The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-19

| party We were provided with DoX
| lunches and hot coffee on the train in
lien of the breakfast which we did
not haze time to stop and get
We arrived at Tacoma and were i'm
mediatedly taken to the Commercial
! Club rooms where luncheon was a
waiting us. and Immediately after
| lunch We got into autos and were
taken to Mt Rdnier-"The Mountain
that was God" This is about IS
auto trip over very good roads. We
arived at Paradise Inn in Paradise
Valley on Mt. Rainier in time for din
ner. This is without question one of
the most beautiful National Parks
we have ever visited, and we never
feaSted our eyes upon grander or more
magniti ent mountain scenery. Para
tdse Valley is right up among the
snow and glaciers, the heather an d
other wild flowers that grow there
IN such profusion and luxuriance. 1t
certainly did seem odd to be able to
make snow ball with one hand and
pluck beautiful wild flowers with the
other without moving out of ones
tracks and that too, in the middle OF
the month Of August. We spent the
night up there in Paradise Inn, right
among the snow, glaciers, wild flow
ers and trees. 1t was an experience
such as we never had before. Many
Of the party took hikes out across the
snow and ice glaciers the next morn
| ing before returning to Tacoma
Next to the Grand Canyon Of Arizona
| (Which we had the privilege of visit
ing in 1879 we believe Mt. Rainier to
| he the most beautiful piece Of natur-
! al scenery we have ever seen, and
those who in their travels, come any
where this magnificent mountain,
should not fail to visit this truly
wonderful natural beauty spot. The
park management informed us that
! the number Of visitors to the park
this season has been unprecedented.
The next morning while We were set
! ting in our auto waiting for the gate
! keeper TO give US permission to de-
sCend the mountain, we observed
! three auto loads Of tourists arrive at
! Paradise bearing South Dakota num-
bers on their cars. The auto tourists
are exceptionally numerous this sea-
son. We returned to Tacoma the
next day and after luncheon in the
Commercial Club rooms, we boarded
special boat enroute for Seattle.
| 1t was d beautiful trip, and on arri-
va at Seattle we were Immediately
taken to our hotels for good NIGHTS
rest. The next morning we held an
other session of our convention. after
which we were taken over the city for
an auto ride. There was big ban
quet followed by grand ball at the
Masonic temple in the evening. Early
the next morning we attenned the
launching of the good ship Editor"
at the Skinner & Eddy Ship Building
Yards. Mrs. Guy u. Hardy wife of
! the president OF the n. E. A. in 1918,
was sponsor The ship was named In
honor Of the National Editorial AS
ISOLATION by the United States Ship
ping Board. 1t is ship Of 10000
ca pacity, and the keel was laid May
l4th of the present year and was
launched August 10Th. immediate
! " after The launching part Of the
pparty were taken for boat ride a
,out the bay In a special boat, while
number Of the men of the party ac-
.cepted the special invitation extended
them to board the good ship spirit
I Of Seattle" which that day made it's
trial trip. Both these events were
very interesting. There were more
banquetssupon our return to the city
1 The next morning we boarded boat
enroute for Bremerton where we
visited the u. S. Navy Yard and had
an opportunity to board and visit the
! Ddbtle snip MOnUdnd WHICH, UOOk
very prominent part in the transport
service tn the recent world war. In
I fact the battle ship had only arrived
! in tlle port Of Seattle the day before.
4 We returned to Seattle and were TAX
en- for another auto ride about the
city after which we boarded boat
enroute for Victorv. b. c. Seattle
seems to be very busy place and is
'lgrowing, especially has the ship in
iustry grown within the past few
years. The immense ship yards were
really the most impressive thing We
saw in Seattle.
Il We arrived at Victoria. r. c.. a
/, bout 10 o'clock Sunday evening and
, we're met at tile wharf by autos anc
were Immediately taken to our no
/ tells. The next morning we had an
{ other brief session Of the convention
, after which we we're given an autt