The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-01
FASTENERS SPEND DAY IN BIRMINGHAM Party of Fifty-fve Visitors En-
 t9rtained Here WERE WELL PLEASED Arrived In Special Train of the New York Central Over the Queen
 and Crescent Route at
 Noon.

A party of about fifty New Workers were the guests of the Commercial club yesterday from 1:so o'clock until about o'clock, and every member of that party left the city saying that 1t was by far the best city they had seen on. their south ern tour.
 The customers were travelling on a special train of the New York Central railroad, and were returning from New Orleans, where they had been enjoying the carnival The train was operated from Cincinnati to New Orleans and return over the Queen and Crescent route.
 A committee appointed by President T.. H. Molton of the Commercial club enter tained the visitors, assisted by A B. Freeman of the Queen and Crescent and John w. Wood also of the same route with headquarters in Meridian.
 The party was taken on a trolley ride to Bnsley Pratt City and around the Highland avenue line to see the residence portion of Birmingham. Refreshments were served at the Country club.
 At the club J. P. Stedman of Albany made short talk in which he thanked the Commercial club. the members of the Country club and the railroad men of Birmingham for the entertainment, and stated that the reception was by far the most cordial accorded on the trip. He said that he had been wonderfully sur prised at Birmingham and it's resources, and that in saying this he was sure he spoke for large majority of the party, as he had heard them say the same thing since they left the train several hours before
 President Motion replied in behalf of the Commercial club and said that he hoped the same party would visit Bir- mingham few years hence and see won derful improvements. He said that 1t was a pleasure to entertain such a party and hoped that the city might have the priv ilege again.
 This is the first of series of personal ly conducted tours which the New York Central is arranging. Alex Macfarlane, passenger agent of the lines in New York, arranged the trip and will have charge of the future trips arrange
 The special train consisted of Pull man compartment car, two Pullman sleep CTS. A dining car and a combination buffet and baggage car. It was one of the hand somest special trains that has ever been to Birmingham.
 Following is a list of those in the party:
 Alex Corcoran, MT. and Mrs. D. w. Bivins, Miss G. Henry of Brooklyn; Mrs A. A. Troescher, Mrs. Hesdorfer, MT. and Mrs. F. J. Cast, MT. and Mrs. J. B. Phil lips. j. Steundenrauch, H. Kirschner c. H. Wacherbad, pr. s. Jacquelin of New York; Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Ryan of At lantic City; T. Oakley and s. A. Knott of Mount Vernon, N. Y.; T. F. Seyton and P. T. Barguet of New Rochelle, G. H. Knapp of Mount Kisco Mrs. w. B. Cutler and Douglass Cutler of Dover Furnace, A. T. Miner, G. w. Guard New London, Conn.,; MT. and Mrs. w. H. Barden, At tleboro, Mass; H. F. and R. J. Veit, Bridgeport, Conn; MT. and Mrs. J. Cochs, oyster Bay; MT. and Mrs. W. E. Sim mons of Kingston, N. r.; Miss R. Geiger and J. H. Wardle of Hudson, N. Y.i MT. and Mrs. J. l. Stedman, Miss c. w. Clausen Miss Johnson and Miss Granger of Albany, MT. and Mrs. Dent and Miss Gertrude Dent of Utica. M. A. Phillips, e. Braudt, NJ G. and c. Sherwood of Iawville. N. Y. MT. and Mrs. E. Vilars, Carthage; B. A. Steinbacher, Henry Iundy, w. J. Bremen. Williamsport, Pa; MT. and Mrs. Grove and Mir. McGrady of Buffalo, and Miss Flord lilly, Cincinnati.