Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-18
A RAILROAD BANQUET,
The Officials of the Southern Pacific En-
tertained by C. z. Huntington.
[san Francisco Call, Oct. 17th.1


[San Francisco Call, Oct. l7th.1
The employees of the Southern Pacific
Company were entertained last evening by
G. P. Huntington, at grand dinner in the
Palace Hotel. The banquet was spread in
what is known as the " Children's Dining
room,' and which was magnificently deco
rated for the occasion. The chandeliers
were wreathed with smilax and roses, and
on the tables were displayed many beauti-
full floral pieces. The dinner was served
precisely at 7:30 P. NJ, and the place of each
guest was marked with a painted
souvenir bearing his name. The menu
cards were exceedingly handsome, and
bore in the center tablet with the follow
ing inscription: Dinner rendered to the
employees of the Southern Pacific Company
by G. 2. Huntington, at the Palace Hotel,
October 16, 1886"
The various numbers of the menu were
served to the sound of bell, there being a
waiter to every two guests. The first toast
of the evening was proposed by W. H.
Mills in honor of the host, c. 2. Hunting
ton, and was introduced by a few brief and
appropriate remarks, at the conclusion of
which W. A. Brown was called upon to
respond. In doing so he read dispatch
from Colonel Creed Raymond, regretting
his inability to be present, he being pre-
vented by an engagement to speak at Sail
mas. The rest of the evening was occupied
in proposing and responding to toasts and
in speechmaking, by the following guests ::
Captain ]. NJ. Hanford, o. C. Wheeler, s.
T. Gage, A. N. Towne, Garrett Lansing, E.
B. Ryan, w. B. Ludlow, ]. c. Stubs, Cap
tain n. Smith, l.. D. McKissick, Judge
Harvey Brown and ]. S Carothers. Some
of the speeches, and one in particular,
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humorous, and caused the greatest amuse-
ment C. p. Huntington was then called
upon for speech, and in responding rela-
ted his experiences on his first arrival in
San Francisco, tracing his subsequent his
tory and successes to the inception of the
overland railroad enterprise. He paid a
high tribute to his associates and to the Off
Gals of the company. In concluding his
remarks, Mr.. Huntington stated that he
was leaving for the East early this morn
ing by way of Los Angeles and San
Antonio.
When Mr.. Huntington sat down Aud
Lang Syne" was given by the guests, and
the company then repaired to the parlor,
where they sang Home, Sweet Home"
led by J. A. Fillmore. The occasion was
made more particularly pleasant to the
guests from the fact that many of the heads
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another for the first time. The following
are the names of those present:
Hon. L. d. McKissick, J. A. Fillmore, J.
G. Stubs, w. H. Mills, Jerome Madden,
Judge H. S. Brown, Richard Gray, W. E.
Brown, S. I. Gage, ]. l.. Willcutt, Captain
n. I. Smith, J. NJ. Hanford, E. B. Ryan,
George C. Fabius R. H. Pratt, c. F. Smurr,
J. NJ. Crawley, S. L. Lansing, E. c. Wright,
f. S. Douty, &C. Bassett, T. H. Goodman,
A. D. Mccullough, C. ]. Wilder, A. D.
Wilder r. L. Myrick, J. B. Wright, A. j.
Stevens, Benjamin Welcb, w. V. Hunting
ton, H. r. Judah, ]. H. Strowbridge, w.
Hood, Ariel Lathrop, 0. C. Wheeler,
Arthur Brown, W. G. Curtis, D. D. Stubs,
n. H. Foster, E. ]. Martin, B. f. futile, N.
Bechtel, G. w. Fletcher, J. A. Anthony, j..
S. Carothers, w. B. Ludlow, William Nc
Kenzie, w. Cruise, H. D. Morton, A. N.
Towne, C. H. Cummings, J. c. H. Cum
mings, James Hors5urgh, William Whit
ley, J. NJ. Dayan, J. F. Foulds, c. II. Red
ington, J. 7. Wilson.