Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-12
THE BANQUET.
II Was an Elegant Affair and Thoroughly
Enioyed,

| Enjoyed.
Shortly after 9 O'Clock last night the
| members of the Chamber of Commerce and
| their guests filed down from the rotunda
| OF the Ellis hotel into the dining room
| where an elegant banquet was spread. Gov
! erS were laid for hundred guests A neat
| little boutonniere was pinned 10 each nap
| kin, below which lay the menu card. On
| its face were the words:
| Welcome
The Chamber of Commerce
OF Fort Worth
! To Their Guests,
The Columbian Worlds Fair Exposition:
Commissioners.
| @'..-'--'''- ---.-...-..---'s
This was very handsomely printed on
| gilt, beveled-edge invitation card, and on
| the reverse side was the following:
MENU.
Green Sea Turtle
Sherry Wine Aux ouineles
Stuffed Fillet Of Trout, Yiscontesse
| Haut Sauternc Sliced CucumberS
POmmes d'Teavre. en- Boucle
German Asparagus, q Ia Vinaigrette
| Rissola OF Spring Chicken, a Ia Maryland
Claret French Peas, en- Caisse
Supreme Fillet Of Beef Pique, aux Cham
Champagne Potatoes Hollandaise
Strawberries aud Cream
Assorted Fancy Cakes
Nuts Raisins Fruits
Vanilla Ice Cream
Roquefort Paste with Water Crackers
Cafe Nor
The following brief sketches of the
guests Of the evening will serve to introduce
them more thoroughly to the people of
Texas:
Hon. George R. Davis, director general Of
the Worlds Columbian exposition, was
member of congress from the city of Chi
cago for several terms, and afterwards
county treasurer of Cook county, in which
Chicago is located. Col. Davis was elected
director-general last September shortly
before his term expired as county treasurer
He managed the campaign in Washington
that secured the location Of the Worlds fair
IN Chicago.
Hon. Moses P. Handy, chief of the de-
partment OF promotion and publicity, is one
OF the best known newspaper men in the
East, having for years been editor OF lead
ing daily papers in Philadelphia and New
York, and as Washington correspondent
he has a national reputation.
Hon. Leroy d. Tboman, president Of the
states association of the Worlds Column
bian exposition, is one of the ablest law
yers of Chicago, formerly of Ohio. He
was the Democratic member of the first
United States civil service commission.
ana is one of the ablest and most popular
speakers of the West. He takes a deep
interest in Worlds fair matters and the
association of which he is president was
power in securing the location of the
Worlds fair in Chicago and since that
time has aided in promoting the interests
of the exposition throughout the country
Hon. Matthew 8. Harrison is Worlds
fair commissioner from Minnesota He is
one Of the wealthiest and best known citi-
zenS of Duluth, and Is q member Of the
executive committee of the World Column
bian commission, and takes deep interest
in Worlds fair matters. He and Secretary
Dickinson were college mates at the univer-
slty of Virginia few years ago They are
consequently warm personal friends.
Col. Ebert Z. JaycoX is the traffic man
ager Of the Worlds Columbian exposition
and is extremely popular, not only among
the Worlds fair officials, but with the rail-
way managers throughout the country,
having been prominently connected with
the Chicago and Northwestern railway for
twenty years in the traffic department..
Mr. Fred Handy is the special represen-
tative of the Associated and also the United
Press TO accompany the Worlds fair
officials on their visit TO Texas. Mr.. Handy
is brother OF Promoter-General Handy
and has for years represented leading
American newspapers at Washington city
Thomas ]. Hurley acted as POSTMASTER
and presided with that grace and dignity
for which he is so famous. The rich.
generous wine, the hearty cor
dial welcome peculiar to Tex
ans and the surroundings combined
to make the visitors forget their fatigue and
participate heartily in the evenings pleas
ure. The toasts were very appropriate and
were as follows:
The toasts were brief but to the point,
The toast "Dirscter George Davisp was