The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01
ASSOCIATION ENDS SESSION
LINC0LNNEBRASKA NEXT YEAR
RECEPTION At HOTEL GATES

tendance and kindly courtesies
extended them by the people of
this town. The responses were
not of the usual cut and dried
variety-they came right straight
from the hearts Of honored guests
who were testifying to their ap-
prication of the attentions show
cred upon them by their hosts.
But to begin at the beginning
although it is hard not to begin
in the middle and repeat again
1.-THE air of balm and skies of
blues'-to begin at the beginning
one must tell first of that through
ly fine concert given In the ear
her part Of the evening In the as
sembly hall of the hotel by Mrs.
Emma Westall, and Mr.. Orme
Gibson Edwards. But to try and
give a techinal description Of Mrs.
Westall's superb soprano would
be but tiresome reading, and
would add not one whit to the
keen pleasure of those fortunate
ones who heard her magnificent
rendering Of Gounod's "Sere-
made"
MI. Edwards's talent-for he
really has a wonderful talent in
deeds well known here and is,
possibly better known and appre-
ciated away from here. Mr.. Ed
wards, last night, was at his best.
Immediately after the concert,
the doors of the dining room were
thrown open. Mrs. Chales r.
Whitaker received and Mrs. Lila
Ripley Barnwell served the delci-
Gus punch.
Ice cream and cake were served
by the Misses Justus, Cover, Ed
wards, Whitaker, Morrow, Hold
ges, Wetmur and Crewdson, and
tasted the better for being served
by these pretty and attractive
young ladies.
Mr.. NJ. L. Shipman was the tost-
master-and was almost a sur
pris to that gentlemen's many
friends. Mr.. Shipman first called
upon Hon. Louie Guyon, Of Que
bee.
Mr. Guyon expressed his heart
felt pleasure at being present at
the convention and at the recep-
ton. He had never met, during
all his official career, a more in
telligent appreciation of the Ia
bors and duties of his organiza-
ton, than during the past conven-
ton, and had never been present
at a more profitable meeting. He
believed this convention to have
been the best, would have the
most beneficial results, of any
since the organization of the In
ternational Association.
Mayor r. II. Station responded to
Mr.. Guyon's remarks in a very
happy little speech, in which he
told of the pleasure all the citi
zens of Hendersonville had deriv.
ed from having Mr.. Guyon anC
his brother officials in the city
and asked them to return, if not
as a body then as indiYiduas.
In calling upon President J. Ell
lery Hudson of Rhode Island. II
whom Major Pickens had preyi
ously presented the golden key t.
the city, Toastmaster Shipma1
asked for the return Of that key
Mr.. Hudson declined to give W
the token Of Hendersonyille' hos
pitality and said that as long a
he lived would he always remem
Der "the land of the sky"
Next came Mr.. Will NJ. Maupin
of Nebraska. In introducing MI
Maupin, Mr.. Shipman remarked
that the name of the paper t,
which Mr.. Maupin contributed
and its owner, Williams Jenning
Bryan, was a household word, no
only in this country but in tn,
whole world.
Mr.. Maupin said:
"Mr. Shipman's kindly refer
ence to the Commoner, and to MI
Bryan, my employer, reminds M
of a little poem which runs some
thing like this:
"Now doth the mighty Commone
Get commoner every minute,
Because outside Of politics,
There's not a blamed thing il
it."
Mr., Maupin told his closely lis
tening auditors that he had bee1
married very early in life, and haC
never regretted it until he cam,
to Hendersonville and saw tn,
surprisingly pretty girls Of thi
ltoWn. The gifted humorist thel