The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-21

and | Congratulate you on casting your
lot here in one OF It's great centers OF IN
telllgence aud enterprise, among 81 people
so closely allied TO you socially and po-
luchlly. and l hope and believe that your
most sanguinc expectations Will be fully
realized"
At the Banquet Board.
The banquet was spread in the large
hall Of the Temple and about one hum
drcd persons were seated at the table,
which was so arranged that they radinted
from a center table to which each was
connected by festoons OF ribbons, while
upon the center table was large mass
Of blossom. There was music to play
In the panses and to accompany the rattle
OF china and the clink OF glasses and
the merry laughter OF the groups at
the various tables From half past 10,
when tho guests took their places al the
table. until nearly 2:a9, when the party
dispersed. there was no unpleasant or
nnsecmly incident TO mar the harmony
nor to detract from the enthusiasm Of the
gathering.
Professor j. Il. Hunter who presided
az POSTMASTER, acquitted himself with
rare grace in the discharge Of those
duties, his ntroductlons being particu-
larry fellcitous.
l LIT. i1uHler lTbl cahen upon ReV. w.
w. Moore, d. D., 10 respond 10 the toast
The Old North state Dr. Moore stated
that 1t took the children of Israel only
three days TO get gu, OF Egypt. nut that
II took forty years to get Egypt out Of
them. So it., takes only two hours to
get out of North Carolina, but it Will
take two centuries to get North Carolina
ont OF the sons Of that State who live
in Richmond. DR.. Moore gave an i'm
pressive idea of the area of the State
by pointing where Its remotest point
would extend upon this continent il
swung from ono corner In circie--from
Curri,uck to Cherokee. as he phrased 1t.
He spoke OF It's infinite variety of pro-
ducts, its wonderful resources, its ma
terlal progress and its future. Til. char
acteristic of North Carolina was its long
leaf pine. What the sound of the bag
pipe is to the xpatriated Scotchman the
sight of the long leaf pine Is to the
Caroltnian The pine was at the same
time straight and round. and in this 1t
typtfled the people. Who, In their char
acters, were straight and round. In
closing, DR.. Moore spoke Of the homo
geniety and purity Of its people. OF It's
vast area, resources and water power.
and drew an eloquent picture of the glo-
rious future of the State. In conclusion,
he quoted a stanza Of the State hymn.
Governor Responds.
The band played Dixie. and when its
notes died away the toastmaster in n
very happy manner called upon Governor
Montague to respond TO the sentiment.
Virginia. II shall try not to respond to
the toast Virginia." said the Governor.
but | would like. IL time were afforded,
to show the long Fellowship and comrade-
ship between Virginia and North Carolina.
They were never. divided in opinion
nor In affection
Speaking of the comparison OF the rec
ords of the two States In the war, the
Governor very happily applied the words
OF Admiral Schley: ''rhere Is glory enough
for us ALL" in his declnation to enter into
controversy on disputed points. The two
States have done enough together to
move the civilization of the age for
ward In war Virginia and North Caro-
lima have stood shoulder to shoulder. and
in the sheen of their flashing swords have
blinded mankind with the glory OF great
ness. After further tracing the comrade-
ship of the people of the two States tho
Governor eulogized these peoples as max
ers Of the nation's ideals. and he charac-
tcrIzed rs the hope of the American peo-
ple the simplicity, courage, endurance and
fcrtitude Of these people.
..I do not believe the South has gone to
seed. We have merely been ploughed un-
der" said he, In explaining the tenn
porary eclipse Of Southern craftsmanship
in the affairs of the nation to-day II
look with confident hope" said he, Tor
the revival Of patriotism from and of our
own Southern people-a people genuinely
American, the purest remnant of the
original Anglo Saxon stock. We have the
40 J., 1,N1 Of hnl
in our keeping" In conclusion the GOV
ernor paid tribute to the Carolina
Virginian.
Other Apt Responses.
DR.. w. r. Foushee was next called
mon 10 respond to the sentiment. The
Sons of Carolina. and did SO With en-
cellent and taste and eloquence. Ihe
son Of his native State made excellent
Nirginians. said he, In closing. We are
better Virginianes because we are good
North CarolInians. In the course OF his
address. he showed the part
North Carolinians have had In the af-
fairs OF the natpn In every field.
Major A. S. lanier made hit by his
response to the toast. The Women. He
traced the influence OF woman In every
srhere and relation In life. and euloglzed
her for her performance of every trust,
for her great Influence In the destiny
OF the nation and the world, and the up
lifting of mankind
Hon. Daniel Mclean, OF Washington,
WAS called upon TO respond to the senti-
ment, Virgnians and North Carolinians
in the Civil War, and acquitted himself
handsomely in a speech by tuns witty
and eloquent with the eloquence Of lofty
sentiment And breadth of view. or the
eoldiprs Of the two States he impreS-
sively declared that they had no 2roto-
type in the past, and no counterpart In
the present or the future He traced the
history of the two States in connec-
tiou. With the beginning Of the war, show
ing that they We're opposed TO secession
and did not fisht for the institution or
slavery,
Air. Charles Il. Bryan, of the North
carolina Society of New York, responded
TO a call in an impromptu speech which
aroused great enthusiasts In the course