7th North American Mushroom Conference at The Roosevelt in New Orleans

On Friday, March 4, in 1988 we had dinner with our dear friends at our home in Dublin, Georgia.

We did inform them that Campbell Soup was forcing us to move to the Reading, Pennsylvania area... 

SAD

On Saturday, March 5, we left by car at 9:30 AM for New Orleans, Louisiana and with once stopping for gas and twice for eating a bite, we got there by 7:15 PM (there is 1 hour time difference). It was 590 miles or 950 km.

Husband Pieter had to lecture at the 7th North American Mushroom  Conference.

We did live at that time in our previous home, at 304 Fairmont Drive, Dublin Georgia/USA.

The Conference was being held at The Fairmont Hotel...

Yes, The Roosevelt New Orleans, used to be called The Fairmont back in the 1980s.

It has been our privilege for having known it in its full glamour!

The Roosevelt still looks just like the Fairmont in the 80s, it has been restored after Hurricane Katrina damaged it severely in August of 2005.

Across from the street is the in 1851 established Immaculate Conception Jesuit Parish by Jesuits from Lyon, France.

The present, rebuild Church (1929) is in Moorish architectural style and is really beautiful.

We did go to Mass on Sunday morning at 9:30 AM and talked with the priest who had served on Dutch ship, The Rotterdam and he'd visited over 50 countries. Such a wise man and I've mentioned him in a previous post, see below under Related link.

This beautiful 1929 Moorish architecture style Church is opposite The Roosevelt New Orleans and it is visible from the pool area.

We really were in another world, at The Fairmont Hotel...

On Monday evening, March 7 of 1988, we did have dinner at the famous Sazerac Restaurant and I had a delicious Steak au Poivre...

As you can read here below from a post, Sazerac had big banquette tables covered with what looked like lace and beautiful china and silverware.

Also dishes received tableside preparation!

Extinct Restaurants - Sazerac Restaurant click on the pink hyperlinks.

Now, back to the REASON of this stay at the Roosevelt hotel.

7th North American Mushroom Conference

That includes the USA and Canada

RIGHT ON TARGET was their chosen theme, all around MUSHROOMS

printed on this beautiful parchment paper that encased the Grand Ball menu card

On Monday, March 7 of 1988, my husband Pieter had to give his lecture.

7th North American Mushroom Conference Pieter J.C. Vedder CO₂ and Temperature Management ←click link for video.

On Tuesday evening, March 9, we had the Grand Ball with Dinner

We sure got a royal treatment in those days.

The Menu Card with its sponsors mentioned on the back, elegantly held together by a gold cord

So many familiar names on this complete list... Some of them no longer are with us today.

On March 24, 1988 husband Pieter received this thank you note from American Mushroom Institute.

Fond memories and we both look back on it with pride!

We made a lot of great friends all over the world...

Stay tuned for more about New Orleans!

Related link:

{After Christmas Sales: Humility - Tolerance - Patience - Integrity - Compassion} | previous post by me

7th North American Mushroom Conference Pieter J.C. Vedder CO₂ and Temperature Management | post by me

{2012 WINTER SALE: Humility - Tolerance - Patience - Integrity - Compassion}

Already last year I posted about After Christmas Sales: Humility - Tolerance - Patience - Integrity - Compassion. Again for this year the very same items are available in large quantities. For those that like to read the story about how I got to this post; below you find a link. During a stay for one of our North American Mushroom Conferences, we also went to a Moorish, Byzantine style Church with Venetian Gothic influence. That was in New Orleans, Louisiana... It was there where this short homily originated from:

I am flat broke from overspending at Christmas. But I need to go shopping again soon because I am completely out of self-respect. I've said a few things I wish I could take back, and I am not feeling very good about myself.

I also want to exchange a carton of self-righteousness for an equal amount of humility. I hear it is less expensive and it wears better. And while I'm at it, I'm going to check on tolerance and see if there is any available in my size.

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I must remember to try to match my patience with the little I have left. My neighbor is loaded with it, and it looks awfully good on her. I was told the same department has a repair shop for mending integrity. Mine has become frayed around the edges from too many short-cuts and too much compromising. If I don't get it refurbished soon, there won't be any left.

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I almost forgot the most important thing of all -- compassion. If I see some, no matter what the color, size or shape, I'm going to stock up heavily, regardless of the price. I have run out of it so many times and I always feel ashamed when it happens.

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I don't know why it has taken me so long to get around to shopping for these items. They don't cost nearly as much as some of the frivolous things I've bought on impulse and I'm sure to get a lot more satisfaction from them.

Yes, I am going shopping today and I can leave my credit cards and checkbook at home. The things I am looking for have no price tags.

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Related link:

{After Christmas Sales: Humility - Tolerance - Patience - Integrity - Compassion} previous post by me

{After Christmas Sales: Humility - Tolerance - Patience - Integrity - Compassion}

On Sunday morning, March 6, 1988 we did go to a Moorish, Byzantine style Church with Venetian Gothic influence. That was in New Orleans, Louisiana, across from the historic Roosevelt Hotel then called Fairmont hotel. We just had arrived the previous day for the 7th North American Mushroom Conference where Pieter would present a paper as Vice President Training & Development of Campbell's Soup Mushroom Division. We'd driven the 600 miles (965 km) from Fairmont Drive in Dublin, Georgia. We just moved from one Fairmont to another Fairmont... 

The Immaculate Conception or Jesuits Church was a beautiful building. You also can find info  here: Jesuit Church in New Orleans. We did meet with Fr. Tonnar after Mass because his short homily was one I wanted to bring home for my writer friend to use for his weekly columns. Quite appropriate for after Christmas I share it here with you as well...

I am flat broke from overspending at Christmas. But I need to go shopping again soon because I am completely out of self-respect. I've said a few things I wish I could take back, and I am not feeling very good about myself.

I also want to exchange a carton of self-righteousness for an equal amount of humility. I hear it is less expensive and it wears better. And while I'm at it, I'm going to check on tolerance and see if there is any available in my size.

♥

I must remember to try to match my patience with the little I have left. My neighbor is loaded with it, and it looks awfully good on her. I was told the same department has a repair shop for mending integrity. Mine has become frayed around the edges from too many short-cuts and too much compromising. If I don't get it refurbished soon, there won't be any left.

♥

I almost forgot the most important thing of all -- compassion. If I see some, no matter what the color, size or shape, I'm going to stock up heavily, regardless of the price. I have run out of it so many times and I always feel ashamed when it happens.

♥

I don't know why it has taken me so long to get around to shopping for these items. They don't cost nearly as much as some of the frivolous things I've bought on impulse and I'm sure to get a lot more satisfaction from them.

Yes, I am going shopping today and I can leave my credit cards and checkbook at home. The things I am looking for have no price tags.

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After my friend wrote the column with this text, I did write Fr. Tonnar again and I received a very nice card back.

Unfortunately he died about 8 years after we'd met him, in 1996...

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