Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-20

| Circuit Court; Hon. A. c. Braxton;
and Governor T. +. Knox, of the Sol
diers Home. and a telegram from
Hon William A. Jones. All OF these
gentlemen. who had been invited 10
attend the banquet. responded cordial
". hut said that they were prevented
by previous engagements from accept
ing
Introducing the speakers. the toast
master said that regardless OF any
subjects that might be assigned, the
gentlemen were at liberty to discuss
anything from Halley's comet to the
Panama canal. and that If necessary
the fve-mnute limit. which he had
deemed il advisable to fix, would be
raised.
Advantage Taken Of Latitude.
Full advantage of the latitude given
was taken, and variety OF subjects
received attention. A. b. Meyers.
president of the Retail Merchants
Association of Newport News, con-
graduated the association upon its
splendid organization. and spoke OF the
value of and necessity for cooperation
among the business men; H. L..
Schmelz. president of the Bank OF
| Hampton. told something of the
/ stupendous task undertaken in the
constr,rtion of the Panama canal. Mr..
Schmelz having recently visited the
Canal Zone: w. W :. Batter. general
manager of the Peninsula street rail
way system, discussed cooperation
between public utility corporations
and the communities they serve; W.
s. Copeland. editor of the Newport
] News Times Herald. paid a striking
tribute TO sentiment: Mayor l.. p.
Furness. of Phoebus. gave brief his
ltoricsl sketch OF his city. and Mayor
Thornton 7. Jones, responded on be
half OF the city Of Hampton. Others
who responded briefly when called
upon by the POSTMASTER were c. +.
Cheyne. the Hampton photographer;
! r. " Tennis. a well known merchant
lof Hampton: Marshall Won Shilling,
; cashier Of the First National Bank OF
Hampton: Horace Epes. managing
editor OF the Newport News Daily
Press. aad Col Nelson $. Groome,
.cashier OF the Bank OF Hampton.
/ Affair Notable Success.
At the close. the POSTMASTER an
nounced that the occasion had been
l. notable success. and the sentiment
vas echoed by members and guests.
4 The banquet committee of the as
II ISOLATION is composed Of David
Frsnkcl. ". W. Richardson and I. 5
kaufman.
The officers are as follows:
II PreSidcnt-H Y Booker.
Il Vice prcsidcut-p. l. Nicholas.
II Trcasurcr-w. V. Wood.
Il SccTctary-C VI. Pace.
II Directors Scsar whiting. r. NJ
Tennis. ! : Wyatt. Ir.. G.. :. kauf
man James Grant. {. Z. Chcync and
W ". Richardson.
Those Present
Those present last nicht were.
". r. Booker ~ l. Schmciz. : G
Cumming. Mayor 7. =. Jones. Nayoi
g.. =. Furucss. ". ". 5 Butler
W : Copeland. Horace Epcs. 4. y
Meyers. 4. L. Wyatt. r. c. Rccs. Il
p slaughter. G.. Y Todd. T. H VII
son. Malricc E1scpman. David Frank
81. Charles Ka1fman. ". ". Richard
son. a T. Hun u J. Husky. Gcorg,
Wilson. T. G. Patterson. N. p. Digs
David Ice. =. J. Nichols Gcorg'
EclnfaE. r. y Wilson. James Grant
D. " Tennis. J. r Rove. v. &. Isan
some. e. = Chcync J. C. Council
Claude f'hi'iinS. Louis Hcncihngcr
2. W Moore. G. NJ. Carey. r. l.. Gard
rer Ashley Hudgins. y ;. Grcomc
Marshall Won srhHlinr. ,. " smith
IT, s Hciufau. ". 4. Picassnis. J. n
WYATT. ? l. Carmincs. G. &. MuEicI
G. " Pace. T. : Enrishi. = w. Kat
]. p. Moore and Scrar Whiting.
III Cook With f.aa