Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-23
THE BANQUET.

The Most Brilliant Affair Ever Given in the
City-The TosSts and Responses.
The banquet given at the Ellis hotel In
honor of the visitors by the chamber of
commerce, was indeed an elegantsAaffair
and the most brilliant of the kind ever
given in Fort Worth. The spacious din
ing hall was picture of beauty to look
upon when the company had assembled,
and as the feast of reason and of the
more substantial kind progressed the
animation increased and enjoyment run
riot from one end of the board to the
other.
The banquet board which was formed
in the shape of a hollow square and
beautifully dressed with the choicest
and most fragrant exotics, both of this
and other chimes, had been set for 125
guests, and every chair was occupied.
No pains or expense had been spared to
make the affair q success, and not only
this, but other markets had been drawn
on to supply the demands of the oc-
cssion. The success achieved was sig
nal one, compliment to both the city
and the gentlemen to whom the condu ct
of the affair had been left.
1t was 1890 o o'clock before the doors of
the banquet hall were thrown open, and
the guests, who had collected IN the par
lors filed in and seated themselves at the
places assigned them.
THE GUESTS.
The gentlemen in whose honor this
banquet was given represent the BUSH
ness interests of cities from which they
come and were as follows:
Hon. D. W. c. Cregier, mayor of
Chicago; Hon. J. C. Smith, of Chicago;
Hon. R. J. Smith, ex-lieutenant-
governor of Illinois; John O'Neil,
of Chicago; c. 8. Grain, of
Chicago; G. R. Matson, of Chicago;
B. F. Chase, Chicago; f. G. Vurling,
Chicago; J. w. Mellendy, BrattleDoro,
VT; L. F. Abbott, Bennington, Vt. !;
H. NJ. Root, Orwell, VT; E. J. Jen-
nings, Orwell, Vt; John Woodfn, Rut-
land, VT; C. Jennings, Orwell, VT. E.
w. Pierce, Massachusetts,; w. A. COL
Msthewson, Connecticut; George B /.
Hill, Brattleboro, Vt; J. L. Martin,
Brattleboro, Conn; s. NJ. Spencer,
Boston; f. q. Richardson, Rutland :,
VT; w. f. Scott, Rutland, VT; A. M.
Brown, Rutland, VT; W. o. Chaplin,
Brattleboro, VT; George Colts, Or
well, VT; W. A. Jennings, Orwell,
VT; George S. Spear, BrattIsboro !
VT; G. W. Wilcox, Brattleboro, !
Wis; R. W. Nelson, Hartford, Conn;
Irwin w Gibson, Bennington ), w.; W.
NJ. Wilson, representing the Traveller,
Boston.
Besides the above the following citi-
zens OF Fort Worth were guests at the
feast and as will readily be seen thsy
represent the staunch business element
of the city: L. August, merchant; John
s. Andrews, real estate and cattle; T..
T. ID. Andrews, manager of the Home
land and cattle company; G. G. Allen of
the real estate firm of Allen & Swsyne;
F. o. Bovim; a. r. Byers, capitalist;
T. B. Burbridge Of the Chamberlin in
vestment company; W. J. Borley, at
torney, W. Barton, Mr.. Boring, A. w.
Caswell, capitalist; n. c.. Co.'S
well, capitalist; Martin Casey of the
liquor firm of Casey s. swasey; A. NJ.
Carter, attorney; Whit Dryden OF B. G.
Evans Co.; Max Elser, cashier City Ma
tional bank; NJ. G. Ellis, capitalist and
real estate; L. N. Hamilton, invest
ment company; George Hurley. T.
j. Hurley and W. s. Hurlpy