Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-10

ENJOY FESTIVITIES
Delegation From Old Dominion Feted
Privately and Officially-Littie
Time for Exposition.

Exposition Grounds. San Francisco
CAL, July 10-If the Virginians who
came to San Francisco believed tina;
their duties in representation were
to end with Virginia Day, they were
disappointed. California hospitality,
with the throttle wide open, merelp
got on the. tracks that day III every
speech at every function. and there
have been dozens of them in the last
forty-eight hours. The California
"spielers" have invariably boasted
that the greatest tribute paid them
by all the delegations which have
visited them was that of several Of
the Southern and Eastern States,
whose delegates said, "You are so
much like the Virginians.
1t was early yesterday morning
when the dinner dansant given by the
woman's board of the exposition came
to an end, The ovation given Cover
nor Stuart by the 100 beautiful Cali
fornia women was calculated to al.
leviate any inconsistencies That nigh.
be in evidence on the part of Vir-
ginia's Governor and his colonels and
escorts, "the gallant Richmond
Blues" as the California beauties
referred to them.
The 100 California beauties had
to call their supports and their re-
serves to the firing line, until their
number was swelled to 200 before the
Vinreinia GoHc.npr, co!onels and gal
liant Blues finally capitulated. All
eyes and all remarks were for the
Virginians. Never before in the his
tory Of the Old Dominion has de-
legation from that State Leen met
with more strenuous effort to equal
Virginia's hospitality. Even California
was for the evening forgotten. n
their handsome military evening
dress, the staff colonels and the Blues
enjoyed such an evening as they han
never before experienced. i delight
ful dinner, served in. the magnilicen:
banquet hall of the California Build
ing, was followed by dancing in the
BALLROOM below. ''Virginia" was or
every lip. 1t was not until the even
ing's festivities were over that a
weary newspaper correspondent in the
thin. gray hours of the early morn
ing inquired who the distinguished
! looking bald-headed man was that
sat near Governor Stuart at the din
, ner table. and learned TO" the first
time that it was William Jennings
Bryan.
I'VE would have liked to do more
for Mr.. Bryan than merely invite him
to the dansant," said one distinguish
ed gray-haired matron. "But me was
! only a grandson of Virginia and the,'
we couldn't get up the courage to
serve only grape juice and punes.
Mrs. Francis Carolin. of San Fran
cisco, formerly Miss Pullman
daughter Of the founder OF the Pui.
Imam Company, and one cf tht
wealthiest and most beautiful and
prominent matrons in California eli
tertained in honor of Governn!
Stuart. his staff and the Blues thai
home, "Burlingame." near San Fran,
cisco. Mrs. Carolin will run several
! special trains to her home from Sal
| Francisco. where she will endcavol
to give the Virginians sample oI
her ideas Of Virginia hospitality,
claiming that illinois was formerly &
county of Va. For this entertainment
the visiting Virginians are indebted
to Miss Mamie r. Hcth, dauggh,
= ter of the famous and UNIVERSAL!
beloved Gen Harry Heth. Of tn
: United States and later Confederate
armies. Mrs. Carolin asked he
friend, Miss Heth. hostess of the Vir
: ginia Building at the exposition, hov
she could show her respect for tn
sons of the "Mother OF States ant
= Statesmen" and what probably vii
be the most elaborate private enter
tainment in California this year wa
the outcome of Miss Heth's sugges
tion that she do anything she Nigh
see fft to honor the Virginians.