The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-09-16

CldliOn with which 1t was received.
The next speaker was the Hon. N.
Goldstein, who responded to the
toast, Madam Stegomyia. Mr.. Gold
stein arose after his introduction and
after thanking them for the honor
conferred upon him, said he very
much regretted it, but illness would
not allow him to talk His speech
had been looked forward to as one
of the events of the evening and his
sudden illness was the regrt of all
present..
The Hon. Van B. Boddie, the in
itimable Van, Greenville's orator and
ready wit, who can appear before any
audience and speak on any subject
with as much ease as if seated in
rocker around his hreside, spoke to
thetoast, What did the Governor of
North Carolina say to the Governor
of South Carolina. His speech from
start to finish brought forth peals
of laughter from the guests that wa:
heard as far back as Camp 10 on
Fish Lake road, and whose echoes
reverberated from Waukesha to
Mount Eagle, from Denver to Chica-
go, where Grenvillians are found to-
day.
Toastmaster Wright again restored
order, and in an eulogistic speech of
three minutes introduced the young
st man for his age, Mr.. Herman Will
czinski, who responded to the toast
"The City Fathers" Mr.. Wilczin-
ski was in his best form and this
means that his speech was one of the
best Of the evening, and he himself
surpassed all his other efforts at the
banquet table. He touched upon his
long career not only as a member
of the City Council, but also as a
member Of the Board of Supervis-
ors, of which honorable body he IS
now it's able and active President He
paid his fellow colleagues high com
pliments as officers and co-workers
He accepted in noble words the tt
tie given him as "The Watch Dog
of the Treasury, and assured all that
as long as he was on the Council
there would be no graft and not
dollar spent unless spent honestly
and for value received. That he
heard the whisper of young mems
movement being started and he
would suggest in its place an
advisory committee for the Coun-
Gil composed of Mr.. Jim
Anderson, President, Camp Wheeler,
Secretary and Bayle Shelby, Treas
er. His speech from the beginning
was intersperced with bright flashes
of wit and truths, and was as fine an
after dinner effort as we ever had
the pleasure of listening to.
Present in the hearts of all those
assembled around the festive board.if
not in person,-"Woman, was the
appropriate toast responded to by
Mr.. J. L. Strickland. Tribute upon
tribute he paid her in eloquent words
He spoke of her beauty, her goodnss
her love, and her patriotism, anc
said that while she was not present
as a volunteer she was there in splr-
it and stood ready to respond IN per
| son if needed. He then discussed
her form of dress and style from th'
aboriginees that promenade the ho
sands of tie African boulevard to tn
band box millionaire maiden attir-
ed in the latest Partisan fashion
plate walking the fashionable Fiftl
Avenue of New York City. MI
I Strickland proved the master of hi
: subject and when he pronounced
) libation to sour mothers, wives an
sweethearts," everyone present re
sponded.
Mr.. Thomas C. Holmes. the Presi
dent of the Young Mems Bushes
:, League. and a member of Post NJ
. g.. was slected by his fellow member
to respond to the toast, Post No. o
Mr.. Holmes, on arising, was given
. hearty applause. He referred TO tt
his own fellow members. and pa
each fitting and eloquent tribut
And in concluding his effort sal
IS that the words of Captain Walt
# Wright of Post No. 6, ITO stai
IS Pat" (as he went to take drinl
t would live longer on the pages
!. Greenville's history than the mel
&c orable words of Nelson, or Per
to Mr.. Holmes speech richly merit
is the hearty applause and congratu
ay .tions he received.
as. Mr.. Holmes speech was the !
lly on the program of selected toa'
e, bui I still being early in the ev'