Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-08-30

ONLYALITTLE WHILE NOW
AND THE AMERICAN PAAR-
MACISTS WILL BE HERF.
Official Ann0unce ment Nv The
Cilizens' Comamitiee Of Events
Arrangcd tor The En'eriaiu-
ment Of The Visitors.

Arranged tor The En'eriaiu-
ment Of The Visitors.
Yet few days and the all-beholding
sun will look down upon scene of
joyous festivity, the like Of which Ashc.
vile has never seen before. Not even on
the occasion Of the visit Of the Gridiron
club nor on the occasion Of the meeting
Of the State Medical association, held
here several years ago, were such elabor-
ate preparations entered into as those
which have now been completed for the
entertainment of the 42nd annual con-
vention OF the American Pharmaceutical
association.
The delegates and their friends will be-
gin to arrive in the city Saturday after
noon and by Sunday evening the greater
number will be slowed away in the ho-
tells and boarding houses Of Asheville.
Special trains will run from Boston and
from Cincinnati and large delegations
from all the Southern States will be in
attendance. The committee having
charge Of the arrangements that are
being made for the accommodation and
entertainment of these guests has laid
all its plans with the view of accom-
modating 500, and that this number will
be in attendance is almost an assured
fact. The full official program Of the
weeks entertainments is as tollows:g
Monday evening the citizens of Ashe-
vile will give to their visitors compli-
mentarv reception at the Battery Park
hotel. This will be an affair which
promises to be most enjoyable one and
all citizens who can do so are cordially
invited to attend. This will be the only
occasion during the week at which the
general public will be admitted, as. o wing
to the large number of visitors, it will be
impossible to accommodate all who
wish to attend.
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons
will be devoted to carriage drives to
Kenilworth and Vanderbit's. and Tues
day evening the guests will be enter.
tained by musical and literary enter.
tainment in the ball room of the Battery
Park. given by Polk Miller Of Richmond
Va. assisted by Miss Alma Dohme Of
Baltimore and the Battery Park or
chestra. Miss Dohme is a lady whose
musical ability is of the highest order
She is a daughter of Chas. E. Dohmt
Of the firm Of Sharpe & Dohme, tn.
Baltimore chemists, and this vii
not be the first time that sht
has favored the A. P. A. The Batter,
Park orchestra has made several sclec
! tions especially tor the occasion, anc
their numbers will be eagerly looked for
ward to. Mr.. Miller is native borr
Virginian, succt ssful business man ant
president Of the Polk Miller Drug com
pany. lie makes no effort at elocution
ary effect, but, in his easy, conversational
NAM er. lust talks right along" takin,
his audience with him into the old corr
fields. tobacco low grounds, aud lol
cabins, introducing them to the quain
old negro "mammies" and Uncle Neds,
drawing from their dialogues swee
pathos, humor, unique philosophy, ant
rollicking fun that is hard to imagin
except by those who know the 'old issu
darkey" as he was.
Wednesday evening Mr.. Miller will ar
pear under his own auspices at the Gran
opera house, and as this is the only or
portunity that the public will have of er
lioying his recitations he is assured Of
good attendance.
The reception rendered by Propricto
Lyman Rhoades at Kenilworth In
Thursday evening promises to be the a
fair of the week. An informal entertain
ment has been provided for and alimitc
number of invitations will be sent out I
citizens.
Friday afternoon everyone will 80 t
Hot Springs. leaving Asheville at abou
1870 and returning in time for supper
At the Mountain Park hotel lunch wi
bc served and several hours spent in rc'
reati0n.
This is the program OF the week an
the committee has every reason to f.,
proud OF it and wish to tender heart
appreciation of the kipdnesses shown b
friends who assisted in the work and t
those who have contributed financial
toward making the affair success. tt
official program in the form Of a souven
book is now in the press of the Randolph
Kerr Printing company. Nothing
too small to do well," is the motto
the entertainment committee, and it
its earnest desire to make the 42d a
nual meeting of the American Pbarm
ccutical association one Of the brighte
and most successful in the history of Il
organization.