Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-14
|YQUET IS BRILLIANT
FEATURE OF PROGRAM
'ewell Entcrtains Its Distin-
SuiShed Guests With Spread
at Du Pont Hotel.
EERING WORDS ARE HEARD
re Lands. of Counsel for Com
FanE, Believes Du Points Are In
|lopcwell to Stay, and That Other
Industries Will Come.

Special to The Timcs-Dispatch.l
oPEWEl.l. VA. April 1.-THE
quet rendered by the Admin;stra-
Board and the Chamber of Com
'ce, Of Hopewel. at the Du Pom,
Ell this evening to the distinguish
guests at the city's first birthday
lEcrsary celebration was dis
y feature Of the cvcntfu, occasion.
spacious dinDi, hall Of the hotel
> brilliantly lighted. and. with it's
7emblage Of guests. composed OF Of
III or the company, State aud coun-
|ofhc'als. employees Of the company
othcr special guests, presented a
II scene. An excellent menu was
yea to the several hundred men.
my or whom had with them their
ics. dauuhters or sweeth"arts. nj
sic b. kcsnich's Band, Of Ri.ampnti.
Ied greatly TO the pleasure - tn.
ASTON.
ollo~fnS tho repast. United states
strict Attorney Richard H. Mann.
|stmaster. called upon Richard E:..pes
An address. but Mr.. Eppcs declined.
Jung that lawyers were paid to talk
other people, and that the district
Iorney and toastrnaster could do his
|hlnr. Mr. Mann spoke briefly OF
history Of Hopewell. referring to
city as the prize baby OF the
rid"
Ut I'oNT
MAKES BRTEF Address
irSt Njcc-Prcsidcnt Henry ]. du
|nt Of the Du pont Company. was
Et introduced. and addressed thc as
Ho'aEc briefly, stating. among other
ngs, that he could not nor could
y one else. forecast the future his
IS OF the Hopewcll plant The re-
~
re characteristic Of the officials Of
I Du Pont Company in no, intention.
incorporating matters. cas-;
newhat OF dampcr upon those
esen'. which was quickly lifted by
hse {. B. Lands. OF counsel for the
ion' compnn. and former Con-
essrnan from indiana.
udSc Lands YEAS roundlv appIa I'D
whcn h" referred 10 tn, rapiditv OF
CROWN an! tie accumulation -"
attn IN Iiopew,l! In emphatic
ms he stated 20 his hearer. that
pn FONTS woG'd remain at Hope
~ just 70 I'll" extent that was nos
Nc ana would cooperate in every
inner POSSIBLE" with tho progressive.
rit Of the community He made ..f
5ncr 10 the HopeweN plan, and =
objective lesson which was shown
That 1t was dinereu, from o.n.r
rh industries. II. assured his H..
lers that there was energy ..n ,r..n
n brain enough Ia the Wizard ritv.
hrinr ht'" other !udustr,"- nat
'did Offset any loss tina, a .i.y
Sht feel 'hrouSl tn. cur,nllner, or
pu Font plant, aud added mat. in
. the bu Pom; plant continued
'nld fail Ia his guess
Inc bG Points are real folks" hc
q. Thcr" were lots o. problems
an1cd M in tho Proposition 4 o..
'iish plan; in Hopewcll. Houses
re 20 &c pGilt. schools. roads ,,id
nrcheI were 10 be saint. THO c",,
ny Is one over a hundred years old
cN have been ma nufacturinS powder
inc United States government since
~ H!st commenced operations About
'car ago, they roiuntarilv establish.
INC eight-hour labor system win
y for ten hours. and two weeks Ia,cr
We 20 2cr cent increase to- AN il.
ployees volu ntarily"
-ontinu!nS. he said You have nov.r
ara or suit ncains, the bn Ton:
ihpanN; they give pensions To dis
ied employees and have a long l!st
noSs and girls in schools a, ,boir
nense. They also give bonuses fnr
cieh' service by its employees Md
:. the Lord knows " hat ". = Alien
Ia referring TO tho superintendent
me iop"weli plant. 'IIoprweu ." bc
a. was built by such men ae buiI,
shmond and made Grant ana lie. I'M
rtal"
'iLD M CREDIT
TO i>AJGI RATION DAY
ne parade 81 to-day. IN. sneaker
ted would have done credit 10
iShinrton on ar inauguration dav
feterrod in the most complimentary
ms 10 INC Greeks who made such
piendid showing. III the parade. and
pcwcll
n touching on preparedness. he said:
We don't want TO fight We do not
Mt single ship or soldier for. ac-
ssion. but just AS many as neces