The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12
-Four Thous and ]. r e Cpl g.
Enjoy Hospitality 1T: 'l,||I1 OF Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ! 8 Ryan | y Il
AL z ART 4 AK +: g OF
(. slNAl,lMO 9th 5.FE Asst
Two Senators Z, the G Governor and
Congressman and R'epresye:tll- g: ~. \,
S. tative sof the District 4; All VII .
Present p Daniel Pre- 5:' N 53: y
sents Swanson, i,8sf 58
Who Speaks. ss .i;s


$s ispecial From stan Correspondent y 93s
f OAK RIDGE N ELsON Co.,,5 v ~, Ari-j t;lI
4 gust Ii M agnlflce u It's rustlc beauty
and highly en3oy va 81 IN every detail was va s.
the splendid bar rbecue tend dered the peoc-- a
pie 81 N elson county by M Mr. and q Mrs.. y.
K. Ryan q Oak Rtdge' farm Ll,r to- to-
day, and time can never erase Its pleas as
$ures from hss aemory Of those who y
were present Il a was out among the T trees e .
within ti,eS sound OF rippling teru and
iii. sight of prosp perous field lds, here g God Cd
had Il provid ided green carpets and r shelter
from the ss August sun, that the pride pride
and chivalr and the bra wn and sinew v
Of the no bleS county gathered 1000 strong
at the bidding OF the most generous and
S hoosypitable host ana hostess who rs ever e
dwelt within their 3. Z midst midst: b.
Unique Features.
ts The occasion was filled with unique
$features and let me rela te one 6ol sthein N
In the very start tt1oug gil the grana
< old county is well nigh q hundred years
$of ave, there Is no evidence to- disclose
S the fact that Il ever be fore there were H
tlpon her. her, soil at the same time the two
senat tors from " ginias the G oyerno = of
the n State. 4, the coDgre Y and state t
senate or1 from the district, and he mem
Bberf 81 the HI ouseS Sof Delega tes a And yet
all liz was ttrn 81 to-day, and these diBni-
Etaries we're fairly lionized by tn assem- en-
abled multitude 8. 32 sena tor lei, Cover.
$,ior swan son and 81 Cong ngressrnan tIood 90
mad sbrie ef speeches and thouHh there are
were loud Il lsss from II
crotsd tfIeSi1i lors sena torl had been ed
5homa n sby n an Errg gent mes sa &c. sasnator
rtin@ spent the earl port Ton ofi8 g g 9
Sday, sl,owev " cotnpa With Senator e
8Daniel;@ Il Governor s Wansnn# and 4 Congress-
man flood ,srigh ght In the heart OF the vast '
thronEi %sh aking hands and passing 4 2
pleasant Word to all \, 1. l! !.
g1EThe " democratic manne rsg d dlsrlay yed n by
5b 5br. an Mrs Ryan.s vas q the ak 5of5 th g
day. They had given the9In gniEnlcsenMt rgEfls,e ny
outing for the purpose n q meeting sine
people Of the county. and r1asned s s
on the grounds until 81 la e hoy y rSreGeav-
Ing them cordially and chat M ting pleas
antly. withga iii classes. II t5E
il our 81 ousand Guests. :5ss;
III 4 have 5sa ID + fere were 1000 n Nelson
people 4 present. This is } g d conse tive
estimate compared with others. but there
there were people from Amherst. "a pp,o-
smattox LynchDure,C y a.p e -
ever. as far as Richmond, " most of ~ hose
from without the county having been
former Nelson 1tizens. Il. S. . a
AS early as 10 o clock the clans began
"a gather, and from that hour until long
past midday they came from every d.
recti on. and by all conceivable convey
ances. Some rode torseba ok, ONE came
insroad wagons, some IN carriages. some
IN buggies, hundreds on trains any many
afoot:g. but. they were all there. and
seemed to enjoy themselves with equal
shortly after noon, the tatesmen strolled
over to the grounds with Mr.. and Mrs,
Ryan, The Senate Governor and Con-
gressnia n 4 mixed much, among THE men,
shaking hands with thousa nds, " bile Mrs. ~ =
Ryan and Mrs. Swanson On went. q 5she
dancing pavilion and received there. The