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The Maine Press Association Visit St. Andrews

Beacon
Aug 10/1899
Maine Press Association
Conclude Very Pleasant Outing by Calling upon St. Andrews
The Maine Press Association—a distinguished-looking party of ladies and gentlemen—invaded St. Andrews on Thursday morning last. They were out on their annual excursion, and as no excursion “down East” would be quite complete without a visit to St. Andrews, they determined to come hither and enjoy for an hour or two the bright and balmy sunshine and the pure, invigorating air of Canada’s famed watering place. . . .
            On arriving here the newspaper men and women “distributed” themselves about the town, getting their “cases full” of information about the place. Some visited the churches, others explored the court house and jail and paid their devoirs to the lion and the unicorn, while the remainder through force of habit, instinctively meandered towards the newspaper office.
            All hand, however, were ready for the “make up” when Manager Harvey, of the Algonquin, announced at 12:30 that luncheon was awaiting them. As they disposed their “forms” about the well filled tables, one and all were agreed that the Algonquin’s dining hall was “nonpareil” and its fare the finest and “fattest” that they had ever struck. The pretty, white-aproned waitresses smiled as they saw the quantity of “inside matter” that the pressmen and women “edited.” Some took “takes” of “solid” matter; others favored it “leaded” with a few “scareheads” thrown in. The “Roman punch” proved a great favorite. Some insisted upon a first and a second “proof” of this delectable dish, while one bolder than the rest requested a ‘revise.” Even some of the press-women with white ribbons “at top of columns,” could not resist the charms of the confection with the “roman” head. Though generally opposed to “pi,” the knights and ladies of the quill were generous patrons of the Algonquin pastry. They kept the “galley” busy for a few minutes in attending to their wants in this line. The clock had almost reached the second hour before the diners felt “justified” in abandoning their “takes.” Then they repaired to the office, where they dropped their “coins” into the hotel “coin box.” After this very necessary performance was completed some of the visitors adjourned to the roof for a “period” to enjoy the delightful view that the hotel affords. “Exclamation points” were then in order. Some of the pressmen ran completely “out of sorts” in their efforts to find adjectives to fittingly describe the magnificent panorama that was spread before their astonished gaze.
            The appearance of the carriages at three o’clock warmed them that they must start on their “run” to the Eastport steamer. This they accomplished safely, though one veteran though he had left his “stick” behind.
            At 4 o’clock the Jeanette arrived at her wharf, the visitors with their “furniture” hastened on board in “single column” and were soon speeding towards Eastport, taking with them many favorable “impressions” of St. Andrews-by-the-sea. Owing to the “press of matter” at the Eastport hostelries the excursionists had to go to Hotel Ne-ma-ta-no, North Lubec, to get their “forms imposed” for the night. Their itinerary called for their return home on Saturday.