The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-01
AT THE EXECUTIVE MANSION
RECEPTION TO THE LEGISLATORS
Governor and Mrs. Aycock Gave Most Bril-
liant Reception Last Night to Legisla-
tors and Their Families.

The flashing CLEANS of light showing
from the many windows, the sparkle of
electric rays without and within the
Executive Mansion last night, were the
brilliant induces of a stll more bril-
liant scene beyond its portals
1t was the time of the reception ten
dered by the Governor of the State and
his wife to the members of the General
Assembly, and to the members of their
families who are with them. 1t had been
anticipated as a splendid social event.
and this anticipation was more than
realized in the brilliancy of the occasion.
The Executive Mansion glowed with
light. The magnificent suite of rooms
forming the lower floor We're decked out
in a splendid array of flowers, palms and
ferns, while the gay colors of regimental
State and national flags lent the touch
OF color about all that heightened the
beautiful and artistic effect.
1t was a scene of beauty when draw
ing rooms, halls, dining rooms and lib
rary, all handsome in themselves with
pictures and the adOrnments of home.
were thus enhanced by special decora
tons, by the hundreds of guests in even
ing dress and by officers of the Gov
ernor's and Adjutant Generals staff In
their handsome uniforms. Back in the
lower hall music was sounding, happy
laughter and the murmur of salutation
and greeting filled the air, while the
moving line of guests made a picture of
changing beauty.
AS the guests entered the spacious
hall it was as an entrance into bower
of beauty. Flowers, majestic palms,
ha hri1l nf IA
bewitched the eyes. Sweeping from the
portiere midway in this hall was the
handsome North Carolina State flag, in
dicative OF the Governors headquarters.
fanked on either side by lattice work of
red and white ribbon, with smilaX In
profusion enmeshing ALL while to the
right above the wide open door Of the
receiving room was festooned a State
flag, opposite which, over the door of the
parlor on the left swung the folds of the
general headquarters flag.
At the door the entering guests were
received by Misses Susan Clark of Raj
eigh Mildred Dortch and Alice Jones,
of Goldsboro, and Leila Suttle, of Shell
by At the parlor doors were Mrs, Mary
Grimes Smith, of Grimesland, and Mrs
Charles Granger, of GoIdsboro From the
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room where the receiving party was in
line.
This room was beautiful in its deco
rations Of green, made up of ferns and
smilax, the white carnations and white
primroses being enhanced in beauty by
this verdant background. Here the guests
met Governor and Mrs. Charles B. Ay
cock, who were assisted in receiving by
Senator Lee S. Overman, Lieut.-Gov. W.
D. Turner, Col. J. Bryan Grimes, Sec
rotary of State, and Mrs Alfred Will
liams, State Treasurer and Mrs. b. Il.
Lacy, DR.. B. f. Dixon, State Auditor;
and Mrs. B. f. Dixon Prof. j. Y. JOY
ner Superintendent Of Public lnstruc-
ton; Attorney General and Mrs. K. d.
Gilmer, Adjutant-General and MIS- b. S.
Register, Commissioner of Agriculture 5.
L. Patterson and Mrs. Patterson, Frank
lin Mcneil, Chairman Corporation Com
mission, and Mrs. Mcneil, DR.. and Mrs.
D. H Abbott, Col and Mrs. ]. Harper
Erwin, of Durham; Col. w. d. Pollock
and Miss Pollock, of Kinston; Dr. and
Mrs James Mckee, of Raleigh; Col. Jno.
S. Cunningham, of Person, and Col. Joseph
E. Robinson, Of Goldsboro
The reception room beyond was brave
in the brilliancy of the background OF
flags. The room had for its color motif
red. this being emphasized not alone by
this dominant hue Of flags, but by scar
let geraniums, red azaleas and cardinal
candles, all being relieved by the re-
freshing green of ferns and smilaX. Here
the guests were received by State In
sGrance Commissioner James K. Young,
Col. p. NJ. Pearsall, DR., and Mrs. Albert
Anderson, Hon. and Mrs. F. A. Wood
ard, Mrs. Walter Woodland. Mrs. David
Woodland, Mrs r. C. Welfare, Miss Ma
ME Robbins, of Wilson; Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry R. Thorpe of Rocky Mount. All
the ladies of both receiving parties were
eHquistely and handsomely goWned.
Passing from this room the guests