The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-29
AT MOUNT DESERT.
The California Delegation and Their
Friends
Spend a Day at Malne's Popular
Summer Resort.

On the invitation of Mr. PaysOn Tucker,
General Manager of the Maine Central rail-
road, the California delegation and their
friends spent Saturday at Bar Harbor. An
excursion could not have been arranged for
our Western visitors which would have CIV
en- them finer opportunity to learn of the
State and see the beauties of the coast and
mountains. Although clouds obseured the
sun during the greater part of the time, the
weather was propitious and favorable to
sight seeing. Maine never looked lovelier
than at present, and the breeze direct from
the broad Atlantic, made the day agreeably
cool.
The party was composed of about 200 peo-
pie, and included beside Gen. and Mrs. John
A. Logan. ex-Gov. Fairchild of Wisconsin
and Commander Burdett of Washington,
Deputy Commander R. H. Mansfield, P. H.
McGrew o. b. Carr, Judge J. A. Waymier
and d. C. Tuttle of California, Senior Vice
Commander w. S. Marshall, Gen. w. J. Wat
son, A. Z. Sholes, Col F. E. Tyler, c. l..
Wilson and Vice Commander-in-chief John
R. Lewis of the Tennessee and Georgia G.
A. R., Capt. J. S. Sterrett and H. A. Rus
sell of Missouri, Mrs. Kate Sherwood, Presi-
den Of the Woman's National Relief Corps,
Senior Vice Commander John P. Ray, Gen.
Fl. G. Hicks, Gen. E. NJ Pope, Col. William
Thomas of Minnesota, Past Commander
Hedges, Major Applebee, Gen. John G. Rob
inson and Corporal Tanner of New York,
Past Commander Paul Vanderyoort of Me-
braska, Past Commander-in-chief George S.
Merrill and George S. Evans of Massachu-
sets, Gen. Charles Hamlin, Gen. /. S. Bangs
The following Portland people were with
the party and it is safe to say that they en-
ioyed the trip equally as well as the delega-
tion for whom it was arranged: G. G. AL
len, Hall L. Davis and wife, VIM. Adie, Jo-
seph B. Adie, Chas. H. Chase, Geo. c. Shaw
and wife, Miss Ella Shaw, Mrs, Chas. Davis,
Jr., Mrs. A. G. Rogers, Jas. S. Marrett and
wife, DR.. l.. W. Pendleton, A. HI. Rowe, E.
W. Conley and wife, Thos. p Shaw and
wife, G. w. York and wife, John S. Morris
and wife, d. F. Corser and wife, John b.
Gardner, j. S. Heald, Mrs. d. Brazier, Miss
Brazier, J. E. Blabon and wife, Mrs. Tewks-
bury, g. NJ. Patten, C. A. Brown and wife,
Miss Brown, E. B. Denison and wife, L..
Denison and wife, Stanley III. Pullen, w. F
Milliken, A. w. Hart, Miss Thaxter, Mr..
H. J. Chisholm and wife, Franklin j. Rol-
Inns and wife, Lewis Pierce, W. S. Eaton and
wife, Mrs. Lewis Brown, W. A. Allen, F. w.
Aiken.
The arrangements for the trip were excel
lent and the promptness and efficiency with
which they were executed reflects great cred
1t on the Maine Central and its manage
ment. About fifty members Of the party
went down by rail, leaving Portland Friday
noon, but the greater part preferred the sail
in the steamer Lewiston which had been as
signed for the occasion.
Early in the evening the guests began to
appear on the boat and at eleven o'clock,
the steamer left her moorings and started
down the harbor. As the boat gathered
headway, Hon. Thomas B. Reed who
had come on board to bid General
Logan goodbye, discovered that he was
being carried to Bar Harbor. AS Mr.. Reed
could not go it became necessary to put him
ashore. The speed was lowered and the
Lewiston erept by the ends of the wharfs
with everybody on the lookout for a landing
place. Custom House wharf was reached
and passed and it looked as il Mr.. Reed
would be obliged to continue his trip whether
or no. AT the end Of Franklin wharf, how
ever, the steamer was stopped alongside
coal schooner and the Representative from
the First District gracefully tripped across
narrow plank and leaped safely to the deck
of the schooner.
The harbor was soon left behind and the
excurscnists gathered on the open deck to
enjoy one Of those beautiful moonlight nights
which make the sail along our coast unparal-
leled 70 many of the Western people sail
ing out on the open sea was a novelty and
one which they thoroughly enjoyed until
that always attendant sensation commonly
known as sea-sickness forced retreat to
state-rooms and berths. In the morning it
was hard to find any one who had been sick
but the number of those who had been un-
comfortable was exceedingly large. A good
breakfast was an excellent restorative, how
ever, and when at Bar Harbor at eleven
o'clock the discomfort had entirely disap-
peared.
The steamers passengers found carriages
in readiness to take them to the West End
Hotel, where they were met by Mr.. and Mrs.
Tucker. Here the same care which marked
the conducting of the entire trip was appar
ent, and the excursionists were shown to
rooms engaged before their arrival, and
found that everything which could add to
their comfort and convenience had been pre-
pared for them.
In the afternoon visit to Green Noun
fol off 1ad INV 10 d.
Dor, as the carriages drove by the hotels and
cottages and up the Green Mountain road,
through the cool woods to the little lake
which nestles among the hills. The trip across
the lake in the quaint steamer with the In
dian name of "Wauwinet' and up the noun
tain on the railroad is a charming one. As
the train climbs the steep slope views Of land
and water are unfolded, which are hardly to
be surpassed by the broader view from the
summit. Nearly all the visitors went to the
mountain, and two trips were required to
carry them to the summit Later in the af-
ternoon the Lewiston took large number
on sale among the islands.
Early in the evening Gen. Warfeld of Cali
fornia, at the request of a large number,
called a meeting Of the excursionists in order
that their thanks to Mr.. Tucker for his kind
ness and generosity might be properly ex-
pressed j. A. Waymier of California, E.
Allen of Virginia, J. A. Graham of New
York, Col. Berry of Illinois, E. NJ. Pope of
Nebraska, and D. r. Austin of Ohio, were
appointed a committee to draft set of reso-
lutions expressing the feeling of the guests
of Mr. Tucker. During the absence of the
committee short speeches were made by
Comrades Van Dervoort, Leamans, Hicks,
Graham and Berry, and Mrs. Sherwood and
Mrs. Kinney. All the speakers referred to
the success of the encampment, and men
toned the hospitality of the State of Maine
and the city of Portland, while they express
ed their appreciation of the kindness of their
host in the warmest terms. Mrs Kinney, in
inviting the comrades of Maina IN viSit Golf