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

Yesterday WAS busy time with the
Dunkard Brethren on the Joseph Bru-
baker farm where the final preparations
were being made to receive the hum
dreds, perhaps the thousands that are
expected. The special train from the
west was two hours late in reaching
Roanoke, and when 1t arrived there
were others which came in about the
same time all bearing delegates to the
annual meeting. The electric cars
carried them smoothly and swiftly to
the stopping place on the Charles Frantz
farm, just beyond Washington Heights,
where some forty or fifty two and four-
horse wagons were waiting for them.
1t was after five o'clock before the
hrst wagons arrived at the place of
meeting where they were speedily I'M
loaded and returned to bring more
people. AS the visitors got out Of the
wagons many were ecognized by friends
and relatives who welcomed them with
o hearty handshake and the customary
salute Then they were shown TO the
room where one OF the brsthren was
busy handing out checks, receiving in
return valises, satchels and packages.
After the visitors had rid themselves
OF the dust OF travel they were escorted
TO the large eating room where they ree
freshed themselves with meat and
bread and coffee and tea. The ar
engagements for feeding vast multitude
are excellent, and the system which is
followed Is worthy Of tho honest, pru.
dent and hospitable men who are man
aging affairs. In this large eating house
there are twenty-eight tables running
In two rows across the building with ON
aisle between them. Each Of these
tables will accommodate twenty-four
people, twelve at each side. Doors
open / a the side OF the building at every
table, SO that as soon as twenty-four
people have passed the door 1t is closed
There are two walters to every table,
and as the middle aisle has long tables
In 1t upon which the food Is placed it
does not take the walters long to at
tend to the wants Of the people at their
table. AS soon as all have eaten the
twenty.eight doors are thro wn open,
The people quickly ale out and the
doors are then closed. If 1t should be
necessary the tables would in few
minutes be ready for another lot of
people and the same arrangement
would be repeated
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room are in one end of this building.
The cooking is done by steam in large
tanks. In one of these six hundred
pounds of beef can be thoroughly and
speedily cooked, whilst another holds
ever so many gallons of coffee and still
another one is for tea.
Last night the visitors were all given
tickets designating where they were to
sleep, and at the appointed hour the
wagons again drove up and took those
to their abodes who had any distance to
60, whilst comfortable accom- m Cd atoms
had also been made for quite number
in the large barns near by.
UP to last night comparatively few of
the brethren, except those from the
West. had arrived, but they are ex-
and by night 1t will be the largest re
ligions gathering that has probably
ever met in Roanoke county. or course
on Sunday there will be the greatest at
tendance, because 80 many visitors are
expected from Roanoke and Salem.
Sunday night the celebration of the
Lords supper will take place, which,
az conducted by the brethren, is most
solemn and yet picturesque ceremony.
Those who visit this great meeting
will find that they can refresh them
selves with meat and bread, fruits
lemonade and ice cream at the various
Roanoke and Salem eating booths on
the grounds. 1t was desperately htt
yesterday. and the reporter cannot
close this article without thanking
Messrs. Forsythe and Moore for the
Iced lemonade with which they revived
him. He also returns thanks to Messrs.
Pobst and Brubsker for inform alton
kindly given him.