. The 1910 trip of the to California and the Pacific coast . e party returned to theSt. Charles Hotel. Only a short stop was made. The Easterners wereagain taken in automobiles and whirled away to the Canal street landing,where the steamer [. S. was boarded. 12 THE 1910 TRir OF THE H. .M. M. \i. A. Mayor Behrman inade an address of welconu- that was decidedl\- outof the ordinary. He did not merely say. Glad-U-Kiim, but compHnientedthe visitors on the compHment they had paid Xew Orleans by making thatcity the first stop. In response to the Mayors address, Mr. Ticrney said it was not
. The 1910 trip of the to California and the Pacific coast . e party returned to theSt. Charles Hotel. Only a short stop was made. The Easterners wereagain taken in automobiles and whirled away to the Canal street landing,where the steamer [. S. was boarded. 12 THE 1910 TRir OF THE H. .M. M. \i. A. Mayor Behrman inade an address of welconu- that was decidedl\- outof the ordinary. He did not merely say. Glad-U-Kiim, but compHnientedthe visitors on the compHment they had paid Xew Orleans by making thatcity the first stop. In response to the Mayors address, Mr. Ticrney said it was not his firstvisit to Xew Orleans, and he referred with much feeling to the late AndrewBlakeley, who was the proprietor of the old St. Charles Hotel when previously visited Xew Orleans. The big feature of the stay at Xew Orleans was the luncheon served,under the personal direction of Manager Gaston .Saux, of the the Steamer J. S. during a sail on the Mississippi. This was quitean acconiiilishment, the various dishes having been prepared with ver\-. IlMtel .St. Antllon> . Sicn .Antoiiin. Texas. inaile(|uatc conking facilities, notwithstanding which fact, those which to be hot were actually served so. It was remarked by all of themembers that it was the most typical Southern menu thev had ever hadthe pleasure of sitting down to enjoy, and it was otherwise most favnrablvcommented upon, especially in \iew of the short time it took to serve thisnual. The one hundred and thirty-five guests were all seated at 2:20, andwere through at 3:4.^. At 4 oclock all of the tables were cleared and putaside to make room for dancing, tpiite a feat in the line of expeditiousservice. TO CALIFORNIA AND THE PACIFIC COAST i;, Jack Letton and Ed. Racine on Hand In the tvcning- the party were entertainetl at dinner at the Grunewald,after which a few hours were spent as individual tastes dictated. A pleasingfeature was the presence of Mr. John 1-. Letton, of the Bentle
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