Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-05-01
OUR TEXAS CORRESPONDENT
Interesting Items From Sunny
South Where Thermometer
Is rs Degrees

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On the morning of Sunday, April
10. 1914, a typically beautiful Jersey
spring morning, the like of which we
have not seen since we left home, the
writer babe his wife and baby good bye
to attend the annual convention Of the
National Editorial Association. at
Houston, Texas. We bought a round
trip ticket for that city at the Wild
wood and Delaware Bay short line
railroad station for $68.25 and placed
$75 in our pocket to pay for Pullman
berths, fees to the bowling porter who
brushed the dust from our clothes, aud
other incidentals, most Of the meals,
since entering the great state of Texas,
being furnished by It's hospitable peo-
pie. If the money runs out We will
return home In a day coach, first look
ing up our mutual friend and Wild
wood booster, Mrs. Alice G. Clark, at
Mineral Wells, Texas, and borrow
enough money TO buy q ham sand wich
and a cup of coffee at the meal stations
enroute. Then, too, IS a last resort
my wife promised, before leaving
home, to wire me funds should 1 have
my pocket picked or otherwise go
broke, SO If l can't find Mrs. Clark,
for you know Texas is a state OF vast
distances, / will have to resort to the
telegraph business and leave it to my
wife and Cashier Eldridge, OF the
Marine National Bank, to work it out.
The trip from Philadelphia was
made wei the b. & o. to Washington,
where we joined q party of twelve,
travelling with Mr.. Oswald, president
of the association. Left the capital
city at 5 p. m. Sunday over the South
ern railway, arriving at Asheville, N.
g., at IL q. m. the following morning,
where we spent the balance of the
day In sightseeing. A luncheon at
the famous Grove Park Inn was the
main feature. This hotel is built en-
tirely of great stone boulders from
Sunset mountain, at the foot of which
it stands, and the effect is very rugged
aud magnificent. Even the huge fire.
places In the Hobbies are fashioned
from these rough boulders.
We left Asheville at 10 p. M. and on
Tuesday morning changed cars at
Chattanooga. Tenn. for Birmingham,
where We arrived at 10 a. m, spending
the day in that beautiful Alabama
town. The ride down the valley from
Chattanooga was quite a pleasant one,
though we were surprised not to find
vegetation further advanced.
Birmingham Is celebrated for its
steel mills and a rather unfavorable
Impression was gained as we entered
the city on the railroad. which, how
ever, was dispelled when we reached
the business centre Of the city and saw
the SIX y scrapers and the beautiful resi-
dent section. 1t by far excelled Ashe-
Vile. A fine banquet was rendered
the party here by the Birmingham
Newspaper club in their luxurious
quarters at the top of a "a story build
ing. President Oswald said this was
the finest club he had aver seen, either
in this country or Europe.
Our next stop was at New Orleans,
where we arrived Wednesday morn
ing and spent the day iD that hustling
city. After another all night ride, we
reached Houston at 8 o'clock Thursday
morning, and were soon fixed away al
the Rice Hotel and glad to enjoy the
comforts of a bed room once more.
Since arriving at Houston we have
had mostly sunshine with a temper
AZURE of about rs degrees. This is an
enterprising city but am greatly dis
appointed not to see more shrubbery
and flowers and well kept lawns.
Commercialism seems to be the watch
word and aside from its fine tall build
ings and attractive business district,
1 have seen little to impress me and l
am confident that nothing in this Sec
ton can compare with scenic beauties
of the Eastern Atlantic states and dear
old Jersey In the SUMMED time.
A ball was, given in our honor in the
ball room OF the Rice hotel on Friday
evening, which vas a very splendid
affair.
A grand banquet given by the Hous-
ton Chamber Of Commerce on Satur-
day evening ended the e n tertainment
in this city. We go to Galveston to-
day Sunday and on Monday morn
ing start on the circle trip.
Following is an account of each days
session of the convention, which may
be of interest TO our readers.
JEDDUBoIs
The Twenty-ninth Annual Conven-
ton of the National Editorial Associ-
alton wa called to order bV President