Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-08-01
CHICKEN SALAD.

CHICKEN SALAD.
Roquefort Cheese. Crackers. Edam Cheese.
NEAPoLITAN ICE CREAM
ASSORTED CAKES. FRUIT.
COFFEE.
Saturday morning we went to Mime
apolis and spent the day with relatives
returning home that evening via the G.
NJ. & st. Paul railroad and reached
here Sabbath morning sick, and tired
from the pleasure and good things en-
ljoyed during the week. The reccol-
lections of this trip will remain with us
through life
The make up of the party Is best por-
trayed in the language of another: The
excursion party carried upon Its special
train an aggregation of talent seldom
equaled and never excelled by travel
ing troupes. 1t contained orators,
authors, poets, musicians, scientists,
humorists, editors, soldiers political
and otherwise,) and politicians who
are not soldiers; and all this in addition
to the crowd of ordinary, everyday
country and city editors. There were
young men and blooming maidens;
white-haired patriarchs, grown gray in
the editorial harness; aspiring youths
and middle-aged editors, and withal
sprinkling of ladies-bright, vivacious,
pretty, interesting ladies, of all
ages and conditions. Upon one point
all agree, and that is that the Wisconsin
press excursion carried none but good
looking ladies. With such an abund-
ance of good material to draw from,
the excursion party was IN condition
/ to repay the courtesies rendered them
on all hands. The several cities drop
pee Il banquet into the editorial dia-
phram, and took their choice as to
what kind of an entertainment they
| should have in return = whether of
Ignatius Donnelly's eloquence, of Miss
Nettie Booths violin music, Of George
Peck's humor, or of Sam. Ryan's remin-
iscences.
| The excursion was the largest, num-
erically, that the Wisconsin Press Asso-
citation has ever had, over 200 being
| present.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
The following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted by the excursionists
at the conclusion of their trip in st.
! Paul:
RESOLVED That if the Wisconsin
| Press association has ever had more
glorious and successful outing than that
| of 1889. we have no remembrance of it:
that every moment of the excursion
from La Crosse TO the roundup in ST.
! Paul has been moment of pleasure;
that we cannot too rObustlv thank
President Price and Secretary Coon for
their many days of hard work in pre-
pairing to render our summer meeting
memorable for the multiplicity of its
pleasures Here's cheer and God
bless you for these kindly and faithful
officials.
RESOLVED, That while we cannot hope
to thank all of the good people who
have been kind to US, we surely do
remember, and gratefully, the citizens
of La Crosse for their generously round
ed hospitality; for an opportunity to
ride about and view their prosperous
and substantial city; for all of their
numerous attentions and good wishes;
that we shall always think of La Crosse
as one of Wisconsin's real gems Were
your committee to write columns of
praise of Eau Claire and its enterpris-
ing and hospitable people, it would fail
to give expression to the kindly feelings
we all have for the city and their un-
numbered courtesies; that the banquet
in the armOrY, prepared and presented
by the ladies of Eau Claire, was some
thing so out of the usual line that it will
linger in our memories like a perfect
dream. That sentences can scarcely be
| framed for proper expression of our
thanks to the people of Superior, West
Superior, Duluth and st. Paul for their
untiring efforts to make our stay with
them full of enjoyment and delightful
to remember. We shall watch the
growth of all of these wonderful cities
with renewed interest.
RESOLVED, That our thanks are due
and are hereby extended to the officers
of all of our Wisconsin railroads and to
the Chicago, st, Paul, Minneapolis &
| Omaha, and the St. Paul & Duluth COM
panies for courteously and wholeheart-
edly extended favors; that we are
greatly indebted to James Gibson, a
special agent of the Chicago & North
western, and G.. G. Gilfillan, a special
agent for the St. Paul and Duluth rail-
roads for invaluable services on the
excursion. While none of us can for
get the grace and skill of that charming
violin artist we want to put the associa-
ton on record with one of its heartiest
and most genuine thanks to Miss Nettie
G. Booth for her successful efforts to
amuse and facinate u.s. The whole as
sociation will keep its eyes upon this
talented young lady and rejoice over
her every victory. Nor would we omit
to say thank you to Mrs. Aubertine
Woodward Moore, Mrs. B. J. Price, the
Columbus Glee Club, and Miss French,
of Eau Claire, for their generous con-
tributions in rendering the weeks out
ing series of incompatible pleasures.
RESOLVED, That the Wisconsin Press
association is emphatic and intensely
earnest in its acknowledgements to the
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota,
for his brilliant and original address,
and for his highly interesting and IN
structive responses during the exeur-
sion. Our best bow is made to Mrs.
Moore, the poetess, for the annual
poem.
RESOLVED, That if we have overlooked
! anyone we "did'n 60 to do it, and are
sincerely sorry.
We know the writer of the article
headed Communicated" in the last
issue of the Enterprise, and knowing