The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-27

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conducted to the carriages and the drive
began, and the smoke Of Salem's indus
tries, rising conspicuously through the
rain as If inem ulation Of tho mist and
determined to come out on top, was seen
by the visitors through the curtain win
dow glasses.
ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION.
The route of the cavalcade was dow
College avenue, through the Norfolk
aid Western depot grounds past the
depot, where glimpses of the Salem
furnace, the Mineral Fibre Works, the
Chadwick Two Wheeler's Building and
the Corbett Roller Mill Machinery Com
pany's Works, were obtained. Thence
driving up town, past the Hotel Salem
aud the new College avenue brick stores,
tho visitors were driven down Main
street to Lake Spring Hotel The twin
lakes, under the dripping willows that
now seemed literally to weep. were
much ADMIRED by the Pennsylvanians.
IN THE BALI. ROOM.
The ball room of the Lake Spring was
then repaired to and many of the ladies'
among the visitors, together with some
OF the ladies of tho lake." waltzed
around the gay ball room with their
jolly parf1ers.
The association was driven to the
Hotel Lucerne at 400 O'clock to awe
the banquet later in tho evening. The
Lucerne was gaily decorated, the stars
and stripes barging from the ba 'cony.
Tho stairway5 from foundation to roof,
were lined with evergreen, which en-
tirely concealed the banisters. Small
flags were stuck about in these decora-
tons, rendering very happy effect.
The Salem Silver Cornet Band seren-
AIDED tho StrnnrarS n n'plnolr
of the hotel.
ENTERTAINED By THE LADIES.
The ladies did much to add to the
pleasure of the entertainment of the
visitors in Salem, and especially the la
ladies wa' composed of Mrs. w. T.
Younger, Mrs. A. Il. Rawcll. Mrs. w.
Leo Brand, Mrs. w. Griffin, Mrs M. s.
Evans, Mrs. w. nj. Nelson, Mrs. w. j.
Bowlcs, Miss Mimic Burks, Miss Nan
ME Chapman, Miss Grace Hutchinson,
Miss Julia Killian. Mis-. f. IL. Ctal-
mers, Miss Bessie Wylie and Mrs T. G.
LanEhorne.
THE BANQUET.
At $50 o'clock the band struck up a
march and the lair ladies upon the arms
of gallant escort :. The mayor of Salem
w. L. Younger, with Miss Meeks, of the
Belfonte Waterman, led the procession.
Inc following members and tn .ir es-
corts were in the hall:
John +. Short and Mrs. Younger, w.
j. Conrad and Mrs. Nelson. ii. A. Nc
Pike and Mrs. Brand, o. b. Brumbaugh
and Mrs. Judge Griffin J. R. Wirtz and
Miss Hutchinson. l.. Nj. Hoover and Mrs.
Bowles, w. w. Trout and Miss Bessie
Wiley. e. Conrad and Mrs. M. S. Evans,
j. p. Kinsloe and Mi IS Julia Killian,
George Shron and Mrs. F. II Chalmers,
M. Is. Flickingtr and Miss Minnie Burks,
q. ii. McLaEo and Mrs. A. Y. Powell,
w. B. Stevenson and Miss CHAPMAN
DR.. o. Wiley and Miss Shaver, w. Lee
Brand and Miss Cora Brumbaugh, j. Ed.
Shipman and Miss Mary Writ. N. d..
Barnet and Miss Nellie Stroup, S. f.
Clement and Miss Mary Deans, C. d.
Denitt and Miss Berta Killian. w. H.
Snuff and Miss Alice Stephenson, Il. E.
Bachman and Miss Annie Patterson, e.
Nj. Worden and Miss Bessie Patter on.
d. q. Armstrong and Miss Furey, A. t..
'ugh and nj SIS Kinsloe, ID. b. Strouse
and Miss Ella Mceks, Ed Jeter and
Miss Williams.
The following menu was elegantly
served:
Broilcd Spanish Mackerel
St. Julien Potatoes
Stuffed Crabs Chicken Salad
Modcc Claret
Sugar Cured Ham Sugar Cured Tongue
Roast Chicken Roast Duck
French Sardines
Olives Pickles Cheese Crackers
Champagne
Fruit Cake Jelly Cake
Silver Cake Gold Cake
Vanilla Ice Cream
Oranges Grapes Bananas Pears
Roman Punch
Ambrosia Coif,e
THE MAYOR WELCOMES.
DR.. Oscar Wiley briefly introduced
Mayor Younger who delivered the ad-
dress of welcome. The mayor said: 1T
Is our pleasure to welcome you in our
banquet hall because you are the repre-
sentatives OF free press, the greatest
blessing to free people, because your
Intelligence is power in tho land in
urging truth upon the people; because
yours is an unrestrained right, rat
OF publishing your opinions, subject
only TO punishment for what is pernic-
ious to the morals, or against the peace
of the State.
6 10 your fra tcrnity is due our pros
perity and advanC ,ment, our civiliza-