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Wednesday,  August  29th,  a  party  left  Philadelphia  by  way  of  Harrisburg  and 
Williamsport,  being  joined  by  others  on  the  route,  which  led  up  along  the 
Susquehannah  and  over  northern  branches  of  the  Alleghanies  into  that  beautiful 
valley  into  which  Havana  and  Watkins'  Glens  open,  and  where  Seneca  Lake  spreads 
its  silvery  sheet  of  water.  After  a  day's  travel  the  comfortable  quarters  of  the  Glen 
Mountain  House,  located  on  the  cliff  near  one  of  the  numerous  cascades  of  Wat- 
kins'  Glen,  were  reached.  The  clear  weather  favored  the  evening  and  early 
morning  promenades  to  the  neighboring  points,  from  which  delightful  views  are 
obtained,  and  the  exploration  of  the  winding  gorges  and  circular  basins  of  Wat- 
kins'  Glen,  and  the  abrupt  and  angular  turns  of  Havana  Glen.  Earlier  than  origi- 
nally contemplated,  the  party  left  this  pleasant  retreat  on  Friday  noon  to  make  room 
for  other  guests,  and,  after  a  charming  sail  on  Lake  Seneca  to  Geneva,  took  the  rail- 
road to  Rochester,  where  their  fellow-member,  Mr.  G.  H.  Haas,  showed  them  the 
most  friendly  attentions,  and  enabled  them  to  see  as  much  as  possible  of  that  thriv- 
ing and  beautiful  city. 
Niagara  Falls  and  the  headquarters  at  the  Cataract  House  were  reached  on  Satur- 
day afternoon,  and  during  the  following  night  the  party  was  joined  by  others  from 
various  sections,  among  them  a  large  party  who  had  left  New  York  on  Thursday 
and  Friday,  and  traveling  up  the  Delaware  valley  and  down  the  upper  course  of  the 
north  branch  of  the  Susquehannah,  had  stopped  at  Watkins.  The  early  risers  a 
Niagara  were  rewarded  with  the  sight  of  a  clear  sky,  and  a  beautiful,  ever  changing 
rainbow  rising  high  up  above  the  mist  of  the  mighty  Fall.  Later  in  the  forenoon, 
Prospect  Point  was  a  favorite  station  of  observation  to  view  the  rainbows,  which 
fluttered  in  the  gorge  of  Niagara  River  through  the  spray  below  the  Falls,  and 
throughout  Sunday  and  Monday  numerous  expeditions  were  undertaken  to  the  vari- 
ous points  of  interest  in  the  neighborhood. 
The  members  who  had  business  to  attend  to  at  Toronto  on  Tuesday  before,  the 
opening  of  the  sessions  left  Niagara*  Falls  on  Monday,  reaching  Toronto  by  steamer 
after  a  sail  across  Lake  Ontario,  which  to  some  was  rendered  less  delightful  than  it 
would  otherwise  have  been,  by  sea  sickness,  the  effects  of  which  were  soon  forgotten 
in  the  hospitable  halls  of  the  Rossin  House,  where  the  headquarters  had  been  estab- 
lished, and  where  on  Tuesday  they  were  followed  by  the  majority  of  the  visiting 
members  with  their  ladies. 
The  pharmacists  and  druggists  of  Ontario  had  very  thoughtfully  planned  a  series 
of  entertainments,  which  were  as  liberal  on  their  part  as  they  were  pleasing  to  the 
recipients  thereof.  On  Tuesday  forenoon  they  invited  the  visitors  who  had  arrived, 
and  most  of  whom  were,  by  their  duties,  subsequently  deprived  of  the  opportunity 
of  seeing  the  city,  to  a  drive  to  the  most  important  public  institutions,  which  were 
afterwards  also  visited  by  the  other  visitors.  On  Wednesday  evening,  September 
5th,  a  very  pleasant  entertainment  was  tendered  to  the  Association  by  their  Ontario 
friends  in  the  Normal  School  buildings,  where  they  had  an  opportunity  of  examin- 
ing the  liberal  collections  of  scientific  instruments,  works  of  art,  and  other  means  of 
instruction,  and,  aside  from  the  refreshments,  were  treated  to  an  excellent  vocal  and 
instrumental  concert,  highly  enjoyed  by  all.  The  buildings  and  grounds  had  been 
kindly  opened  for  the  purpose  by  the  Department  of  Education  of  the  province  of 
Ontario. 
