Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-14

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and Davis bid for the honor
A committee T., look after the
transportation OF the editors of the
state and to act as sort OF a 60 be-
tween the editors and the railroads
was appointed. This consisted Of
Slidell Brown, kingwood, H L. Sni
der, Shepperdstown, X. 3. White,
Parkersbuw. J j. Peterson Charles
ton, and I. j. Triplett. Elkins.
A committee on legislation was
appointed This committee is TO go
to Charleston next winter and try TO
bave passed the legislation of inter
est to the association. II consists
of Slidel Brown, kingwood, w. l..
Mansfield, OF Wayne. ). f. Reed, Of
Clarksburg, ". s. Wiley. of New
Martinsville and w. g. Conley, Of
Parsons
The election of officers resulted in
the re. election OF the President Sill
dell Brown and the treasurer w. II,
Morgan, of Morgantown. The other
officers elected were A. $. Polling, of
Phiiippi, secretary and 4 II. Flynn,
of Spencer, vice president
A number of informal talks in the
way of experiences were then made
and the association adjourned for
the banquet.
This was held at the Wallace House.
The hotel was profusely decorated in
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beautiful appearance. The dining
room was especially fine. The decor
ations We're the handsomesb ever seen
here and consisted of the national
colors in various combinations. 4
large Cuban flag hung at one side of
the room in place of honor. The
tables presented very striking APP
pearance and were also profusely dec
Grated with ported plants and cut
flowers.
The management Of the hotel, as
sisted by several ladies, deserve the
credit for the decorations and the
success Of the banquet which passed
off without hitch and was the finest
thing the members remember having
had in the history of the Association.
Mr.. LantZ was sick and a greater
part of the work deyolved upon Mr..
HELEN. However, in spite Of his i'll
ness, Mr.. Lantz gave it his personal
attention and got out of sick bed to
look after things last night.
The banquet was largely attended,
there being fully one hundred and
fifty people at the tables. The menu
was the most complete ever placed
before Morgantown banquet crowd
and everything was Just right. The
courses followed each other with little
delay and when the toasts began every
one was feeling elegantly.
The list of toasts was unusually
good. The gentlemen who responded
are the most eloquent members Of
the association and from the visitors
the same rule holds good. The toasts
were all called for by Prof Wiley in
his happiest vein. He first called for
the president of the Association, Mr..
Brown, who responded to stThe Press
Association" Other toasts were by
Jerome Fl. Raymond on "The Uni
versity," Watman Barbe on "What
the People Read" Judge Johnson on
1.-THE Straight and Narrow Path,
Harry Snider on 1.-THE Ladies, J. e.
Flynn on "The Scissors and the Paste
pot" and Prof. j. P Whyte on sold
Glory. 1t was two o'clock this
morning when the POSTMASTER said
good night and good morning and the
session OF the Association was at an
end.
Our visitors were greatly pleased
over the eloquent entertainment of
fered them at the banquet. The
Wallace House did its best and that
is saying great deal. Mr.. Lantz
was tossing on a sick bed but he
summoned courage to come down
and look on. Mrs. Lantz, Mr.. and
Mrs. HELEN did the honors and did
them royalty. They are princely ca
terers for they pleased every one. The
good taste and skill of the decorator.
Mr. Will Steele, of Uniontown, fur
nished everything that could be de-
sired and made everyone feel that
he was at home. To sum it up.
there could not have been anything
nicer Nothing could been have more
considerable or added anything to
the elegance or pleasure of the occa-
sion.
AS one Of the employees of the Wal
lace House remarked to his friend,
1--WE are hard to beat" and all agreed
with him.