The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-23

| Ella Wright ot Denver; Paul MeNlllllh
Of seattle, aud Eugene Dou Of San
Francisco, We spent the first day rid.
ing all over the city in phaetons That
night we attended u game OF "lNi ARi''
the great Cuban National gamc).
we visited the wreck Of the Maine
in the morning and in the afternoon,
the botanical gardeps: then we went to
fort ut which Col Crittcnden and some
fifty American tlibustclS, were eNecut-
ed. some sixty years ago We also saw
the cell in which Miss CisneroS was
imprisoned at the beginning ot the
Spanish American war, her husband be-
ing an especial friend of my brother
Major Earle. Finally. he took us to Il
| beautiful little summer resort near the
city where We enjoyed the hospitality
| of the Country Club and Yacht Club
and tried little Cuban sea bathing.
Last night we were entertained at the
| American Club of Havana. This morn
ing early we We're taken through on, of
the large tobacco factories and each of
us, ladies included was presented with
| a nice bunch of cigars.
"At 10 a. III. We went as the guests OF
President !. $, MeAliifin OF the associa'
ton for spin in touring autos for II
distance OF fifty miles from Havana.
ending in the town OF Guinero, where
we all had an excellent breakfast On
the trip we visited numerous sugar CO.
eoanut, orange, banana, pineapple to-
bacco and other plantations aud Il large
sugar mill. However great strike is
on today and we could see neither u
sugar nor tobacco factory in opera.
ton; even. the street cars cabs cars and
phaetons ale being run by 'scabs.'
THE women here smoke cigarette
and cigars and even children, five or
six years OF age may be seen smoking,
The kids under ten. or rather some OF
them, boys and girls, 90 absolutely
| naked in the country districts. In the
evening the pretty girls stand inside
of barred windows and smile at the
boys passing by. an acquaintance oc.
casionally stopping to talk little.
There doesn't seem to he any color line
in Cuba. the races. white and negro,
apparently associating in perfect amity,
We returned from our trip about d
D. nj. and | had an invitation to visit
the leper hospital today. but had prev
iously accepted Mr., McAlillm's invita-
ton. so could not 90. The Cubans have
an early breakfast, consisting Of fruit
coffee, bread and butter from u to 0 a.
III. and solid breakfast from D a. M. to
| p. m; then dinner from to II p, IN.
Many of the houses are fiat rooted, and
in the evenings the families sit on the
roofs. In fact | am writing this letter
at 3 IA. m on the roof Of the hotel
'Telegrapho.
We leave at II n. IN. tomorrow for
Key West where we will spend the
night. We will then rejon our special
train. which awaits Us at Miami and
proceed up the Florida coast line rail
way. and the Southern Railway to
Washington, d. c., stopping at Miami
st. Augustine. Jacksonville, Je-sup, Sa.
vannah, Columbia. Charlotte, Lynch
burg, Charlottesville, and Washington,
and disbanding at the latter place.
"The convention next year will be at
Seattle in July or August and a sub.
sequent trip will be made through
Southeastern Alaska. Last year the
meeting was in Deadwood, $. d., and
the trip, was made through the Western
and Pacific States, with stops at all
the principal cities, and visit. to the
Portland exposition and the Yosemite
Valley.
Ralph Earle of Chicago the official
photographer Of the association, is max
ing an elaborate set Of pictures Of this
trip, and hope to be able to show you
them before long.
"The original Flora Dora Company Of
New York is staying here now and in.
cludes some very pretty girls. Some of
the prettiest are at this hotel, and it
is amusing to watch the Cuban chappies
get introductons to them and escort
; them about, when neither can under
stand the others language. We were
to have met President Palma on this