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Show uu DR. EZRA G. HICK ID MRS. DAVID ECCLES RETURN DOME Dr Ezra C. Rich and son Clark armed ar-med home yesterday from Europo and in an interview this morning sjoke interesting of the trip The physician aud his son. accompanied accom-panied by Dr. and Mrs L. R. Pug-mire, Pug-mire, left Ogden on Juno 16, on the first stage of their journey abroad The party stopped first at Atlantic City, N, J , where the two ductule attended the annual meeting of th American Medical association, which was In session lor a week. From Atlantic At-lantic City, they went to New York, from which port they sailed for Hamburg, Ham-burg, Germany, on June 21 Arriving at Hamburg on July 4, Dr. Rich and his son met Mrs. Rich j and daughters, Gladys, Leila and Helen. The family passed three clays sightseeing at Hamburg and i hen went to Christ lania, Norway, where they remained for two days From ChrlStlanta they went to Trond-jem, Trond-jem, traveling over the new Norwegian Norwe-gian railroad. A journey filled with wonderful sights was then taken along the ares! coast of Norway to North Cape, which is the farthest pomt north on the European Eu-ropean continent This Journey was In a pleasure boat and, while making It, the Ogden people saw the "aurora, borealis ' or northern lights At North Cape they visited several Lapp camps ami found their brief study of the people very Interesting. The trip to i ape .Norm occupied seven clays and the family then returned re-turned to Chrlstiaula, w here they met Hagbert Anderson, Sr , and had a pleasant visit. After leniug Chrlstlanla, stops were made at Stockholm. GottenburJ and Trolhatten, Sweden, and Copen hagen, Di amarh. Stockholm, the physician stated is known as the Paris of the north, on account of its beauty, and Trolhatten boasts of the falls of the same name, which are said to be one of tne most beautiful sights In Europe. At Copenhagen, Dr Kkh passed a uumber of hours at the Copenhagen hospital which be says, is the finest In the world. After leaving Denmark 'he famlh traveled down th west coast of Ge many Into Holland and from there went to London, reaching there on July 26. While in Germany, though war had not yet been declared, tho i German troops were being mobilised, Dr Klch slated, and the trains were being pressed into service for the movement of troops London was reached, however, SI per schedule, and on July L'7 Dr Rich attended the first s sslon of the con-1 gresi of American surgeons with Dr Pugmlre The congress occupied I a greek's time, but in the middle of the week war was declared and th primary object of the congress was almost forgotten At this dpngress all of the operating was done by Kng llsh surgeons and the Americana took cognisance ol the methods used J Immediately after war was declar ed. preparations were started at the, different hospitals, to take care of tho wounded soldiers that might be brought across the channel and ex- j tra beds were placed In the hallways and everywhere that room could be " found for them. The great CrysUl Palace was purchased by wealthy peo- j pie and also turned Into a hospital. I While Dr. Rich was attending the i surgeon's congress. Mrs Rich and the I children toured Scotland, so that t he-only he-only country they failed to visit, ac cording to their first plans, was'lrc ' The Riches, together with Mrs, Da- I vid Eccles and Dr. and Mrs. Pugmlre 1 sailed from Liverpool on August is I ' on the Cunard liner "Andanla," which I reached Quebec, Canada, on August I-26 I-26 Mrs Eccles returned to Ogden f yesterday with Dr. Rich and his sou while Dr. and Mrs. Pugmlre stopped j In Chicago Mrs. Rich and her three daughters remained in Now York-Miss York-Miss Leila is to enter the National Park seminary at Washington. D C. at the opening of the term, and Mrs j Rich. Gladys and Helen, will remain ' in the east until that time Dr. Rich Is in excellent health and said Ogden never looked better to him than it does at the present time and I that it seemed to Improve ever miu ute. OO it |