Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-18
A NOTABLE EVENT.
The New England Grocers
Visit the City.
CORDIAL WELCOME GIVEN THEM
The Banquet in the EVENING"
Very Pleasant Affair-SOme
of the Speeches.


of the Speeches.
In spite of the rain there were twenty.
two carriages at the Santa Fe depot yes
terday morning at half-past waiting tc
convey the visiting grocers and produce
dealers about the city. They came ir
on the train from Raymond to the mum.
ber of about sixty, and arrived in the
city at 9;55. Most of the carriages
which we're waiting were private equip
ages, owned by prominent citizens, who
braved the inclement weather to show
hospitality TO the visitors.
A procession of carriages was formed,
with Captain Barrett in the lead. The
route taken was through the principal
streets Of the city and also into the hand
somest residences. After they had
driven about for some time, one detach.
ment of the party, about dozen in num-
Der, separated from the rest and drove
over to Boyle Heights to the residence
of ex-Msyor W. H. Workman. Here
they we're shown through the winery
and entertained in an appropriate fashion.
AT a little after noon the carriages all
drove back to the Nadeau and the guests
spent the remainder of the day at the
hotel receiving friends,
In the evening banquet was
rendered the visitors by the Chamber of
Commerce and Board of Trade at the
Nadesu hotel. There were about one
hundred ladies and gentlemen gathered
in the psrlors and hall, of whom more
than half we're of the party of visitors.
An hour was spent in conversation and
in listening to the music which was fur
nished by string band in attendance.
At 9 O'Clock Mayor Hazard and Mrs.
Hazard led the way into the dining hall,
followed by the company. The musi-
clans took up a position in side room
and played popular airs between the
speeches and while the supper was being
served.
The Nadeau management did
itself credit in we'll se-
lected cold collation., with which
California wines we're served. The
tables and hall were elegantly decorated
with flowers. Mayor Hazard presided
and acted as toast-master, gracefully in
Producing each of the speakers and
prefacipg their remarks with some happy
illusions to the subjects which were as
signed. In his opening remarks the
Mayer expressed in enthusiastic terms
the earnest welcome which the people OF
Los Angeles extended to the visitors
from the New England States. "In
former times," said he, "it was our GUS
tom to send out to approaching emigrant
trains a Gordon of soldiery to protect
them from hostile attack; now we send
out representatives of our civic organiza-
tions to bid them welcome" In con-
clusion he referred to one who
was present who had come to the coun-
try as an argonaut, and who was now
foremost in greeting the newcomers to
this shore-Col. J. j. Ayers:
Col. Ayers said: Ladies and gentle
men visitors, we welcome you with ex-
tended palms, and with all the love and
fratcrnal devotion OF patriotism. 1 can
not retrace to you the argousut times,
and would not if could. There is q
halo in this room tonight which did not
shine about us in those days; I refer to
American womanhood. We came to
this Coast as boys and bachelors with
out its sweet surrounding influence. We
found our way to these shores before
Horace Greeley gave to Ameri-
can youths the advice to 'go west,"
and we have lived to see the country
loom up from wilderness to a grand
State. We want grocers to come here to
see with their own eyes what we have to
supply to your paople-wares which you
are now in many cases obtaining from
other countries, but which we produce.
We ask of you to see to it that our pro-
ducts receive fair treatment, that they
may all be labeled with the name of Cal
ifornia, and not adulterated or palmed
off as an importation from foreign lands.
1t is to the honesty and Justice of the
mercantile community that we appeal.
Governor Waterman WAS then called
upon to respond to the toast of "The
Ladies'" He made very short speech,
in which he referred apologetically to the
visitors in Los Angeles, and declared
that he would have vetoed it if he could,
only he was afraid that it would be
passed over his head. He said that the
Governor OF Massachusetts would never
make speech, and that he was anxious
to make similar reputation for the Gov
ernor of California.
Benjamin johnson, the editor of the
New England Grocer, was called upon as
the organizer and manager of the expe-
dition. He said that he had heard dur.
ing the last few days from all the mem
bers of the party nothing but the highest
compliments for the State of California
and the welcome which they had re-
ceived in it's borders. He knew that the
visitors would take home with them
pleasant memories of the treatment
which had been accorded them and of
the grand sights they had seen. The
visitors would never cease to speak we'll
of California to their friends in the East,
and they would be careful not to be de-
ceived with spurious California products.
DIR. W. H. May was called upon to
speak of the excursionists. He made a
very interesting talk, in which he half
ridiculed the idea of "Northern
Citrus Belt" He assured the visi-
tors that there were still great sights
in store for them. He told in humorous
fashion some incidents of the trip from
Ell Paso, during which he had been q
member of the party. His remarks were
greeted with much laughter and ap.
plause.
J. D. Allen was called upon to respond
TO the toast OF the "Grand Old State of
ol To- casd.