Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-04


Lsce Falls. On our return some
OF the party ascend Mount JEFF
ferson and view the sun as he
he sinks behind the Alleghanies and
casts n crimson glow on the Peaks
of Otter.
In the cool, crisp morning sounds
another early call. After breakfast
and three-mle drive down to the
station on the James we take up our
railroad trip and scurry away to
Roanoke. Seated in the chair-car
We find our old friend and former
countyman, DIR. Oscar +. Hippo,
whose destination now is ours.
At Roanoke half day is spent in
rest aud short visit to the Crystal
Spring with friends; and in the af-
ternoon We take up our long and not
to be broken journey towards Norfolk
and the sea, which we reach at mid
night. Bedford City, Lynchburg,
Blackstone, Petersburg and Suffolk
whisk past u.s. but the hours are
whiled away by the renewing of old
acquaintance as they drop in or out
at the passing cities. The Monticello
entertaiDs US royalty for the night
and permits us to regain some of our
lost sleep by indulgence till ten in
the morning. After being joined by
another Irvington lady, who had
taken the trip down the Bay, it
is then call aboard" for Virginia
Beach.
We got down TO the seasbore a
day late, but the brethren were kind
enough to have enrolled us and not
let our absence deter the proceedings.
At the Princess Anne Hotel every
comfort was provided, and for the
first time in our trip we felt that
we had reached our alabama. For
two days business meetings were
sandwiched with hand. shakes, ban
quets and surf-bathing. Newspaper
men are too prosaic to INDUCE
in such reckless frivolities as shoot
ing-the-chute, switching-the- back or
doing the Ferris Wheel, but think
the calmer diversions Of having your
teeth knocked out and your head
engulfed with the Atlantic waves
more in keeping with their quiet
life. A few other side issues-such
as kick in the forehead by your
companions toe and bruises from
tigbtly-clasped wrists while baff-
ling with the surf are not down on
the set program and need not be
mentioned.
After a most enjoyable rest, prof.
table and interesting meetings aud
a banquet, terdered the Associa-
ton by Messrs. Connor & Bouts,
of the American Type Founders,
another early call Chow they din
IN ones earsD on Friday morning
stan ted the whole procession for
Norfolk, where the jamestown Ter
centennial Committee had a hand
some steamer in waiting for us. To
the strains of the Newport News
band we sailed out into the harbor,
touching at Norfolk-on. the Roads,
looped the battleship Brooklyn amid
three cheers between the occupants
of each vessel, swung past Old
Point and put into Newport News.
Here we were joined by a num-
Der of ladies and gentlemen con-
nected with the Exposition, and
here a half hour was consumed in
putting aboard choice viands, cigars
aud iced-drinks. We sailed for James
town, and on the way the dining
saloon of the steamer became the
most attractive spot in the midst of
the muddy James. At jamestown
we landed, and with Capt. John
Smith for guide, toured the old
ruins and had our pictures "took"
while seated at their base. On the
return We got into trouble, all on ac-
count of that Scapegrace, our Presi-
dent Thacker. lie had concocted a
plan by which the most bashful
members of our party were inyeigled
into speaking and his own self
eliminated. We got square with him,
however, by smoking up all his good
cigars and keeping the cool things
without his reach.
The program included a get off at
Newport News and trip to Rich
mond on the splendid +. +. V. train
of the q. 4 o. In their finely
equipped cars the journey to our
Capital city was made with pleasure
and comfort. We were met at the
station by Messrs. Stuart Bryan, son
of Mr.. Joseph Bryan, owner of the
Richmond Times, and the business
manager of that paper, MIR. Holderby,
who had trolleys in waiting for us.
la the dusk of the evening we were
taken to "Laburnum," the palatial
home of Mr.. Bryan, where cordial
reception and banquet was rendered
us by the host and hostess, assisted
by Gov. and Mrs. Montague and
other Richmond celebrities. After
the feast saunter through the vast
lawns and under the Chinese Ian
terms added not a little to the pleas
ure of the participants. Before the
midnight hour and in uniform rank
we were pilo.ed again to the city by
that capital manager, Mr.. Holderby,
where in the lights of Murphy's Hotel
farewells were exchanged-for this
was the end of the itinerary and the
disruption of the Association into
numerous parties who now began to
figure on the quickest and easiest
ways to get to their homes.
Our return is over the @. & o. to
Norfolk. On Saturday evening when
we set foot on the good steamer Es-
sex, of the Weems Line, even the
swarm of Normalites that covered
her decks and precluded all pros
poets of securing staterooms could
not prevent our feeling at home. To
Capt. Arch Long and his subordi-
mates the ladies of our party are in
debted for many courtesies, not the
| least of which yVas tho aoo;co .,o.>t