Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-08
A DISTINGUISHED GATHERING
City, State and National officers Join
With Local Business and Profes-
fcssionaI Men Around the Fcssal
Board--Toasts Embraced Wide
Range Of Subjects,

drew together one of the most dis.
iinsuiShcd gatherings in the history OF
the city.
City officials. business men, moics
si0nal men. State officials. naval of.
ficcrs and representatives from far
distant State touched elbows around
tables. upon which were spread a feast
III 10 tempt the palate Of an Gpicurc.
l.atcr they clinkcd glasses Of spark
ling champagne and pledged anew a
spirit Of friendship and united effort
for the advancement of Newport News.
President II. b. Holmes acted as
tuastmastcr To his right. at the
speakers table, sat Governor A. j..
Montague Lieutenant Governor Joseph
E. Willard, Hon. j. Taylor Ilyson.
DIR. r. +. Quinby, of Minneapolis. Dir.
S. w. tiobson. Rev. j. w. Porter. D..
d., Barton Meyers. of Norfolk, and
a. c. Garrett
To his left sat Senator Thomas S.
Martin, G. b. circuit. president Of the
Newport News Shipbulding AMI Dry
dock Company; State Senator Albert
Schalicr, Of Hastings, Mimi; J. Gar
land Pollard. Of Richmond; c. Aylett
Ashby, G. Brooks Johnston, chairman
Of the board of governors OF the james.
town exposition. Of Norfolk; Mayor
Samuel r. Buxton.
Among The other distinguished
guests were Captain Richard Inch, u.
5. NJ. and Captain Royal r. Ingersoll.
commander OF the armorcd cruiser
Maryland; Hon. John b. Whitehead. of
Norfolk; Judge }. w &. Blackstone,
D. G. Hunter, Lloyd's surveyor at this
port and Major James Haughton,
British vice;consul here.
The membership of the Chamber of
Commerce was fully represented. bank.
crs. merchants and business men of
the city Joining in the festivities of
the pleasant occasion.
After fully discussing The pleasant
menu prepared under the direction
Oh Manager l.. B. Manvilc, Of the
Hotel Warwick. the guests received
fragrant cigars. the toast glasses were
filled with sparkling wine.
At this point Toastmastcr Holmes
arose and delivered clever little
speech in which hel declared that Il
was hoped that the next annual ban.
Quct he held in the chambers own
home. sentiment enthusiastically
anplaudcd by those present. He then
introduced Mr.. a. G.. Garrett. who re.
Spondcd to the toast, Our Near
Fricnds-Our Guests"
MIR. Garrett touched upon the mar.
Vicious growth OF this section since
inc days when what is now Newport
News was meadow. and eulogiZcd
the late Coils p. Huntington for his
share In the establishment of the CITY.
nc spoke Of the intcr-dependence of
each section upon all others and made
an eloquent appeal for more unselfish
ana Droad-minded realization of that
fundamental truth. He closed by cy.
tending to those present cordial wei.
come I'm the name of the chamber and
of the city.
inc ioastmastcr then introduced
mayor >. X. Buxton, who responded to
The toast. Our Birthday Celebration
the Ter-Centennlal."
Mayor BuXtOn's address was n rcm
Oh rhetoric and of exalted thought. He
declared that May -. 1907. marked
an epoch more important than any
recorded in history. He believed thai
me guiding hand Of Providence Sent
me little ships into the James river
anu TO the location at jamestown and
through all the vicissitudes of tho
race, which there sprung into exist.
ence, lie traced the scarlet threat or
GODS over-ruling Providence. He do
ciarcd that 1t was fitting and pruucr
tiiai The children of the Old Dominion
Wherever they may be, should ioin in
me celebration Of the ;,00ih aninvcr
sary OF the settlement at jamestown
Dr Samuel w. Hobson was then I'm.
,rouuced and responded in witty
lttlc speech 10 the toast. "Our Pre-.
scrvcrs-the Doctors He said ono
oI me first things a doctors learned
WAS 10 Keep his mouth. shut and thus
h'hc his ignorance. He declared thai
medicine was moro than ever an exact
science; that there had been re-.
n.hrkaDic advance in the methods of
uiasnoslng and treating diseases.
hcv. ), w Porter, d. d.. was then
introduced and responded in an clio.
I'ient and witty little address 10 the
Suitiiiich'' Our Monitors - The
G'erey. After expressing his appre
cialioh OF the invitation TO attend Tho
banquet and respond to a toast. he de.
cIared that never has the business man
ana the minister been nearer together
ne believed the world was growing
oclier every day. He had no patience
WIN the man who believed thar Cod
n[imishty retraces his steps i'm the wav
Commerce never had seen the day
Whch u was living nearer to the
hoiden Rule. Touching upon the work
o. the minister, The speaker declared
that the missionary ever was The adj.
vance guard of civilization. After
.hey have worked and lived, and NJ
ana dicd and made the place safe To
liye IN the banker and merchant would
come along and reap their peaccful
zen per centum. He paid a high tribute
10 INC local clergy and urged tho bust.
ness men TO cultivate the members OF