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Claire and her friend spent four weeks touring Europe by automobile along the unbeaten paths not usually followed by the average tourist. We were priviliged to follow her from Holland through Germany and on into Switzerland; from windmills and dikes, through small towns, festivals and farms to the majestic glory of the Matterhorn, all of these were captured on her beautiful colored slides for our lasting enjoyment. Beautiful flowers, grass and scenery were everywhere from Amsterdam, to Rotterdam, on to Cologne and Frankfurt. We saw the Rotterdam Tower, the Peace Palace, the old festival in Nuremburg and very attractive farm homes. The Rhine river boats took us along Castles at Cologne, past hillside vineyards up to the markets at Heidleburg.

Claire's artistic sense was apparent in her selection of scenes as we visited with her in such places as Lanzurt, Salsburg, Holstat, the Bonehouse and festival parades, and the gardens at Interlaken. When she left us breathless from scenes on top of the Jungfrau and Matterhorn mountains, we felt that we had been with her all the way on her trip.

It was with reluctance that we returned to Brighton and adjourned at 9:30 p.m. to meet in October with the Canbys at their new home "Montresor".

Alan F. Thomas Alan F. Thomas, Secretary