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The sight-seeing homemakers of Rappahannock, who left early last Tuesday morning for a threeday visit to New York, returned at 11:30 Thursday night, according to schedule. All declared that they had a wonderful time and had certainly got their money’s worth.
The itinerary, which was given in last week’s paper, was carried out to the letter without a hitch, and many places of interest in this huge city of great contrasts were visited.
The homemakers, from rural Home Demonstration dubs, had a glimpse of the way, of life of millions of people in a great city. The very rich, the very poor, the elegance of Park Avenue and the revolting atmosphere of die Bowery.
According to our guide, who really knew his city, Governor Alfred E. Smith, whose home was on the lower East Side, said,“There’s nothing to equal the smell of the fish markets except politics.’’
Fortunately for those in the party, their “slick bus" didn’t stop in this section only passed through. Longer stops were made in more, pleasant, and inspiring places like the Cathedre! of Sri John the Divine. ' N
The entire program Tuesday evening at Radio City Music Hall, showpiece of the nation, will not be forgotten.
The high spot of the trip, for practically all of the party was the visit to the United Nations. The group was most fortunate in its guide, a brilliant young student from Pakistan. She was in native costume and spoke our language beautifully. When asked if she had been educated in die states She replied, “no in one of your Mission' Schools in my own country.”
It was evident that her reply pleased several in the group and mindful of the spirit of the United Nations surrounding them, not one was heard to ask, **What de-' nomination?" . A? 'i
It would be impossible to de-"' scribe the numerous conference rooms with their furnishings from many lands. The mural paintings must tell their own story. One must go see for herself.
The United Nations was die last guided tour of the Rappahannock Home Demonstration Club trip. The best was saved for the,; last.- As the bus pulled out, die many flags of member countries around the globe, all flying at the same height,was a colorful and impressive sight, and fodd for earnest thought.
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