The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-02-01

in the world. Back over the same
route, turn was made at Kentucky
Avenue, so named as being the route
of the soldiers who went to their death
in the historical massacre, to the shore
of the river. where across the valley
can be seen the battle monument ON
the site of the massacre, erected by the
Civic Improvement Society of the city.
A drive along the river past manufac-
tories, canning factories and residences
brought them TO the site of the historic
headquarters of General Winchester in
the disastrous campaign. From here a
drive was taken through the business
streets, filled with mercantile institu-
tions of modern design and character,
and across the river to historic st. Ma
rvs Academy on its north bank. This
is one of the famous institutions of the
land. After traversing its halls, trip
was taken through long tunnel under
the street which connects il with ST.
Mary's College, recently built, and one
of the largest and best designed educa-
tional institutions in the west. An en-
tertainment of marked excellence had
been arranged for the visitors, and was
given by the students of the College in
From here walk of a short block
tOok~them to historic st. Mary's church,
the first church i'm the northwest terri
tory north of Baltimore, and rich in
historical associations. The paintings
upon the ceiling were executed by an
artist from the Vatican. On the cor
ner of the street and Immediately be-
side the church is a monument of the
DaonrdinU Annal avaautaH IN Ttaly and
commemorative the centenary of the
establishment of the church i'm 1888.
Across the street, where the power
house of the electric railway is now sit
uated, stood the old block house occu-
pied by the soldiers in their warfare
against the Indians in the early years
of the settlement. All these historic
sites-and there are many more
throughout the city are marked by
bronze tablets through the efforts of
the Civic Improvement Society of this
city,
On the way from the docks the party
stopped and inspected the immense
storage cellars and packing plant of
the IlgenfritZ Sons Company, one of
the earliest and most extensive nursery
institutions in the west, where a mil
lion trees and shrubs were stored ready
for spring shipment.
At an invitation of the Greening
Nursery Co. visit was made TO the
city offices of the Company where re-
freshments and cigars were served to
gentlemen and souvenir boxes of can
dy to the ladies of the party.
Time was lacking for further eXplo-
ration, although the western part of
the city, the site of the Weis factories,
makers of Office supplies and deYices
for all over the world, the new Binder
! Board factory, a mammoth concrete
factory just established, the Amendt
Mills, "The Home of Lotus Flour" and
other mills and factories lie in this part
of the city and can only be given brief
mention.
1t was already dark when the party
left the Inequalities of the Nj. IL Nj.
Club and thence they were taken TO the
Maccabee Temple where a banquet
was served them. Monroe's fame in
the banquet line has been disseminated
from the Atlantic to the Pacific of late
years owing to the unique "Muskrat
tests, which its Yacht Club makes an
annual feature. Although the average
editor fails in good many points TO
qualify as yachtsman, yet on this oc-
casion the succulent and toothsome
muskrat formed one of the principal
features of the menu. There was a
trifle of hesitation on the part of some
of the editorial fraternity about max
ing any gustatory attempt upon the
morsel, probably the misnomer rat
may have had something to do with IT,
but their squeamishness was speedily
overcome, and those who had never be.
fore made acquaintance with the game
little animal as an article of food very
soon became enthusiasts and unblush-
ingly demanded more The toast
master was in happy wien and the oc-
casion was one of unalloyed iollity
The Association has become firm be
levers In the Independent state OF
Monroe"