The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-22
JOLLY PARTYION 4. Is.
A JOLLY JAUNT
fHis ANNUA AI.s5s sEc IcCURsION OF THE
STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Twenty. QUO Mon aud Hoys aud Fifteen of
tho F@'r"r sex, all Connected with tho
Eou b Estate by Ties Either OF Busi- ~
nses 81, Blood. Make n Happy III
Railroad Johrney to tho Capi- .
tai OF tho United States. ..
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The Frenchman who wondered
why Che Americans did not make
their servants attend to their pleas
ures for them, was probably blind
IN both eyes and had vacant spot
where his gray matter was supposed
to be. Sightseeing and pleasure
seeking can always be made enjoya-
bic, especially 80 in land whore tho
people are the servants of the poo
pie. Whenipleasure. is the sole OBJ
ject in vlew;when everything has
been arranged beforehand; when a
we'll assorted and congen,al party is
ION trip" an epidemic of tooth
ache could not successfully combat
the purposes in view.
The recent excursion of the South
Carolina State Press Association was
an occaaion wherein were met all of
the above desc 5tbed conditions. Pleas
ant and congenial were the compan,
ions Of this pleasant trip and good
time was what they had. They simp-
iy did as they pleased-the ladies'
especially---and, as rule, thoy
pleassd. to do sensible things, tho
especiallyl The members of the
party were President, Z. H. AuIl;
vice president, W.,P. Jacobs; secre-
tary, @. O. Langston; M. b. Nc
Sweeney, F. Melchers, j. Nj. Knight,
AS Hydrick, Jr., E.. a. Gasque,
G. r, Pettigrew, E W. aNoJley,. IT
O. Robinson, u. \ r. Brigham, E. 30.
Haynesworth, r. Fl, Sweeney, II. A.
Richey, T. j.. Drew, @. p. Brown,
"A. G. Kollock, Master Miles McSweo
sney, John Gaaque and IL e. Nor:
ment. The lady members Of tho
party most pleasant, attractive aud
not 80 very hard to manage either
were sMe5dalnes r.. III, slAull, ". ID.
Young, r. FL. Sweeney, e. w. MOL
ley,J. Brigham, and 4. G. Robin
son and Misses Lucy r. Hoyt, Mary
s. Newman, Minnie Montgomery,
May Russell, Annie Dean, Cleo Pat
ton, Lucille Melchers, Mamie Mont
gomery Henerietta Hydrick and Leila
Russell. f.. The journey has already
been outlined in The News and Con
rier, so only special details will here
be mentioned. +
OF course Washington was the
most interesting as we'll as the most
Important place which we visited.
Wherever We went flags were wav-
ing. The wind that blowoth whore
it listeth seemed to have an espec-
tally patriotic tendency to wave tho
Stars and Stripes-America's own
breezes waving Americas own flag.
Red, white and blue. could not ,she
lost sight Of. These colors were
seen on belts and the belts we're worn
where patriotic American eyes love
to wander. They were seen on
soarfs and "oravats," waists, shirts,
bills of fare, pencils--overywherc.
even saw Celestial's laundry stand
which read "On Wuh," and gave him
credit for the prevailing spirit; Sol.
diers were numerous, ''soldiors and
Sailors" too. Twenty five thousand
teachers were here,s and they came
from all sections of our country.
They did not understand the art Of
combining business and pleasure.
The faces Of many recalled tho
Frenchman's remark which / have
previously referred to. And whiIo
starvation was at Havana, whih
death and destruction wers at Santi,
ago, While Consideration and ,anar,
chy almost reigped at, Madrid, only
the reverse of them were seen at our
nations Capital.
wAsHINaT9s Aln ING g9s LANDMARKS tI -oLp AND NEW
ka pee apptoaches Washington
tha llte3 9getaa y old land dmarks greet tho
eyD Of those to whom tho scene is at
all familiar. The massive and tow
ering dome of the Capitol rises above
the great gray granite walls Of the
Government buildings, all telling Of
our earlier growth. Then typical of
u later day, the clear cut and heav!
onward reaching marble point of tbo