Show roalin around with the N E A this is another in a series of articles by albert vf epperson who with noth virginia and shirley were in attendance at the borov convention en ti ion of the he national editorial association held field in the he new england states on june i 3 t we frund ourselves back in in boston boston bosto n the city of many narrow winding streets a city of vast historical historic ul interest a city that was surprisingly different than we had expected our oui arrival ili in the city was late afternoon and we just had time to freshen up and make our way to tit the e new john II Il ancock mutual life insurance aurance rince building where we micro to be guests of the company tit at dinner Il lio stony hight highest it we were wen whisked up the 20 J floors of tile the building Kos tons newest and tallest skyscraper to the observation tower where guides of the company showed us the points of interest in in in the city for foi 10 miles around punch a delightful light fal and potent beverage together with cheeses and snacks were solved served the th visiting editors edi tois following which dinner was solved served in in the company cafeteria the group following dinner gathered in in the dorothy dobothy hancock suite for foi a program which included welcoming addresses by massachusetts chu publishers publish eis and paul F I 1 clark president pies ident of the john ilan iian cock company on saturday june 1 11 1 I we deputed departed by bus for foi a sightseeing sigh seeing tour torn of boston highlights of tins this tup trill were it a visit to paul It everes home lind and market day in boston market day in it boston is a sight that we westerners dont don t see sec every day produce is is wheeled into the streets stints in in carts caits where it is disposed of kind of us of the maibet places in in alerico city and then out of tile the city ity to points of antei inkiest est aleal nei boston intensely interesting were oil oui v visits sits to lexington Lexin glon and concord Con coid sites of Revolution revolutions a ry 1 but a t t tie 0 grounds as will well as a passing glimpse of harvard Ilai vaid university along tile the charleston river avei tit at cambridge Hai vaid we ave had expected would be art an imposing sight with large buildings and vast gardens steeped ili in history tins this famed ili institution ution of learning is is it a vast series of smaller buildings ivy covered and not at all similar to our oui western and midwest mid west universities we look lack hack stops were made tit at lexington and concord Con coid where our oui historical memory memoir took us back to the struggles for foi freedom with very little effort we could visualize the fighting on the narrow budge bridge tit at concord all through new england we were impressed with the memorials bals to war veterans vete ians in nearly neaily every city and hamlet a veterans hall has been erected elected some by veterans of the file revolution some solle by veterans vete ians of tile the civil war and still newer ones by veterans vete ians of later conflicts our tour took us to sudbury where we dined tit at Long fellows wayside inn this nit inn had been a stopping point for stage coaches in in early eaily lays and has been reconstructed und and preserved by the F fold oi d foundation it wits was here that longfellow found much material for foi his works and others prominent in in the founding of this nation were said to have madu made regular visits liere still grinds corn near tile the into inn is is ti alic to gust grist mill where even today corn coin for the indian pudding set served ved with all meals is is ground by water power powei it wits was liot this day in massachusetts we acie told the hunti humidity clity wits was 10 and the heat US 08 and the hours houis tinie time in getting our oui dinner at the inn inn was not as pleasant as wo nye would ask for you see the inn tin hit has six foot ceilings with no ail an conditioning so we c were literally lite rully wringing wet our oui buses then took us its to braves field where we were to witness our fust first major league baseball game before our arrival came rain and I 1 can say in all sincerity crity that it was hotter during the downpour than before hue canvasses covered thu the infield at atI iravea Braves field and with the ruin rain subsiding just before game time the canvass wits was rolled up tip and the boston braves and anast andst st louis cardinals put on a thrilling exhibition oh yes the tempera tuie declined about the seventh inning inn to lie he continued |