Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-21
A FAREWELL FEAST.
General Miles and His Staff
Banqueted.
REPRESENTATIVE MEETING
An Evening of Good Fellowship
Some Neat Speeches.
The TOasts.

The TOasts.
| When the news was made public that
Major-General Nelson A. Miles had been
appointed to the command of the Army
of the Pacific, and consequently would
have to transfer his headquarters to San
Francisco, Mr.. Eugene German, Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, set about
about making arrangements for fare
we'll banquet to be given to the General
on the eve of his departure from this
city. AS result there assembled in the
California Club rooms last night select
party consisting of the representative
interests Of the city, who in a royal
manner feted the General and the mem
bers of his staff, all of whom did honor
to the occasion by appearing in full uni
form. The rooms were tastefully decor
ated and the banqueting tables showed
the skill of an accomplished steward,
being tastefully arranged and decorated
with a profusion of choice and sweet
smelling flowers. 1t was about half.past
eight before the seats around the table
were occupied, and then glance about
the room showed that the following
guests were present: Major General Nell
son A. Miles, Lieut.. G. B. Gatewood,
A. D. G.; Lieut., J. A. Dapray, A. D. G. ;
Col. w. j. Volkmar, Adjutant- Gen. ;
Col. G. H. Burton, Inspector General ;
Captain R. R. Bailey, Judge Advocate
Major w. F. Glenn, Chief Paymaster
Major A. S. Kimball, Chief Quarter
master; Captain G. A. Booth, Depot
Quartermaster Major Eldinkin, Chief of
Commissariat; Lieutenant T. ]. Clay,
Clay, Inspector of Rife Practice; Lieu
tenant T. S. McCaleb, Engineer Officer
and the following civilians: E. Germain
John 1. Redick, Mayor w. H. Workman,
S. B. Lewis, L. E. Mosher, J. D. Lynch,
A. D. Childress, Colonel H. G. Otis, Wal
ter S. Moore, D. E. Miles, General H. H.
Boyce, H. Jevne, Colonel Eastman, E.
L. Stern, L. Loeb French Consul), J. E.
Platter, j. D. Bicknell, E. F. Spence, Gen
eral E. Bouton, L. P. johnson,
A. Jacoby, X. Cohn, D. Free
man, N. D. Coleman, A. II. Denker,
E. W. Jones, E. M. L. Wicks, H. E.
Wittmer, Walter Lindley, Walter Van
Dyke, I. w. Hellman, J. Schroeder.
Edwin w. Fowler, Major G. H. Bone.
brake, Major W. G. Furrey, Judge W. F
| Fitzgerald. G. H. Dunton, H. T. D. Will
son. w. G. Miller of the Times, o. A.
Stevens Of the Tribune, L. M. Mather of
the Social World, E. F. Kubel of the
Examiner, Il. F. Hatton of the HERALD.
| The menu was a very elaborate one.
The Club Chief who has the reputation
OF being the most accomplished member
of his profession in the city, had evi-
IDENTIFY brought all his energies to bear
upon the occasion and the result was a
feast that would have won words OF
praise from the most critical OF
epicures. After the several tooth
some dishes had been discussed and
la bountenous flow OF Roederer has sent
| it's stream of animation into the brain of
all present
THE ToAsTMAKING COMMENCED
With a call by Mr.. Eugene German
for all to drink to the President of the
United States. The sentiment was res
ponded to, all standing, and when seats
had been resumed Mr.. Lyn ch addressed
the banqueters as follows: "The toast
OF the President of the United States is
one Of marked significance, for looking
ahead twenty years it is certain that the
man who occupies the executive
office at that time will, by
long odds be the most significant
man on all the earth. The mighty
Caesar and Napoleon III both posed before
the world as prescripitves Of power, but
the President of the United States is
simply the choice Of the people-of a
people renowned in the annals of the
world. While be has no unlicensed
power he so far transcends the authority
Of hereditary monarchs that there is no
comparison between them. The Presi.
dent represents the will OF the people
and he is to all Americans the represent
ative of the greatest power on earth.
Dsmissing the subject of the President,
however, l will devote myself to
the local matter before us this
evening. The very name OF General
Miles recalls to my mind an incident of
my schoolboy days. The pupil when
learning his Latin lessons finds as he
goes through the declensions, Miles, a
soldier, and the gentleman who is with
us tonight is not only soldier in name,
but he is thoroughbred in every
application of the word. Applause. ]
Mr.. Lynch concluded by proposing the
health of General Miles in the following
stanza:
LET me the canakin clink, clink;
And let me the canakin clink:
soldiers a man;
A life's but span;
Why, then, let the soldier drink"
Mr.. Dan Freeman was next on his
feet, and holding aloft a glass of sparkling
wine, proposed the health of "Those gen.
tleman who are first in war, first in peace
and first in the hearts of their fellow
countrymen-the staffof General Miles,"
A voice was now heard asking for
a speech from Col. Boyce, then Judge
Bicknell was called upon, but as neither
of these gentlemen showed disposition
to crate, Mr.. Lynch said it would be a
good idea to get a speech from that fine
reservoir Of wit, Mr.. Dan Freeman.
Mr.. Freeman denied the allegation stat
ing that he was only reservoir of cham
pagne, and while the question as to who
should speak next was still in abeyance
someone suggested DR.. Fowler, and that
gentleman at once acknowledged the
call. He said that the members of Gen
eral Miles staff were all men of true
merit who understood perfectly the
quality of manhood and that
they had had an example set
to them by that General that was worthy