The colored American., 1903-05-02
-,o1 oCOST AT A VIRGINIA RE
SORT.

9Q-h about y .oO d. m.' SCI ious me-
5roEe out about one mile from the
U-siter's quarters. Most OF the men
~aI.' a-. coming from the Hotel to their
"eie "S+ors when the flames flashed otit
q.Dboct AS one man they rushed to
NE Lt7 Scene of destruction, working as
.rougb the safety of the whole COM
,,nitv depended upon them and sue
.aJad in saving the houses that would
tara been destroyed without their aid
Among the first men on the scene
as p n Smith and several of his
ssoors One .1ouSe was totally de-
o+rovad one injured, two saved. Two
- the saved houses belonged to a
-bita man. the other one to R. n.
Sn,itb II is occupied by DR.. Pannel,
the second waiter.
Two persons were so seriously burn
81 that thev have since died; an old
Iadv (coIored,) 20; and child years
old rpsDectively Mariah Clark, the
Jangbter of the old lady, says that
tbrougb the kindness of the guests of
tho Hotel. and the walters, she is re-
I4ayed of the entire expenses of doe
TORS bill and burial of the deceased.
CLAW Lewellen, and GusSie Lewellen,
were the names respectively of the de-
parted ones.
There are about 136 walters here of
fcered by R. n. Smith, head; 5. ID.
Pannell. second; and A. E. Banks,
third. J. H. Cater, head in the ordin-
ary. and A H. Preston, head private
man.
Many of the men who work with Mr..
Smith continually. have imbibed his
spirit and thrift; for he never lee
lures to his men without advising
to Ia, q Amino from had
habits, save their money and buy
homes, or educate themselves and be-
come men of some worth.
DR. Pannel has been with Mr.. Smith
for several years and from his manner
of life il is fair to presume that he is
comfortably fixed. Mr. Banks. has
been for several years head-waiter at
the Hygia at Old Point Comfort and
the Jefferson, at Richmond, Va He
is modest gentleman, and unsuper-
clllOuS among the men. j. H. Gather,
is young man of great promise; he
supports his mother and saves his
means. A. H. Preston, has a family of
five two girls, boy, himself and wife
He has home at FinecastIe He
sends his children to school in win
ter and finds them employment at
Hot Springs in the summer.
AmusementS: Cake walks are given
for the amusement of the guests OF
the hotel for which they usually OBJ
tam fair compensation, by donations
Dances are given by first one club of
Young gentlemen and then another
IN the Walters Club Room The Lit
erary Society furnishes both amuse
ment and mental food for all. Strane
aS II may seem, r. N. Smith, who has
Such grave responsi bilities and various
interests at stake is, nevertheless, a
Nddlng light in everything that pro
NOTES the pleasure and intellectual
well being of his employees.
Easter Services: Smith Memorial
SsHapeI was beautifully decorated with
movers; the ladies in their lovely cos
luheS added much to the attractive
IeSS Rev. Hackett, of Covingon, Va.
%edched 90 IN the afternoon from Matt.
- Cndpter 9TH verse. He fed his aud
.s ,elce as 1t becomes a man of God. In
,nE evening he gave us an interesting
an on Reading" drawing his re
~ 1arAS from 1St st. Tim 4-15 verses
yer the evening services. DR.. John
al. ~ OF Covington, Va, interested the
s,onhce 1uiehce by some telling remarks OF
IN, Inc following ladies and gentle
I 1I, participated in the program
s;ni Mss 5. Childs, of Stanton, Va. Vir
Nis"a Mulone, of Stanton, Va, the
p B-SSeS S Lewies. Stanton, Va. Mr.. J. T
r 55Leclter, Mr.. Mitchell. N. Y. Mr.. A
= Burwell Va.
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