The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-27
CONSTRUCTION MEN
OF OU POINT BANQUET
Give Sumptuous Feast I'm Honor OF
r. III. Council and j. b.
jackson,
FLOW OF WIT AND HUMor
Toastmaster NJ. j. Murphy Happy I'm
Presenting Number of Speakers
who Entertain Banqueters.

The red room at Richmond Hotel
Saturday night was brilliant with
pretty women, more or less handsome
men, beautiful flowers, a flow of wit
and wisdom, music and plenty OF good
things to eat.
The occasion was a dinner dance
given by the construction staff OF the
Dupont Companys force of Hopewell.
This affair was given in honor OF
Messrs. r. II. Connell and j. B. jack
son, high up in the company's con-
struction work. Those who acted as
hosts were representatives OF that de-
partment of the great concern. There
were seventy-five of them--exuberant
bright and witty. Some of them had
good voices, which blended into latest
songs of the day, received with great
applause which was almost appalling.
Mr.. NJ. j. Murphy acted as toast
master His introductions were apt
and appropriate They indicated that
the attaches of the DUPONT Company
are a happy. contented crowd. Many
of those present at the supper last
night will leave the plant at Hope
we'll soon. and go to some other point
for construction work. 1t is believed
many of them will go over to Will
liamsburg. while others will go to va
rious sections of the country, where
construction work Is being done for
the company.
Nice Things Are said.
Toastmaster Murphy called upon
nearly every man in the gathering
sAH of them had something nice to
say Personal reference was frequent
and happy. indicating that there was
the closest association among the men.
Speeches were made by Messrs. r.
W fy-T
and +. A. Wheeless. guests of the con.
struction STAFF, all officials Of the COM
pany.
mitteemen r. w. Roissesu. j.
r. McWhorter. r. y. Rowe and w. ID.
Stout were called upon by Toast master
Murphy to explain nv what method
they had succeeded SO well in pulling
off the successful affair.
II was shown by thus energetic COM
mittee that tho management of the
Richmond Hotel headed by Sam At
'kinson. had contributed materially in
making things so pleasant and salts
factory.
After supper. the party engaged In
dancing until midnight The Du-
Pontites will leave for Hopewell today
and tomorrow. many remaining oVa
TO take in the sights of the city.
Good Things to Fast.
The menu card embraced the fol-
lowing delectab BILE dishes: fynnhaven
oysters celery. queen olives, pickles.
chicken broth, tilet OF sole. Roman
punch. hroiled SQUAD on toast. French
peas. Waldorf salad. vanilla ice cream.
cakes. RoqueSort cheese, bent crackers.
demi tasse, DUPONT cocktail. cigars,
cigarettes.
Guests. with their ladies, included
the following:
NJ. r. Ailsers. " g AnceA. James
Balentine. !. ]. Burns, II. T Birchetf,
r. W Rousseau, q. n. Boisseau, j. NJ.
bishop. V. w Connolly. j. c, Collins,
y. F.. Caspar, n. Cerrone, ]. A. Dick.
j. r. Denny. J. c, Davis, s. r. Davis,
H. Fluhank. r. J, Fitzsimmons r..
Fox. l.. u. Fox. Joseph Tanning. NJ.
Grubbs, J. Chant. r. G.. Hill, }. r..
Hickey ! Holland, "a T HYnes, C,
F. lakewood J. A. HARDY. j. NJ
Howertou. c. ID. Hansford. r, F, Hal
bert, w ]. Kenifck, NJ. Kane. G. W.
kmhaN. c. f. Lundie. G. NJ. Lundie,
VI. J. Ludwig. NJ !. Murphy. Edward
Mott. J. n. = McWhorter, i. r. Nc
Kim. NJ. r O'Brien. j r.. 0'Brien,
p. C. Cakes. V. Oman. V. Oquist. A,
P Pitt, c. p. Pollard. r. 6. Parkin-
son. j. s. Powers, r. n. Parkinson,
r. p. Rowe. H NJ. Scanland. William
skunk. H. W. Shearer y. D. Snyder,
J. II. Selden. NJ. +. Shetland, W. n.
Stout. Robert Twaddie. j. W. Taylor,
N s Valentine, J, VI. Whitehurst, W
T. Whitlock. Hugh West c. Wagner,