Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-03-04
THE LEDGER,
THURSDAY, MARCH 4. 1886
international Press Convention.

We had the pleasure last week of
attending as a delegate from Mis-
souri, the International Press Com
yention at Cincinnati. 1t was Il rep
resentative body, nearly every state
and territory being represented.
Some valuable papers were read and
important business transacted. Great
good to the profession, we think, will
grow out of this association. The
people of Cincinnati treated the boys
in royal style. On the last night a
banquet was given that cost the city
Sl5 per ate--S3,0 900 for 200 guests.
The toasts were brilliant and appro-
pirate. After the banquet quite a
number Of the delegates found time
to visit Florida in 4 train Of sleeping
cars furnished by capitalists of that
state. The guests were not allowed
to spend q cent during the entire
trip. the object being to take the ed
itors through the state and show that
the frost had not killed the orange
trees. The following was the route:
Leave Cincinnati s:47 p. m, Fri
day, February 26, arrive at Jackson
vile Z a. N. Sunday, Feb,y %.
At Jacksonville the ex~cursionists
will be taken in charge by the State
Press Association of Florida. who
have arranged the following tour
through the State: Leave Jackson
vile Sunday morning upon arrival
for st. Augustine and returning to
Jacksonville same evening via steam
er down the st. Johns River. Leave
Jacksonville 3:15 a. M. Monday,
March l., for Palatka, Enterprise,
Titusville and Rock Ledge on Indian
River.
Leave Rock Ledge Tuesday morn
ing, March 2, for Sanford and Win
ter Park.
Leave Winter Park Wednesday
morning, March 3, for Orlando, Kis-
simmee, Haines City, Plant City and
Tampa. Steamboat excursion on bay.
Leave Tampa Thursday morning,
March 4, for Lakeland, Brooksville
and Leesburg.
Leave Leesburg Friday morning,
March 5, for Ocala, Silver Springs,
Orange Lake and Jacksonville.
Leave Jacksonville lao p. m.
Saturday. March 6, via s., f. & w.
Z. T., V. & G. and Cincinnati South
ern Railroads, arriving at Cincinnati
next evening at $3.50, Sunday,
March 7. The Florida delegation and
Albert b. Wrenn, Travelling Passen-
ger Agent, will accompany the party.
The next meeting of the associa-
ton will be at Denver, Colorado, in
June Of 1887. That convention will
be attended by representatives, from
every state and territory in the Union,
and will, we are sure, be a success.
Missouri had the next to the larg-
est delegation at Cincinnati and j. II.
Turner, of Carrollton, read, by all
odds, the best paper. Missouri al
ways gets to the front in the newspa-
per world, as in everything else.
The dining-room, under q flood of
mellowed electric light, with its
tlower-trimmed tables, presented d
brilliant scene. The music, by Cur
rier, was excellent in selection and
rendering, the service prompt and
good, and the menu well cooked.
The menu cards had as a frontispiece
an engraving of Gutenberg taking
his first proof, and the announce
ment complimentary Dinner to the
International Association of America,
by the Citizens of Cincinnati. Burnet
House, Thursday, Feb. rs, 1886"
The courses were Blue Points on the
half shell, green turtle soup, with
sherry, boiled chicken, halibut.
Holandaise sauce, potatoes Paris
ienne, tenderloin of beef Finarciere,
French peas, Sauterne, sweetbreads,
Glace q Ia Velour, spinach a la creme,
punch a Ia Romano, roast grouse,
currant jelly, champagne, Saratoga
chips, dressed celery, ice cream, cake,
fruit, coffee, crackers, cheese, coffee
and cignrs.