Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-27
FIRST IMPRESSION OF
THE NATIONS CAPITAL
A Few Extracts from a Private Letter
Written by James Foley Before He
Got Busy.

The scenery is particularly inviting to
resident of comparatively treeless
country. and the forest abundance is
Observation-Disclosures the one word
that fits all impossible descriptions.
Those fine old southern farm houses,
lunches of pickaninnies, and brick
red soil, that looks like waste to us
westerners. But the trees that come
gardens on side hills, where they have
to brace up the vegetables to keep
them from falling out of the ground
A Line From Washington.
Washington, ID. c., May 24.-The
great convention of the Amagamated
Joke Makers and verse writer's is
over. The ceremonies closed with .
elaborate banquet at the Carrolton
Hotel in Baltimore Friday night The
ladies Of the party were entertained
at a separate banquet on the s..ne
night. At midnight :! = two parties
merged. and heard toasts and ad-
| dresses. 1t was Busy weck--tOO
busy for comfort The weather was
insufferably hot-92 one day and 92
in Baltimore is about $50 in Bismarck.
To tell you what was included in
the program would be too long task.
We had special cars on the street raj
ways. special boats on the river and
bay down to Annapolis, special train
on the Royal Blue line to Washington.
with a car ride on the Washington
traction lines and banquet at the
New Hotel Willard
The ladies' will, | know, be interest
ed in the table appointments at the
Willard. Washington's great hotel
The banquet table was spread in the
shape of an immense gold fish bowl
with a circular center, and tangent
standards at each end. In the center
of the table was an open circle. filed
with Towering vines and plants. and
in the center fountain of living wa
ter played. The table was adorned
with a mass of cut flowers. roses, peo-
MES, sweet peas. marguerites. carna-
tions and sword ferns. The menu
was dainty: CLANS on the shell,
bouillon in cups, soft crabs on toast,
: tillet of beef and mushrooms, tomato
and lettuce salad, sherbet, each per-
son being served with a distinctive
mold rhine wine, coffee, champagne,
cigars and turkish cigarettes. On the
B. & o. special en- route, we had club
: luncheon and supper, with cigars,
liquors. souvenir guide to Washington.
souvenir books for the exchange of
autographs, and everything that could
contribute to comfort and delight
> For all this we were indebted largely
to w f. Loves, editor of the Book
: of the Royal Blue He is a prince of
good fellows About Washington we
had a special street car with a mega
phone man, who explained everything
in delightfully."- unintelligible way. as
and the tour of the city delightful
Baltimore is a quaint old town,
with surface drainage, insufficient
street light. old cobble stone pave
ments, narrow streets, alleys and
thoroughfares, warm hearted and hos
pitabe people and an immensity Of
crabs and oysters.
Saturday night we took in Lexing
ton market-the greatest of its kind
in the world-five blocks long, ten
rows of stalls wide, and filled with a
u the genius to describe it; few would
u have. 1t is panorama of fruit, yege-
tables. flowers, fish, clans, crabs, cells.
{ beef meat and everything in the line
y of edibles.
u Came over to Washington last night
II and experienced refreshing shower
g and cool weather-God be praised.
~ Visited the Congressional Library to-
~ day. Mount Vernon and other points
of interest tomorrow
IS We met DR.. and Mrs. Quain in Bal
lie timore. Went out to Johns Hopkin:
III and visited the hospital and saw ;
wv surgical operation. Afterward DR.. ar
hi Mrs Q. entertained us at Carrollto
TO- at dinner They are at 1923 f. Mad
-ui son street, both working hard, Ha
hu a delightful half day with them.
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