The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-03
DEMOCRATIC BANQUET.
rgr TIME rs APPROACHING AND
.RR4NGEMENTs EsfNG MADE.
several Of the Committees In Charge Of
the Details Met Yesterday Evening.
Invitations Soon Go Out.

The time is fast approaching for the
srsat Democratic banquet. which will be
e,yen the latter part Of January at the
Masonic Temple. and elaborate prepare
iors are now being made. That banquet
vil do more than anything 10 give to
,be world a comprehensive idea OF the
soaths natural resources. and the pros
,erity that viii accrue from the election
~ Hon. Grover Cleveland TO the people
~ the Southern states.
several Of the committees in charge OF
The details OF the dinner held meetings
Yesterday and arranged for the enter
tainment
The committees are as follows:
Inyltauon-Messrs. Joseph Bryan, char
-,an. Henry 4. Wickham. Basil Il. cor
5on. George l.. Christian. w II. Stales.
william Ryan. NJ. 5. Valentine. j. A.
: Buford John h. Purcell, A. l.. Boul-
ware. Tazewen Elicit. Allen Tahiti. r.
$ Boshcr. T. b. Addison and AL xander
Cameron.
Rccepton-Lewls Ginter. Chairman;
James Il. Pace. u. Axtell, r. b. Munford.
I'M T. Branch. S. w. Travep. Nj. Mil
hscr. John s. Harwood, Thoaas Atkin-
srn. William II. Palmer. Jares II. Doc
lev r. w Christian, Lightfo0 W ormeiey.
W r. Trigg. T. NJ. Logan Beverley I.
Crump and Or. +. +. Will.
Banquet-Alfred T. HaSds. chairman;
y v. Randolph. John Iope, James II.
Allison and G. OBJ. Cow,rdin
Toasts-Archer Anderon. chairman; +.
T. ID. Myers. j. Taylc Ellyson, w r.
Meredith and V. Newtsn
Finance-P. H. Mac. chairman; Z. y.
Workman, Ashton St5rke. John t. Hughes.
William H. Cuningyorth. John Il. Cary.
pr. Hunter Mcclure, f. a. Catlin, John
= Elicit. James y Boyd, Henry D. Hutz-
Ter and Thomas \. Carter
The invitation committee decided 10
limit seats TO Shree hundred. OF these
fnv will be for distinguished invited
guests All oilers who participate will
nay SO per seat. No complimentary
,i,kefs viii be sent 10 persons in this
state. except the Governor Lieutenant
Governor Attorney-General. Speaker Of
the House Of Delegates. and senators
and representatives in Congress.
some Of the most distinguished orators
snd statesmen I'm the United States will
10 n-esent An the distinguished men
who have been invited have not yet been
heora from hence the committee think
Z, hist not 10 disclose the names. The
cor-nittees have been very careful In
preuaring their list Of others 10 be in
vitei to participate so as TO include rep
resentatiye Democrats.
These Invitations will he sent out to-day
or tomorrow and the persons receiving
tr,n, will nave to secure their seats from
Cantain Thomas Elicit. secretary OF the
committee. who will be in his office, in
the Mechanics Institute building. at 10
o,e1cck. Saturday morning. 20 receive ap-
rlicqtiOns. and seats will be reserved IN
mo order in which the application and
,.,-roents are made When the list has
IN cornDleted others desiring TO attend
NOV leave their name ond deposit OF
81 With Captain Elicit. who will reserve
for them any seat that may he lett vacant
b, the failure Of invited guests 10 come.
The rule first come first served VIII be
strictly adhered TO, and II a seat Is not
oesigned the applicants deposit will be
-st,frra5 10 him. Those who have re-
ceiyed invitations will be accommodated
Nrst and then those who apply Tor va
c.r, seats will be assigned In the order
Of application.
,rbr banquet will he an old Virginia
dinner and not a dinner in courses Inc
nm NJ fare will only embrace the products
90 Vir-inia field forest, gardens ana
waters Notable dishes viii be Virginia
mutton. beef. ham. turkey, diamOnd-bacK
te-~apin. canvas back duck and oysters
Abo1. thirty invitations have been re-
served for gentlemen residing IN cites lihe
UauV.e Lynchburg, Petersburg, NOT
flf, d.. and other points 81 the state
II was expected that TIE banquet com
ulttee would give out the contract for the
eupper al this meeting. but the bids were
received So late that they were referren
20 a subcommittee, who will decide upon
the caterer
Tickets 10 the banquet will, es stated
above. De ten dollars each. Seats IN the
r.norv Will be sold at three, two ana
lalf and two dollars, according 10 loca-
tan There Will be a goodly number OF
those tr the accommodation OF iadies anu
r-r1rihn who wish 20 look upon the
treat Democratic feast and hear the elo-
ourut ,ratory. There will be large or
chostra under the direction Of Mr. John
Teecler. Some twenty-five or thirty musl-
CLANS hive already been engaged.
The mn In which the supper VIII be
served perhaps the pretuest one IN
Richmoni. Its Arrangement will be both
. ur.1uo aud attractive. II Will be deco
rated viii flags. flowers. ferns and palms
tie speakers table will be at the south
end Of tie hall on platform elevated
eighteen hcfes above the floor and fifty
feet iu leIgth.
There WILDE twenty people at the table
and all OF them will face the gallery
There VIII e eight tables at right angles
with the seekers table and occupying
the entire hall. Zach Of these VIII be
thlrty-sevcr and one-half feet long
These divisions will seat three hundred
people. and II will require about sixty
tive walters 70 serve the meal
The musici rs viii occupy the PLATFORM
NJ the es 81 0d Of the hall. 1t is intend
ID that the lanquet shall open promptly
90 5 O'Clock aid It win be over in about an
hour and a NAT. The speeches WILL there-
fore. begin a,out 10 o'clock-possioiy
little earlier.