Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-06-04
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. SATURDAY. JUNE 4. 1910
Major Miller in south Carolina.

Our genial friend. Major I. j. Mil
Ter arrived in Columbia on Tuesday.
midnight, and was met by bevy of
old friends, who bad been apprised
OF his coming. General hand-shaking
and heartiest greetings were indulged
in for the reunion of old friends
who have been separated for several
years, is always cordial. They re-
paired TO a nearby restaurant and
partoOk Of light refreshments Just to
get a line on each other. This lasted
several hours and they parted at last
to meet again in the nrorning. The
Major was domiciied at the palatial
home of Rev. A. p. Dunbar, u. D..
on Barnmen Street. The popularity
OF this distinguished gentleman was
attested in a genuinely fashionable
and up 20 date smoker, arranged
by a number OF his friends and ad-
mirers at the Y. NJ. c. 4. hall on
Wednesday night 18th inst.
The committee on arrangements
Of which r. p. Campbell was chair
man vast. J. Green. |. Gaten.
Captain T. +. Smith, ]. II. Garner
and w II. Thomas. They arranged
abundance Of solid and LIQUID re-
freshments for the fortythree men
of the old guard, who rendered va
liant services at the festive board
cleaning up for the caterers with
the neatness and dispatch which
made the old guard fgmous in the
days of long ago.
After the flow OF soul came the
feast of season. MFR. William II.
Thomas, the courteous and jovial
master OF ceremonies, in neat In
troductory speech, said that the oc-
casion was 10 do honor 10 a former
resident OF Columbia, Major I. j.
Miller and 90 extend TO him the kind
of welcome that his position as
successful business man and worthy
citizen deserved. He then called
upon the following named gentlemen
TO extend TO our distinguished guest
OF honor toasts OF Welcome and
Messrs. r.. r. Campbells Prof. j. W.
Morris. T.. j. Green. y. II. Collins,
J. II. Garner, i. 5. Levy, S. s. Ore
her, Gen. J. X. Norvell Prof. y.
J. Frederick. ]. b. Learle, a S
Johnson, G. w. DwelIe Green
Jackson, W. A Smith. J. r. Corn
we'll. II. y. Vincent. W. +. Green, l..
A. Hawkins and others. gave the
guest of honor such a cordial and
hearty welcome that the doughty
Major must have felt that IL was
good for him TO ave been here.
While the hospitalits - Columbia is
proverbial. no visitor 10 the fair city
on the Congaree has ever had such
a fuss" made over him. as was made
over Major !. J. Miller.
The gathering was very good ma
tured and must be commended for
the patience exercised in waiting
long after the feast for the response
of the guest OF honor, which they
knew would be happy as we'll as
profitable and Major Miller was pre-
pared to furnish all that was anti
cipated of him by those who knew
him as a point giver." and right
we'll did he measure up to his well
earned reputation as a valuable and
resourceful speaker. The words of
wisdom uttered by him will be treas
ured up by his heavens and used by
some OF them TO good advantage in
the days yet to come, should occasion
ever require IL. By a rising vote,
Major Miller was unanimously in
Yited to return TO the city OF Colum-
bia TO make his home with us once
again and pledged our support and
influence for him and his business II
he should consent TO come.
IL was also unanimously voted
that a committee be appointed to Sc
lect the best South Carolina lady to
become the future Mrs. Miller to
cheer the freside during the Ma
jor's declining days and order the
strict observance of coming home at
reasonable hours at night, a task
which would not be so easily accom-
plished, not yet but perhaps soon.
The Jack Johnson punch which
Mr.. t. j. Green compounded had all
the qualities for reaching the solar
plexus and we hope Jack will do
his work on July 4th as effectively
with his great punch, as did this
punch that bore his name. The best
wishes OF all were extended to Major
Miller for his future success and the
smoker was ended with the song,
Hes Jolly Good Fellow which no
one can deny" led by the great
singer. w E Green-W "a II