Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-03
rho EBUS NOW "A
& M|||lUNIC Y.
The Official Birth Celebrated Yes.
teriday IN Magnificent Style.
7G0VERN1R TYLER PRESENT
GOVERNOR TYLER PRESENT
The Mayor, and Othor City omciaIs and
Il Counoilncn Induotcd Into OMEGA Re-
ception. Parade and Informal Speaking
"A Splendid Banquet and Eloquent and
witty Response to Appropriate Toasts-
Optimistic Predictions as to the Future
or tho Now Town.
7(From a staff Correspondent.)

(From staff Correspondent
Phoebus, Va, April 2.-Another In
#cerporated town came into existence on
! Hampton Roads to-day. With pompous
!, ceremony the overgrown village of
Phoebus was invested with the official
L garb of a municipality, and her citizens
are walking with prouder step be-
cause of that fact.
The incorporation OF the town was
not antagonistic to Jefferson's doctrine
that government derives its just powers
from the consent of the governed. If
there was a man, woman or child In
Phoebus who objected to the bin incor-
porating the town, which Hon. D. Card
liner Tyler, Senator from the Peninsular
district, and Delegate L. G. Donohoe
pushed through the Legislature. that
3 person had undergone change of mind
before the day of the towns birth ar
rived. Everybody In Phoebus took part
In the celebration, and q number OF
1 outsiders. among whom was Governor
]. Hoge Tyler. helped them to make the
day memorable. as well as historic.
~ a DAY OF PREDICTIONS.
It was day Of predictions, and there
: was not pessmist in the town. Every
y speaker expected to see the baby mu-
5 nioipality, at whose christening they
were officiating, grow up into Il large
apd prosperous city, rivaling its sister
cities on the Roads Indeed Governor
Tyler warned Hampton and Newport
News that the lusty young town was
& after playing leap frog" over those
cities and making Williamsburg and
Richmond it's suburban villas.
= Nearly every house In the town was
decorated with flags and bunting in
honor OF the natal occasion.
TIIE CEREMONIES.
The days ceremonies began with the
swearing in OF the Mayor, Mr.. John A.
White, and the Town Councilmen by
Judge Blackstone, OF the Eighth Judi
cial District, at 8 O'Clock. Immediately
following the ceremony the other town
officers took the oath Of office. and then
the first session OF the Town Council
was held. Beween II and 10 o'clock
the guests Of the town were rendered
a reception.
Next came the parade. This was
Iivelier than the parade OF a. circus.
The town people and the guests We're
NIL OH the principal streets along which
the procession moved. headed by the
chief marshal of the day, Joseph H.
Mastln; Town Sergeant. his aides, and
Z the National Soldiers Home Band
The two Phoebus lodges of Odd Eel
lows. the lodge of Red Men, the Phoe-
bus Fire Department In charge of
} James III. Boyhein: the local military
company, several squads of United
States soldiers from Fortress Monroe
and many other organizations were in
the parade. The city officials speakers
and guests rode in carriages.
THE SPEAKING.
The parade stopped at the head of
Mellin street, and from the portico of
the recently constructed Bank of Phoe-
BUS building several speakers adj
dressed the assembled citizens Of a new
municipality. These were merely inn
2 promtu speeches. Governor Tyler.
4 Judge j.. w. Blackstone, State Sena ter
d. Gardiner Tyler, Mayor A. A. Ross
e or Newport News; Hon. Chas. Il. Bland.
ofPortsmouth, and x=Sfuyor Richards
son. OK Hampton, We're the speakers.
ls THE BANQUET.
After these speeches were over about
Two hundred and fifty or the citizens
ana guests of the town repaired to the
banquet nall III the new bank building.
Inc Business Mems Association of
q 9hoeDus, organized about six months
ago, had prepared for these guests and
= citizens a banquet which has probably
never been surpassed by any given on
the virginia peninsula, and after doing
justice to this the speaking began.
Inc POSTMASTER was Mr.. S. Gordon
cumming, prominent young lawyer
4 OF hampton. who assisted in drawing
UP the -Phoebus charter. He acknowi-
edged at the commencement the con-
pliment paid his town by Its little twin
sister In his selection to act in that
capacity, and after making excuses
9or Mayor John A. White, who was III
introduced Mr.. W. II. Power to make
the address OF welcome.
Mr.. Power said:
iftjs. {yentlo,,oap. Tco-
PhoeDus, extend to you the right
hand OF fellowship and q hearty well.
come to our town I trust that when
you go away you will take with Won
+ pleasant memories of your visit to the
town. which derived It's name from
harrison Phoebus who would so great
~ nave loved to have seen his name
sake Launched upon the bosom OF
Mother Commerce.
our hands have taken hold of his
ehorts and hopes and made a town I
4 nope and predict will never cast n
shadow upon the fair name of our
state, but will look ever forward TO her
pest interests and welfare. We fully
i appreciate the duties and responsihjIi-
ties we have shouldered to-day, hmt
s just as sure as the sun sets behind the
western horizon, Phoebus will ever be
N ABREAST with our great land glorious
4 South, whose pathways are already
aplaze with the light of the glowing
furnaces; whose hearing has become
Geafened by the din OF the industries
q sprlnglng up In our midst"
THE ToASTS.
Phoebus as It Was--A Unique vir-
\ ginia. Village" was the toast responded
B to by Hon. LEG. Donohoe, who repre-
scented Elizabeth City county in the
Z last House OF Delegates. This speech
Z was necessarily reminiscent, and inter-