Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-05-13
THEY ARE HERE.
THE NEW ENGLAND WRITERS
HAVE AT LAST ARRIVED.
THEY WILL EAT BREAKFAST HERB.
The 2imrs Special from Norfolk-A
Big Banquet Last Night-Arrangc-
mcnis Made for Their Entertainment
Hcrc-it W:li be IL Big Thing.

Hcrc-it WAL be IL Big Thing.
About fifteen or twenty men, deaI
er5 in Roanoke real estate, wer
grouped about in the Office of Gra.
& Boswell, on South Jefferson stree
last night. 1t was n meeting of tn
Real Estate Exchange and they wer
making arrangements for the recep
ton and entertainment Of the liiassn
chuseits Press Association which viii
arrive here this morning ut 7:3
O'Clock. Everything, even the mos
minute details, WAS prepared for ant
when the special train rolls into tin
Union depot ThsirSday afternoon q
the return irip the Exchange WI
be ready to give them rousIng re
cCptiun.
The Press Association will be ten
dcred "A banquet at Hojei Roanoke
which will be presided over by Mayor
| William q. Evans. Seventy-live Gov
ers will be laid and the choicest sup
per that can he gotten up ut Hotei
Roanoke, will be served.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by Vice President William M
wager:
On ArranyementS-F. b. Ludwig
j. \. Dupuy, w. f. Baker, +. II
Stewart, 5. Is. Haupt and Fred r.
Foster.
On Rcception-Mayor w. Ct. Evans
DR.. J. W. Davis of the World, W. NJ
Wager, Charles q. Eddy, Charles ]
tirandv of the TIMES, II. ). Trout.
James 5. Simmons, y. ID. Rice, Robert
A. Buckner, a. Pope, and James \
Pu.h of the Herald.
On Invitation-B. J.. Grelder, =
MarlIley. b. ~ Rives, Peyton L.
Terry. o. Howard Roger, Joseph H.
Sands and ii. Chapman.
Special to the TIMES.
NORFOLK, VA, May 12.-This
morning ut 10 o'clock the members OF
the Massachusetts Press Association
arrived in the city on the steamer
Dorchester from Boston.
There were thirty.seven of them,
including their wives, and the excur-
sionists were Il very handsome and
select assembly. They were met at
the wharf by committee of citizens
and a brass band, and took drive
through the city, visiting st. Paul
church and other points Of interest
Then came sail in the harbor in
Yacht. and the i,uvy yard was visited.
Upon the return of the party to the
city II banquet was rendered them at
the Atlantic Hotel by the Chamber OF
Commerce. 4 large number of promi-
nent Norfolk ladies and gentlemen
were present, and number OF al
dresses were made.
I'm address of welcome was de-
livered by Mr. y. z. Thorn, 1ull OF
friendship and regard for the North
ern visitors. Other Norfolk speakers
were S. \. Stevens. K. c. Murray,
William Lamb and Judge Mills Enre
President G.. b. Fiske, of the Massa-
chusetts Press Association, Dr. j. Z.
Gleason. of the Abingdon Public
Ledger. Francis Proctor, OF the Cape
Anne Advertiser, and f. G. Brown, OF
the Charlcstown Times. made appro-
pirate responses. The speeches OF
Judge Eure ard DR.. Gleason
were particularly noticeable for the
liberal spirit expressed The Judge was
inclined TO be .facetious, and speak
ING to the single ladies present he SAID
that he was sure that they would hn"'
if they did not nave him already Sc
lected. IL husband amongst the sturdy
and vigorous young men OF South
west Virginia.
Mr.. Brown. in his address, referred
TO the crowded condition of the North
and expressed the belief that the New
South. with its mines ,!mills and facto'
ries would solve the labor problem.
Colonel Lamb drew a splendid and
graphic picture Of the New and the
Old Dominion, its cities, mines and
furnaces. In his address Mr.. Murray
spoke of the union, saying that it was
as firm and lnseparable today as II
was during the revolutionary days
AT 10 o'clock the train left for Roa'
nole where they will arrive at 7:aC
tomorrow.