New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-10
a trip for the day to Lexington

a trip for the day to Lexington
and Concord. Lunches are given
to those who 60 upon leaving the
nut with the guide and boarding
the train for Concord the party is
Off. At these places we visit the
sites Of the battles of Concord
and Lexington and the beautiful
monuments concentrating the
incidents Of those memorable
days. We also visit the homes of
Louise Alcott and the cold
Manse. +" We also visit Hitch
cock house where Samuel Adams
and Hitchcock were so rudely
aroused from their peaceful slum-
Der by Paul Revere, and the Mon
roe Tavern, both Of which are
museums containing hundreds of
relics. In the ceiling of one of
the rooms we are always shown a
bullet hole. The British officer
Percy did this when he was forced
to leave these comfortable quar-
ters.
Every other Sunday, alternat-
ing with the Concord Party is one
to Salem. visiting Hawthorne s
home, the Witch House, Hang
man s Hill and the famous Marine
Museum.
Every Sunday there is a party
to Nantaskel Beach. We board
a steamer at Rowe's wharf and
sail all the way down Boston har-
Dor. arriving at the beach, bath
ing and other amusements are in
dulged in.
So you see the wonderful work
the Y. M. C. A. does.
The "Hostess House" must not
be forgotten. Mrs. DAILY has
charge Of that. Here, each week,
come invitations for hundreds of
boys for dances, weekend parties,
etc. At the Parish House near
Harvard Square dancing class is
held every Saturday, and since
two weeks, on Friday evening
also. There 70 those of us who
still have room for improvement
in the Terpsichrean art. Dane
ing classes are also held in sew
eral other places at regular inter-
walls. There is q dance at Hotel
Vendome in Boston every Satur-
day and one at the Cambridge
Y. NJ. c. A. every Wednesday.
These dances are all for Us and,
of course cost nothing. fortunate
~ for those who are tout o. luck"
on pay day.
The dances are only one of the
many sources Of amusement to us.
There are scores Of invitations to
parties, week-ends, etc. every
week. These invitations come
from all the nearby towns, some
twenty-five or thirty miles away.
At these parties we are enter
tanned by wonderfully hospitable
people at their town homes or
their summer homes. We 60 out
Yachting or motoring through
beautiful country places, forget
ing school and worries.
All these invitations are sent to
the Hostess House and going there
we decide upon what we wish to
do. Mrs. Daley or one Of the
many ladies who assist her looks
through the piles and piles of in
vitations and let's Jack" choose
the party he wants to go to.
Mrs. Daily like Mrs. Gulick,
looks after her boys with q
motherly interest. She has q
wonderful memory for names
knowing hundreds Of us by name.
She seems to make q special study
OF what each particular boy likes
and it makes her happy to know
that one has enjoyed q trip. "Mr.
Davis. how did you enjoy your
self on that tripi" "Oh, l am so
glad you did / shall write to
those people and thank them for
treating Our boys so nicely.
Never mind my trouble. that's
what I'm here for. But l am SO
glad you came to see me. You
are lust in time. Here is an invi-
tation for dinner this evening
from Professor --. He plays
tennis, and you love tennis. 50
here IL your chance for q good