The morning call., 1891-03-01
GAY AND FESTIVE
PRODUCE MEN.
Ninth Anniversary Banquet of the
Call Beard.
An Elegant Menu, Handsome Decorations and
Jovial Company-List of TOasts.
Those Who We're Present

Produce Exchange Call Board Association was
held last evening, when some fifty members and
invited guests gathered around the festive board
in the banquet hall of the Malson Richie. In
honor Ofsihe occasion tile scene OF the festivities
was handsomely decorated with rare blossoms
and foliage, and many novel features were intro
duced into the adcrnments.
Tue tables formed threeTsldes OF a hollow
square, in lhe center one of which the President
OF the board sat with tue special guests of the
evening, While the members and lesser lumi-
naries occupied seals at the others. Immense
trays Of hyaeinths, La France and Ma lechal Melt
roses iOBquiIs and maden-hair formed the
center pieces on each table, fanked on the other
side by pyramids Of California fruits and pieces
montees-those curious ornamental structures
with which chefs By pleasing The sense Of Sight
cultivate the appetite OF their guests for lhe dei
caces they intend TO lay before them.
The deep embraSurcs around The hall were
filled with growing palms and ferns, strings OF
snlllaX were suspended from the. ceiling, and
hanging baskets everywhere gave relrs shing
tone 10 the gold and bronze in which The hand
some banquet-room is flushed A novelty in the
decorations Consisted of the placing OF 10y
balloons along the cenler OF lie table Til eSe
being attached to light strings heated in the air
at various heights and produced an effect as
pleasing as IL was novel. 49,. !; -
% MENU CARDS IN BOOK FORM. = '' =
The menu cards when rested ateIchipate de.
serve mOie rlian passing notice. They were in
book iom handsomely bound in rough cdrd.'
board with ragged edges and held together with
SILK cords and: IaSSes.s In tIe upper lefl-hand
corner OF eacwas lied a. dainty sheaf of bearded.
barley, alongside of which was a frQntispiece In,
cUlotS repleSenlng sceHe OF cuuyNdlty be-.
tween BUR un The: one hand and 4 bear on Tie
other. The interior pages uulOided the intrca:
cies OF the b III of fare In The following languages
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were C..-L. Taylor, Representing Tie -CIgmGer dl
Comm rce; ohn Alexander, tile Harbor Com.
missioner, aud Ch4rles 5 Launesltr,lne Shfiev=.
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/ On.ta ing tile places assigned 10 them tile com.
pany lost little lime III testing the merits Ellie
cuisine and its accompanying ylntaEes:..> For
Two good. hours. tile attack ubun the menu con-,
tInued Wit Iunfl tggifE zeal but when the spark
ling wine3, began 20 circulate desire to sueak
began To manifest Itself and the On airinau was
colisTrapedtO call upon Al GerbeTlIing. as toast.
Ii,asIeTTO pursue the functions of Ills Office
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