The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-12

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Acceptances to invitations to attend
the Decennial Celebration are pouring
in on the general committee. Besides
the thousands of visitors who will be
here, at their own expense, to witness
the great exposition of the wonderful
progress made by the Magic City in the
first decade of her existence, numbers
OF representatives of the great newspa-
pcrs of the country and some Of the
most prominent men in public life will
also be present as guests of the commit
tee.
Chairman James S. Simmons has re-
coived a letter from A. S. Abell & Co.,
OF the Baltimore Sun, stating that thew
will send their representatives, Messrs.
ii. ID. Beall and Edward Cranmer. Ed
ward IL. Sanborn, managing editor of
the Manufacturers Record, has written
that he will attend the celebration. Ed
ward Reisler, of the Carroll, Md, News,
and Hon. A. p. Rowe, mayor of
fredericksburg, representing the Free
Lance, will also be here. Mr.. Rowe
will be accompanied by his family.
Hon. Paul G. Edmonds, member of
Congress, has written tho following
letter.
"WAsmiSGToN, June TO-
james s. Simmons. Roanoke. VA,
My DEAR SIn-Acccpt my cordial thanks for
your kind invitation to be present on tho occa.
sion Of Roanotc's Dcccnnia Celebration
shall gladly avail myself Of the opportunity to
assiSt III the celebration of the wonderful growth
Scit,
wonderful growth and great industrial develop
ment makes II not only an ornament to Virginia,
Washington on Thursday might to arrive Friday
morning ut Roanoke.
With best wishes for the success of the Cclc.
bration and cordial appreciation of our kind re-
mcmbrancc, am, very truly yours, etc.
paul &. EDMuSDs "
Gen. .Fitzhugh Lee writes:
GLASGOW, Va, June $.
My DEAR SIR Please convey to your commit
tee my appreciation or their kind invitation and
say that hope to be in Roanoke Saturday, June
u.s. by tho train on the Shcnadoah Valley division.
which reaches your city about VA. IN. Very truly
yours, FITZuuGu LEE
Lieutenant Governor Tyler sends the
following letter from Radford:
j. 5. Simmons, Esq:
pleasure to he with you on your tenth anniyer-
@ay ana u hna 5 unite with you in It's
things yet in store for your lovely, promising
Young city, II kindly Providence permits. YOU
committees kind remembrance Believe mr.
very truly your friend. j. IIoGE Tyler.
The editor of the Shenandoah Valley.
bright paper published at Newmarket,
accepted the invitation, and wrote this
paragraph in the last issue of the Valley:
We have received from the executive commit
Tee AL invitation TO be present as their guest ut
celebration Friday md Snt.
urday, June II and Is, 1892 From the ample list
OF committees we judge complete arrangements
Tor the celebration have been thoi oughly sys-
tcmntiZed and that everything will be done to
make the occasion memorable OF all tho
been the most rapid and substantial, and It is
meet hat when the tenth milestone in its his
tory Is reached that the occasion should be suit
AMY ana publicly observed Those who contem-
plate attending will. no doubt, receive proper in
formation by addressing James $. simmons,
chairman executive committee, Roanoke, Va
The committee of the fire department
held meeting recently and arranged
The whole department will turn out
in full paraph' rnalia and will make a
very credtabl and hands ome display
in itself.
The executive committee held
meeting last night and made some
final appropriations to the sub.
committees and transacted some
other important business. The
5000 invitations which we're printed
and issued by the committee on
invitations have all been sent out by
the citizens of the city to their friends
and the demand for more invitations is
still urgent. The committee will be
prepared to furnish an additional sup
ply 10 morrow,
The committees on banks and insur-
ox,1 4;t
completed tabulated statement OF, the
statistics in their respective depart
ments, which will be incorporated in
the speech of one of the orators of the
day and will also be published in full in
the Dccennial issue of THE TINES These
figures show up in detail the marvel
GUS growth of Roanoke within the last
ten years. The committee on decor
alton has completed the arches at the
street intersections in the various parts
OF the city which already give the town
a gala day appearance.
Up to this date sixty-one committee
meetings have been held on Decennial
Celebration business in the rooms of
the Commercial Association, of which
fifteen were meetings of the executive
committee. Among the numerous
newspaper representatives who will
owner and editor of the Petersburg
Index-Appeal. The proprietors of
Marshalls Cafe have, at their own
expense, erected grand arch and
review stand in front of their place Of
business on Salem avenue, thirty feet
in height, forming an arch under which
the great procession will pass. The top
of the arch forms grand reviewing
stand which will hold seventy-flve peo-
Pile. The whole structure is su bstantially
and strongly built and is beautifully
decorated with evergreen and cav