The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-29
ON HOMEWARD TRIP
Minnesota State Editors Left the
National Capital at Noon
To-day.
Their Visit Was Great Success
and They Found Much to
Interest Them.
From The Journal Bureau, Room 4s. Post Build.

From Tho Journal Bureau, Room Is, Post Build
Ing. Washington.
Washington. May 2s.-At noon today
the Minnesota editors with their wives
and daughters left here for home. They
will arrive in the twin cities tomorrow
and will reach their respective homes In
ample time to relieve the office boy OF the
work Of getting out another issue The
week has been very pleasant one here
and everybody has found enough to oc-
cupy his time and attention. For great
many of the party, more especially those
Of the younger set. this was the first look
at the national capital The library Of
congress attracted perhaps more attention
than any other single building here It
was more beautiful than the Imagination
House and some Of the other older public
buildings. more or less was known, but
the library has not been so we'll exploited,
and many Of the party were quite unpre-
pared for what they saw there.
q The trip to Mt Vernon and Arlington
was another pleasant feature Of the week.
Mrs G. K. Davis had hoped to unveil the
statue 70 her distinguished husband dur
sing the stay Of the editors, but this could
not be arranged, since they could only re-
main in Arlington for half an hour. The
unwilling and address. therefore, are to
come on Saturday, Memorial day.
The New White House.
Much interest was taken in the new
White House by those Of the party who
were familiar with Washington. The In
terror is so changed that they did not
know It., or where to go after entering.
The old north front. with It's Doric portico,
the public entrance for several genera
tions, is now the private entrance, and all
sightseers gain admission by the long coll
onnade from the east side of the grounds,
opposite the treasury, going into the house
on the basement floor and climbing q
flight Of broad stairs to the main floor and
the parlors and dining rooms.
It is very evident that the editors have
never forgiven Mrs. Davis for taking her
husbands remains out Of the state. They
think the state should have been his last
resting place, and that Mrs. Davis was
entirely too hasty in making up her mind
what to do. This, however, has nothing
to do with the inability Of the editors to
be present at the unwilling of the statue
They would be present out of respect for
the dead statesman If for no other reason,
If their program would permit
Not all of the party will return on the
special train. Some will remain In Wash
ington to visit for short time with rela-
tives and friends, others will go to points
further SOUTH and others still will go
to the seashore and to New York and
Boston. The larger number OF the ex-
cursionists. however, started for home on
the special train.
Political Talk Is Discreet.
While state politics have been discussed
on the trip, 1t. has been done with due
caution. EditdSs who were very willing
to express themselves freely to the Wash
ington correspondents for twin city dailies
with the understanding that their names
were not to be used, were cfary about
talking with each other. When a little
group Of the editors gets together for q
political love feast, as has been frequently
the case during the stay here, they pick
their associates with considerable dis.
erection. 1t is dangerous business, this un-