Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-13
RECEPTION AND BANQUET.
Beautiful Scene in the Assembly Cham
berthe Decorations.

Beautiful Scene in the Assembly Cham
berthe Decorations.
The Assembly Chamber never looked
prettier or more inviting than it did last
evening. High above the Speakers desk,
on the east wall, were the words: Patrons
of Husbandry" Beneath this were
draped two large national flags. Midway
across the east wall were the notices:
Faith" Hope" Charity" Fidelity"
The upper portion of each window was
decorated with the national colors, from
which lace curtains extended to the floor.
AT intervals around the gallery were hung
brightly painted banners bearing the coats
of-aIms of the several States and Terri
tories. while wreaths and festoons of ever.
green's graced the walls and pillars of the
lobby. Large boxed palms and growing
citrus trees, arranged around the rail of
the lobby, gave fresh aud summer-hke
appearance to the hall. The Speakers
desk was profusely decorated with flowers
and potted plants.
One long table extended from the Speak
er's desk down the center of the hail, on
either side of which, arranged obliquely
were four others. The table all bore numer-
Gus large bouquets of flowers gathered in
the gardens of this city, nun erous baskets
of fruit of various kinds, including apples,
oranges, grapes, etc. The menu was ex-
celent, and the service prompt and eff
cient. The chamber was brilliantly lighted,
and the effect was charming-with the
evergreens bright-hued banners and long
lines of tables almost buried in flowers.
The Artillery Band &c. A. Neale, Con-
ductor), escorted the guests in a body to
the door of the Assembly Chamber, play
ing the Seventh Ohio March :" as they
passed through the building. Mayor
Gregory presided at the head of the central
table, with Worthy Master Brigham of the
National Grange on his right, and United
States Senators Stanford and Hearst and
Congressman McKepna on his left, and
Congressman Clunie was seated on the
right of Mr.. Brigham. The other guests
were the members of the National Grange
as given at the end of this report, and
the following: Governor G. G. Luce and
daughter, Mrs. ]. j. Woodman, A. H.
Smith and wife, W. r. Hawkins and niece,
Mrs. J. NJ. Longwell, Mrs. Philura Palmer,
A. II. Wildey, =. Hansbaw and wife,
Mrs. Thomas Mars, Michigan Mrs. Hi
ram Hawkins and daughter Alabama !;
Mrs. Levi Booth, Colorado; Mrs. J. H.
Hale, Niles Scoville. Mrs. B. F. Koons, d.
q. Brainard and daughter, ]. II. Francis
and wife, J. NJ. Hubbard, John Web
ster and son, Connecticut; Mrs. E. H.
Bancroft, Delaware; Mrs. T. n. Kim
son, Illinois; Mrs. J. Z. Blackford,
Iowa; Mrs. William Sims, Kansas; Mrs.
]. D. Clardy, Kentucky: Mrs. N. B. Doug
las, G. B. Hadwin, G. L. Harrison, George
Calvin Rice, Henry Putnam, J. D. Moore,
J. E. Bond, = Cook. Mrs. G. L. Walker,
Mrs. James Draper, Massachusetts; Mrs. j..
B. Bailey, Mississippi; Mrs. A. z. Page,
Missouri; Mrs o. E. Hall, Nebraska; Mrs.
G. III. Mcdaniel, Past Master q. A. Wason
and wife, F. P. Wentworth, Mrs. Annie
Perry, New Hampshire; Mrs. s. H. Ellis,
Ohio; Mrs. L. Rhone, Mrs. z. Thomas,
Miss Anderson, Pennsylvania; Mrs. w. K.
Thompson, South Carolina; Mrs. A. j.
Rose, Texas; T. G. Bronson, Vermont; Mrs.
S. G. Carr, Aaron Broughton, Wisconsin;
H. Allen. Illinois; Isaac Lehman. Ohio; N.
Helton, New Hampshire; Miss Kyle, Ala
bama; 1. n. Hollister w. J. Filley, Willis
Chidsey, G. Burton Case, A. E. Atwater. f.
W. Doolittle, Hon. ]. s. Kirkham. ]. Dix.
r Davis, J. Southworth. L. A. Vibberts,
Connecticut.
MAYOR GREGoRY's OPENING REMARKS.
After all had been seated, Mayor Gregory
arose and extended the hospitalities Of The
city to the guests in the following words:
"In behalf of our people. it affords me
much pleasure to extend to the members
of the Nationsl Grange cordial welcome
to the hospitality OF our city-the tender OF
which signifies, in the fullest sense, vel
come to our homes, to our fresides and to
our hearts. We recognize in you worthy
representatives of a mighty institution,