The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-04-14
WITH THE y. r. A.. THROUGH
FLORIDA AND CUBA

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After our return a little more
than one week ago from a trip
through Florida and TO Cuba with
the National Editorial Association,
we feel at a loss TO know Just where
to begin and where TO end in at
tempting TO give our readers az
least a summary OF the places Wis
tied and OF the things we saw and
enjoyed most heartily. The old
adage. "a man may work from sun
to SUM-, but a woman's work is
never done" might well be para
pharsed IAN editors work is never
done, for. even while enjoying such
a wonderful outing with the ". T..
A., as that Just ended. an element
of work entered into II for the
newspaper man and woman. In
return for all the courtesies ex-
tended and the perfectly splendid
time made possible for the editors
and their friends by the ~big-hearted
Floridians. each newspaper pub
Usher on returning home must feel
at a loss as TO what TO say and
how 10 say II. Mere words. set
forth in cold type. can convey but
little Of the real depth OF appre-
citation and gratitude which we feel
Tor those who made our stay among
them so w~onderously delightful. II
IL not easy TO acknowledge such
co%urtesfes. 80 graoiously extended,
and In so many different places as
10 have been practically one big
reception and banauet covering the
entire state Of Florida. That Is
why we say, IAN editors work is
EVE done" II Is real work to
cover this trip with a creditable
Srite-up and required some work
every day while enjoying II In order
70 collect data and notes TO make
such q narrative, long enough to
cover the subject and yet short
enough to be interesting" speak
ing In the language of present day
styles. We are constrained 70 be-
lieve that on occasions OF this sort
II is better TO be an EDITORS rela-
tive or guest for they alone can
without thought of the copy" that
must inevitably follow,
Leaving Beaver March 1st we
drove over TO Liberal, Kansas, be-
ing accompanied by our sisters,
Mrs. +. c. Tracy and Mrs. Roy
Brown. our brother w. II. Thomas
and wife. and our good friend. Mrs.
o. II. Cafky, who went along TO
see us off and wish Is bon Journey.
W. left that evening for Kansas
City, thanks TO the w%atchfulness of
our brother BILL" for the rest of
us we're so busy window shopping
we paid no heed TO the Rock Is
land when IL steamed into the
station and otherwise might have
tarried longer than we reckoned,
however, "a poor beginning makes
a good ending" and ever there.
after we were Johnnie on the
spot"
4 few days spent at Kansas City
with our nephew, George +. Murphy
and wife and more window shop.
ping" and we were again on our
way rejoicing, meeting our friend
Mrs. J. C. Davis. who accompanied
us on the trip. at Memphis, Ten.
nessee. We reached Birmingham,
Alabama. the point of genera as.
sembly. March 5th, and proceeded
from there by special train. how.
ever, we met many delegates en-.
route before reaching Birmingham
delegates from the central states
going via Kansas City, Memphis
and Little Rock.
Only a few hours were spent nj
Birmingham and many matters Incl
dent to the long-looked-for outing
which was Just about to be realized,
had to be attended to before taking
the special train, however, that city
gave the visitors their first and q
real southern welcome, which in.
cluded a ride over the city and a
banquet at night. Birmingham is a
commercitl center. Its activities
prove that real progress and ad-
vancement Is being made in the
south. IL Is the heart OF the
southern steel industry and a thriv-
Ing city of nearly 100000 with
modern churches. schools. hospitals,
etc. It's manufacturing plants num-
Der 2Sl and capital industrially
employed exceeds 900. 900.
The delegation was banqueted at
the Jefferson County Bank build
ing, a twenty-five story structure.
the banquet hall being on the TWEEN
ty-third floor. which Is getting
pretty high up for a country editor.
The evenings festivities over AT
birmingham, n night ride brought
us to Montgomery. the capital city
OF Alabama, where Sunday was
spent.
AT Montgomery, THE Birthplace
OF Dixie" We were received. ban
quoted and shown the city and ad-
1acent country by automobile. We
had the pleasure of riding with Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. Strauss. pioneers OF
that section. and getting a most
interesting account of the develop-
ment in and around Montgomery.
Mr.. Strauss was very proud of the
Mems Bible Glass, held at the
Presbyterian church, but which was
a Good Fellows" organization and
included men OF all churches. and
no church, and he took us for a
look-in that morning, upon IN at
tendance OF SIS, which shows that
although the men OF the south
have some advantage in being To-
Gated near Cuba, where the "drouth"
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