Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-17

Gus remarks.
s. THE LADIES: The nonpareil OF the species;
their imprint is ON all our lives and characters.
Responded to by Lutte A. Taylor. Mr.
TAYLOR would have made the type stu
finer, and called it diamond. de had
been notified that he was to respond, but 1t
was a jske He had expected ladies to be
present. and knew them to be able to speak
for themselves. Besides, Gen. G1nty was
his alternate and ought to have taken ms
place, for George was at home there, IN
fact, he was a chase which enclosed the
forms of the sex wi, bout the aid of the rule.
The speakers mother was woman, which
was a compliment to himself. Women con-
tributed much 20 our cares, our happiness,
and our--so forth Mr. Seymour sat look
ing so sober that he was tempted TO relate
an anecdote of that gentleman. but would
in mercy refrain. The speaker concluded
with serious tribute to the virtues and
noble qualities of woman, which brought
down the thunderous applause of the audi
ence. As this was the last of the regular
tnasts, President Leonard on behalf OF the
Minnesota Press, offered the following:
The WISCONSIN Press: The equal of any in the
world i'm ability and enterprise it excels them all
in capacity for enjoyment, and contributing to
the enjoyment OF Others
This was responded to by President Sey-
mour in speech full of sense and feeling, IN
which he paid tribute of thanks to the
press and citizens Of Milwaukee, and read
an eloquent poem by Mrs. Manvllle (Neille
G. Mann), of La Crosse, which will appear in
the proceedings when in pamphlet form.
The glee club then give "We are Happy
tonight Bows" all joining in the chorus
and at the close, giving rousing cheers for
Milwaukee and its wholesouled citizens and
also for the managers Of the Newhall house.
RESOLUTIONS
Before leaving Milwaukee the follwing
resolutions were unanimously adopted by
the Minnesota Association:
Resolued, That the members of the Minnesota
Editors, and Publishers Association tender their
sincere thanks to the Wisconsin Association for
their kindly invitation to participate in the pro-
ceedings of their Convention at Milwaukee. and
the festivities of the occasions also. TO the men,
bers of the Newspaper Press, to the Mayor, city
officers and citizens of Milwaukee, for the abund
ant hospitality with which they have greeted the
representatives of the Minnesota Editorial Asso-
PesoIred, That the Minnesota Editors and Pub
fishers Association reiterate the wish that their
brethren of the Wisconsin Press may make 1t
convenient sometime in the near future to meet
them again on the soil of the North Star State,
where the kindness so generously SHOWN 10 us
here will be as generously reciprocated
The Wisconsin Association adopted the
following:
Res0lced That the thanks of this Association
are due and hereby rendered to the Mayor and
citizens of Milwaukee and to the spirited repre-
sentatives of the city Press for the lavish hosp-
tally and courteous attentions so considerably
bestowed and that we regard the future pros
peritv of the worthy emporium of our State with
an interest that will always be felt for her and the
humbiest OF her epeE9ff ifiafftSG O..
Most if not all of the visitors had been
entertained at the Newhall and Kirby
Houses, and when the time for partingg ar
rived, Mr.. Brightman of the Sentinel, with
other publishers and editors, were busy at the
Newhall house escorting the departing guests
to the carriages in waiting to convey them
to the depot. When the depot was reached,
thanks to C. G. Wheeler, the prompt Super
intendent of the road, the Pullman sleeping
cars, sent for the excursionsts by the Pull
man company, were found all ready for
starting and they were soon occupied by
those who in the midst of their luxury and
comfort, found no difficulty in successfully
counting, ''tired Natures sweet restorer
balmy sleep"
The sleeping car train left Milwaukee
shortly after midnight, and before O'Clock
in the morning it was in Chicago, and the
excursionists were making their way to the
fremont house to which they had been in
vited to breakfast and where they received
a hearty welcome and refreshing meal.
There the excursionists were visited by
President Robbins and others of the Board Of
Trade, who rendered them an invitation to
banquet at the Sherman house on Friday
evening, which was accepted.
All in attendance al Milwaukee were pres
ent, except about twenty.
FOR ST. LOUIS.
After breakfast the excursionists went to
the Chicago, Alton & st. Louis railroad de-
pot, where a special train of cars was in
waiting to convey them to the Queen City
of the Mississippi. The eyes of the excur-
sionists frightened when they observed in
the train the Z" Omaha and others of the
celebrated Pullman palace cars, and the ex-
cursionists had also the pleasure of meeting
the two Pullman's of car fame, whose cour-
tesies had been so agreeable, and who, in
their appearance and bearing, justified the
best impression of their character. Super
intendent of the company, A. B. Pullman,
the youngest of the brothers, accompanied
the excursionists from here, and the special
train was run by j. q. McMullen, the assist
ant general superintendent Of the road on
a time table that gave the train every facili
ty for quick run. At Z A. NJ. the train
left the depot, and the eyes of the excur-
sionists were soon delighted with the swift
and passing glimpses of the broad and fer
tile prairies of Illinois. Past Joliet, with
its State prison of handsome white stone,
past many thriving villages with only
glance at them, and then early in the after
noon, when the excursionists in the
palace cars had not even thought of
fatigue or hunger, at Bloomington
and Springfield, at which last place
a Delmonico Pullman dining car, joined the
train, and tn exeursionists were seated at
its profusely supplied tables enjoying first
class dinner, while going towards their des-
tination at over thirty miles an hour Past
more towns at flying rate at one Of
which, called Chapman, band of music was
in readiness to receive the editors who
couldn't stop, and yet on and on, past ripen-
ened grain fields and landscapes of verdant
and varying beauty. During the afternoon,
the ladies were served with strawberries and
ice cream and the gentlemen with other ac-
ceptable refreshments and afterwards
meeting was called by President Seymour in
one of the cars, to consider the propriety of
adopting suitable resolutions and General
David Atwood of the State Journal Hon
Geo. liver, of the Oshkosh Times and Col. Il.
a. Calkins of the st. Paul Pioneer, were APP
pointed to prepare such, and thee reported
the following, which after being supported
by d. w. Ballou in appropriate remarks
were ANONYMOUSLY adopted: a ha
Having enjoyed the courteous Inequalities ofthe
Chicago, Alton and St. Louis railroad, and of the
Pullman Palace Car company, the editors OF Wis
Consn and Minnesota, on their own behalf and on
behalf of the associations they represent, par