The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-12
a BRILLIANT RECEPTION
Terdexed by the Capital Club
Of This CITY.
GOV. RussELL'3 PARTY HERE
They Arrived in Special Car Yesterday
Afternoon, and Spent Last Night
at the Park Hotel.

the inauguration of a chief executive tlfat
is not the choice of the white people of
the State. Governor Brogden was the
last Republican Governor.
To-day, on the stroke of II, in the
House of Representatives, in the pres
ence Of the General Assembly, and any
citizens who may choose to attend, Dan
iel l.. Russell will take the oath of
office and deliver his inaugural address.
The other State officers will also be sworn
in at the same time, and at once assume
their officials duties
Judge Russell will read his address
from manuscript. The reading Of it will
consume about three-quarters OF an hour.
1t has been arranged for the party accom-
panying Judge and Mrs. Russell to oecu-
by the gallery on the left.
The following legislative committees
which are TO have special elarge OF the
inaugural ceremonies have been appoint
ed by the Populist and Republican eau
cuses:
Republicans Senators Grant ana
Smathers, aud representatives tooh
Hancock and Brewer.
Populists- Senator McCaskie, and Rep
resentatiyes Schulken and Crumpler.
The Capital Club viii tonight give
reception and ball IN honor OF Judge Rus
sell and his induction into Office as the
chief executive of the State. This is the
first reception that the club has ever given
to a Governor of the State upon his in
auguration. No pains is being spared to
make it a very brilliant affair. Several
hundred invitations have been sent out,
and the success of the occasion is already
assured
Almost every prominent Republican III
the State is already here, and will be
present at both the inauguration and the
reception.
The reception will begin at 8 o'clock
and will continue until Il. The receiving
party will include Governor Russell and
friends from Wilmington and Goldsboro,'
DIR. James Mckee, president of the club,
and Mrs. Mckee, Col. A. Il. Andrews
and Mrs. Andrews
Refreshments will be served and after
10 o'clock there will be dancing.
The committees appointed by the club
to look after the entertainment of stran-
gers and make this reception success
are as follows:
To Lock After Ladies.-H. ". Miller,
Alex. Andrews. DIR. J. M. Aver, Ihoma5
NJ. Ashe, Ben Baker, VIM. Boylan, ). y
Batchelor. Perrin Busbee, Thos. Bush,
DIR. Carroll. +. C. Carroll A. Coward
Thomas benson, Il. TT. Fellows, Robert
Calling, Robert Gray, Edgar Haywood
II L. Haywood, Marshall Haywood Jno
Harding, Mr. Keuhne, II. p. Litchford
J. O. Litchford, VIM. Linehan, Il. a.
Mailer. Fred. Mailer, A. p. Massey
Fred. Merritt, Henry Mckee. Alex. Me-
Pheeters, John Stronachs j. p. Turner,
john Ward, b. Wise, w. Fl. Williamson,
Mr.. Decker, w. w. Richards.
On Introduction.-M L. Leach. Hon.
w. NJ. Russ, Hal Aver, ALI. Williams,
b. W. Hunter, Victor Boyden, Greet @
Andrews, Il. II. Busbee.
In Charge of Punch Room.-Cart 3.
John r. Ferrall, Edgar Leach, William
Grimes
" Charge Of Lunch Room.-C. d.
johnson, H. II. Uzzell, E. Il .Barbee,
Frank Ward.
Judge Russell, accompanied by the leg
islatiye committees and citizens, arrived
here yesterday afternoon at $40 o'clock
over the Southern Railway. They came
in two special cars-President Elliott's
private car, Of the Atlantic Coast Line,
and Pullman car, st. Mary's.
The party left Wilmington at $3.50,
arriving at Goldsboro about noon. At
that place large number of citizens were
at the depot to greet the Governor and
his friends They were taken in charge
by a committee headed by Mr.. Charles b.
Aycock, and escorted to the hotel Ken
non, where an elegant dinner was served.
This committee was composed of Chas.
b. Aycoek, chairman; Il. b. Borden,
George A. Norwood, Maj. Hurt, W. G.
Hollowell T. NJ l.. Jeffreys, Judge Fair
cloth, Judge Robinson, John r. Smith,
DIR. Spicer, j. II. Dobson, Joseph II. Rob
inson.
They left Goldsboro for Raleigh at
1.3O and arrived here on schedule time
On their arrival here the party was
met at the station and welcomed to the
city by Major J. b. Hill, chairman Of
the citizens committee; Mr.. T. X. Pus-
nell ]. C. l.. Harris, S. Ohio Wilson,
Senator Pritchard, Wiley Shook, j. L.
II. Adams, Jas. A. Cheek, w. I'll. Martin,
Cyrus Thompson, Charles A. Cook AMI
several others. .
A large crowd Of negroes was also pres
ent at the station and seemed to ENJOY
the occasion hugely.
The party from Wilmington was com
posed of about forty-two persons.
Among them were: Judge and Mrs. Dan
lei l.. Russell, Mrs. +. III. Russell, Miss
Rebecca Russell, DIR. Silas Z. Wright,
George u. French, Mr.. Charles G. Chad
bourn, MIR. and Mrs w. ii. Chadbourn,
Sr.. Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Foster, Mr.. i
p. Russell, Master J. Shepherd Russell
Mr.. Il. * Bryan, Mr.. IL. u. Buffers
MIR. and Mrs. A. T. Anderson and child