The "piece de resistance" was a seafood banquet, at which Phil Bates, N. R. Moore, Addison Bennett and Ed Brodie distinguished themselves. The decorations of the tables were made of copies of The Yaquina Bay News, although they were mostly hidden by plates piled high with crabs, clams, oyster cocktails, home-made "dog", cheese and other light delicacies.
The address of welcome was delivered by B. A. Bensell, who paid the editors a royal tribute and said that he would recommend to the president
that the first cannon captured from the Prussians by the American soldiers be melted and molded into medals for the editors. J. M. Scott, general passenger agent of the Southern Pacific Railway, who was permitted to become an associate of the editors because of his wise editing of the advertising checks, almost promised the Newport people that the road would be extended around the bay. Mrs. Scott, who is evidently the diplomat of the family, pulled her hubby's coat-tails at the psychological moment, however, and the promise was not quite made.
Most enjoyable vocal music was furnished by a male quartet and others of the editors filled in the time up to midnight, trying to outdo with an oratorical feast the splendid material feast spread by the hospitable New port people.
On Sunday the visiting editors spent their time flirting with the mermaids, with indigestion and with death on the briny deep. Hofer & Sons placed their fishing boat, "The Gazelle," at the disposal of the editors and their wives for a deep-sea fishing trip, but it is not recorded that the scribes either fed or caught any of the denizens of the Pacific. Members of the party who preferred the shore were taken on an automobile ride about the city and surrounding country.
In the evening the guests of the city were invited to a dip in the natatorium, which gave President Ingalls opportunity to display his maidenly charms.
With few exceptions the editors had sufficiently recovered by Monday morning to be able to catch the 7 o'clock boat across the bay. C. E. Ingalls, of Corvallis, and E. E. Brodie, of Oregon City, became so impressed with the hospitality of the Newport people that they remained for a week to give their families an outing. The only near fatality was the serious illness of Secretary Bede. The Portland Telegram reported that, after a consultation of Newport physicians and several medicos from Portland, who were at Newport on an outing, his case was diagnosed as toomuchitis.
Following were the members of the party: C. J. McIntosh and Mrs. McIntosh, Press-Bulletin, Corvallis; Bert F. West, Statesman, Salem; W. J. Gotthardt, Blake-McFall Co., Portland; Phil S. Bates, secretary State Editorial Association; O. D. Center, director extension O. A. C.; E. E. Brodie, Mrs. Brodie and two children, Enterprise, Oregon City; R. M. Hofer, The Manufacturer, Portland-Salem; Gordon J. Taylor and Mrs. Taylor, Pioneer, Molalla; Olive Scott Gabnel, guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Scott; W. H. Weatherson, The West, Florence; C. L. Monson, Pacific Paper Company, Albany, J. C. Dimm and Mrs. Dimm, News, Springfield; W C. DePew, Criterion, Lebanon; N. R. Moore, Gazette-Times, Corvallis; Elbert Bede and Mrs. Bede, Cottage Grove; G. L. I-Iurd and Mrs. Hurd, Portland; Edythe
