The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-21
THE LESLIE WILDE PARTY
Received in WinStOn-Salem With TYP
ical Southern Hospitality


Members of the Directed
TO Winston-SaIem by Col. Pardee.
The Mrs. Frank Leslie-Wilde party
| arrived here at nool Friday on the
Pullman palace car Davy Crockett
They were met at the Richmond 4
DanvilIe passenger depot by COM
mittee composed of Mayor II. b
| Fries, Acting Mayor Webb, of Wins
ton. DR.. H. T. Bahnson and Alder
! men Pierce and King, and President
Hanes, of the Chamber of Commerce
Carriages were awaiting and the
party was Immediately driven to the
Twin City Club.
| Here quite number of the me N
| bers of the Club and the ladies OF the |
clty met the visitors in an informal |
reception.
At 1:3O O'Clock the visitors were |
given lunch in the rooms of the |
Chamber of Commerce.
Then the carriages were taken, and
the factories aid warehouses were
visited.
A drive to the new Hotel Zinzen
dorf was one Of the pleasantest incl
dents of the afternoon.
The visitors were greatly interested
in the Moravian church and Acad-
emy. They will leave on the evening
train and will be given IL reception
tonight in Greensboro.
The following compose the party:
Mrs Leslie and husband, William
C.. K. Wilde; Mrs. Minor Grisworld,
proprietress of Texas Siftings; Mr..
William Fuller Tufts, merchant of
: London and New York, and wife;
Col B. S. Pardee, of the New York
: journal Of Finace; Mr.. l.. ii. Cra-
mer, Mrs. Leslie's business manager
for Leslie's Monthly publicatio
| and his wife; Mr.. John W. Ryck
S man, wife and daughter, Miss Der
= tina. MI Ryckman is chairman OF
. the Chamber Of Commerce of Aug
e usta, Ca, and it was mainly though
the influence of that organization
that Mrs Leslie made this trip
!, through the South The object of
In conversation with a SENTINEL
!, representa- tive, Mrs. Leslie Wilde said
[ that in the South she felt like she was
y among her own people and that her
$ reception everywhere had been more
pleasant, and the hospitality more
n cordial than she anticipated.
l. Mrs. Leslie Wilde IS u native OF
|. cuisania, and left the South when
d eleven Years of age However, she is
} still a southerner. "Once south
o erner always "a southerner" she said
t 1.-THE people of the South take more
e interest in their states continued
Mrs. Leslie-Wilde ethan those of any
other section. For instance a north
y ern lady in Europe registers at a
! foreign hotel Mrs. Jones ofAmerica,
- while southern lady would register
II Mrs Leslie of Louisiana"
8 Mrs. Leslie has strong intellectual
10 face, and the great achievements O
her head and hands, have not traced
away the lines of beauty
You are not long in her presence
until you are impressed with hel
lg love for chosen 'otation.
She seems to take special delight II
,g relating an interview with a reporter
- lust after the sale of her illustrated
"a weekly newspaper.
:" The rumOr became current tina
1g she was about to retire from tn
ed newspaper business altogether, an
re when questioned as to it's truth re
~ Piled "You may say that if Mrs
Ill Leslie could hold no other plac
about newspaper she would be
rs printers devil
er Mr.. Tuft said to The SENTINE
o., representative that the entire part
=, was delighted with their trip. Tn
VI only thing that annoyed him wa
he the fact that several of the p;
L i L.
e's of the members of the fri
lis of Tufts arctic fountains. Mr.. Tu
ut said that he was interested in the d
ng velopement of the South but did nc
jhe want to see a boom. when 20
ere get two bricks together have I'll
err third one ready, but don't try
ess pile them in too fast"
led Col. Pardee is the man who direc
lat ed the party to Winston-Salem. III
,rn Colonel was for q time with the Ma
nfacturers Record He visited Win
ton Salem about two years ago al
81 was SO much impressed with
possibilities for the future said h
THAT have watched it with peculi
ay' interest"
, "When the invitation came notwit
ter standing that we had pressing in
a. tations from Columbia, Asheville a
the - W.T.
ing OC1er- pi:,ces, gu si s VIC" i'''
ink oaIell ihViIa1ion pe IT,
~ about the general outlook in t
ting south Sol. Iaroee salu .na' ne
= ton of cotton and the low price
80 -, one of the best things tn at ever hs
IN pened to this section. 1t will -eol
he q diversity of interests-the thi
onis that is so greatly needed. The Of
9Th question about the development
the South is to get large class
the people ont of the old ruts Il
have benin so long and this Is be
sday uone'
for rHEsaIENr PRESS SOLD.