The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-09-12

man neeh IS heir TO; no dark Hobec
somber looking individuals gree
you on every hand. bat everything
e as it is in our own land-ever,
religion is represented from the
most silly christian scientist to the
liberal catholic and all are respect
sdsand predjudioe against them il
unknown.
The Dominion government'f
soldiers were all ordered out or
public drill for our benefit and 3
fner body of men you could scaroe
|ly meet with anywhere. There
we're soldiers there that had die
played great bravery in the En
glish Boer war and their perfeoi
eFclutions drew from our delegates
pnstinted applause. Every effor
gae made to have our stay in
5eautiful Ottawa pleasant and their
5ighest embitian in that time was
certainly gratifed. While here
We had the pleasure of meeting
Maj. Morrison, of the Canadian
Army. He was in the fercest
lighting in South Africa and is q
dignified pleasant gentleman, one
who knows how to entertain vet
not loaded down with efiusiveness
and boast The Maj is typ C Il
American and beside his army re
cord is editor of the Citiz n, one
of the best dailies in Canada.
After short reception in the
city hall the party was conducted
to. Parliament Hill Fred Cook,
correspondent of the London
Times, a member of the Press Club
of Ottawa, guided the editors thro'
the senate chamber. the library.
the cabin t cham Der End the house,
where it was their good fortune to
be addressed by one of the men,
bers 1t being Dominion day. par
lament was not in ssssiou. Rs
sponses were made by several of the
p'rty. Leaving Parliament Hill,
walk of several blocks through
the principle streets broupht tie
visitors back to the Russell House,
Vh enoe oar ride through the city
took them to the Rookcliff park. a
mile out of town. Here lunch
was served on a long table spread
in front of the Royal chateau.
Then the party returned to the
city to witness game of la crosse.
This article would be amiss did
We not mention the kindness of
some of the Canadian Paoifio Rail
way officials, notably Robert Kerr,
Passenger Traffic Manager, TO
whose untiring energy we owed
much and o E. Ussher, General
Passenger Agent of the eastern di.
vision and W. T Dtckrill, travel
ing passenger agent to whom we
personally owe several entertain.
ments and without whom much of
the pleasure of the trip would have
been missed Never in the his.
tory of the ssooiation have suoh
splendid railroad facilities been
rendered US and the courtesies
were the principle means of max
ing the trip an exceedingly grand
success.
The gates of every oity were
wide open to us; the the bars were
down and the lid was eff. The
keys had been tossed in the sewer
and the latch string in the fire.
The doors were off their hinges
d the bli d tsken down. We
were doubly welcome everywhere.
Flowery orators greeted us and re-
minded US Of the fact The fat of
the land had been culled and we
were given only the best. We did
with every town as we saw fit. We
went as we desired. and everything
we wanted and did not see came to
us as if by magic. Our puree
strings never troubled us for they
seemed to be tied in too hard a
knot to unite in many places we
visi.ed. for our money was deemed
counterfeit.
We would get off our cars, shake
the dust of pilgrimage from our
habiliments. stretch our legs and
take in the town. We found the
people generous, sympathetic and
filed with energy, and we took our
time and saw the sights. The po
lice never troubled us, and it was
their fault if they did not see us,
but they knew their business.