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quarters  of  the  visiting  members.  Hon.  Mr>  Cobb,  Mayor  of  Boston,  was  present, 
while  His  Excellency  Governor  Gaston  was  prevented  from  attending.  The  Ger- 
mania  band  was  stationed  in  the  corridor,  entertaining  those  assembled  with  excellent 
music.  After  spending  several  hours  in  promenading  and  social  intercourse,  the 
party  repaired,  shortly  before  11  o'clock,  to  the  spacious  and  handsomely-decorated 
dining-hall,  and  sat  down  to  a  sumptuous  repast,  after  the  visitors  had  been  formally 
welcomed  by  Mr.  Joseph  Burnett,  Chairman  of  the  Local  Committee,  in  a  neat 
speech,  to  which  President  Diehl  responded  on  behalf  of  the  guests.  At  a  late  hour 
the  company  dispersed. 
On  Wednesday,  at  9.]  o'clock,  the  visiting  ladies  started  from  the  St.  James  Hotel 
for  a  visit  to  various  places  of  interest  in  the  suburbs  of  Boston,  a  lady  resident  of 
Boston  accompanying  each  carriage.  After  a  visit  to  Jamaica  Pond,  the  party  was 
handsomely  received  and  entertained  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  Jos.  T.  Brown,  and 
left  then  for  the  Chestnut  Hill  reservoir,  the  residence  of  Mr.  Alvin  Adams,  and 
Fresh  Pond,  where  they  were  received  with  music  from  the  Germania  Orchestra- 
Dinner  was  served  here,  and  afterwards  a  visit  paid  to  Mount  Auburn  and  Bunker 
Hill,  and  on  returning  the  party  passed  through  the  district  which  was  burned  down 
some  time  ago. 
The  members  of  the  Association,  after  the  close  of  the  second  session,  proceeded 
to  the  banqueting-hall  in  the  Odd  Fellows'  building,  where  dinner  was  served  for 
them,  after  which  Dr.  T.  L.  Jenks,  Vice- Chairman  of  the  Local  Committee,  arose 
and  introduced  several  members,  who  responded  with  some  remarks.  This  portion 
of  the  entertainment  was  repeated  on  the  following  day  (Thursday),  when  the  repast 
provided  was  in  the  official  programme  denominated  a  collation,  which,  however, 
was  quite  satisfactory  as  a  good  dinner.  These  dinners,  in  the  same  building  where 
the  sessions  were  held,  served  to  keep  the  members  together,  and  enabled  the  presid- 
ing officer  to  open  the  next  session  promptly  and  with  a  full  complement  of  mem- 
bers. 
On  Wednesday  evening  a  considerable  portion  of  the  extensive  Odd  Fellows'" 
building  was  taken  possession  of  and  a  brilliant  levee  given  in  Arcan's  Hall,  supper 
being  served  in  the  banqueting-hall.  With  promenading  and  dancing  to  the  music 
discoursed  by  the  Germania  Orchestra,  and  with  visits  to  the  exhibition-hall,  the 
hours  glided  swiftly  by,  and  after  midnight  the  company  gradually  withdrew. 
Thursday  was  devoted  by  the  ladies  to  take  a  look  at  the  city  of  Boston  ;  the 
navy-yard,  the  music-hall  (with  its  large  organ),  Bunker  Hill  Monument,  the  State- 
house,  Common,  Public  Garden,  and  many  other  institutions  being  inspected  during 
the  day  5  while  the  evening  found  most  of  the  members  and  ladies  at  the  Boston 
Theatre,  to  witness  Mr.  Chanfrau  in  his  representation  of  "  Kit,  the  Kansas  Trav- 
eler," in  response  to  the  invitation  of  Orlando  Tompkins,  Esq.  Many  members 
visited,  also,  the  rooms  of  the  Orpheus  Singing  Society,  and  spent  here  a  few  hours 
in  pleasant  company. 
The  closing  entertainment  was  the  harbor  excursion,  on  Friday  afternoon.  In  a 
violent  rain-storm  the  commodious  steamer  Governor  Andrew  left  her  wharf,  and, 
after  a  circuitous  trip  past  various  points  of  interest,  landed  the  party  at  Downers' 
landing,  where  a  clam-bake  was  served,  accompanied  by  clam-chowder  and  other 
New  England  delicacies,  which  we  could  not  enjoy  in  the  interesting  company  of 
about  600  ladies  and  gentlemen.    Having  been  left  behind,  our  friend  Jas.  H.  Slade 
