Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-06-19

SPOes Ny HCetOC aIk, last tluay
evening will be green spot in the
memory of all those who were for.
tunate enough to be present.
Mr.. Sproul has for q number of
years represented large district in
the great state of Pennsylvania as
State Senator and if he were not a
man of ability and influence he
could not have been elected term af.
ter term TO that responsible posi-
lion. He has also been mentioned
as Republican candidate for u. s.
Senator by q number of Influential
papers of his state; but he stated to
representative Of this paper that
Re has too much business of his
own just now to look after and that
he does not care to enter the race
for the y nited States Senatorship.
Upon arriving at the pank-which
is not surpassed tor beauty by any
park In the country-and this being
our first visit to it this season we
could not help noticing the new
sign over the grounds in sciutillat.
ing letters of more than a hundred
electric lights giving the name Of
the park. From the entrance gate
to every point winthin, splendid
new walks have been made and all
around the lake and grounds hun
dreds OF electric lights were in evi.
dence which made the scene one OF
exquisite loveliness. An orchestra
stationed about the central part of
the grounds furnished music to the
guests as they entered the park and
ALEC at the banquet at the casino.
Manager w. w. Magoon, ably
assisted by Treasurer T. McK.
Hayes and Supt. James Pagan, made
The guest of honor acquainted with
those present, whom he had not
met before, and after a short time
spent in social conversation the
gentlemen were seated to a table
arranged horseshoe shape.
A corps of walters Immediately
served in courses the following ex.
cellent menu:
Olives Onions Radishes
Baked Potatoes Asparagus
Home Made Bread and Butter
Lettuce and Tomatoes, Mayonnaise
Punch, La Clyffeside
Ice Cream Assorted Cake
Coffee Roquefort
Cigars
Hon. Il. T. Vinson, of Hunting.
ton, was postmaster land by the
way he Is good one), and after
making a short address himself and
stating the object of the gathering,
introduced Senator VIM. G. Sproul.
Senator Sprouts address was an
excellent one and made q favorable
impression on his hearers. Among
other things he said:
"We want to build up and grow
and develop with this section OF the
country and we shall do SO. l be.
lieve there is a great future for the
entire section that lies along the
line of the Camden Interstate, and
i hope to share III the prosperity of
that future and to add 10 the growth
OF the community from Guyandotte
to Ironton, insofar as it is possible. >"
Hon. j. l.. Caldwell, one of
Huntington's most prominent bust
ness men and who enjoys the dis
tinction of not only being the foun-
der and builder OF the first electric
street railway in Huntington, but
of being the promoter Of the hrst
electric street railway in the United
States, was called and made a most
excellent address. His able address
was listened TO atteutatively by ev.
cry one present from its start to it's
ending.
Editor Friel, Of the Ashland In
dependent, made an address of some
length which was well received. AZ
we're also the speeches of the Hunt.
iDgton editors-Floyd S. Chapman
and j. III. Long. Other addresses
OF merit were those delivered by
Hon. Thos. Il. Brown and DR.. j.
ID. Williams, of Catlettsburg; DR..
Gray, of Ironton, and DR.. j. F.
York, OF Kenova.
The meeting was of a social
character It's principal object being
to bring together the professional
and business interests along the line
of the railway. 1t served itsobject
well and the evening was much en-
joyed by the following, who attend.
ed:
huntington. II. Long, F. s.
Chapman, DR.. G. T. Taylor, DR.. j.
i. Miller, DR.. II. A. Brandebury,
j. i. Caldwell, James A. Pagan, Il.
/. Vinson, Or. e. g. Hogg, +. A.
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