The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-01
EDITORS ARE HOME
They Agree That Their Washington
Trip Was the 'Best
I De1a~ ~ Ever" Sc ~ ).
Politics Was Barred and sight-See-
ing and Sociability Reigned
Supreme.

Minnesota editors reached home to- day
from their annual wander-week.E The $50
who went on the Washington excursion
unanimously voted it 1.-The best yet" They
never spent four days with greater pleas
ure and profit than those In and about
Washington. From Saturday evening, |
May %, to Sunday, May 81, when the
special reached St. Paul. the trip was
made In comfort and without unpleasant
features.
The oil wells of Ohio, the coke ovens
'of PENNSYLVANIA. the steel mills Of Pitts
burg by night, the green clad Alleghenies
and the rushing Potomac and picturesque
Harper's Ferry, made the Baltimore &
Ohio trip from Chicago to Washington
one Of lively interest all the way. The
train suffered the delay incident to all
specials but no one minded them, and
the comm odious club car was always a
safe refuge for the hungry. The Great
Western handled the train with dispatch
and the wants Of the party were well
looked after by Mr.. Haase, the northwest
ern representative Of the Baltimore &
Ohio.
able conditions. There was no insuffer-
able summer heat, and the editors never
relaxed their industry in sight seeing.
They made just one excursion In a body,
the steamer trip by the River Queen to
Mount Vernon, Marshall Hall and Alexan-
I'll vi dCCOuIC VI d Arl1nE-
ton had to be cut out, but most Of the par
ty went by street car to visit the great
cemetery and its beautiful grounds, in
Guiding the recently finished monum ent
for Cushman K. Davis.
| Mount Vernon and Alexandria brought
the father Of his country vividly before
every one. Marshall Hail. across the Po-
tomac from Mount Vernon, will be remem-
bered for its famous planked shad, which
the editors saw baked before an open fire.
and then discussed at the table. The ..see-
| ing Washington" trip was made in special
street cars, with a guide and g. mega
phone, and many things were seen in this
way that could be seen in no other in such
a, short time. The rest of the time the
editors travelled about singly and in
groups. They went up the Washington
monument; they followed guides thru the
! great corridors of the capitol, gazed with
awe on the mural decorations of the con-
Igressional library, studied history and sci
ence in the National museum, watched
the casting Of big guns at the navy yard.
inspected the department buildings and
lshopped on Pennsylvania avenue.
+ Thursday evening the Washington col
ony entertained at a reception, which was
an occasion for pleasant reunion and soma
good speeches. W. w. Jermane Of T h e
patch and Joseph Carmody OF the Trib-
June mingled extensively with the editors
The hit Of the evening was made by G.
! f. Mcdonald Of the St Cloud Times. ant
, his speech is very likely to make him The
; next president Of the association. Cap.
tain Castle and wife visited with q mum
Der OF their editorial friends Congress
men Tawney, Bede and buchanan were II
!, town. and c. F. Staples Of the raiiroat
. commission Joint the party on the Noun
. Vernon trip.
The return was made pleasantly, ant
La oil of hill 3fp11t
ways. A mock trial, a burlesque recep
ton and other functions kept up the in
: terest. Dinner Friday was eaten at Cum
| berland, Nd. and midnight supper il
. Pittsburg. Chicago was reached saturda.
g afternoon, and there the Great Westerl
3 took charge of the train again. bringing
!. |it, in safely and in good time yesterda
e imorning.
Captain C. g. Whitney and Frank ]
IWeyst Of the executive COMMITTEES. an
-.Isecretary g. p. Slime, have the thank
5 OF the party for their careful arrange
y ments and untiring efforts to make ever
e one comfortable. Frank A. Day, presi
4 dent of the association, and Mrs.@Da