Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-06

Then farewell heat and welcome
frost"
FANCY CAKES.
CAMEMpERT CHEESE.
TOASTED WATERS.
"At which my nose is In great indig
| nation"
DIGMI TASSE.
| Thou art all the comfort the gods
will diet me with
CIGARS.
"robacco, an outandish weed,
Doth In the land strange wonders
breed"
SAUTERNES,
ST. JULIISNNE,
CHAMPAGNE.
let those who drink not but aus
terely dino
Dry IN in law: the muses. smell of
Wine"
The POSTMASTER
When the asscmblage had discusse |
and enjoyed this rcpast; when the
wine was flowing ana the cigars flllng
| the hall with fragrant aroma, the
loastmnster raped for order. sayins:
Ladies' and gcntlcmen--l am OK
ccedinsly glad to he able TO say
those words--l am tho first president
of tho chamber TO have that honor,
for heretofore at our annual banuucts
we have had only men prescnt-thc
best has until now bedm lacking. We
are hDnored by tho presence OF the
ladies' ...a
Mayor Buxton.
After extending hearty welcome 10
tho guests of the chamber. the toast
master introduced Mayor $. Il. Biix-
ION Of tni; city, who responded TO the
toast "Our Near Friends, Our Guests"
Referring to the presence of rcprcscn.
tutircs ui the army and navy of the
United states, distinguished North
Cai olniuns and members Of the Viz
GINA League of municipalities, the
! MAYOR sn.d that as administrators cx-
traordinary of the City Of Newport
News and ~ minister plGnipotentiary
of the Chamber OF Commences, to Our
Near Friends-Our Guests | bid you
welcome" Linking the names of
North Carolina and Virginia, the
speaker, himself native Of the one
state and mayor OF city OF the other,
paid II beautiful and graceful tribute
Guiding he snid: "ln the name OF
Newport News and the Chamber OF
Commerce, bid you cordial vel
come"
When tho. applause had subsidized,
f, the toustma,jtcr said: Newport News
Is proud Of her mayor. He is what
we call Virginia. North Carolinian.'
| He then introduced Lieutenant Shaw
. l,N r,ll aud Ia. ntlI
to the toast Our liope-Thc Ideal
City"
Lieutenant Shaw
called uron ut the last moment to an.
swer the toast assigned to Mayor
Mccarthy, of Richmond, made an in
dda d H a anr s2hs sdmb mey
pointers to the municipal officers in
attendance. Merit must prevail"
was the Keynote of his view of what
Is essential for the success of gov
ernment. Tho plan of uniformity of
architecture, absence of glazing signs,
etc. now being put into effect IN
Washington, was cited as successful
one for tho making of an ideal city.
Mr.. Livczey, in thanking Lieutenant
Shaw for his address, said that New
port News might well remember es-
pccally what the speaker had said
about unsightly billboar,ls. He said
that we might well start a little civic
government along this line.
Mr.. Bachelor.
Mr.. o. d. Batchelor in his happicst
vein. responded to the toast "Our
Birthday Celebration-The Tcr.Cen-
tennial" Opening, the speaker de-
clarcd that this was not the first time
! n Governor OF North Carolina hal
been entertained upon this historical!
section of Virginia-and related the
incident Of over two hundred years
ago, whom Governor Berkeley, Of Vir-
ginin greeted Governor Dr,immon, OF
North Carolina, with mir. Drummond
there Is no man in .rginia would
rather sec Mt this moment. Mr.. Drum
mond You shall hang within thirty
minutes" Happily, said the speaker,
times have changed and the relations
/ between tho governors of these states
are now what they were between the
| Governor Of North Carolina and the
Governor of South Carolina upon
certain memorable occasion. Refer
ring to the large number of "Tarheels"
transpianted to this part of Virginia;
mentioning the fact that several lead
/, ing officials of the Jamestown com.
pany were natives of the Old North
/ State, Mr.. Bachelor dwclt seriously
for few moments upon the great ter
centennial celebration. imprcssing his
hearers with beautiful sentiment upon
! this subject, and closing with a glow
ing compliment to woman"
Hon. j. RaIston Caber.
Hon. ]. Ralston Cabell, of Richmond.
| acting in the stead of Governor Swan.
son, responded TO Our Dearest Neigh.