The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-12-25
THE BOARD OF TRADE BANQUET
A BRILLIANT AND gratifying SUCCESS
Great Speech Of President Johnson Is
Warmly RecelYed.-iIl Had a
Grand Time.

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dav evening of last week, at Hotel
Prince Edward. and together spent
the hour. pleasantly and prohtably.
Tine sumner wa, artistic in conception,
perreet in execution and was greatly
enioved by the more than one hundred
appreclative and eager caters. "Mine
host " alker with the good genius
who preside- al bis side, had laid exc
acting tribute upon tine luXure, of
land and of sea and ont of them fur
ni.hed "a feast of good things "dt for
the gods After a long and 'aried
experience ou such occasions we speak
conseryauyely when we say OF the
supper that it was one Of The very best
ever prepared ON so large "a scale.
From the minutest cond'menl To lAe
crowning dish Of all the Amer
lean bird. for the eagle i, not that
bird. but the turkey, there was evil
deuce of the hand of the master, or
rather of the queen OF the culinary art.
while The walters served with pleas
ing prompiuess aud refreshing eilici-
eucv. The dmlng-roIm bad been
ta.tefullv and iactiuliy decorated ior
the occasion and presented q scene of
,oro heeutv
,r,o foa.t of g,od Thing, done with
and cicar. LIGHTED. Dr. w.. T.. Ander-
49,, Vice.pre-.deot of the Boanl.
toastma,ter OF the evening. and who
n-e.ided with wonted grace and dIg-
ntv H., well eho.en words presented
President Johnson. ofthe Norfolk and
VI. .ho fr.tanolosilinc for us
wv. 49,. ...,,,..,i,t read "a -neech.
-. ,-,,, ,oflr,,d matter. i'm gem
.r.l nhioh c,r range of information.
.leor,cs. of tnoucbt and cogeucy OF
re..oni,g overfhe subject. discussed
.tonds without a peer. Ills alway-
earnest and AT times eloquent pleas
,,ere that line paople and the corpora
49,. bold nnife with hearty good
o.,l and broader charity i'm protecting
.,....-..,..,.,,.,.io r the greatest NUM-
'''e p -, ,.th t,a be,rt.nromi,e
~ ,,,s head ofa ,reat corroration TO
,oncb elbovs with the people of Farm
..l..ndot tb. ,tcipii, I'm earnest eff
,,t nrh.tter tbi.o. The masterly
M, ,,o.ii.teped fo with rant at.en-
W o. ...........5 ,r;,, eatbusia.-
''O'' '' ,'l a.., aim live io,r i'm tbe
~. MISUNDERSTANDING. ..l,. ,y,rsrri, ilered
-,
rsyor nlapton followed. and appre-
cistino AS me doe, The value of con-
den.ed language. told in few but
striking words of tbe glory and growth
80 r,,..,..,il, o,,nendlno it. church,
.,...l. -. homo. IFS luxur-
- -. H.. ,..,r... sidewalks.
its abundant and pure water supply.
-. ra.l.in, ,of .,c,dv electric lights
and,he edelitv and efficiency of our
nolioe force
pr Anderson. i'm ntrodu sing his
honor toot oe.a.ion to saw that be
..ltso, Nfovorof raunyille .o many
-. .,,.,t,e nemorv or man failed
-..,u bi. er.t i,onguration.n OF
80 .,oh o. veteran know, all about
rsr,,,ille
Col. r.. T. Hubard. OF Buckingham,
ono ortbe honored quests of the even
inc and who for many decades has
,.., eor,e.tlv ENGAGED I'm heroic ei-
49,, ,,ooo, nm tine hurried wealth of
a.. .a,,,'. county to tine fast growing
...r,d made, thrilling appeal To- the
,aiI,oad ,oi,oritie. nre,ent and 10 AID
ls,rm,,lle to come To- the rescue or
.l.o zoo the re-.urrected istcrhurryiug
~ fine markets of earth by another
..,to
IL. ,vo,.i,. f,lro,,ed having III.
l,. H.. .lsa.lstio, "a. eGectine
ltd .,rnor,tion. Do and in hi, own
.trong wav urged the adoption of tho
golden rule ion dealings between
man and man. and men and corpora
rors lie wa. candid enough TO con-
c..s T., fine "bnlling of "a bee in hi
,onpcf r and our hone is chat chat be,
moi o. ..dr,ne'' but Argentine honey
n,.i.er
90, NJ Graham the president
e,e., ~ venerable llampden--idney
ras then introduced 10 discuss Oh,
claims of education. and though Do,
notice of fine summons to thedischarg.
or rhi. duty had been given, Doe De-
.nopded readily. wituly. strongly.
pr Jarman smoke ion tine Normal l
words few but well chosen. and cap
ured his audience as he spoke of Oh,
..,....,.., -,lsfi,.,. bef.veeu fine school