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the  majority  of  them  arrived  during  Sunday.  Most  of  the  members  from  the 
Kastern  and  Central  States  went  by  way  of  Cincinnati  and  Chattanooga  ;  those 
coming  from  the  Southern  Atlantic  States  by  way  of  Atlanta,  Montgomery  and 
Mobile  ;  and  those  from  the  Mississippi  valley  and  from  Chicago  came  over  the 
Illinois  Central  Railroad ;  with  few  exceptions,  all  the  visitors  were  provided 
with  quarters  at  the  St.  Charles  Hotel. 
On  Monday  evening,  a  promenade  concert  and  soiree  dansante  was  tendered 
to  the  visitors,  in  the  spacious  halls  on  the  second  floor  of  the  Washington 
Artillery  Building.  Tuesday  evening  was  set  apart  for  a  vocal  and  instru- 
mental concert  at  Grunewald  Opera  House.  Wednesday  was  devoted  by  the 
ladies  to  visiting  public  institutions  and  to  drives  to  different  parts  of  the 
city  and  suburbs.  The  excursion  on  Thursday  forenoon  was  participated  in  by 
all  the  members  and  their  ladies.  The  steamer  Jesse  K.  Belle  left  the  levee  at 
9  o'clock,  proceeding  first  to  Chalmette  Cemetery,  the  final  resting-place  of 
soldiers  from  the  civil  war.  The  boat  then  steamed  up  the  Mississippi,  passing 
the  city,  to  the  Ames  crevasse  where  the  rush  of  the  waters  through  the 
broken  levee,  the  view  of  the  backwater  and  the  sight  of  the  half  submerged 
negro  shanties  and  the  overflowed  surrounding  country  proved  interesting  sights 
to  the  visitors,  to  whom  its  features  were  wholly  novel.  At  the  Fairfield  planta- 
tion a  landing  was  made  for  the  purpose  of  viewing  the  sugar  house  and  the 
orange  grove  on  the  grounds.  It  was  2  30  P.M.  when  the  boat  reached  her 
wharf.  After  the  final  adjournment  on  Friday  morning  coaches  were  in 
waiting  in  front  of  the  hall,  and  accompanied  by  the  ladies,  the  members  had 
a  delightful  drive  up  St.  Charles  Avenue  to  Audubon  Park,  where  Horticultural 
Hall  with  its  tropical  and  subtropical  plants  was  the  centre  of  attraction.  The 
Marine  Hospital  was  next  visited,  and  the  visitors  were  shown  through  the 
institution  and  served  with  refreshments.  The  drive  was  then  continued,  one 
or  two  cemeteries  were  visited,  and  a  halt  was  made  at  the  West  F)nd,  with  its 
handsome  promenades  on  the  shore  of  Dake  Pontchartrain.  After  the  return 
to  the  hotel  about  5  or  6  o'clock,  preparations  were  made  for  attending  the 
banquet  at  Odd  Fellows'  Hall,  which  was  decorated  with  evergreens  and  floral 
designs.  After  justice  had  been  done  to  the  elaborate  menu,  toasts  were 
offered  and  responded  to  by  Judge  Fenner  and  Mayor  Shakspeare  ;  by 
Messrs.  Alexander,  Finlay,  Remington,  Seabury  and  Hallberg,  members  of 
the  Association  ;  and  by  Messrs.  Sol.  Marx,  J.  W.  Glenn,  C.  L.  Henry  and 
C.  C.  Wickliffe,  of  New  Orleans.  The  concluding  speech  was  made  by  Rev. 
Dr.  Snively,  after  which  President  Finlay  presented  to  the  retiring  President, 
A.  B.  Taylor,  a  floral  representation  of  the  local  badge  used  during  the  meeting, 
viz:  a  crescent  and  star,  and  the  company  separated  after  singing  "Auld  Dang 
Syne."  On  Saturday  and  Sunday  most  of  the  visitors  took  the  trains  for  the 
homeward  trip,  or  to  some  of  the  attractive  places  of  resort  near  the  coast  of 
the  Mexican  Gulf.  The  visitors  will  long  remember  the  numerous  pleasant 
incidents  of  the  generous  hospitality  of  their  New  Orleans  friends. 
