Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-02-21
A SOCIAL EVENT.
THE BANQUET AT HOTEL
ROANOKE.
TIE JUDGE" EXCURSION PARTY
a Bountc0us and Elegantly Deco-
rated Table-Enmes OF Some Of the
hi iinsuishcd Gucsts--Snceches and
TOoSts.

l. lb' HilllucU EiNSh VIZ o"'O
cursion party at Hotel Roanoke last
night, was cminently successful If
every respect.
Covers were laid for forty persons,
and are preventative gatherinsoi Roa-
noke's citizens sat down with the
guests in the Hotel Roanoke dining
room at 10 o'clock The tables were
handsomely decorated with pyramids
of fruit and cake.
The guests were w j ArkelI, pro
prietor of Judge" who occupied the
seat OF honor at the head of the table;
State Senator James Arkell, Bernhard
CilIlha,n, cartoonist for Judge, and
G. G.. Jones, OF New York.
F. II. Brinkley acted as toast mas
ter, and among those present were
4. ID. Rice, Messrs. Falltarro, Il. II
Stewart, Colonel John T. Penn, Dr.
JOS a Gale. y Jamison. JAS ) Sim
nous, NJ A Rife, Me.srs. Neal; DupnI
Fcather7tone, Is l. Greider. W Dos
well, Judge Mclean, L b Kemp, II
NJ Daniel, f b Ludwig, GrasIty, ID
Bnschwiler,T w Spindle, W VI Wager.
Kerr. Briukley, Paris, Joe Kerr,
Judge Junkin, 0 Howard Roger.
The bill of fare contained the fol
lowing Inscriptions
40 " } Arkell and his distinguished
party. Compliments and cordial
greeting OF the Ronnoke Real Estate
Exchange and other good citizens.
Colonel Penn in IL very happy man
ner Welcomed the guests, and the"
Dir Brinkley proposed Il toast TO Ar'
W. J Arkell.
Mr.. Arkell said that he was not Il
speaker; that he ran the business end
OF the Judge, and that the editorials
were prepared up stairs, he would
call upon Senator Arkell who wrote
the chief editorials OF The Judge, ~
respond for the Judge party.
He desired, however, with the per
mission Of the guests o tell one or
two stories. The stories We're told III
q very happy manner, and II the pro-
prIetor of the Judge is not an orator
he is an exceedingly entertaining
after-dInner speaker
Mr. L. II ST, wart responded for the
merchants of the city. He referred to
the fact that the war had been ended
for more than two decades and SAID
that lt was earnestly desired that The
two sections should be fully united
He also spoke of Roanoke and It's adj
vantuges and the welcome 1t always
extended TO visitors.
State Senator Askell said that the
trip through the Shenandoah Valley
reminded HIM OF New York. ! he PEG
ole we're those of a common country
and were of one blood. he spoke OF
Roanoke and its growth, an'i expressed
IL desire 10 see the country firmly re
united.
Judge Geo. b. Mclean spoke o.
Roanoke and its future aud made one
OF the bits of the evening He spoke
as IL Pennsylvania man, an adopted
citizen of Roanoke. He referred to the
liorraIities of the people and OF the
great advantages OF this section.
Tnos. p. Grasrer, of the Manufac-
turer's Record and Judge Junkln, OF
ChristiansburS, followed III good
talks.
Joe herr, OF we" 1oi ~ va" ''
been sojourning here for some TIM
read Il funny article which he had con
tributed to Judge" and then Mr. T..
G. Jones made good speech. He said
that the place to go now was not the
West but the South Nature had done
so much down here that the people
could not help doing well.
Mr.. + II. Brinkley made n very
happy speech for the Roanoke Real
Estate Exchange, and then Senator
Arkeil returned thanks and said that
they hoped to make a favorable report
when they returned to New York and
send down another delegation.
,Au revoir" was then said and the
banquet was ended ut o'clock.
w. J. Arkill, wife, two children:
Senator Jas. Arkill. New York, and
wife; Bernhard Gillian, New York, aud
wife; G.. G James, New York; ). Gil
ham. New York; Mrs. VIM. Sweetser.
New York, compose the Judge
party. They arrived yesterday evening
at o'clock on special train IN the
Pullman car 'Davy Crockett" They
will spend the day here, and leave
this evening to continue their journey
to Florida.