The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-09-28
CITY TRUSTS
DIRECTORS.
They Are on Their Annual Tour of
Inspection.
A BANQUET AT WIN. PENN +!
Superintendent william H. Lewis En-
tertainS the Directors and Others
in Royal Style.
A BANQUET AT VIM. PENN

in Royal Style.
The Board of Directors of City Trusts |
to the Girard Estate ended the first day
of their tour through Schuylkill and
Columbia counties last night by dining at
the residence of Mr.. William H. Lewis,
superintendent of the VIM. Penn colliery,
at VIM. Penn, and as the guests of that
gentleman.
In addition to the directors there were
in attendance at the dinner a number of
gentlemen prominently identified with
the coal operations of the region and sew
eral we'll known professional and business
men.
The Directors had spent the day visit
ing Mahanoy Plane, Girard, West and
East Bear Ridge collieries East Mahanoy
Junction, the pumping stations of the
water works of Mahanoy City and Shen
andoah and the several farms owned by
the Girard Estate in the Catawissa valley
In the afternoon the visitors were photo
graphed in group at the No. reservoir
of the Girard Water Company. At 8 p. m.
they returned to Girardville and after
spending three hours there took special
cars on the Schuylkill Traction Company's
line for VIM. Penn, arriving there at $3.50
o'clock.
The visitors were cordially received by
Superintendent Lewis and upon arrival
at the residence found in waiting the
other invited guests. The arrangements
for the dinner were of most elaborate
character. M. f. Augustine q Son, OF
Philadelphia, were the caterers. The
| decorations of the tables were gorgeous.
A feature of the service were the oyster
ices. They were in form of flower vases.
The Directors who occupied seats at the
l tables were Alexander Biddle, Joseph l..
Caven, John H. Converse, John K. Cum
| ming, William B. Mann, John H. Niche
/ ner, General Louis Wagner, James L.
Miles, Frank NJ. Hiley, Francis E. Brews
ter, f. @. Brooks, A. S, L. Shields, Wencel
Hartman, Hon. f. A. Bregy, James X.
l Gordon and son, Hon. Michael Arnold
/ Ferguson and son, Joseph w. Crawford,
4 George d. McCreary, Hon. +. Carroll
| Brewster, Hon. Edward NJ, Paxson, Lewis
Bregy and Col. H. d. Paxson, all of Phila-
delphia
The invited residents of this region in
attendance were G. +. Wagner, John
| Granger, Elijah Gregory and Charles
| Wagner, of Girardville; William A.
Mari, John and Harry Hunter, William
| Heaton, Budd Evans, l.. A. Riley, j. Harry
James, E. W. Ash and McHenry Wilhelm,
Ashland Col. D. P. Brown, DR. S, H.
Brady and Fred E. Zerbey, Lost Greek /;
John A. Grant, Mine Inspector William
Stein, o. A. Keim, H. II. Zulick DR.. G.
/ NJ. Bordner, George krick, Leo BAN.
berger, Rev. Robert O'Boyle, Thomas
Baird, DR.. d. j. Langton, J. j.
EHraneey Rev. John Gruhler, Charles
Gregory, John F. Finney, T. r,
Edwards, John A. Reilly, ]. H. Martin
and Rev. Il. NJ Morrison, Shenandoah !:
Richard Palmer, B. d. Beddall V. A.
Beamer, w. J. Seltzer, John NJ. Hughes,
Philip Jones, j. c. Glover, Thomas D.
Hon. Charles f. King and Hon. John ].
Coyle, Mahanoy City; Capt. Edward
Reese, Centralia; John L. Williams, Mt.
| Carmel; A. P, Mitchell, j. Irwin Balkslee
and Alexander Butler, Delano; Major
Heber S. Thompson and Baird Halber-
| stadt, Pottsville; John Bucher, Lewis.
burg; ex-senator William L. Torbert,
Girard Manor, and Walter Peterson, New
York.
Most of the guests appeared in full dress.
| They were served by six colored walters,
who were kept busy attending to the de
| tails OF one of the most elaborate spreads
| ever seen in this part of the coal region
| Mr.. Lewis mansion was brilliantly deco.
| rated for the occasion and the scene of fes
| tivity was in great contrast with the
stolid coal breakers scattered here and
there over the valley. There were no toasts
or other addresses, everything other than
the dinner itself being informal and the
guests contenting themselves with chats
on topics of the times and occasionally
turning an attentive ear to the remarks
of some good story teller. At 1890 the
guests took their departure, the Directors
returning to Girardville.
At half past eight this morning the
Philadelphians resumed their tour by
leaving Girardville on their special Pull
man parlor car "Undine," via the Lehigh
Valley railroad, and visited the Packer
collieries Nos. 8, 9, and 4.
At ten o'clock the visitors arrived in
town, alighting from their car at limerick
street and proceeding to the Kelley Run
colliery. The stay here was brief and
most Of 1t was devoted to an inspection of
the houses on West Line street, which, |
it is said, are in danger of being drawn
down into the workings of the colliery. |
This trip was made in carriages. The |
special train with engine GA and the crew
were photographed at the limerick street |
crossing after the directors returned.
Shortly before eleven o'clock the |
Directors re-entered their car and went |
to VIM. Penn. They inspected the under |
ground workings and the new breaker |
and were again photographed with the |
breaker and its surroundings In the back |
ground.
From VIM. Penn the directors went to |
the Miners Hospital at Fountain Springs, |
the journey from Ashland being made in |
carriages. Lunch was served at the in |
stitution, after which the tour was con- |
tinued by carriages to the Continental, |
North Ashland and Hammond collieries. |
Charles Robinson, one of the finest |
comedians on the vaudeville stage, has |
been especially engaged for the support |
OF the Lillian Kennedy engagement.
W. c. No. ll2, Attention.