The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-08-26

pointed the different suhconr...
or the heads of same and laf, y
them to choose their own subo.a
mates. ON
Outside the finance commir.
haps the most important was
who had to do with the coot;,'Rs
the serving of the dinner. Ana al
here we want to say that no mis-
was made-as every person who
took of the bountiful rerast As
vided for the inner man can To-. nA
To begin with Capt. c. ] S%
was chief of the barbecue end ~
business. (Those who know
thing of the way Charlie Smith !
OF doing things at mill bond
fry, II country picnic or caterin,
the appetites of the home mills
company or provisioning the II.
Regiment, North Carolina Nario,
Guard, do not need TO be- told ~
thing about what his ideas of le,,Is
are When we say that J e. Tho
son and Tom Blacknall (both eoS'
try men who volunteered to com.
and lend u HANDY were his chief ala.
and abettors in conspiring Ia hs,
things done up brown" and on.
the visitors "the worth of theirwsa,
nothing more need be added. M.
them was Sam Briggs, another ms,
from the country, and forty don
others, mostly from the town .
course-all of whom played We'll tbs,
parts.
The barbecue grounds WERE q,
sight" They were located in :.
strip OF woods in the Northern -
of town between the American I
bacco Company's lower building AZ
Southerland's rock quarry. The
were two pits ~ feet long aud 5 =,
wide in which 4, 700 pounds of bari.
cued pigs and lambs were cooke
besides /, 200 pounds OF hams boas3
in great cauldrens under their can
The Brunswick stew was prepnr.5
on the grounds. George F. Per-,
was in charge with Will NJ. Eli, tfrm
the country and Whit W. Swim !.
his chief assistants. There w..
others"-and il there had not h-eu
would have been utterly impossils
to cook 800 gallons of this paatah.
dish without spelling it 10y burnH,
or some other way.
Hamilton Beacon was chnirmana
the serving committee, and was n
sponsible for arranging the tabe.
and handling the crowds in the exE-,
ditious and admirable manner tls,
were. lie had able lieutenants d
course, Chairman James Amos, OF tls
County Commissioners, and ex-shpris
| E. A. Powell rendering aid in putting
up the tables, and in other wars
as did others.
| j. w. Beck was at the head Of The
bureau of carving, and the tempting
cuts of the lamb, ham and barlscDs
showed how well he and his helpers
did their work.
Alex T. Barnes was chairman Of
the float committee, and to hin Il
chiefly due the credit for this yerr
unique and praiseworthy featur q
the parade-one of the best things
in it. As everybody knows Alex i
great on things of this kind aud As
active interest in the matter, hs
practical suggestions and valuabs
assistance, doing everything liz cOgF
to make this ereditable feature 4
the days entertainment. and wort
while to those who put themselves
the trouble and slight expense
get up the fioats, was largely re.ps
sible for the marked success THAR
was.
| NOTES AND COMMENTS
| SWANS grove is an ideal spot la
a picnic, densely shaded, roomy, ADD
elevated and commanding a good
view of the town and surroundlg
landscape.
| The afternoon was given over to 8
baseball game, dress parade and Re
view of the military, band concerts
automobile riding, moving pictur
shows, &C., each according to his oTl
taste and inclination-and all bs3
q good time.
| Every automobile owner in toEt
volunteered his services to give ire
rides to and from the picnic grounds
to all who wished to ride. immediate
| ly after the parade the ''machil'
men" came back after the wome
and children, and as many Others -
they could handle, and took thea
out. Then when the picnic was owe
they brought them back and tk
moving picture shows were visited
The Grand Theatre and the PastlIR
Theatre were both free to the visitor
and there was something dong
sure enough at these popular plaes'
OF amusement.
Ice water and lemonade was cot
venient and plentiful on the grouDo'
and also on the streets. Also Wa'd
for the horses. And money wa
counterfeit for anything that U
longed to the town that day.
il AS showing the completeness !
every detail and arrangement for 'F
comfort and convenience OF the PS
pie, tents belonging to the puuI'
road force OF the county were put
at the grounds for use as nur'sfn
by mothers with young children, 81
retiring places for ladies and gen'r
: men, while the main auditorium
the court house was reserved Iof y
, ladies and small children where VIZ
, found q woman in charge, laSs"
! ries, etc. n
The wholesale merchants MAJ,
tanned headquarters upstairs III y.
: Young Block for visiting merchaiss
, and their friends, where was y
: pensed happy combination oil
pitality, good cheer and refreshIl~
Sandwiches and soft drinks.
There was general suspen-Ie
| business during the middle oil the
, Stores and banks closed at . ~
, and some of the business hous+ !,
, manned closed the rest OF the "
Others opened at 4 O'Clock TO
: the special demands OF their -
, toners. Many OF the stores =
, other places OF business were "a,