The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-17
GAS INSTITUTE
MEN At BANQUET
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
DELEGATES MEET AT
PEsTAL. BOARD
GOVERNOR IS SPEAKER
RESPONDS TO TOAST TO PRESI-
DENT AND VIRGINIA. AND IS
WARMLY APPLAUDED.
FINISH TODAY

Governor Mann, responding to the
toast ITO the President of the United
States and the Commonwealth of
Virginia" was the principal speaker
at the dinner last nighk of the Ameri-
can Gas institute given at the JEFF
ferson hotel. The governor was given
a great ovation when he arose to make
his response and several times dur
ing the course of his speech was in
terupted by the applause.
Upon the conclusion of the speech
another tumultuous storm of hand
clapping broke forth and end with
the "Thre Times Three" and the sing
ing of For He's Jolly Good Eel
low"
The governor made decided hit
with the members of the gas Institute
and his remarks to the gallery of la
dies who made their appearance after
the conclusion OF the performance at
the Academy. won the appreciation of
all present
Toastmastcr Beck Witty.
Toastmaster James NJ Beck, for
mer assistant attorney general of the
United States. held the floor for con-
siderable time and his witty remarks
in proposing the various toasts and in
introducing the speakers were re-
ceived with much applause. HIS
many anecdotes were both amusing
and appropriate, Mr. Beck intro
duced the governor as the executive of
the State which had furnished the
nation with seven presidents and for
that reason he proposed the combI-
nation of toasts.
Governor Mann opened his speech
by declaring that Virginia had been
the mother of eight and that she. no
doubt. had been the grandmother of
a or pafriRtk
Henry said III that famous speech OF
his in old St Johns church. on East
Broad street" stated the governor. ~
speak tonight. not as Firginian. but
as an American. Virginia has given
many great men TO the country in the
past and she will continue 10 furnish
them wherever the necessity arises"
During his eErly remarks the gov
ernor thanked the institute for the re-
ception which had been accorded him
and the ladies In the gallery for lend
ing their presence to the occasion.
During the course of his speech he
told many stories of the war all OF
which were to the point and appre-
ciated.
Road 10 Richmond Open.
There was Il time" declared the
executive, when the gentlemen from
the Northern section OF the country
Richmond. That was many years ago,
though, and under conditions which
would have been impossible had there
been the present means of communi-
cation. But there ia reason for the
difflculty which they encountered and
one which has not been often men
toned The real reason why objec-
tions were raised to their coming into
the State and especially Richmond was
that we did not know what good fell
lows they were.
The days of 1881 and 1865 are
over and while there were many ter
rihle results from the unpleasantness
there was also one great good. That
was the welding together of the
broken parts of a nation and the birth
of new American manhood. Mo-
where in the world would 1t be pos
sihle for union such as that at Fred
ericksburg when veterans met and
shook hands between the flags under
which they had fought. to take place
except in America"
Cheers For Governor.
The assembly was on its feet before
the governor regained his seat and
spontaneously the three times three
with a tiger rang through the hall
and down through the Hobbies of the
hotel. Before It had died away some
one started the song and the governor
was resoundingly assured that he was
a jolly good fellow.
President T. NJ. Darlington, of the
chamber of commerce, was the next
speaker His short address also
brought forth applause as did that Of
Ira G. Cooley. past president OF the
institute and a present members OF
the house OF representatives. w. j.
Clark, r. Nj Scale and the new pres
ident, William II. Gartley, also re-
sponded to toasts. As the dinner had
already long passed the poin. dividing
yesterday from today each of the lat
ter spoke briefly. However, their re-
marks were none the less interesting.
The session. from 3 to IL o'clock
this morning. closes the eighth an
nual convention of the American Gas
institute 1t has been one Of the most
successfully conducted conventions
ever assembled in Richmond and has
brought to the city hundreds OF visi-
tors from almost every corner OF the
United States. At the dinner last
night there we're in the neighborhood
OF $50.
Several Simultaneous Meetings.
So great has been the business to
come before the institute that sew
eral meetings have been in progress
at the same time. Yesterday morning
delegates interested In power econ
omics in gas plants and the disposition
of coke and kindred subjects listen
ed to technical papers which were
read by c. l.. Bluff and J. w. Schaf-
fer. President Addick presided and the
papers were discussed from the floor
after being read.
The second meeting. as was the
first. was attended by large numbers.
1t was devoted to a discussion on the
installation of street mains and the
difference in laying cast-iron and
wrought-iron pipe. The papers read
were by Walton Forstall. Fl. L. Rice
and G.. /. Vincent
Wives and Guests
Among the women in attendance
are:
Mrs. Walter r. Addicks, Mrs C. w.
Andrews, Duluth. Mimi; Mrs. W. s.