The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-24
Ninety Reach City Yesterday and
Leave for Home
WERE WINED AND DINED
Visited Manhattan Beach as Guests
of New York World and Were
Shown All of the Sights
to be Seen There.

Ninety of one hundred and fourteen
members of the Alabama Press Associa-
ton, who have been doing the high
fly in Washington, New York, Boston,
Providence and other rural northern and
eastern towns reached Birmingham early
yesterday morning, and all day yeater-
day and last night they were disbursing
to their various homes and today are
back at the grindstone. They all say
they had a royal time, in0the superlative
degree And they must ? had. They
were toasted and Toasted by governors
and mayors; they were wined and dined
by committees; they were breakfasted
and lunched by clubs; they We're tender
ed special trains by railroad magnates:
they were made the special guests Of the
newspaper fraternity wherever they lin
gerd; the gates of the cities were open
to them; the land was theirs, and the
fullness thereof.
In Norfolk, their first stop. they were
met by President ]. Shelton Williams of
the Seaboard Air Line, with special
train and an invitation to lunch. They
were carried ~ special train to Ocean
View where several hours We're spent as
the guests of President Williams.
Visited Providence.
From Norfolk the association went by
boat to Providence, r. l. 1 ney were met
at that place and entertained by the
Providence Press Club. The mayor also
received them with an address Of well
come. They went to the state capital,
just completed and constructed Of Geor-
gia marble, and were again welcomed by
Governor Kimball An informal recep-
ton was held In the reception room Of
the capital the first time this chamber
was used for this purpose. They were
carried by special cars to Crescent Beach
and there given a genuine clam lake
At Boston they were taken in charge
by the Boston Press Club, and were Civ
en- a trolley ride of forty miles, visiting
all the points of interest in and around
the city. They were also rendered a trir
of thirty miles down the river with lunch
and band accompaniment
From Boston the party went by steam.
er to New York, where they were met by
q committee and escorted to their hotel
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and were received by Mayor Low. An in
formal reception was held at the city
hail. and each member of the association
was presented to the Mayor. They were
also presented to President Cont, who
made a brief address, welcoming the Ala
bamians
Guests of the World.
The New York World was next visited,
where a lunch was served by the World
force, the editors ana reporters of this
paper acting as walters They were en-
tertained by the New York Press Club;
the New York Transportation Company
furnished them with seven automobiles
for their use while m the city; they were
carried by special train as guests of the
New York World to Manhattan Beach,
where they were banqueted and band
played old-time southern airs for their
entertainment. They were also carried by
special cars to Coney Island, and every
thing opened to them. They were again
carried to Manhattan Beach to witness
an exhibition of Paynes fireworks. In
one of the pyrotechnical displays the
words welcome Alabama was seen in
letters of fire. The music played was all
southern melodies. Colonel w. D. Mann,
editor of Town Topics and Smart Set, an
Alsbamian, formerly of Mobile. gave
banquet TO the association, with flowers.
champagne and music In profusion.
In Washington the delegation visited
Mount Vernon, went through the Capitol
by special permit and visited all the gov
errmenr buildings. While in New York
the association visited Grants mcnu-
ment and laid wreath on his tomb.
Secretary Rountree was presented by
the members of the Alabama Press Asso-
citation on this trip with magnificent set
of office furniture as a token OF the es-
TEEN in which he is held by that body,
and as sn evidence of appreciation of
his untir.ng efforts in their behalf during
the fourteen days the journey consumed.