Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-05-14
Georgia Press
Visit New York
Editors Well Entertained by Gotham
ties; Hope to Visit Metro
polls Again in Future

part of the time feasting and speech
making. and there was great deal of
this sort of entertainment on our New
York visit
We had wonderful hosts AS soon
as we had registered at the Waldorf
Astoria where concessions were made
in every way for economy and com
fort, we were invited into chartered
busses, about four in number, two
story and amply large ones, and as
guests of the Merghanthaler Linotype
Company were given our first view of
the metropolis in full hours ride up
Fifth Avenue and Riverside Drive to
Grants Tomb and with a kaleidoosco-
pic REV of Broadway ond other views
including Brooklyn Bridge made fami-
liar through pictures. We lacked a
guide to point out certain locations but
many items of information were gleam-
ed from fellow passengers who had
| been there before.
We shall never forget the old fash.
toned Carnegie home with huge bed
of pansies. All the small monument
parks had beds of gorgeous tulips
Along Riverside Drive and in alleys
and courts. the city seemed fairly over
flowing with children, for though the
air was chilly to our party, it was early
spring to them, and they were burst
ing out like thefoilage on the trees.
So early indeed was the New York
season that few men of our Press
party who wore strow hats "got the
laugh" and no little notice wherever
they went. Most of them went back
to their travelling caps. but good nat
ured Charlie Brown of Cordele braved
it out, as did also Jim Davidson of
Cleveland.
A fine picture was made of the en-
tire party when leaving the gang plank
on disembarking, and again when ar
irving at the Merghanthaler plant in
Brooklyn. where we were rendered our
first banquet This plant is an inn
mense affair, and they are prepared to
serve noon lunches to a thousand of
their three thousand employees. This
meal was served by good looking
| ha
menu was delicious and was inter
spersed with some splendid speaking.
am sure all of our party must have
been proud of Mr.. Milton Fleetwood
of Gainesville, who made one of the
best addresses on this occasion that was
heard on the trip, and there are quite
a number of orators among the press
folks. Some of the Mergaanthaler Of
fcials. too, gave interesting talks and
gave evidence of their cordially in
every way.
We had long ride back with more
sight seeing on the way to the hotel,
where we had barely time to prepare
for the evening entertainment at the
Strand Roof Cascade as guests of the
Georgia Society of New York, which
is one of the largest fraternal organiza-
tons in the city. This dinner was in
the favored cabaret style. with dane
ing by the guests and vaudeville acts
interspered. More speaking and good
but hard to hear because of confusion.
| On Wednesday, Immediately after
breakfast, we we're piled into buses
and given ride down Broadway to the
famed and famous Wall street, and
visit to the New York Stock Ex-
change. After standing in the visitors
gallery and watching the antics of the
money-mad spectators pacing around
like huge cage of wild animals, we
were taken to one of the board rooms
of the exchange and the president of
the exchange took a few minutes of
his time to explain in simple descrip-
tive language the manner in which the
Stock Exchange is operated. We then
left by bus for the Central R. R. ferry
dock and were taken up the Hudson
river to board the Leviatflan where we
we're entertained at delightful lunch
con as the guests of the U. S. Shipping
Broad. The interior of this mammoth
floating palace is what one would ex-
pect in luxurious hotel. and this is
the impression it carried except for
few low ceilings and portfolios instead
of windows. All other features, includ-
ing elevators, ball room, salons, par
| lors lounging rooms, ETC., are what one
might expect at any high class hotel.
Our whole party felt quite pulled up
over the idea that this floating palace
is our own, in other words, belongs to
U. S. (us). and wherewith expressed
our sentiments unanimously that
whether we are losing money on it
or not. still we have mind to keep
the Leviathan on the seas as matter
of national pride, since the U. S. means
US. Too soon the hour of the next en-
gagement scheduled called our party
away, this time in buses from the dock
to the hotel
! Our experience of the next few
hours was apart from the party and
with relatives, including some window
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