Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-09
/" tits a scientific fact that
Royal Baking Powder is
absolutely pure.
"H. A. MOTT, PHI. D., LII. D."
Late U s. Gose,wmenf Chemist

than at feast. We can eat as well as
fight, and if hear man say he would
rather fight than eat set him down as
falsifier. But the army and the rail-
roads are much associated, so | feel at
home here tonight. On account OF our
association with commerce it is proper
that we should be toasted here. As long
as / hold commission in the United
States army / feel that am fellow
citizen with those with whom l am as
sociated, SO 1 take pleasure in welcom-
ing these visitors as citizen Of this
community.
The toast, Greeting to Our Guests,
was responded to by Hon. Stephen M.
White. He said:
do not know that can say anything
in addition to what has already been
said in welcoming you gentlemen, but
we have a peculiar pleasure in welcom-
ing you from the position which you
hold. It takes man of more than or
dinary ability to successfully conduct a
railroad, and we feel that your advent
here will be mutually advantageous and
profitable. We show to you untrodden
paths, and we know that you will be
benefited by coming among US.
4HOukl uOJ POScCoolBk JAC iuOuCbty
claimed for the people of st. Louis by
Mr.. Chandler, we could not but flush
at the eulogy pronounced by him upon
our country and climate. | may say
parenthetically that / visited st. Louis
few years ago, and while duly i'm
pressed by the hospitality and other
good qualities of the St. Louis people,
we were not particularly struck with
anything in the modesty line.
(Laughter.)
Mr.. White closed with glowing re-
cital of the advantages of California
over the other states of the union.
Letters of regret were read from II.
&. Otis, /. O. Houghton, G. N. FELTON,
and Governor H. H. Markham.
Hon. George w. Parker, having left
earlier in the evening, in order to catch
a train, his toast Terminal Facilities
was omitted.
The State of California was eloquentIy
responded to by Hon. r. B. Carpenter.
The honorable gentleman after glow
ing introduction proceeded to satirize
the exclusiveness of other places and
eulogize California and her people, be-
ing frequently interrupted by applause.
The next toast, The City of Los An
geles, was responded to by Hon. E. f.
Spence, who delivered a short and
humorous address, which was literally
applauded.
Mr.. Childress followed Mr.. Spence
with an earnest address appreciative Of
railroad builders as the true pioneers of
civilization and commerce.; concluding
with hearty welcome to the
guests of the evening. His statement
that the building Of the Terminal
railroad meant the building into Los
Angeles of the third transcontinental
railroad, was roundly applanded.
The toast, Railroads, was responded
to by T. E. Gibbon, who assured the
gathering that his speech, alluded to by
Toastmaster Workman as a "dose,"
would, if the name were correct, be a
homeopathic dose, and did his best to
make it so. His speech was terse, witty
and interesting.
By request, H. z. Osborne was called
upon to respond to the toast, The Press,
and did so in short and pointed speech.
The final speech was made by Col.
Walter S. Moore. His remarks were
possibly the most humorous of the even.
ing. and kept the company in contin-
ual roar of laughter for more than twen-
ty minutes.
After few more remarks from Z. F.
Spence the banquet closed with a health
to the invited guests, drunk standing.