Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-15
INAUGURAL DINNER
The Members of the City Council. and Other Invited Guests, Entertained by Mayor Carr.

! the uCSou pACoo anu StANi AA'AN guests. were Wednesday entertained in royalty hospitable manner by Mayor John s. Carr, at his residence on Court street, the occasion being in honor of MT. Carr's accession to the dignities of the Mayoralty of Tucson. There were present ex-Mayor R. N. Leatherwood, Councilmen Alex. Le- vln and Albert Steinfeldt, ex-COun- cilman C. R. Drake, City Attorney Ben. Morgan, Larkin 5. Carr, Jas. Auld, l.. c. Hughes, W. Cole and Chas. Lynch. That the repast was of the best goes without saying, as Mr. Cars reputation as an enter tainer is more than Territorial. The first toast of the evening was The President of the United States" pro- posed by NIT. Aud, and responded to with patriotic enthusiasm. The other toasts of the evening were as follows: Queen Victoria "-RespOnded 10 by Jas. Auld. '' The German Nation By Alex. Levin. |" Mexico By Mayor Carr and Albert Steinfeldt.
 " Our Mayor By the host. Our ex- Mayor By ex-Mayor Leath- erwood. Tucson By Ben. Morgan. Sc The Press By W. Cole "Our Lawyers By L. c. Hughes 1.-The Pioneers of Arizona By Larkin W. Carr. "'Our Merchants By Albert Steinfeldt. The Ladies By Chas. Lynch. |" Our County Officials D. By c. k. Drake The Mines Of Pima County By Ben. Morgan and c. R. Drake.
 The occasion was noteworthy from the fact that all but two of the persons present are pioneers of Ariz0na-pio- neers who came tU Arizona when the coming was almost the event of life; when the nerve and energy of the strongest type of man was necessary to remain in Arizona. The pioneers seated around Mayor Carr's generous board have all in the past been prom
 inently identified with Pima county's progress, and all did much 10 lay the foundation of what we believe is des- tined to be one of the brightest stars in our nations galaxy. The presence of Larkin W. Carr, brother to the host of the evening, who recently re- turned to Arizona from a somewhat extended absence, Occasioned a rich flow of "reminiscences from the old timers" present, and the recollec- tion of ante-railroad days evoked by his presence would furnish the best possible material for history of the Territory. In hls eloquent response to the toast, Tucson" MT. Morgan re- called the prediction made in his speech a year ago on the occasion of the railroad celebration in thIs city. Those predictions were then consid- cred by many 10 be wildly extraya- agant, but the events of only q twelve month had proven them 10 be far be- low the mark. In responding 10 the toast in his honor, Mayor Carr said that he felt in the fullest sense the importance of the coming year to Tucson, and he would endeavor 10 the fullest degree in his power to prove himself worthy of the honor which it's people had bestowed on him. Ex- Mayor Leatherwood said he recog- nized that new era is upon us. The old pioneers had had their day, but he believed he was not claiming too much for them in saying that they had laid good and strong the founda- tions on which the prosperity of Pima county would be laid. Councilman Stienfeldt gave a brief review of the growth ol Tucson's trade, and gave strong reasons why the future might be expected to bring with it glorious results. L. c. Hughes recalled the fact that one year ago in the columns of his paper he predicted that the bull lion output of Pima county in 1880 would reach the sum of two millions Of dollars. His prediction had been re- ceiyed with marked incredulity, and yet the statistics of the year just end en showed a bullion output of over three millions. He wished to make ahother prediction now-that Pima county in 1881 would give to the world more than twelve millions of dollars in precious and other metals; and he gave the facts on which he based his prophecy. NIT. Aud, in reply to the toast of Queen Victo- ria, '" thanked the gentlemen present for the hearty manner in which they had responded. He was proud of his native land, and was proud of the lady whom all Britons loved and respected. America and England, the two great est nations on the face of the earth, he thought, would be found hand in hand in all progress so long as their respective rulers were as worthy of their station as are the present ones. Councilman LevIn in fitting tones re- sponded to the " The German Ma tion." Although his native land was dear to his heart, he was proud 10 call himself an American citizen. He believed the progress of thIs country was due in some measure to his coun-