The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-15
LINKED To CAPITAL
Distinguished Visitors WHO Thronged
The City Receives Royal Welcome.
Procession Marches Through Prin-
cipal Streets-GoVernOr Glenn Adj
dresses School Chi1dren-Other All
dresses Made-Oyster ROast and
Sailing Parties,
Especial to The Messenger.)

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Washington, N. c., November IL
Today will go down III the annals OF
this city as a red letter day in the
history of Washington. She Was hos
tess today of one of the most dis
] tinguished assemblages that have ever
gathered within her corporate limits.
Her loyal citizens, so famed for their
cordial hospitality were fully equal
to the occasion and extended a roya.
welcome to the guests.
The Norfolk and Southern specia
train of ten coaches, including tn
parlor car Vance" and President Can
mons car also attached, all gaily
| decorated with flags aud bunting, ar
rived about 1890 o'clock, bearing tht
-four hundred from Raleigh. This
excursion was given under the auspices
| of the Raleigh Chamber Of Commerce
and Industry for the purpose OF cele-
brating the completion of the Wash
ingtOn and Raleigh division Of the
| Norfolk and Southern railroad. The
party was made up Of the following:
Governor Robert r. Glenn and the
state officials of the various classes
with sub-heads Of the different de-
Iartments, corporation commission, su-
preme court officials, representatives
doctors, lawyers, Junior Order 0
American Mechanics, labor unions, i n
surance men, city and county officials,
the Capital Club, Woman's CLUB, the
knights of Pythias, E1ks, clerks union,
Red Men, Royal Arcanum, building
contractors associations, furniture
dealers association, Z. S. officials, Rel
eigh chamber of commerce, Sunshiners
and the Raleigh military Co b OF the
Third regiment, as escort to the COVER
nor. The celebrated third regiment
band also accompanied the excursion
and furnished music for the occasion
When the train arrived at the ChocO-
winity junction, about three miles from
the city, they were met by the recep-
tiOn committee appointed by the cham
Der of commerce of this city, and com
posed of delegates from the chamber of
commerce., retail merchants ~associa-
ton, and the different secret orders.
| Unions and other associations OF this
city. Arriving at the Norfolk and
Southern depot the party was received
by Chief Marshall Geo. Dillieh, and
| his assistants, with carriages, also
the Washington Light Infantry, Com
pany G. of the state National Guards,
the Washington Concert Band and a
large number of prominent citizens.
Immediately on arrived a process
sion was formed and they passed
through the different principal streets
OF the city in the following order:
Washington Concert Band, Raleigh
Military Company, Third regiment and
Washington Military company, gov
ernor and state officials in carriages,
representatives of chamber Of COM
merce and Merchants Association in
carriages, ladies in carriages and 9TH
er orders and associations in carriages,
making a procession nearly a mile in
! length.
A feature OF the parade was a if
| teen minute stop ove at the hand
| some new building of the Washing
ton public schools, where the govern
J or delivered a short address TO about