Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-08-11
THE GRAND PRESS EXCURSION.
a COmoImucd ovation Through
Thrcc Great States.
Royal Hospitality EverywAsrs.
fuLL ACCOUNT OF THE ExcuRsioN-LIsT o.
,t MENBERs-PRsONALs.

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Royal Hospitality EverywAsrs. S
fuLL ACCOUNT OF THE ExcuRsIoS-LIsr Of
.t MExBERs-rRs0NALs.
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The Firs. Annual Excursion of tho
Iowa Press Association, which dis
banded at Council Bluffs on Monday
war tie grandest and most success
full ono ever planned in Iowa for
journey to other States, and the ad
vantages that will bc gained by boti
che visitors and the visited, IN the
future cannot be too highly esti,nat
I'd. But the present time does n d
call for arguments in economies;
plain tale as to how the great powel
of the Iowa press was received and
cnsetta,ncd UeiSg only ih'eads'se
rus EXCURSION
rcndezvoused at Ottumwa on thu
10Th ult., and the citizens OF thai
plaOe entertained the embarrassed
newspaper people in manner char
acteristic OF the genuine hospitality
for which the Ottumwaites are 81
generally noted. AL excursionists
were f1rui6hed homes among the
people, who were lively in their en-
dc3soss 10 show the great advantag
cs u the city in the best possible
Highland they did so. A public re
ccpt;on was held in the evening at
tho Balllsall House, May Or Little
ton delivering the address of wei
come, responses being made by Hon.
John p. Irish and others OF the party.
The firemcn were ont in parade
dresA and apparatus, and lent lusty
cheers u the warm welcome 20 gen
crously rendered. At nine o'clock
the party was invited to partake oi
80 GRAND BANQUET
at Taylor and Blake's Hall, covers
being laid for near three hundred
persons. Every luxury and fancy as
well as salstanaial dish was provid
el, in all moro than one handred
courses. President Clarkson, OF the
Association, presided At the banquet.
with the company OF Vice President
Fox, General Superintendent Knight,
General Ticket Agent Charlton. Gen
eral Freight Agent Wicker and 9TH
ers OF the officiary;of the North Mis-.
souri Railroad, the opening OF which
to.Ottumwa being the event cele
bratcd. Toasts, practical and pa
trlotic, were read and responded to by
AlervsssFox, Charlton, Hyatt. Stiles,
lrfsh. HvnI Duane Wilson, Mr.. Bal.
Iingati, Walker and others, making
the occasion one of great pleasant
ness to all who attended. The man.
agc,nent OF this grand feast was de-
pendent solely upon Mr.. Ballingsll.
and to say. that he did full justice to
the great occasion, and the large
number OF banquctcrs, is weak ex
preston. He was voted unanimous
" q royal prince of caterers, into
whose hands the inter csts of the ''in.
ner man. OF the Iowa editorial fra
ternity there assembled was placed
with sure success following. The
banquet closed a: at a late hour, AUD
at an carly hour the following morn
ing the party gathered at North Nus
soari Depot, and prepared for
THE EXCURSION.
Tie oonpaGy which had SO freely
0Ners1 che nse ofits road and rolling
stock, had a magnificent train OF pas
ssnger coaches in waiting. with every
other preparation made tor the com
fort OF the pleasure seeking tribe.
Tho list OF the party, as far as We
could collect, with the officers and
committees, was as follows:
Pseadeat-J. s. Clarkson, State Register,
Des Moinss accompanied by Mrs. Yost.-v
Vice iseadeE John I. Irish, State Press,
Iowa City. & -
seeretary-R. II. Mcbride, Eliora Ledger.
EXCURSION COMMITTEE.
r. NJ. Mills, Slate Register, Des Moines,
and Miss Blanche Mills.
II S.Hyatt, Clinton Herald, wife and
Miss Spencer.
Il. II. Thayer, Clinton Ago, with Miss
Mary +. Spencer, Engrcssing Clerk Of the
Iowa House of Representatives.
E. n. Chapia and wife, Marshalltown
Times.
Lieutenant Governor NJ. u walden and
wife, Appaneose Citisen.
Major 3 y Woodward and wife, Abba
Spirit.
r. ". Palmer, insaber Of Congress fren
Fifth District, wife aud Miss " bite.
Hon. 4 II St:lea, editor Western Jurist,
and Reporter Of Towa Supreme Court and
Misses Hattie and Julia Merwin.
w II Patrick and wife, Bedford Soish>
jobs Wilcox, Eddy ynls Gazette.
George DAlloa, Dsvsnport Gazette.
C Aclark, Mtnrue Reosvd.
Ensees Fawostt and " II Ca:dwcll Ot>
tuqIa courier..
tW Myers and vifs, wapei'o Rcpabii-
assses . Dsni.g ana vito, Bellevue Re
Mrs T 9 Upper and daughter. Dee
w y juohia aad Wife, Fairfield Ledger.
EFT whtts Asd wife, Bloemasld Rspubli.
Frank IIatton. Mt. Pleasant Journal, and
wife aud sister.
noDy, htn4goId Record.
DR.. Reynolds, Quincy Journal. 3 iss
A 8 Bailey, Decorah Republican.
James Mnhin, Muscatinc Journal
EJ Barker aud wife. Burlington Gazette,
George Albertsoa, Wayne county Mo1i-
tor. - s
J 8 Dague, Oscecla Sentinel.
C II Talnadge, West Union Gazette, wife
and Mrs, White;
Judge Tomnn, Independence Bulletin,
&C pplen. DEBORAH Democrat. ~s
MAThoapsdn9 ahd wife, Osceola 1Inds.
pendent. 80
F ] Meade, Crescos I.iaindealer. IS
GA Henry, kcosnuqua Republican.
Professor liinricbs. American Scientific
Monthly, Iowa City.
vslshtine Daltuif and wife, Floy d county
Advocate. x..fy
John v Faith, Charlton Democrat
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