Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-09-12
ON THEIR TRAVELS.
The Aldermen and Their Doings
on Their Trip North.
WHAT ONE LITTLE TIN CUP WILL DO.
AID. Tateum Called the Meeting 10 Or
der and Aid. sprOai Was Called TO
the ChAir-rhe First Iesolation
an Adjournment To Lunch.

The 7:30 C. & W. VI. train yesterday
morning bore the city officials on their
annual outing. One coach, baggage
car and an engine were placed at their
service. The tourists expect to 90
from Traverse City to the home OF the
Mayor and Mrs, at Uhlland, where they
Will be entertained previous to their
return home TO this city Saturday
morning. A TELEGRAM-HERALD staff
correspondent accompanied the party
and sends the following from Traverse
City:
TRAvERsE CITY, Sept. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic portion of the crowd cast
danper on the shirts of the party
for the first hour and half out. They
came Struggling to the depot by ones,
rubbing their knuckles into their eyes,
and with voices so husky that 1t was
difficult TO recognize their salulahons.
The train started off, and Alderman
Tateum kept up the jovialty of one end
of the crowd with great good credit,
but there were no "good timescoming
for that crowd, so long as the stupor
clung to the overwhelming majority Of
them.
Abou: an hour out, the TELEGRAM
HERALD man slid over to dug" and
whispered in his ear. From that
moment the enemy was ours. What
one little tn cup Will do rs the moral OF
this head of my discourse. I mean by
this, of course, that the finger-tiddle
or the playing of which Dug IS the
most noted man of the world, came
into play. Few would ever select DIR
Saunders and Alderman Yerex for enc
men of minstrel troup. but their ac-
compartment as the music began Il
loosen up their JOINTS, gave the whol'
party the shakes and the hOe-down Wa
something terrific. Directly after th'
music ceased, Alderman Tsteum con
cluded that the thing was going to be
success, and directly called the meeting
TO order, and called Alderman Sprou
to the chair. Said ne, 'In the absenc
of the official chairman of this delega
ton, ! nominate Mr.. Sproul as tn
chairman of this delegation"
In taking the chair Mr.. Sproul tool
an upholstered seat with both feet
seized copy of Nr. Ford's speech, AM
began. He said that "he felt deepl
honored, ETC." and picking up tn
heads OF that speech, and transform
ing lt 70 suit the circumstances OF tha
trip, II was received, as each point wa
: made, with most vociferous applause
It was really neat performance. ii
! | then nominated Alderman DeCiras
and Ed. kIliean as assistant chalrmeI
Yerex was elected secretary, and tn
4 crowd was declared organized.
r The first formal resolution was a
adjournment TO lunch, with an asses
ment of 8 10 stand against all reluc
> ant lunchers. No reporter was fine
on the trip.
As the party approaches Baldwin Il
weather - superb, the party are all
the best OF spirits, and an .uproarIoI
/ good time promises.
The lunch counter was the forwai
. compartment of the dining car. III
luxurlousness of this first lunch was
combination of the oriental and the o
T cidentsl. Every seat was occuple
2 while Dug and his assistants passed q
J. delicacies. When every man had got
Il sandwich in one hand and glass Of &
. IN the other, with his cigar still betwe'
:, bis teeth. Alderman Tateum lntOn'
grace. beginning:
:, shes nv Annie. she's nv love-"
d The whole congregation joined IN 6
's spirit Of the devotions "a soon as tn
2, bad taken the first taste of their san
(, Nlches, and the way they whOOped 1
Te that courtship would deter most gil
)f from completely love matters.
* Every man has done what has seem
y. / right IN his own eyes dun
e; / the stay IN Traverse City. Some TOOK
IN / the water and some took TO 3
Df / woods. All took supper IN the eve
& / ing. Perry Hannah, president ct
2. | village, called on the party at the no
a and together a pleasant hour was spe'
es Tuou being introduced 20 Mr. Ham
sr the General made an effective allusi
m 20 the contrast between the times q
lr. frsf saw him in this country ard
"A presert time. An eloquent respo,
s. vas made by Alderman Tateum. I
gathering. though wholly inform
vas very pleasant The Douglas us