Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-01-04
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GRAND RECEPTION LAST NIGH
GIVES TT A FORMAL START.
A Fashionable. Ball this Evening viii
Give the Young Folks Chance
to Enjoy Themselves,

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The formal opening Of Hotel Lsth
am occurred last evening and will be
continued with fashionable ball to-
night.
The reception last evening was
somewhat informal. There were no
speeches or other formalities. The
guests began arriving by eight O'Clock
and spent the evening in inspecting
the splendid appointments and ele-
gam furnishings of the public rooms
of the house. The reception commit
tees rendered every assistance and
the affair wac made as pleasant az
possible TO the visitors aud the guests,
numbering about three or four hun
dred. About ten o'clock refreshments
were served in the dining room and
ordinary. 1t was not set supper,
but a cold collation. of meats, salads,
ices, fruit, etc. 1t is needless to add
that this feature WAS enjoyed to the
fullest extent
THE HANDSOME DECORATIONS.
The hotel was deliberately decors-
ted with growing plants, cut fowers,
smilax and other floral ornaments. An
idea of the profuseness of these can
be g thered, when it is stated that
one out-of-town order for flowers was
for 800 roses, 200 carnations and a
barrel of smilax. The growing plants,
many of them beautiful speci-
mems OF palms ferns, etc, were kindly
loaned for the occasion by ladies OF
Hopkinsville.
About two years ago Mr.. John G.
Latham was visiting Hopkinsville and
conceived the idea of building a fine
new hotel for his native city. To
think is to act with Mr.. Latham. and
he soon interested Mr.. II. Q. Cant,
Mr.. M. Q. Forbes and other public
spirited citizens in the project. Mr..
Latham started the stock subscrip-
ton with 100 shares of 500 each, af
largely increased. Mr..
Forbes took the matter of canvassing
in his hands and with some assist ance
soon had about $l5,0 subscribed by
local parties. Forbes & Bro. and
Peter Postell, col, took ten shares
each FL. c. Cant, G, NJ. Latham, A.
Fl. Anderson, Polk Cansler, D. r.
Beard, E. H. Holland, F. l.. Ellis g.
Co., Ferd Schmitt and I'll. f. Litteii
took five shares each.
The following gentlemen subscribed
from one to four shares each: G. A.
Thompsos, FL. Hopper, Gus Young,
F. r. Dryer, DR.. A. Sesrgent, W. S.
Bosle-, DR.. j. p. Thomas, e. P.
j. E. McPherson, W. G.. |
Wheeler, f. w. Hend ,rson g. Son,
Mrs. a. j. Mcdaniel, Thos. N. Jones,
Il. Wood, E. M. Flack, j. P. Prowse,
DR.. T. W. Blakey, G. 81. Layne, r.
A. Phelps, col, W. P. Winfree, T. j.
Morrow, WHY g. Burnett, A. c. Brent,
,ol., Ragsdel' Cooper q Co, r e.
Petree, N. L. Mckee, G.. B. Under
wood, W. A. Wilgus, Il. NJ. Woollidse,
L o., Chas. Al. Meachap, +. NJ.
jooch, E. b. Long, h. Nj Anderson,
j. ID. Dalton, W. j. Wiih.rs, 4. f,
Brown, j. l. Lsndes, .Mercet q Mey-
.er, John L. Griffith, w. +. Taudy,
VI. D. Kelly, DR.. j A. unn, Blum ,n-
'tiei Carriages O., S. 4, rumuaugh,
\. W. KirSpatrics, col, j. a. Dsgg,
j. h Aoeruathy, F. w. Dabue5, n. +
room, 5 + Trice, D. y Galbreath.
Dr., jas. holman, jes, Bres hit, u h
!. Hcosr, Dalton Bros. Bonte &
Wright, 4. G. William, Gather IL
Naiiace, " s. Elgiu auu Capt. LEE
lowell, OF Evansville.
ihe company was promptly organ
zed, Mr. Latham having incrrast,N
lis sub-cripiicn ur'iI na had con
rolling interes,t ia the stock com pauy
It once shouldsred the entire
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