Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-10-08

bers Il Co. in the new stand on the
corner Of Railroad and Tenth streets
was attended Thursday by large
number of visitors from Hopkins
vile and surrounding country. AS
indicated in Thursdays Kentuckian,
a great many representatives of
wholesale houses sent specialists to
assist in the demonstrations that
were feature Of the reception.
The various displays were made
in the booths on the south side of
the building, the booths being hand
somely decorated and made attrac
tive by profusion Of gay colors
and flowers.
The following young ladies assist
ed in doing the honOrs in the several
booths: Misses Ethel Ashby, Mary
Crenshaw, Mary Tandy, Nell Tandy,
Mary Clark, Louise Jones, Katie
Wallace. Mary Jones, Bessie Picker
ing, Hazel Tibbs, Agnes Flack, Addie
Green, Mary Wallace and Hardy
Goosetree.
A register was kept during the
day and several hundred names of
the visitors were enrolled.
Dinner was served in the large
Dahney warehouse adjoining the
Chylbers building on the south and
consisted of barbecued meats and
other good things to eat. 1t was en-
joyed by large crowd of visitors
and guests, many from out of town.
The crowd then returned from the
Chambers building where there were
a number of speeches made from a
platform in the center of the room.
Mr.. w. A. Wilgus was master of
ceremonies and performed his diff.
cult duties in his usual graceful and
efficient manner, and by his rare ex-
1, ecutive ability kept things moving
Smoothly. harmoniously and rapidly
to the end.
Mayor Meacham was first in
troduced and delivered an address
of welcome to the visitors, not only
for the city of Hopkinsville but for
all the people as we'll assfor the firm
whose hospitality was being enjoyed.
He praised the city, its business in
terests, itsIpeople and the stability of
its commercial and financial institu-
tions. He said it was growing rapid
" in spite of obstacles it had met
and overcome and was destined to
be the metropolis Of a section eX
tending 20 miles in each direction
and rich in natural resources. He
welcomed manufactures and whole.
sale houses to the city as marking
an era of increased prosperity for
the city.
DR.. H. P. Sights, Superintendent
of the Western Asylum, was intro
duced and briefly responded to the
address of welcome, agreeing with
the Mayor that Hopkinsvile was the
best town on the map with the pos
sible exception of his home town of
PaduCah.
The chairman next introduced
Judge w. T. Fowler who made a
fine speech. his subject being the adj
tgAtages to be gained by a closer
union between Hopkinsville and the
fertile country around it las rich as
the delta of the Nile" peopled by
the highest class of citizenship.
Judge Fowler was in his happiest
vein and kept the crowd in good
humor by his wit and anecdotes,
handing out verbal bouquets to
everybody, not forgetting the ladies.
The next speaker was Live Wire"
W. C. Doherty, Hopkinsville's King
of Boosters. For fifteen minutes he
talked a blue streak of lightning |
facts, telling about the advantages
s%.Hopkinsville from every stand
Mint and arousing his hearers to a
frenzy of enthusiasm. Mr.. Doherty |
is one of the many hustling CONNER
cial travellers of the city and his
speech was the best advertisement
Hopkinsville has received for a long
time.
Mr.. James West, president of the
Planters Bank and Trust Co., fol-