Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-20
THE GRocERs GO HOME.
They Have a Good Time-A Banque
Which Closed the Round of Pleasure

Which Closed the Round of Pleasure.
The New England grocers have gone. They
left this morning at o'clock. . thoroughly
contented crowd, convinced that Washington
10 the most beautiful city on the face Of the
earth. SO well pleased we're they with their
treatment and with what they saw that they
were almost unanimous in expressing desire
to come again next year and to spend less time
in looking at comparatively unimportant places
along the route over which they viii travel
from their homes Yesterday a busy one
with the excursionists; they wanted TO see as
much as possible of the city before starting for
Mount Vernon. Mr.. johnson made arrange
ments with Captain Blake which resulted in q
second trip OF the steamer Corcoran, and
shortly before o'clock boat load of grocers
and the usual feminine accomplishments braved
the chilling river breeze and the perils Of the
Potomac that they might view the tomb of the
man who was the father Of the family in which
New England is embraced
DINNER AT wILLARD's
The event Of the evening in connection with
the excursion took place in the tea room of
Wizards hotel long table was loaded with
things edible and there were glasses on the
cloth to indicate that the liquids had not been
forgotten. Around the board were seated the
following persons, guests of Mr. Johnson Rep
resentative f. A. Morse, T. j. Lasier, L. 8.
Emory, Capt. W. II. Hutchinson, Tourist Agent
3 w. +. Draper and Travelling Passenger Agent
d. y. Toy OF the Pennsylvania RAILROAD, G. b.
Wallis, jr., and Ira s. Fallin, of Thurber, Why
land Co.; Mr.. Byrne, representing the Bos-
ton Herald and travelling with the party; A.
Maurice Low, Boston Globe; Marshal Cushing,
Boston Advertiser; C. A Conant Boston Post;
Lewis g. Lang, New York Press; Aubrey G.
Hamilton. Washington Press; DIR. Frank T.
Howe and Geo. II. Harries, EVENING STAR.
Everybody delivered speech except Col
Gushing, and he sang two songs in remarkably
me STYLE. Toasts were disposed of with
celebrity and mutual compliments were freely
indulged In. The one man whose fountain of
euiogy never ran dry was G. b. Wallis. His
name was guarantee to the newspaper men
that he was all right for the entire journalistic
world has heard of DR.. Wallis. who for more
than a generation was on the editorial staff of
the New York Herald
WINDING UP PLEASANT TIME.
Votes Of thanks were given on behalf of the
e1cursionists to the proprietors and employees
OF Wizards, the Riggs and the Ebbitt, to
Tourist Agent Draper Of the Pennsylvania
railroad, to the F. A. Kennedy company of Cam
bridgeport. Mass, for providing buses free of
charge 70 an aggregate of about 500 excursion
lists. and to the company's agent, Mr.. Bennett,
Tor his many and persistent courtesies. and
lastly to the representatives of the press who
were present for the interest they had mani
Tested in SO tangible fashion. Souvenirs of
smoking tobacco and perfumery were dis
trlbuted after the entire company had joined
In singing For He's Jolly Good Fellow in
connection with several Names
Several Of the party adjourned to one of the
pariors, where number of young ladies were, ;,
and enjoyed Col. Cushing's vocalizations.
which were accompanied on the piano by DR..
Howe. 1t was after midnight when the delight
fully informal festivities came to an end and
the crowd dispersed