The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19

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meet the water were perhaps a hundred
persons, who remained aboard her until
she was towed back into the dock by the
sturdy little tugs, and there moored to
have her machlnery installed and be COM
pleted "A magnificent spectacle had been
witnessed. III IL
The crowd melted away like leaves
swept by a tortuous wind, being driven
BY inclination In every direction III
81 President Calvin B. circuit and Super
Walter A. Post, OF the ship-yard.
took charge $of the party on arrival a T
the Point. and had all comfortably seat
ed before the service began. AT the toast
masters table were Mr.. circuit. toast
master; Governor White OF West Vir-
IEinia Governor Montague OF Virginia.
Ex-Governor atkinson of West Virginia.
Senator William E. Chandler, Of New
Hampshire. ex- Secretary OF the Navy;
Count Won Graf Oriola, commanders OF the
imperial Germnncruiser Gazelle; Hon. Al
bert q. Dayton, OF West Virginia mem
Der OF Congress; Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy Charles H. Darling, Judge W..
C.%O'Connell OF Washington; General S.
d. Baker, OF West Virginia; Rear-Ad-
mIral Harrington, y. s. N.3and other no.
tables. Near the speaker s table sat the
officers OF theE German cruiser Gazelle
while facing the speaker and somewhat
geral Assembly. Sena tor Thomas 8. Mar
tin was reported to be In Newport News
was not observed either at the launching
or the banquet. Neither Senator Stephen
b. sElkins@ nor N. B.. Scott, OF West sVlr-i
ginin, could be present, NJ 81
8A The Governors Of the two States and
their parties, the members OF the Con-
eral Assembly and the distinguished
guests at the ship-yards boarded the
steamer Newport News lying at the ship
yard dock and steamed slowly down the
Roads to Old Point, where the entire
party were guests of tho Newport News
ShibbulldingE and Dry-Dock Company at
an elegant luncheon served In the spa
cious ballroom of the ChamberlIn, It was
estimated that no fewer than 800 persons
sat down to the tables, all Of which,
enabled them to face the toastmaster's
table at the north end of the hall when
the proper time came,
"Our German Friends.''
4 It was 5:a5 before Mr.. Orcutt called the
assembly to order and made tho opening
address, welcoming the West Virglnians
and firing tho enthusiasm of tho crowd
by his reference to the presence "of our
German friends" He referred very hap
PLY to the kindly good feeling between
Germany and America, and his audience
was in full sympathy with the sentiments
so happily phrased. 4 A
Judge, O,$V. Cornell, Of Washington re-
bsponded to the toast THE President of
the United States," He paid tribute
to Virginia and her contribution to the
history and the greatness of the country.
eulogized President Roosevelt by name
and coupled tho names of Washington.
Lincoln and Grant In the galaxy OF great
Presidents. FIe made the common ms
take Of stating that the Merrlmac was
defeated by the Monitor. The spea ker5 IN
his eulogy of the President attributed to
him as Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
credit for the efficiency Of our naval guil-
ners. gave him credit for the victory Mt
San Juan, the settlement Of the coal trust
and the recent decision In the Northern
Securities case In tho courts.
Governor Montague Responds.
There was great applause when Cover
nor Montague arose to respond to- the
toast the "Old Dominion and It was
renewed at frequent intervals throughout
the weil-tlmed and happily conceived and
delivered address, A ter an anecdote, by
way Of introduction, the Governor was
particularly cordial in his welcome to the
Visitors the States guests, He referred
to the proximity of the scene Of the hrst
permanent English settlement on the con-
tinent and Its superiority to the Ply
mouth Flock settlement and alluded to
the naval battle on the Roads, In which
naval warfare was revolt tionized, II These
matters were now ancient history Yir-
ginia had stretched west until II got back