Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-18
Pioneers Celebrate Anniver-
Sary of the City.
BANQUET AT P0CAH0NTAS
Men Who Have Called Newport News
Their Home For Twenty Years or
More Dine, With Ladies as Their
Guests.

| Holding their tri-annual meeting
| and at the same time celebrating the
| fourteenth anniversary OF the incor-
poratlOn of the city. The Pioneers
of Newport News gave delightful
banquet at the Pocahontas hotel last
night with a number OF ladies as
guests Of honor. Sunday was the an
niversary. the charter granted to the
city Of Newport News by the Vlr-
ginia assembly having been approved
ON January l6. 1896.
Mr.. George B. West, the original
Newport News citizen, who called
Newport News his home long before
| Mr.. Huntington dreamt OF the Chesa.
peake & Ohio Railway or the Ship
building plant. presided as toastmas-
| ter. Seated on his right was his Sis
ter, Mrs. Smith, who also had the
distinction of being an "old resident
when most OF those who now are en-
titled to membership in the Pioneers
were new corners. In order TO be a
| Pioneer. one must have been a resi-
dent Of the city for a period Of TWEEN
| ty years and have reached the age
OF thirty-five. Therefore, all Of the
diners except a few of the invited
1 ku6SlS were DtODtc WIN b~AfC ihoNS
this city their home since 1890, six
years before the incorporation.
Old Days Recalled.
After justice had been done a
/ splendid repast and cigars had been
lighted, Mr.. West made a happy lit
| tie speech, welcoming everybody and
wishing them a happy New Year. and
introduced Mr.. w. J. helms as the
original Newport News lawyer. DR..
la. C. Jcnes was next introduced as
the original doctor though he ex-
planned that there had been one or
| two in his profession ahead OF him,
/ Others who had something TO say
| were: ". B. LiveZey, Mr.. ID. s. Jones.
Mr.. Theodore LiveZey, one of the old
est of the Pioneers in point of resi-
dence as well as in years. Mr.. <. l.
Ford. "our water boy" who has risen
to the position of superintendent OF
| terminals for the Chesapeake & Ohio
railway, and Mr.. f. W. Milstead, who
was introduced as a Pioneer whom
1--WE tried to send to the peniten-
tiary." Mr. Milstead said that as a
matter Of fact he wanted to go to the
penitentiary. but they "Wood-n't' let
1 him.
All OF the speakers we're in a mer-
| rily reminiscent vein. They told
stories about themselves and one
another. the elders stories recalling
the time when some OF the young
listers" were little more than tod
dlers, and the younger speakers de-
ciaring that their elders had not
4 changed a bit in twenty years.
The evening passed away pleasant
lly, the gathering dispensing after the
| speaking. such business as was before
the society having been disposed OF
before the dinner began.
\ Those Present.
| Those present were:
| Mr.. George B. West, Mrs. Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Swinerton. Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Livezey, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. /. Ford. Mr.. and Mrs. John G
Livezey, Mr. and Mrs T. NJ. Benson
Mr. and Mrs. +. A Cook. Mr.. and Mrs
W B. Livezey. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ
Dickerson, Mr.. and Mrs. George z
Via. Mrs. George N Wise. Miss Craw
ford. Messrs. F. W. Milstead. F. W
Sanford. d. S. Jones, George w. Bur.
| cher. Dewitt Crane, A Rosenbaum
w. c. Smith. A. /. Evans, J. T. Bal
Ientine. Floyd Hudgins, DR.. A c
Jones and Horace Epes.