The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-02
assured me that they were looking forward
to coming to this state.

bee were at the world-famed hostelery,
Chateau Frontenac that occupies the site
of the original Chateau ST. Louis home of
early governors Of Quebec. The Frontenac'
is more or less the center of social and
sporting activities in Quebec. The lines of
its architecture, the luxury of its appoint
ments and the magnificence of it's location
make it truly notable.
In addition to our regular convention
business sessions, the governments of the
Province and of Canada were our hosts at
several unforgetable banquets, featuring
pomp ceremony, delicious food, unusual
entertainment and good speeches by public
officials
Between the business sessions and
banquets we were conducted on number
of sightseeing trips by government Off
Gals, thus enabling us to get first-hand
picture of the many odd and interesting
things to see around that ancient old capt.
tol and to view the war activity in that
area.
Europe, it is said, has the most beauti-
full cities in the world, but the City of Que
bee has stolen page from the European
book, for this city of history, is also num-
bered with the most colorful, most arrest
ing cities of the world. The very soul of
France is kept alive in New France, where
the custome and traditions of the mother
country are still respected by the people,
where the architecture of Old France is
evident in Quebec City and where the re-
ligion of French forebearers is held in deep
reverence.
Although Quebec holds the spirit of
bygone ages, it is modern in all other re-
spects Among the many features of in
terest are century-old cathedrals, the
shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupre, govern
ment buildings, Montmorency Falls, Kent
house, Quebec Bridge, and Isle of Orleans.
From Quebec we returned to Montreal
by boat and from there the largest group
of newspaper people ever to visit Canada
at one time, left for their respective homes
in the states.
We left with many first-hand impress
sions. We had been convinced that Canada
is doing its part to help win the war; that
it's people love freedom and liberty as much
as we do here in these mountains; that
Canadians, both English and French, are
friendly, hostipable people and that they
have great admiration, understanding and
appreciation for the people of the United
States. We had been convinced that Cana
da is great vacat;onland, with truly beau
tiful scenery, fine transportation facilities
excellent hotels, and many historic places
of interest.
We learned many other things, too
We learned that of the three million people
living in the Province of Quebec, the ma
jority of them are French and that they
still prefer to use their own language
that politicians there have to make their
speeches in both French and English to
the same audience that many of the
customs and habits of today are based on
the French traditions of the past We
learned that the Canadians love good food
and good wines and whiskies =. =. that they
have practice Of toasting the King before
eating . that they prefer classical music
to American jazz t.. . We learned that they
are just about as completely independent
of Great Britain as is the United States
=. that they think of the border between
the two nations as being merely an imagin-
cry boundary line -. that they like to re-
fer to the people of the United States as
"cousins" . that their vast country is
still far from being developed.
We learned that the Canadians enjoy
life more fully than we do :. that they
have no desire to engage in sordid pur
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