Smyrna times., 1892-06-01

the heavier gas fixtures of the cou
Ilu,lasnioned room, drop lightly airv
DAINTY clusters of gas,jets shaded wiz,
crihKIed glass of part-colors. as boma
IKE as though they stood IN COW
dining room of ones house.
Instead of the vanished CLOTHING tho
tables were superb in their bannuat
attire. Along length Of eighty faat
they were arranged in one single rn,,
at which sat the host of the evenin',
and the majority of the speakarss
t1anked at right angles by eight smai''
Ter tables, SO that the whole assemble
were brought into the closest contoct
possible and for speaking and good feI'
lOwship. Along every table wera
mounds of roses and ferns, with inst
breaks enough to make room for Gins.
ters OF fairy lamps that shed their gen.
tier prismatic radience over side dishes
of bOnbOnieres and other appetizers
At each plate side in its ruby glass and
concealed in the napkin, was a button.
hole La France rose in its foil for the
guests lapel. From the farther corner
of the room, hidden within a bower of
palms and ferns, Mark Hassler's splen.
did orchestra made the banquet melo-
diOus with music.
In the centre of the room swinging
from one of the silvered iron columns
was great sized pacard, bordered
with evergreen and bearing the words
Welcome to the Press"
1t was verging upon $50 when the
guests took their seats at the tabIes
and were raped to order by the host
w. ii. Wanamaker. A moment aft.r
a blessing by DR.. Hubert, the journal.
lists were busy consulting the menu
which was voted one of the most uovaI
items of the banquet. 1t was a laroa
card on which was embossed on tb4
lower right-hand corner "a miniature
first page of newspaper.
On the upper left hand corner of the
menu was veritable goose quill (nib-
bed and ready for its service tied with
a purple bit of ribbon. In one OF the
wit sparkling corners of the table, one
asked, What does this represent p
"A pinlOn plucked from IA goose tC
spread the opinion of another goose, ,
responded "a ready neighbor.
+ For long hour the haste Of gues
+ and waiter Kept pace, where the Quicl
. repartee, the buzz of table talk and tn,
charming strains of the orchestra fel
on short minutes.
1t was amid this animation of seen,
and converse that Mr.. Wauamaker, al
most on the brink Of 10 O'Clock, as tn,
matches were swapping and the curl
Of cigar smoke ascending, rappeC
again, and the assemblage fell into th
, quiet of u conference, and in nea
speech welcomed the newspaper fra
ternity to the place where an immens
business had been conducted for wear.
He closed his speech by introduciul
= Col. A. K. Mcclure of the Philadelphi
I Times, who spoke of the New Philade
phia and what part the WanamakeI
+, had taken in building up the grel
j business of the city.
L General w. H. Davis, Of the Doyle.
t town Democrat spoke Of Phiiadelphi
II and what might still further improv
/ her business interests. Mr.. Talcol
l. Williams, Rev. c. II. Richards an
Il Col. Henry r. Torbert Of Elkton, Md
II also made speeches, after which NJ
Wanamaktr made short address.
being near y o'clock. the cUmpau
"a began offering their congratulations Z
u the success of the evening, when eaC
and all wished Mr. Wauamaker COZ
st tinued prosperity in his business as
d the past, never to be eclipsed in II
ie clothing business in the future.