The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-06-28
TwENTY-FIRsT OUTING.
A Delightful Trip to Reading and Allan
tic City.


The twenty-first annual excursion of
the Pennsylvania Editorial Association
was enjoyed last week by the members
and their ladies. The trip this year
was TO Reading and Atlantic City. The
party met at the Ncversink Mountain
House, on the Neversink mountain, one
of the lofty peaks that towers twelve
hundred feet above the level of the sea.
The ascent is made TO the top Of the
mountain. whore the hotel is located,
by an electric railway. While the
people down in Reading were sweltering
under Soils hot rays, the editorial party
were smiling fresh air, while a delight
full breeze wiped the moisture from
baldheads and toyed with the ladies
bangs. The Ncversink is II delightful
summer resort. II cost $l25,000 to
build the hotel and So 900 to furnish it.
Tuesday evening n concert was given at
the Neversink by Readings local talent.
The program, which had been carefully
prepared. was well rendered. Wednes-
duy morning the party descended the
Neversink mountain in electric cars and
passed through "A portion of the
city to Mount Penn and there the
party got into the open cars of the
Mt. Penn Gravity railroad and were
hauled to the summit by an engine.
From this mountain. eleven hundred
feet above sea level, the sight is simply
grand. Reading, the city Of brick
houses, lies at the base Of the mountain
and beautiful stretch of country greets
the eye. The descent from this Mt. was
made on the gravity road At Miller's
Park dinner, that would please the
most fastidious epicurean, was served
by the Reading Press Club. After
dinner trips to various parts Of the city
were made. Thursday morning Il
| special train of seven elegant coaches
on the Philadelphia a. Reading Il. II.
conveyed the editorial party and mem
bers of the Reading Board Of Trade and
Press Club and their ladies to Philadel-
! phia where n stop of one hour was made
and then the party boarded the steamer
Atlantic City" and crossed the Della
ware. On the New Jersey banks Of
the Delaware another special train of
| seven coaches on the Philadelphia a.
Reading railroad was waiting for the
eXcursionist and soon the train was
speeding toward Atlantic City. The
run from Camden to Atlantic City. a
distance of fifty-siX miles, was made in
"a minutes. At Atlantic banquet was
given at the Mansion House, after
which the members of the party enjoyed
five or six hours strolling along the
beach and bathing in the old ocean.
Jos. $. Morrow and ye editor were both
well salted, not only outside but also
inside. The party left the salt breeze
of the Atlantic at six o'clock in the
evening for Reading, returning the same
route they had gone.
II. II. Thomas. the treasurer and sec
retary Of the association, was as pleas
ant and accommodating as ever.
Much credit is due to Cyrus 4. Fox,
secretary of the Board of Trade of
Reading, also manager Reading News
Bureau, for his untiring efforts to make
the visit to reading a success; the asso-
citation also fully appreciated the kind
efforts of all the members of the Board
of Trade and Press Club and Mayor
Shanaman to give the party hearty
welcome. Following are the resolutions
passed at business meeting of the Edi-
torial association held at the Neversink
hotel Wednesday evening;
The Editorial association of Pennsylvania,
on Its 2lst annual outing, desires to put on
| record its sense Of obligation to the Reading
| Railroad company and to the Pennsylvania
| Railroad company, for the generous contln-
uance of the favors that have been for so
| many years extended 10 our assoclat ion,
| making those agreeable and healthful outings
| possible for our members.
On the occasion OF the most interesting
| visit TO Reading, We have been met in u most
fraternal spirit by the Press club and have
been most generously entertained by them
and by the board of trade of that thriving
| and enterprislng city. special committee
of ladies exerted itself to NAL Ike pleasant the
stay of our ladies and, on Wednesday evening,
| n most agreeable entertainment was given by
other ladies and gentlemen under the auspices
| OF the Press club In the parlor OF the Never
sink Mountain hotel, where we found first
class accommodation.
We are under further obligations to the
Reading Traction company, the Reading &
| Southwestern Railroad company, the Never
sink Mountain Railroad company and Mount
| Penn Gravity Railroad company for substan-
| TALLY placing the eir respective roads freely at
our service during our stay In Reading.
They will please one and all accept our
thanks