The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-08-17
Outing
or Hooking and Ohio Valley Editorial
Association Toledo, Detroit
And Mt. Clemeus.


There are no people in the world
so Bohemian, so jolly, so clever as
newspaper people, no people who
know so well how to enjoy the nec-
tar and ambrosia, to say nothing of
the ancient witicisms that scentil-
late on the bill of fare when the
press constituents take an outing |
and last and best no people who
can be SO gracious and tactful in
entertaining and extending cherry
greeting to the members of their
fraternity who come to visit, to
talk and to eat as only newspaper
folk can. The morning train on
the Hooking Valley carried, last
Wednesday, II merry crowd of edi-
tors, and reporters with wives,
sweet hearts, daughters and girls
who had promised in the cleaning
to be sisters. At Columbus this
party was increased by the lumin-
aries of the Colum bus press, and all
welcomed by the president of the
Hooking and Ohio Association, Mr..
Traugar, accompanied by his wife
and three charming daughters, Mr..
w. H. Fisher, general passenger
agent of the Hooking, joined the
party which was enjoying the
courtesies of his road, and though
we newspaper "men" are quite
partial to our own profession, we
have unanimously decided long ago
that Mr.. Fisher is as good as a
newspaper man.
AT Toledo we were received by
the press representatives, of the
city who gave us a cordial and
hearty hand shake, the kind that
accompanies II paid subscription.
Here our blue badges were redecOr-
ated with centennial Toledo but
ton and red ribbon, and under the
skillful management of Mr.. Kna-
benshue of the Toledo Blade, we
were taken by street car to our
hotel "The Jefferson" and there
dined sixty strong. We were a
good looking intelligent crowd =
this Is quoted from some Of our own
remarks, and backed by this and
the kindness of Toledo friends, re-
ceived every courtesy the hotel
could offer. After luncheon we
formed gay trolley party, and the
Toledo and Hooking news folk
were guests of the street car com
pany. At theil beautiful lake park,
the "Casino" we occupied boxes in
the theatre, and saw very enter
tanning vaudeville attraction,w which
proved a delightful and refreshing
afternoon for people who are so
surfeited as news paper people with
the good and proper things in the
worldly goods catalogue. After the
vaudeville came dinner at the
hotel, followed by short walk
along the citys prominent streets,
and then we were received at the
Armory and introduced to more
Toledo folk, who had then quite
captured Dur hearts. There were
short speeches from Presidents
Knabenshue, and Traugar and a
charming talk by Mrs. Kate Brown
lee Sherwood, noted press lady,
and President of the Centennial
Association for 1908. From here
the entire party left for one of the
greatest spectacular attractions OF
the time, the Battle of San Juan
We occupied boxes here and felt
: quite awed by the ten thousand
spectators who witnessed the bat
} tie and looked at us between acts
I. We were fortunate that we were
Toledo's guests during the greal
: carnival week, and for the frs
time we realized that there wa!
;. such thing AS having great fur
even when in box. A gorgeous an(
magnificent display of fire works
l closed the play, and then at th'
0 Armory we attended concer
\ given by the city musical virticosos
8 which was a pleasant finish to th'
d first day in Toledo. Thursda.
q morning we were taken as tally
s no party to Hammers Farm, a beau
II tiful resort five miles from Toledo
This visit and the luncheon an,
Z entertainment furnished was tn
l. treat of the famous Or. Cheney,wh
. is so popular with editors becaus
y he is prompt to pay for his advel
y tisements. During lunch we lister
< ed to the ladies band which occr
u pied the orchestra stand in the parl
IT and then with the clinking of Gu
's and fire of jest there were toast
10 from the cleverest people in tn
VI Buckeye State. First a weIcOm
~ from DR.. Frank Cheney, from M
1T Cochran Of tha ToIadO Raa an