The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-08-20

suing year:
President, J. \. Thomas, Louisburg
Times.
lst Vice President, E. f. Hilliard,
Scotland Neck Democrat.
2nd Vice President, Jer~ne Dowd,
Charlotte Times,
Bird Vice President. Il. \. Deal,
Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Secretary and Treasurer, John b.
Sheriff.. Concord Times.
Executive Committee-Capt. S. a.
Ashc. Raleigh News and Observer, IL.
A. London. Pittsboro Record, Thad r.
Manning, Henderson GOLD LEAF, Jo-
sephus Daniels, Raleigh State Chron-
icle. II. A. Latham. Washington Ga
zefte.
Orator, W. W. Scott, Lenoir Topic.
Poet, w. F. Mar shall, Gastonia Gu
zette.
Historian, F. NJ. Williams, Newton
Enterprise.
Delegates to National Editorial Con-
vention-J. z. Caldwell, Statesville
Landmark, Josephus Daniels, Raleigh
State Chronicle, Thad r. Manning,
Henders on GOLD LEAF. D. J. Which,
ard, Greenville Reflector.
Alternates-E. f. Hilliard, Scotland
Neck Democrat, J. z. Cook, Concord
Standard, James A. Robinson, Dur
ham Sun, c. l.. Stevens, Southport
Leader. The President and Secretary
are delegates by virtue of their office.
The next place of holding the National
Convention has not been decided upon
yet, but there is a probability of it's
being held some where in California.
Roanoke, Va, and Asheville, n. c.,
bid for it at St. Paul last month, but
the matter was left in the hands Of the
Executive Committee.
Charlotte, New Berne, Beaufort and
Henderson extended invitations to the
North Carolina Press Association to
hold it's next convention within their
respective corporate limits and partake
of the hospitality Of their citizens.
| Charlotte was selected as the next
place of meeting.
At 4:3O O'Clock, through the courtesy
of Col F. H. Fries, of Salem, Presi-
/ dent of the Construction Company of
the Roanoke & Southern Railroad, the
Association together with many prom
inent citizens of the Twin-City, were
taken on an excursion over that road
some As miles to Mayo Falls, near the
Virginia line. The road is in splendid
condition and the scenery along the
route varied and beautiful. Refresh
ments were served on board the cars
and the trip was a most enjoyable one.
TO the courtesy and kindness of Col.
Fries especially were the excursiOnists
indebted for the pleasure thus afforded
them. This road, which will soon be
finished through to Roanoke, Va, a
distance of 12l miles, has been built
principally by Winston-Salem capital,
and it is monument to the pluck, lib
erality and business foresight of the
brainy, enterprising, moneyed men Of
the prosperous and progressive Twin
City.
Thursday night a banquet was given
complimentary to the editors by the
Chamber Of Commerce of Winston
Salem. The feast was spread in the
spacious hall of the Twin.City Club,
the tables being arranged in the shape
of large ''W." (welcome). To say il
was II ToyaI ans,1l In os1ly Inspect
proportionate with the scale of mag.
nitude and magnifcence on which the
big-minded, liberal-pursed, generous
hearted citizens Of the Twin-City do
everything Of public nature is but
mildly expressing it. It was perfect
in arrangement, complete in detail and
magnificent in character. It was elab-
acknowledgements by any
thing Of the kind we have seen. The
caterer was Mr.. F. P. Burke, proprietor
Pizzini's, Richmond, Va, who had
been engaged especially for the occa.
sion, and he discharged the obligations
entrusted to him in manner that was
alike creditable to all concerned. The
menu was as follows:
| FISH.
Sheepshead, with Cream Sauce.
Hog Fish. with Drawn Butter Sauce
ROAST,
Fillet of Beef, with Mushrooms.
Young Lamb, with French Peas
ENTREES.
Sweetbreads, with Champagne Sauce
| =, Soft Crabs on Toast.
| BrOiled Chicken on Toast.
Devilled Crabs
Croquetts of Chicken.
| Lamb Chops, with Tomato Sauce
| COLD DISHES.
Southdown Mutton Old Virginia Ham
Smoked Buffalo Tongue
Fresh Lobster Garnisllsd with Shrimp.
| Potato, with German Dressing
RELIsHEs.
| Celery Sauce.
| Raw Tomatoes, with Mayonnaise Dressing.
Queen Olives.
| Virginia Homemade Pickles
PIECES MONTE.
! Nougat Basket. Pyramids Glaze.
Tutti Fruit Ice Cream, in Shapes.
Plombier Ice Cream, in Shapes.
Lemon Water Ice. Fancy Cakes.
Black Coffee.
WINES
Virginia Claret.
Champagne, Nuns Extra Dry.
cigars. Cigarettes.
The supper finished, the following
toasts were announced. Hon. G.. B.
Watson. one of Winston's most emil
nent and talented representatives, of the
legal profession, was POSTMASTER, and
his duties were performed in a pleasing
and graceful style each subject and
the speaker assigned to respond thereto
being announced in an apt and appro-
pirate manner which fixed the atten-
ton and attuned the sympathies of the
hearers to the speech to follow. The
| first toast on the program was:
1.-The Press, the Leader of Thought,
not the follower of Faction,'' S. A.
Ashe, Raleigh Ners-O Observer.
1.-The Manufacturers, the Merchants,
the Builders of Cities and Promoters of
general Prosperity" yosephus Daniels,