The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-11-21
Had a Delightful Time.

The party who went to Atlanta with
the Vance Guards returned home well
pleased with the Exposition. They
had delightful trip, one not soon to
be forgotten There were between
20 and IS persons in the party and
two special coaches were provided for
their use. These went through from
Henderson to Atlanta, going over the
Southern Railroad via Oxford. Keys
vile, Danville, Greensboro. Charlotte,
&c. This of course made the trip all
the more agreeable as there was no
changing from one coach to another
and no crowding Of each other.
We left at II O'Clock on the 10th aud
arrived in Atlanta 100 next morning.
There we were met By buses from the
Alhambra Hotel, a comfortable and
well kept house on Peachtree street,
one Of the prettiest and most fashion
accommodations had been secured in
advance for the entire party.
Of the city ard the sights Of the Ex-
position we will let each one speak for
himself, save the brief account of the
latter published on the opposite page.
1t is enough to say here that all were
delighted with what they saw and
the safe and pleasant trip they had.
And one Of the best features about the
whole thing was that it cost them less
than they expected.
Far the special cars provided and
the cheap tickets sold for this particu-
lar occasion the eXcursionsts were in
debted to Capt. Z. 7. Jones, Of the
Vance Guards, and they made their
acknowledgements by vote OF thanks
and three hearty cheers just before
leaving the train on their return home.
His courtesy and kindness on the entire
trip was marked as was that of each
individual member Of his command,
and there will ever hereafter be
warm spot in the heart of every civil
ian of the party for HendersOn's GAL
liant soldier boys.
There were several ladies in the
party and every man among them felt
that they were i'll his special charge,
SO considerate and solicitous were
they for the comfort and pleasure Of
the fair sex. Altogether it was jolly,
good natured and congenial company
and it is safe to say they got as much
enjoyment and benefit ont of the trip
as it was possible for any one to do.
To the Southern Railway Company
the party feel indebted for the courtesy
shown in furnishing special cars and
making transportation rates so very
reasonable for them. The officials with
whom we came in contact, with a single
exception, were uniformly courteous
and considerate, and both en- route and
at Atlanta our comfort and welfare
seemed to be their special care.
On the return at. Charlotte we
changed conductors. From Atlanta to
that point our train was in charge Of a
gentleman. If we made an even swap
when Capt. Gentry took his place from
there on we failed to detect it in the
mans conduct. He is an old employe
of the road but that fact does not give
him license to be as abrupt and discour-
teous, if not insulting, in manner and
speech as he showed himself to be in
carrying out certain orders. Without
there is always pleasant way ofdoing
even an unpleasant thing, but Capt.
Gentry does not seem to have discov-
cred that way, or ifhe has he does not
follow it.
But we left his train at Greensboro,
he went on to Richmond, our party
soon found themselves in the hands of
a gentlemanly conductor again, the lit
tie episode with the man whose name
begins right but doesn't end in gentle
man was soon out Of mind and the trip
home was made in safety.
All is we'll that ends we'll, but the
next time we strike the main line of the
Southern Railroad we hope it may be
our good fortune not to travel with one
Capt. Gentry.
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