The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-01

euo oieiHeHS III Contributors to the nee
essary fund, backed by the hearty CO.
operation and enthusiasm of every citi-
zen: In order to provide for the accom-
mediation of the large number of in
vited guests and participants in the
celebration, it will 10 necessary to ask
the citizens to extend tho privilege of
such vacant rooms or halls as will pro-
vide headquarters for the troops and
pands. The great throng of spectators
Will so tax the ordinary facilities for
accommodations that extraordinary
provisions will be necessary. To sue
cesstuliy and credltably carry out the
plan decided upon fully $500 is
needed. Tho finance committee report
the assets thus far $1,000.
Mr. summons concluded by introdu-
cling to the audience Col. John e. Renn.
In brief speech. He reviewed the
work of tho various committees and
SAID that the great plans as mapped
OUT II conSummated, would reflect great
ana lasting credit on this city, but il al
lowed to be done on the small scale
would be greatly to the city's detriment.
10 show the visitors something that
will be credit to us and our city will
take means and believe that the PEG
pie will subscribe literally as they have
always done in thu past. To see tho
great progress and success that has
crowned the efforts of you people, you
nave only to look up and down the rail.
road and see the vacant town lots in
other new places that have teen drawn
out by industrious land agents and com-
pare these places with Roanoke and see
how she in the midst of tho many fail
ures made around her can come to the
front with banners and with music to
show to the world tho life within her."
Mr. Simmons then introduced j Allen
Watts, who said, in substance: II have
4 pleasant duty. 1T is to state that no
collection will DO taken up tonight.
The object of this meeting was to edu-
cate and instruct. 1t is we'll for us at
Stated times to review and recapitulate.
Inc last ten years has probably been
the most eventful decade that will ever
DO In her history, decade which wit
messed little Big Lick, sleeping in the
mountains, with nothing to disturb her
tranquility but the lowing OF cattle and
tho song OF birds, develop into a great
industrial city, teeming with busy arti.
sans and ringing with the sound OF
hammers and the whistles OF engines.
ItlS purposed to mako this great pageant
milestone in our march of progress
twill be great coming together of
our people and tho people tributary to
us.
"Wc must have the support Of our
citizens. Wo must put our hands in our
pockets and give money. This cannot
be failure. The history of Roanoke
has been n line of successes. I he sons
of Virginia have many things to be
proud OF, her victories in peace and in
war, but the people of Virginia here to-
night have right to be very proud of
making city like this of over 10000
people in ten years. We are going to
make the past only q prophecy of the
| future. This is going to be the grea test
display ever seen in this part of the
state. We must have money and | be-
lieve the citizens will literally respond
when tho committee calls on them
Judge Samuel G. Williams followed
In brief speech. He said this was no
frolic but meant hard work to insure it's
success. He alluded to Big Lick, in bis
boyhood days, before it was ever a viii
lage, when it would have been folly to
suggest building town here. He
spoke feelingly Of the grand sight to
witness the Union and Confederate SOL
diers who had fought each other at
gettysburg, marching shoulder TO
shoulder to the music of Stonewall
Jacksons Band. The Judge closed by
saying there would be more people here
than was ever before gathered in this
part of the state.
Thos. w. Miller, Esq, spoke of the
support tho executive committee needed
to make this the grand success that
Roanoke merited. He impressed on the
people the necessity of helping to make
this pageant magnificent affair and to
show up the magnificent progress this
city had made among the cities of the
South.
Chairman Simmons then said he
would introduce for the first time our
new and popular mayor.elect, Henry s.
Trout
Mr.. Trout was greeted with prolonged
cheering and applause he said:
There is no halfway ground in this.
Our reputation is at stake. We must
make it success. We will have more
people here than we have ever had be-
fore. We have nothing to be ashamed
of aud much to be proud Of. I've al
ways been proud OF Roanoke. What
city In the country can make such q
show? We must make this celebration
a first-class one in every respect We
must have money. Let every man do
his duty, and on June IS we will have
the biggest display ever seen in this
State.
Mr.. Simmons then stated tho meeting
was closed. The Roanoke Machine
Works BAND furnished splendid music
for the occasion and the crowd was en-
thusiastic all the time.
The meeting took on a good deal of
inspiration from the presentation made
by the executive committee, and the
finance committee will be aided mate
rally from now on in their efforts to OBJ
tain funds. The finance committee has
been enlarged and now consists of M. C.
Thomas, chairman; j. S. Groves, ID. III.
Matson, j. E. Mcguire, Col. Thomas