Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-05-13
The Second National Body to Assemble
in Staunton

LII Rt0uAUOAs
The American Institute of Mining En-
gineers which is to meet here on Monday,
May 30th. will be the first national body
that ever assembled here except the Ma.
tional Association of Superintendent of
,Asylums for the Insane which held its ses-
sions here in 1859. The meeting of this
second body finds Staunton in a different
position from that held in 1869. Then 1t
was selected chiefly because of the fame of
the distinguished DIR. Stribling; now it is
selected on it's own merits, for it is now
known throughout the nation more famil
iarly than any town of it's size in the Union.
This being the case we hope Staunton will
put its best foot foremost. Let us have
clean streets and bright, cheerful houses
that our visitors may remember the place
pleasantly after they leave it. Let our
people too show them the bright side of
their nature, that genial, hospitable side
which they can exhibit in such pleasant
light when they so elect. Many of the
members of the Institute are men distin-
guished in the nation; many will bring
their wives and daughters with them; let
our ladies see that they have visit as en-
joyable as it is in their power to make it..
There is to he a social reception at the hall
OF the d.. D. & B. Institution on the night
after the first session; let the ladies OF
Staunton, who only can make such events
successful, give their best efforts to this
Our citizens. headed by Hon. W. l.. Bal
: this. the Mayor, having held meetings and
made the preliminary arrangements in
good earnest they should be as earnestly
and literally seconded by the City Council.
Taking the inferior view of it-as an adj
vertisement Of our city among men who
have it most in their power to benefit her
the Council have an opportunity now
which they have never had before and are
not likely to have again for long time,
to benefit the material interest Of the city.
Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss has kindly furnished
us with the following programme for the
six days sessions of the Institute:
Monday, May 30th-Opening session in
the Stanton Opera House at s O'Clock
Pm.
TUESDAY, May 31st-Sessions of the In
stitute at eo'clock A. M, at O'Clock and
7.3O At 100 P. M. an excursion will be
made in carriages about the city, visiting
the Water Works and Public Institutions.
Wednesday,, June 1st-Excursion over
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, visiting
the Shenandoah Iron works, Luray Cave
and other points of interest.
Thursday, June 2d-ExcursiOn over the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, visiting Fer
rol. Longdale. Clifton Forge, Lowmoor
and arriving at White Sulphur at $780,
Session of the Institute at P. M.
FRIDAY, June 3d-Excursion over the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad to the New
River coal fields, visiting Quinnemont,
Stone Cliff Fire Greek, Sewell, Nuttallburg
and Hawks Nest, where an opportunity
will be given for thorough examination
of the Gauley Mountain Coal Mines; then
through the Kanawha coal fields to Coal
burg, returning to White Sulphur for the
night.
Satar6au, June 4th-Excursion over the
Richmond & Allegheny Railroad from
williamson to Balcony Falls, visiting
the Natural Bridge of Virginia and re-
turning to williamson 8 in time to take
the trains East and West.
Up to this writing the following COM
mittees have been appointed which we
publish for general information:
Reception Committee Appointed by Csti-
zens-W. L. Balthis, Mayor, Chairman; J.
Fl. Wayt, S. M. Yost, R. Mauzy, 81. M.
Bell, DR.. Carter Berkeley, Gen. Echols,
DR.. A. M. Fauntleroy, Capt. A. H. Fultz,
I Witt, Col. J. L. Peyton, G. W. Hunter,
J. G. Marquis, T. G. Morton, G. L. Cooke,
T. D. Ransom, G.. e. Gooch, M. F. White,
G. R. Firth, T. S. Doyle, A. N. Breckin-
ridge, Col. W. L. Bumgardner, W. L..
Lushbaugh, Geo. P. Baker and T. A. Bled-
soc.
Committee to Procure q Speaker to Wei
come the Vasitors.-T. Z. Morton, III. L.
Hoover and G.. g. Gooch.