The Detroit times., 1910-06-13
BUSINESS MEN
BACK FROM TRIP
Georgian Bay Outing Is Voted Best
of Commerce Boards Annual
Treats.

Unmarried by mishap OF any kind.
the 6S0-mile cruise OF the Detroit
Board OF Commerce. 10 the Georgian
Bay district and return, came TO an
end at III O'Clock, Sunday night. when
the good ship City or Cleveland, OF
the ID. 4 c. line pulled into her dock
at the foot OF Wayne-st Though the
shortest In point OF time. the excur-
sion was voted by all on board. the
| majority OF whom bad attended the
previous outings. as the jolliest and
most eventful trip OF the kind In the
boards history.
IL was a trip that promises a rich
harvest in the way or civic better
ment. freer and friendlier relations In
business and broader public spirit.
On no previous trip has the spirit OF
fraternity been more marked ana
where there were but smiles and for
mai mods OF recognition when tho
City OF Cleveland first swung away
from her dock. there we're hearty
hand clasps and sincere exchange OF
greetings conceived In the truest
friendship on the return journey.
Miliionaires and smaller business
men met on common ground They
went out as acQuaintances and came
back as brothers.
Men Of national and local promin-
ence were on board and took advan-
tage of the splendid opportunity ~
remind the voyagers OF their duties DIS
citizens and their obligations to a
higher power. For the lighter mo-
ments there was tuneful melody and
merry jest In endless variety.
But the one feature Of the cruise
that stands out above all the others.
and probably will be best remembered
10 the whole-souled welcome accorded
by the progressive little city Of Mid
land, Ont, a community OF some 5000
souls. which was the only port visited
during the trip and the only stop
made, save when the excuprsionists
transferred to the steamer Waubic in
Depot harbor. for the cruise through
the $4,000 islands. The residents had
planned to take the party to Little
Lake. three miles distant, for lunch
con. but a drilling rain upset all the
plans Midland was equal to the
emergency. however. The large audi
forum of the Y. NJ. c A. building was
converted into a temporary dining
hoAts oha shG Sieht ehot AAON ZIG Wv
OF the hungry, travelworn voyagers
as they entered the place was one not
! soon to be forgotten.
The long tables groaned beneath
their weight OF meats, salads. home
baked pies and other goodies baked
as only Midland housewives know
how to bake them. The ladies OF the
Y. NJ. c. A. auxiliary saw that all
l % o,tnnlto1 nd tho nrafftoat
maids of Midland fitted about from
table to table. Mavo- Craig and the
other city officials ormed in line as
the party filed out and shook hands
with each.
| The whole town. practically. gather
! ed at the dock. and under umbrellas
watched the waubic take the party
back to the Cleveland on the other
side Of the harbor. More than a
hundred small boys gathered on the
dock and joined in a merry scramble
| for the pieces of money, ranging from
Yankee pennies" up to one-case notes
that were willingly cast out to them.
To enable the Cleveland to get coal
the officials OF the Northern Naviga-
ton Co. provided dredge and scoop
ed out the shallow harbor bed lest the
visiting boats rudder be damaged.
While the coating operations were In
progress the citizens were shown
through the boat. which proved
revelation to them.
As q f,tting token OF their apprecia-
ton for this genuine hospitality, a
collection was taken up in the evening
and $500 was raised. A check for this
amount was forwarded TO the mayor
Of Midland by Secretary Sawyer, OF
the Board OF Commerce, Monday
| morning. the money to go to the bene-
| At OF the " NJ. c. A.
Aid. Grand and Mr. Richardson. OF
Midland. were persuaded to accom-
pany the party back to Detroit.
A picture indelibly impressed on the
minds OF those who watched from the
deck OF the City OF Cleveland as she
steamed out OF the harbor into the
gathering fog. is that OF this pic
turesQue little Canadian city nesting
among the green hills Of the Georgian
bay region.
A pretty incident occurred as the
IWaubic was getting ready TO shove on
from the Midland dock. As the Mid
land band struck up God Save the
king" every head on board was barred,
and while the Canadian musicians, q
little later, were playing the Star
Spangled Banner" the orchestra on
1.-THE Cleveland was discoursing the
"Maple Leaf" and other appropriate