Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-27
THANKSGIVING BANQUET.
The Fencibles and Their Friends Entertain
in Royal Style.

in Royal Style.
Yesterday was generally observed in the
city as holiday and day of rest and recrea-
ton, but the most enjoyable event of the
day was the banquet given in the evening at
the Crescent restaurant by the Fencibles
The attendance of members of the company
and visiting friends was quite large, not q
single vacant chair appearing at the tables,
which were arranged in the form of L,
with Capt. w. B. Ford at the head.
The tables We're beautifully decorated
with flowers, chrysanthemums predominant
ing, and baskets of fruit etc. AT each
plate, pinned TO the napkin, was a small
chrysanthemum with geranium leaf.
A more joyous crowd of young men than
these were never assem- bled, and all did full
justice to the feast of good things to eat
and drink.
The following menu was served in course,
sandwiched with all kinds OF wine and nu-
merous toastS:
Olives, Celery, Pickles, Raw Oysters,
Salads.
Chicken, Potato, Shrimp
Barbecued Pig. Sweet Potatoes
Cafe Notr. A''0'''' N"A7S Fenoib.e Punch.
Capt. Ford presided as postmaster and
succeeded in this new work as well as he.
has done in military affairs.
Lieut.. Mobley responded to the toast,
1.-THE Volunteer Guard" in u sensible, prac-
teal way, paying Just tribute to volunteers
in general, and more particularly TO Texas
volunteers.
''Our Comrades in Arms was handled
veey neatly by Capt. Radford of the Qua.
nah Pickets.
Judge Albright was at his best on his
favorite theme, THE Ladies-Their Asso-
citation with Citizen Soldiers
Dr. Durringer. company surgeon, set
forth the beauties of War as Furnishing
Stills for Dissection
The Railway Employees Club was re-
sponded TO by DOherty tor the Santa t'e
Van Rensselaer, for the Rio Grande, Fred
erick for the Denver. and katy Smith
for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas.
Patrick king-the Grover Cleveland
of Tar1ant County" engaged County Clerk
Kings attention just long enough for him
to wish himself 4 member of the Fencibles,
which request the boys say they viii cheer
fully grant.
Our Proposed Trip to Omaha" was ap-
propriately assigned to Mr.. Pennington,
livestock agent of the Santa Fe.
He, was soldier, in the late
civil war and gave the boys a few
response he proposed rising toast in ST.
lence to THE Dead Heroes Who Wore the
Blue and the Gray which was drunk
The Fencibles" gave John Wyatt an OPP
pOrtunity to review briefly, and in Il
very sensible talk, the history of
the tenclbieS as company,
dating back to the dark days of April, 1856
Only four of the original roster of the COM
pany are still members.
The Press-Its Benefits to Texas Volun-
teer Guard" was responded to by Mr..
Lewright
"Adjt.-Gen. W. H. Mabry'' was expatiat-
ed upon most felicitously by Capt W. B.
Ford. Capt. Ford gave short sketch of
Gen. Mabrys career as q
soldier in the volunteer guard and gave
him much and deserved praise for the
good work done by him in behalf of Texas
volunteers and, above all, for his kindly in
teres' in and substantial aid to the Fenci-
bies. In the words of Capt. Ford, ''Gen.
Nlabry is good man, a soldier and gen.
tleman."
"Our Guests" were welcomed most heart
lily by MIR Porter Ball in behalf of the
AT the close of the banquet a rising toast
in silence was drunk to the dead members
Wyatt, Mcdowell and Dr. King
All in all, there was never more enjoy
able entertainment given in the city, and
al so fortunate as to be present last night |
will look forward with eagerness to the
next Thanksgiving banquet of the Fort
Worth Fencibles.