Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-20
BANQUET AND BALL.
Closing Entertainment OF the N. z. A..
The TOasts.

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ton closed with banquet" and ball
rendered by the citizens of Mexico.
The following toasts were responded
to at the banquet, NJ. Y. Duncan
presiding, assisted by EXPIRES. j. A.
Hudson:
Our Guests-Col Green Clay,
Mexico.
Our Hosts-I H KinIey. Bruins
wick BrunS,Uicker
Our State-Judge S. NJ. Edwards,
Mexico.
The Grass Widower as Member
of Society-Mr. j. H. Turner, Car
rollton Record
Campaign Lies-Mr. Geo. Robert
son, Mexico.
The Bar-Mr. +. w. Stephens,
Columbia Herald.
The toasts were all good and high
ly appreciated Ivy all present We
reproduce only K'n,ey's, Edwards
and Robertson's as We uld no,
SeJ tue topy vi tue -uel o
''oUR HOSTS
Mr.. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN-After a most delight
full visit to this handsome city, To-
Gated in the midst of the "blue
grass" region of Missouri, and af-
ter having been most royalty enter
tanned by its hospitable citizens, it
is meet and proper that some ex-
preston be made of our apprecia-
ton of the courtesies shower ed
upon us by our hosts.
In behalf, therefore, of the Mis-
souri, Press Association and also for
myself, | tender to our hosts oul
heartfelt gratitude and assure the
true men and fair women of Mexico
that we will, until called to cross
that mystic stream dividing time
and eternity, ever cherish the re
membrance of this visit as one o
the bright spots-a red letter day
of our lives.
These sentiments are heightened
and quickened when we are re
minded that in the large list of th'
citizens of Mexico whose hospital
ty we are proud to have enjoyed i
embraced the illustrious names o
such men as Hardin, Buckner, Nc
Intyre, our late brother Huttol
who has been called from '1abo
to refreshment" in the councils O
"our great father in Washington
men whose names will ever be re
tanned in honor on the pages of tn
history of our state and nation.
The evidences of the handiwor
of these master minds aided b
their associates are abounding o
every hand in Mexico and prov
to the world that in the advance
ment in the civilization of this age
their councils were both freely gi1
en- and reverently needed. Ye'
the mammoth marts of trade an
commerce attracting customer
from afar; the far famed Hardi
College, so aptly termed the "Va
sar of the West" that has been
munifcently endowed by the no.
ored citizen whose name 1t bear
the commodious; prosperous pu
lie schools; the numerous splr
that tower so far toward Il
throne of Him whose affairs th'
mark; the handsome fair groun
managed by a most prospe
Gus Association; unequaled wa
er Works; the Electric Lig
Company, whose works will So
Phnnix-like spring from the ash
and chared ruins that mark its la
misfortune; Fire Association tn
successfully indemnifys its mel
bers from loss by fire and not t
least by any means, the b'
country newspapers in the Sta
All these and numerous other p1
suits inspired by the enterprl
and directed by the intelligence
the people of this city indic'
that Mexico has the bright
future of any interior city of NJ
souri,.
To be so kindly met and elega
ly entertained by such peol
should be and is highly appreci
ed by each ofus, and in conclusi'
Mr.. President, / venture the to
amplifed, "Our Hosts"
May they live long q
prosper and may the goal Of tn
ambition be reached in maxi
this most handsome city one of
largest, most intelligent and IN
refined in the State, renowned
home and abroad Tor Its pr;
men and fair women"
Judge s. NJ. Edwards respon'
to the toast "Our State" in
following happy effort:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES 4
GENTLEMAN-Had | been permit
to select a toast to respond to
fore editors / would haqe G
into the mysterious, the occ
the unknown and the unknowal
l would have selected some s
ject, if within the vast domain
human thought could have TO
one, which was unknown to
tors. would have selected
without side, edge, top or bott
and then like the scuttle tis