Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-04-30
Dinner.
Board Of Trade Gives Its First Dinner
And The Occasion one Long
To Be Remembered.

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The inaugural dinner OF the new
board OF trade came off on last Friday
evening as announced and the occa.
sion was the most important of its
nature ever seen In the town. The
most successful and the most decided
success was the dinner itself and the
appearance of the DINING hall as the
diners hled IN, The work OF preparing
the dinner and decorating OF the hall
and the tables was In the hands of the
hospital Circle OF the Kings Daugh-
! ters who proved themselves adopts In
TIE cuisine art as we'll as that OF
Horal decorations. The ladies' had an
porfioned the tables TO the members
81 the organization and the tables
We're fitted up by those to whom they
were apportioned with the own family
dishes and silver wear with lots OF
tine cutglass. etc. Each table was
decorated with abundance Of white
and pink carnations and long trails Of
smilax gracefully twined about the
tables. The dinner was given in the
Empire Theatre and the tables were
extended In FIVE rows with four tables
to the row and with the speakers
table extending across the hall en- the
eastern end in curved line There
were twelve assigned 70 each table
with a chairman to each table and
every man was admitted by card.
The City Band led the members
from the city hall to the Berkeley
hotel where they called for the invit-
ed guests and then led the way TO the
hall. The orchestra discoursed some
| good music during the dinner. Dr..
]. A. Hoffheins, the Oldest pastor In
the town asked blessing and Col
Stuart w. Walker, President OF the
Board Of Trade In few well chosen
remarks introduced for Senator Chas
James Faulkner as POSTMASTER which
was greeted with great applause. The
/ toastnaster made BRIEF speech in
| which he congratulated the board on
Its anspicious inauguration and paid
glowing tribute to the old board
which did so much for the upbuldng
of the town. He introduced former
Governor MacCorklc, president OF the
State Board Of Trade who spoke en-
tertainingly of the advantages Of
trade organizations and the great pos
sibllities of the great work to be done
| and lie greet work already done in
the Kanawha Valley and especially at
the town of Charleston his home
Other speeches were made by Sena-
tors Elkins and Scott, Congressman
Stnrgiss and Hubbard and Mr.. Roy
Naylor. Secretary OF the State Board
OF Trade. All the speeches were along
the line of State and local interests
and the only reference made to the
tariff question was made by Senator
Scott who asserted that If the Payne
bills was not materially changed be-
fore it was made law 1t would take
West Virginia out OF the republican
column
Senator Elkins spoke OF the advisa-
bility of getting the legislature to
make appropriation fer Developments
N the state When Mr.. Hubbard rose
to speak he condemned the sngges-
ton OF running to the legislature for
money for anything save the main
tenance Of the state government and
applause of the banquetters showed
that they agreed with him on the
proposition This hit OF the evening
seemed to be made by Senator Scott
when he appealed TO the members Of
the city council to spare the trees
along the sidewalks Of the town while
making their improvements. This was
applauded to the echo.
There were number of officials OF
present among them were "A. A. Rid
die, General Passenger Agent; J. III.
Tongue, Superintendent; ]. l.. Eys-
man. General Freight Agent; George
c. Rooms, Chief Engineer; and Robert
II. Orwig and A. f, Prebie. Snpervis-
ors all of the Cumberland Valley rail-
road and Il. S. King and A. Il. Day OF
the transportation department and G..
l.. French, trainmaster OF the balfi-
more e Ohio railroad Other promi-
nent visitors present were MIR, IA. L.
Snyder. editor OF the Shepherdstown
Re gister, who while here was the
guest OF We editor. and Mr.. @. w.
Haines, editor of the Spirit OF jeff
I erson. of Charles Town, Col. Richard
r. McNahan, OF Washington. Mr.. G..
C. Rooms, OF Cha.nbersburg, Penn,
Mr.. George b. Goetz. OF Charles Town,
Hon. A. G. McIntire, OF Berkeley
Springs.
Between speeches the POSTMASTER
read letters of regret from Governor
w. e. Glasscock, ex-senator Fl. G..
Davis, President w. Fl. TAFT, Con-
gresham J. II. Gains. OF this State, a
number of the state officials and many
others.
Turing the dinuqr there were sew