The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
STRENUOUS HOURS
SPENT IN ATLANTA
Mr.. Fairbanks and Wife Are
Royalty Entertained
SEVERAL SPEECHES MADE
The Vice President Pays High Trib-
ute to the Hospitality of the
South-Anecdote of
Wheeler.

Wheeler.
Atlanta, May 1s-vlee President and
Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks on their re-
turn from Birmingham to Washington
spent twelve strenuous hours in the hands
of their Atlanta friends today. From noon
till midnight but little time was allowed
them to escape from a round of enter
tainment rendered by personal and Of
ficlal friends. Accompanied by Mrs.
Charles II. Ackert, close personal friend
of Mrs. Fairbanks, the party arrived
few minutes after noon To greet them
were Col Robert ]. Lowery, an intimate
friend of the Vice President and his
host during his Atlanta visit, and Maj.
E. w. Halford also Major Waltz and
Capt. C. c. Clarke, as military aides, de-
tailed to attend the distinguished guests
of the day The programme of enter
tainment included a luncheon to the Vice
President rendered by Colonel Lowery al
the Capitol City club, where a dozen
guests were invited to meet him; fol-
lowing this reception at the Ohio club.
An automobile drive ending at TT. Nc
Pherson, where the Vice Presidential
salute of nineteen guns was fired and
review of the troops at the post and a
reception of the officers were rendered by
Col John T. VanOrsdale. commanding the
Seventeenth infantry. At O'Clock pub
lie reception was given where more than
a thousand persons greeted the Vice Pres
ident A banquet at o'clock, attended
by about forty of the leading citizens OF
Atlanta closed the day.
Mrs. Fairbanks and Mrs. Aekert were
entertained at luncheon by Mrs Lowery,
| the Atlanta Woman's club rendered a re-
ception and later the Atlanta Daughters
| of the American Revolution gave re-
| ception at the Piedmont Driving club to
| their distinguished guests.
A drive to various points of interest and
| an informal dinner completed the day.
Fairbanks Speech.
| No speeches were INDUCED in during the
| entire day until the banquet this evening.
| Concluding this event where about fifty
| leading citizens of Atlanta and Georgia
| gathered to welcome the Vice President
| Informally, several addresses were delv-
| cred including the principal one by John
Temple Graves. Vice President Fairbanks
| replied at some length.
In thanking the people of Atlanta for
| their cordial welcome Vice President
| Fairbanks said there was something in
i the hospitality III lue SuuAi hhith - III
| surpa ssed anywhere. He expressed Won
der at the transformation that had oc-
| Cured in the city since his last visit
| twenty years ago. "There Is an evidence
| Of growth" he said "of which the At
| lanta I first saw was merely prophesy.
/ She has become one of the most Import
! ant gateways between the north and the
! south She holds position of exceptional
| strategy In the world of commerce and
trade That she will prove worthy OF
her opportunity. her past and her pres
| ent are complete assurances"
| The struggle of two score years ago
were spoken of by the Vice President
and he praised the people for the prompt
| resumption of peace and obliteration or
! the scars of war and said
We Are Fellow Citizens.
| 1--WE realize that we are fellow citizens
| of the great republic. undivided In pur-
| pose and one in our devotion to the same
flag. We are proud OF our country, proud
| of its industrial strength, proud of it's
splendid citizenship; all eager to promote
! its high destiny. While we are conscious
of it's material strength and while we
| take pride in it we value more than all
| else the intelligence the high morality
and the high patriotism of our country
men. We are the joint heroism and the
valor of our fathers. We respect those
| WDO lOuBHl Mutit 0oiiSCithNt iSt iiiNit
never has been produced drawer men than
the Americans who opposed each other
on the historic fields of the SOUTH
Speaking of the ready response of the
north and south to the call of arms in
the Spanish American contest he said:
THE south is entitled to great honor
for her part in that national exigency.
| shall never forget an evening spent
with William Mckinley, a name which is
priceless heritage to us all. He loved
the south and the south loved him. He
was then preparing to meet the grave
contest which was near at hand. Gen.
Joe Wheeler came to tender his sword
to his eountry's cause He was cordially
received by the chief executive. who
said: So you are to go to war, General
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