The Opelousas courier., 1889-09-21
Editorial Association


Postmaster General Dickinson, was q
very elegant affair. Hundreds Of the
elite Of Detroit society also attended
and it is estimated that 700 persons
were present. Of course, nice lunch
was served, including (of course. ALSO
the delicious celery salad, which seems
10 be de Tigaeur in that latitude.
ThS-next day two long business ses-
sions we're held, at which ''The Prog
ress of Libel Law Reform - and "State
Press Associations" we've discussed,
while the ladies of the association were
taken in the evening for yacht ride to
Crosse Pointe, in lake st. Clair Five
beautiful steam yachts, gaily decked
cut in flags, streamers, and bunting
OF all kinds, were comfortably filled
with the ladies of The press and their
generous entertainers, and as the fleet
steamed up the river, ploughing its en-
eraid waters into beautiful fsages OF
white embroidery, it presented pretty
and exhilarating sight A champagne
lunch, with the usual coDcomitants of
ices, sc. and celery salad--was sery!!
ed on board; and on their return 1.-THE
ladies were emphatic in thSr assevera.
tioDs that the trip was the most pleas
ant episode of their visit to Detroit.
AT night most of rs attended q dra-
matte performance at the Detroit Opera
House.
On the following day, Friday, the clos
ing session was held, when Boston was
selected as the next place of meeting
lin Juue or July next) and the follow
lug officers were elected, viz: presi-
dent, Chas. A, Lee, of Rhode Island :;
vice. presidents, j. b. Stanley, of21r&la.
bama z. B. Fletcher, of Illinois, and
Z. W. Stephens, of Missouri; cores.
pondiug secretary, John N. Doan, of
Ohio; recording secretary, VIM. Ken
nedy, OF Pennsylvania, with R. Fl. Til
ney, of Colorado, as his assistant; treas
urer. 4. II. Lowlie, of Illinois.
One of the pleasing incidents of this
days session, was the presentation of
m American flag to the association, by
General L. Ii. Elliott, of Florida, which
he had unfurled on the 4th ofJuly from
the top of the Eifel tower in Paris. 1t
was received by Nj LL9QiEgBie in words
Of deep pathes aa.e~sroqnence.
At 2:30-p. III. the fine and swift steam.
er TIeyhdand left Detroit with all of
that hospitable city's guests and many
of her citizee% the6iarty numbering
probably ZOO -And STAINED up the river
and across lake st Clair to the Star Is
iaud Flats, where splendid banquet
was served, sans Intoxicating beverages
of any kind, however. The best toast
Of the evening was offered by Gov.
Luce, the stalwart old governor of the
WGiveFine State, who although Repub-
licln and an ex-Union soldier spoke in
a vein so different from that INDUCED
in by Col. Shepard day or two before,
that one would almost suspect that he
meant 10 administer to that cranky in
diyidaal mild but unmistakable re-
buke. His patriotic and statesmaniike
utterances were applanded TO the echo;
and this leads Us TO remark that men of
his class-the apostles of fraternal feel
iiIg-are becoming more popular at the
North while men of the Shepard school
the bloody shirters--are becoming
less sn. God grant that this sentiment
may rapidly grow until the last barrier
between the sections is completely OBJ
liberated
OH Saturday morning large num-
Der of the visitors TOOK The Grand
Trunk railway for Niagara Falls. Cross.
ing tue Detroit river we were on Cana-
dian soil; and all day we admired the
beautiful, well-tilled domiuions of the
British queen, with The constantly re.
curing thought nppermost in oar mind:
80 fNp a
British TO keep; Canada should belong
to the Iaited statesh We reached
tho greals ,anract at 5 p. m, took
look at the 1apids, ttien at the tSls, aud
went to supfeE Then back we went
again to take Il moonlight view of the
awe inspiring scene and to listen at
short range to the awful music Of Nj
agara's ceaseless roar" The next day
was spent in viewing the various falls
from different points of view, riding
down the inclined railway to the foot
Of the American falls, floating to the
verge of the maelstros ION the Maid of
the MIST and. By tn8 most venture
sulie, exploring the famous " Cave of
the WiuaF Leaving the pleasant lit
tie city Of Niagara Falls,at 9 P. IN. on
SUNDAY, we reached Detroit tllS next
morning and soon after left for Chicago
where d day was spent as the guests of
the Press Club of that city, wiff9insist-
ed on showing us that the Windy
City was tho proper place IN which to
hold the World's Exposition 10 1872
Nine of us comfortably seated our
selves insideau elegant tally ho coach"
drawn By four spirited horses, while
seventeen others, including two Baton
Rouge girls, all Opelousas girl, a Mime
sofa gifi and i Minnesota nlatron- one
of the most charming ladies We ever
met. by- the way found seats OIL the
ton aud the Press Club did chow MS
the city We were taken to the parks,
of which Chicago has several fine and
large ones, beautifully shaded and laid
off and planted with a profusion OF
bright flowers and shrubs We were
shown the residence portion of the city
and we were taken through the busy
marfs Of trade and along the banks OF
her magnificent inland sea and the
most skeptical among ms, when ne iin.
isiled his Id mile drive, was convinced
that Chicago had Mt least all the room,
all Tie fresh aiF and oil the wholesome
water needed for such grand enter,
prise as the Worlds Exposition OF Is9S
must be.
We left Chicago on Tuesday night
anil On Thursday evening at 6.40 we
we're Id Onel elousas.
Now, word about the City OF the
Struts, Z whose generous and hospita-