Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-06-19
CALIFORNIA EDITORS.

Arizona Invaded by a Small Army Of
 Newspaper Men and Lovely Ladies.
 A jollier, merrier party than oc-
 cupied a car, attached to last even
 ing's south bound train never before
 got into the same amount of space.
 It was a band of newspaper men
 from Southern California, accom-
 panied by their wives and lady
 friends, on pleasure bent. They
 had been to Flagstaff where they
 held the midsummer meeting of
 the Southern California Press As
 sociation and had then visited the
 Grand Canyon, Cliff Dwellings and
 the ruins of the ancient caves found
 in that vicinity. Last night they
 were on their way to Phenix to spend
 day. Having had a glimpse of
 Arizona Wonderland they were en
 route to the Salt river valley to
 learn for themselves of the truth of Arizona's boast in regard to agri- cultural and fruit raising possibili- ties. They had left their business
 behind them in the various towns of Southern California, and after a newspaper man has had his nose to the editorial grind stone con- tinuously for any considerable period there is no happier man on top of earth than he when he can get away from it. This was the exact condition of the party which went south last night. They were met at Ash Fork by General Pas senger agent F. 4. Healy, of the s. F., P. & P. Railway, and his wife, who accompanied the party to Prescott where Mrs. Healy remained Mr. Healy going on through to Phenix. The Prescott brass band, with the usual generous and pat riotic spirit displayed by its mem bers, very kindly volunteered their 1 services and went to the depot and l serenaded the party as the train l pulled in. This was not on the | programme of their excursion and l they expressed their hearty appre- citation of it by prolonged cheers as the train pulled out on its way to | Phenix.
 The excursion was planned prin- eipally by Scipio Craig of the Red 1 lands Citrograph who exercises a fatherly care over the members.
 The ladies and gentlemen of this party who are all members of the Editorial Association of Southern | California, are Scipio Craig and | Mrs. Mary Lynde Craig of the Red lands Citrograph, w. B. Thomas and wife of the California Cultiva- tor, of Los Angeles, Warren Wilson | and wife of the Daily Journal, Los Angeles, E. E. Howe of the Redland Facts, :. H. Goodwin of the Ventura Free Press, J. C.. McMullen and Mrs Jennie E. McMullen of the Colton News, C. Calpin of the Herald, Los Angeles, Chas. A. Gardner and wife of the Pasadena Star, Theo. S. Van Dyke, author and correspondent, J. F. Jenkins, of the Otay Press, R. G. Curran and sister of the Pacific Review, Mrs. NJ. Burton Williamson, authoress and writer, Chas. A. Smith and wife of the Hotel Gazette, Los Angeles, W. s. Aellick of the Lan- caster Gazette. Gen. Chas. A. How ard of the Farm-Field and Preside of Chicago, Mrs. Minnie Dieterle of the prospective Minneola Messenger and MT. Robinson of Minneola.
 T. J. Hammer also of the Hotel Gazette was with the party at Flag staff and the Grand Canyon, but was compelled to forego the pleas ure of this side trip to Phenix on account of urgent business.
 The party will spend today visit ing various points of interest in the Salt river valley including a trip out to Glendale and will pass through Prescott on their return trip on the passenger train to-mor- row morning.