The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-23

1He arrangement OF banquet tables
was that of st. Andrews Cross at
the junction Of which was a pyramid
of plants and ferns surmounted by a
number of Confederate flags. National
flags fianked either end of table at
which sat the speakers and guests at
the head of the hall. Carolina foot
ball colors, blue and white, represent
ed in pennants, were conspicuous.
President and POSTMASTER Payne
called upon Mr.. w. T. Shannonhouse,
who, in turn, presented Congressman
John II. Small, who splendidly re-
sponded to the toast: North Caro-
lima" Mr.. Small contrasted the Nor
folk past with the Norfolk present
and gloried in the Norfolk future, the
latter so full of hope and promise as
her natural advantages are being per-
mitted to develope and expand. The
speaker was not forgetful of North
Carolina, the most resourceful State
of the great aggregation of States and
prettily pointed to her past achieve
meDts. present magnitude and bright
glorious future. Speaking of Norfolk
as the greatest peanut market in the
world Mr.. Small graciously acknowl-
edged that North Carolina made this
possible Other toasts were respond
ed to as follows THE State of Vir-
ginia' by Mr.. Cadwallader J. Collins;
Liz lily VI ANOE1OIk ny MI. ROBERT
z. Thorpe; THE Women of North
Carolina" by Mr. George A. Frick
All toasts were drunk in North Car
! DINA champagne and happily no
speaker was too full for utterance
| Indeed the banquet was a most de-
| lightful occasion. 1t was in miniature
a reunion of the North Carolina
| Colony in Norfolk. Their name is
| legion. Quite sixty per cent of Great
n1 -
| linians. Seven OF her twelve great
banking institutions are prominently
Differed b. Carolinians These are
Caldwell Hardy, Nathaniel Beaman,
M. l.. Eure, G. e.. Cobb T. s. d. Sapls.
c. w. Grandy and j. w. Perry. Many
or the city's leading commercial, in
dustrial and manufa curing enter
prlses have North Carolinians at the
mead of them. In every branch of
trade, OF industry. of pursuit the bows
from Down Home" are to be found
Caterer H. Pincus spread an elabo-
rate menu
Among the invited guests were: DR..
w E. Capehart, Gen. w. P. Roberts,
Hon ). X. Buxton and Judge r. b.
Winborne. Mr.. Wiley D. Rountree.
the Oldest North Carolinian resident
here, was the only invited guest of
Norfolk
The present society membership is:
A-George L. Arps, S. L. Anderson.
B-W l.. Baker, w. p. Balance.
Geo. w. Bethel, T.. P. Boatwright. Y.
l. BoatWright ID. p. Blount, Waiter
Boone, T. A, Brown, S. d. Brown, J. II.
Burgess, J. P. Buxton Russell Buxton
C-Junlus Calvert, DR.. r. W. Cape.
mart, f. d. Clements, w. E. Cobb. G..
Z. Cobb, Chas P. Cote, c. j. Collins.
{. b. Cole, G. H Cooper. C.. h Cross
D-J. +. Davenport, j. z. DeBerry.
>. e. Duke, M. c. Elliott, w. D. Ell
lott
&c. H. Terrell, c. E. Finch. Geo.
A. Prick, w. E. Forbes.
G.-Paul Garrett, Junius Gillian.
George I. Gray, A. Mex. Griggs, 4. r.
Gray, w. j. Gray, George p. Calling.
HEChas. E. Hall, Caldwell HARDY.
q. w. Harvey, E. H. Hooper. II. Horn
thai. l.. II. Hornthal. j. u. Huffham.
Jr., Frank Hitch.
il. G.. Jacocks, Archer Johnson.
j. Paul Johnson, e. A. Jones. VIM. H
Jones. |. w. Jordan, Jr.
k-Rufus S. Kight n 3. Right, D.
b. Kimball, T. 1. Kirkman.
Id. G. Latham, Geo. w. Liver
man.
| Nj. F. Maddrey, P. 3. Matheson.
j. w. Martin, VIM A. McCIelland
Chas. G. Nets, B. f. Mitchell. Arthur
j. Morris, Abbott Morris L. r. Moss
A. Der Myers.
Ms. r. Norman. r. L. Mutt.
O-Fred Oliver
Prey. G. j. ID. Parker, DR.. r. T.
Payne, r. c. Pearson, David Pender,
w. D. Fender. f. Perry. j. w. Perry.
j. L. Pender, l.. b. Plummer, w. NJ
Pugh, c. w. Priddv.
R-Dr. Jno. F. Reed, DR.. Geo. w.
REM, w. d. Rem. c. j. Rivenbark.
81. G.. Salisbury, Chas. e. Sapp.
F. S. d. Sauls. T. d. Savage. f. How
ard Sawyer, VIM. T. Shannonhouse,
oscar v. Seasons. J. H. Smith, j. G.
Spruill, c. H. Stephenson, w. c. Sugg.
G. r. Swink. N. X. StanceD. " II.
Stamps, L. j. Southwick, DR.. r. A.
Sutton.
Paul M. Taylor. George w.
lett. Rev. j. T! Thacker.
U-C L. Upchurch, Jno. Upton. 7.
r. Upton, d. J. Upton.
VA. NJ. Waddell, Jr., L. B. Way.
Fl. r. Weller d. f.. fWhfchard. C.. =.
Whichard, f. w Whichard. DR.. f. s
White, p. 3. Wilkes, w. l.. Williams,
r. e. Williams, j. E. Wilcox e. w.
Wilcox, Jr., G. II. Wood c. A. Wood
ard, E. l.. Woodland, j. p Woodley.
E. r. Wooten. c. r. Worrell. J. F.
Wright Thos. H. Wright, Richard
Winborne.
The society is organized Cor social
purposes only. For the present its
meetings are held in the Masonic
Temple, but ere many moons the
society will have a home of it's own.
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