e t k a 858 R a p p Building T 0 I I R S B e r m u d a News Photo Very little machinery is used by these Island craftsmen in making furniture--most of the work is done by hand Cedar is used almost entirely. C r u i s e A r o u n d Is South A n n o u n c e d T h e deftness of llie early settlers in Bermuda in m a k i n g household furniture, from wood of the cedar trees tltey found g r o w i n g on the Island- is preserved today, three centuries iater, in manv of their descendants. · : : 1 ^ / C 4 B E F R I E V A C A T I O N S F r o m C H I C A G O to C O L O R A D O A m e r i c a 9Dayt . . Only * 5 1 -- Available on selected dates. Y E L L O W S T O N E 9 Day* . Only 1 1 4 ^ 5 Go any day'durlng the season, C A L I F O R N I A $ and Canadian Rockies i*Day< , Only * 1 6 5 -- Go June 19. July 3, 17» 31 and Aug. 14. Many Itineraries from which to choose. Ask for descriptive folder. coupon fciL T i m T h e S w e d i s h A m e r i c a n line a n nounces that n e x t w i n t e r it w i l l c o n duct, i n c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h T h o s . C o o k & S o n . a 55-day, 14,200-mile " A r o u n d S o u t h A m e r i c a " pleasure cruise i n its de l u x e m o t o r l i n e r G r i p s h o h n , one of the p o p u l a r cruise ships o f the S w e d ish w h i t e fleet. T h e G r i p s h o h n w i l l d e p a r t f r o m N e w Y o r k on F e b r u a r y 4 ami w i l l return M a r c h 31. T h e itine r a r y w i l l i n c l u d e stops at m a n y of the most i n t e r e s t i n g ports o n the ea -! a n d west coasts of the S o u t h A m e r i can c o n t i n e n t , as w e l l as at some of the best k n o w n w i n t e r resorts in the W e s t Indies. 1 ,. H . McCormick, A.G.P.A. Rock Island Lines 179 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 111. I Phone Wabash 3200 Please tend me free literature on all- . expense tours to · Colorado · Yellow- | stone · Calif orn la. Check booklets desired. Name... Address . City. . .Stat*. SOUTH AMERICAN CRUISE A newly announced summer cruisetour of 55 day d u r a t i o n , to cover 12,315 miles of S o u t h A m e r i c a n t r a v e l , has been scheduled to leave X e w Y o r k J u l y 2 o n the S.S. S a n t a C l a r a . T h e voyage, w h i c h w i l l c o m b i n e an escorted t o u r to the p r i n c i p a l E a s t and W e s t Coast cities, w i t h o v e r l a n d visits to I n c a w o n d e r s , C h a n - C h a n a n d I g u a z u F a l l s , w i l l be under the t r a v e l auspices of the A m e r i c a n E x press c o m p a n y , i n c o o p e r a t i o n w i t h the G r a c e L i n e , the R o y a l M a i l and the M u n s o n L i n e s . piece* "t antique furniture fashioned by ' the hands of men who fought against the sea to gain a fnothold "ti the jagged coral shore, they also show tables, chairs and bedsteads made by contemporary I residents which follow closely old designs ana methods of tne workmanship of the colonists L i t t l e of the w o r k is done professionally, because A m e r i c a n and B r i t i s h furniture may be purchased comparatively cheaply. B u t the j o y of the craftsman, inherited through several generations, manifests itself i n the pride that is expressed in this typical Bermuda hobby, "TEMPLE OF T H E WINDS" A t h e n s -- t h e " T e m p l e of the W i n d s " may be called the oldest m e t e o r o l o g ical o b s e r v a t o r y i n the w o r l d . It is a s m a l l o c t a g o n a l b u i l d i n g of marble and was erected about 100 B . C . T h e eight sides of the temple were built so as to face in the d i r e c t i o n of the w i n d s , states H . A . H i l l , m a n a g e r of the A m e r i c a n E x p r e s s T r a v e l S e r v ice, w i t h d e s c r i p t i v e figures representing the c h a r a c t e r of a p a r t i c u l a r w i n d . T h e n o r t h w i n d was represented as