The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-09-08

One glance through the great win
dows that lined it's farther side, and
then came a rush outside to the beach
below: Who could resist walk along
that beach, to gather the queer
shaped pebbles crusted with petrified
shells? On, on, with the enhancing
music of the waves ringing in ones
ears and the ever-changing picture
Feyee could reach, as the breakers
rolled necessarily upon, the broad ex-
panse of the beach!
Almost before the party was aware
of it the hour of the banquet at
rived. Here again hospitality was at
ing thoroughly discussed, Former
of Mayor barr, who was seriously ill,
extended a royal Canadian welcome.
His toast was to the health of Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt, not less
ward VII, in the esteem of.ithe Ca
madam people. Gov. John A. johnson
of Minnesota, who was in the party
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sponded in brief speech replete
with high appreciation of the hearty
Canadian hospitality experienced by
the Minnesota pilgrims. Reciprocity
was his sooerer theme, and the up
plause from all the banqueters
showed plainly enough that the
Americans on both sides of the border
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just as they showed deeper friend
ship whenever thrown together. His
toast was to King Edward VII. of
England, who held the great respect
of the people of "the States''-the
very ruler who with President Roose-
velt could draw these two great
Anglo-Saxon nations into bond that
would last forever for the common
good.
Now the. Sarnia Citizens band, sta
toned on the hotel piazza, and con-
Quoted py Leader Corrison, delighted
the ;banquetters with a medley, of
American airs, beginning and ending
with portions of the Star Spangled
Banner, and rendered in a manner
that fully justified the high reputa-
ton of this organization. ~
POSTMASTER Cook then called upon
F. F.. Pardee, a. leading barrister of
Sarnia, to respond to the toast to
King Edward. Mr.. Pardee's speech
was a magnificent effort and won
repeated and well-merited applause.
Brimming with wit and welcome, it
ran the gamut from pleasantries to
eloquence and wound up with a
hearty invitation to ''come again mex:
Capt. c.. H.. Nicholso, was also
called out and accorded the enthu-
siastic reception he so richly de-
served. His response was clever,
though brief, and then Editor W. G..
Whiteman, president of the Mime
sofa Editorial association. took occa-
sion to express the thanks with which
the hearts of the outing party were
overfowing. Now everybody joined
in Aud Lang Syne, and then came
the Minnesota editors yell:
Gopher Gopher. Gopher State!
Editors. editors. wise and great!
S. Boom-a -laca. boom-a- Iaca,
Editors. EDITORS. Minne-.ota,"
The ladies now passed from the
banquet hall into the reception room
adjoining, and then came the cigars.
Soon, however, all were on their way
back to the pavilion, where the Lon
don Harpers discoursed excellent mu-
sic during the reception and dance
that followed, in which many citizens
of Sarnia took part. At 1O:3O the re-
turn was made by trolley to the hotel
in the city. q r. >
Friday forenoon the entire editorial
party was the guest of one of natures
noblemen, L. A. Sherman, editor of
Sarnia to rort Huron, Mich, the trip
was by ferry. Then a brief visit to
the great printing house of the big
hearted host, with it's perfection in all
things. Now came a train of trolley
cars and of the party sped in charge
of Editor Sherman, assisted by his
son. Fred w. Sherman. No wonder