Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-11
WONDERFUL CALIFORNIA
HOSPITALITY CONTINUES
Show n COrtiiality Not
Heretofore Extended i'm His
tory of Exposition.
GIVEN FOR STUART
Club EntcrtninS in
a Honor of Governor - Beautiful
y Garden Party nj Bcaulieu for EN-
ecutivc. His Staff and Blues.
Especial TO The Time.-Dispatch !

+ Hospitality in California has now
reached a point where the virginians
there are actually sorry they came
Not that they are not having the best
time of their lives. but because they
9sincerely believe that the Californians
are over-eNcrt!ns themselves in doinc
honor to the OLD Dominion. Word
seems to have gone out into the high
ways and hywaNs that the representa-
nNcS of the greatest state in the
Union must he shown cordlality that
in Its scope has not been extended
heretofore In the history or tho Pan
anna Pacific Exposition al san Fran
CISCO. II Is not confined TO tho expo
siton All over San Francisco the
word has gone forth that Virginia is
in possession OF the wonderful Pacific
Coast Commonwealth. and IN all hotels
and restaurants. thoaters and places Of
public amusement, street cars and jit-
neys there is a handshalke, a bow. a
smile and everything else one may
fancy. gratis, free OF all cost for any
one wearing a uniform bearing tho in
sigma of Virginia or OF the Richmond
Light Infantry Blues.
We don't do this for nobody but
Southerncrs. said a waitress to-day
at the Inside Inn, the hotel and mann
moth restaurant within the grounds Il
at Atlanta twenty years ago. as she
served a party OF virginians some
genuine Brunswick stew that had been
prepared especially in honor OF the
days the Nirgin!ans are in the city
This waitress is essentially OF a TYNE
that has come IL here for the exposi-
ton. They are country girls mostly
OF the Pacific Coast and Far West
lured to San Francisco by the wonder
ful stories of what is probably the
~Srcatcst fair the world has ever seen.
Gully the day after the N!rginians ar
rived one Of them split a whole plnte
OF hot Brunswick stew down the neck
or N wealthy middle bachelor
from NA!a bana. She hoped lie was from
Virginia. because she had been told
the NNrRinians were so gallant they
would mot complain of anything n
woman did, and she wanted TO hold
her position. He was not a Virginian.
but he was grandson OF Nircinian
Mr.. Powell, OF Birmingham Ala, and
she was 40 apologize and he so kind
and thankful for a pretty blonde hav-
ing made him the victim OF her care
lessness. that they were married yes
terday in san Francisco, and left to-
day for Birmingham by way OF Yell
lowstone Park, the bride happy in tho
knowledge that she had married one
OF the wealthiest men OF state so
Intimately associated with Virginia
OF the Inside Inn are now handling
dishes OF hot Brunswick stew with
utter abandon
LUNCHEON IN HONOR
OF GOVERNOR STUART
To-day Governor Stuart was ,he
guest of honor At luncheon given by
tho Common wealth Club OF san Fran
cisco. The Governor made this lunch
con the occasion for expressing his
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demonstration OF good will on the par,
Of the Caiifornians. The hosts assem-
bled really curious 10 know If they
had paid the proper tribute to the great
Commonwealth OF Washington and Lee
and somewhat anxious after new.-
papers had arrived from 81, Louis and
Kansas City and Denver and Salt Lake
telling OF the way the citizens Of
those cities had turned out in honoring
the Governor his stan and the famous
Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
They were told by Governor Stuart
that their reception could no, be
equaled outside of his own State of
Virginia. and not surpassed there. This
appeared TO please them immensely. in
fact. 10 relieve their anxiety and to
give them perfect satisfaction There
were assembled for this occasion the
most representative men OF California
with program said 70 surpass any
thing since the higi Sect rounded tho
horn and dropped aschor here seven
years ago.
This afternoon special trains wera
provided TO take Governor Stuart. his
staff. the battalion OF Richmond I,irh,
Infantry Blues. and distinguished Vi--
Einians, now living In California 70
Beaulteu. the magnificent country cs-
tate OF Mr.. and Mrs Francis Caro,an
where 4 beautiful garden party WI
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