Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-10
THE BANQUET AT REDONDO.
Many Angelenos Dine With the
Progresses officers.
The Arrival of Pioneer Steamer
Duly COmmemorated.

An Excellent Menu Paves the way for
a Number of Eloquent Speeches.
The Atlantic aud Pacific
Company Toasted.
One Of the most charming social
events in the history of Southern Cali
fornia, and one that marks new era In
the progressive series of advancement
of Los Angeles, was the banquet ten
dered last evening at the Redondo hotel
to the officers OF the steamship Pfogreso
and the officials OF the Atlantic and
Pacific steamship line.
The parlors, reception rooms. and the
lower floor o the hotel generally, had
been beautifully decked with the fairest
flowers of Southern California in honor
of the occasion, and the event, accentu-
ating as it does, one of the most import
ant and pretentious in the records OF the
development of this section, will be long
remembered by all who participated
therein.
AS matter of fact the arrival OF the
first vessel, the Progreso, touching at
the port of Redondo, after a long voyage
around Cape Horn, from New York,
with 1000 tons Of freight, signalized a
new epoch in the history of transporta-
tion in Southern California. The
commercial Importance of this event
was of such character as
to justify leading citizens of Los
Angeles in rendering them banquet.
The gentlemen to whom this courtesy
was especially directed were the follow
ing officers OF the ship ProgresO: Capt
Pillsbury; first officer, Chas. Brown /;
second officer, Charles Brandt; chief
engineer, Robt. Hamilton; first assist
ant engineer, Richard. Wildgoose, and
second assistant engineer, M. j. Scan
Ian.
A special train of the RedoDdo Beach
railway conveyed about 100 guests from
Los Angeles to Redondo at O'Clock
last evening, and after pleasant half
hour spent in conversational inter-
course, the company proceeded to the
banquet hall, where they discussed the
following
MENU.
Consomme la Refine,
Amontillado Sherry.
Lobster Il la MayOnnaise.
Olives. Sliced Tomatoes Celery.
Turbot a la Cardinal
Pummes Parisienne.
Fillet of beef, Larded, a la GODDARD. French Peas.
st. Julien B. & G.
Chicken Pates la Montmorency.
Pommes Saratoga.
Punch - la R0maine,
Stuffed Turkey, Cranberry sauce.
Perrier Jouet.
Lettuce Salad French Dressing,
Almond Macaroon Pyramid.
Assorted Fancy Pyramid.
Macedonia of Fruits
Assorted Fancy Cakes.
Brandy Puncu Cakes.
Assorted CONNECTIONS.
Neapolitau Ice Cream
Fruit, Figs. Nuts. Raisins.
Fromage. Bent's Water Crackers.
Cafe Noir.
After the viands potable and edible
had been thoroughly enjoyed the seri-
GUS and withal delightful proposition of
the evening in the shape Of postprandial
| speeches engaged the attention of the
| company.
| Mr.. Charles H. Haskell, the San
Francisco agent of the Atlantic and Pa
cific Co., opened with brilliant speech,
in which he pictured the advantages of
inter-oceanic communication between
New York and the natural seaport of
Los Angeles, Redondo. 1t was an i'm
line of steamships between the
Atlantic and the Pacific coasts,
and the company only wanted the back
ing of the people OF California to in
crease the number of their vessels. The
company had virtually originated new
line of communication between the east
and west, and depended on the people
to sustain them.
H. Vel TO- r.1a
terms, paid most forceful and brilliant
tribute to Captain Pillsbury, of the ship
Progreso.
The Nicaragua Canal was the next
toast, and it was responded to by J. d..
not time to justify q full and free ex
subject. It was a question that
was burning one for $50 years,
for when the Anglo-Saxon race
had only penetrated twenty miles into
the unknown confines of this conti-
nent, an intelligent Spaniard had
already graeped and marked the
the commercial Importance of canal
at Nicaragua. He closed with the invo-
cation, God welcome the day when that
magnificent opportunity for easy and
quick exchange of commercial products
will be vouchsafed between California
and the commercial world. With such
an outlook, promising and cheerful,
California would have five millions of
population within the span of decade.
Captain Pillsbury, of the steamer
Progreso, then spoke to the toast: "The
port of Redondo," and in practical and
sententious way pointed out the inesti-
mable advantages which would accrue
to this section from proper develop
ment and stimulation of inter-oceanic
communication between Southern Cali
fornia and the Atlantic Coast cities.
Colonel Otis was next called on, and
expressed his intense satisfaction at the
arrival of the first vessel of new
freight line between Southern California
and the Atlantic shore. He touched on
the subject of inter-oceanic traneporta-
tion in trenchant and comprehensive
way.
Hon. Henry T. Hazard, mayor of Los
Angeles then followed in like, eloquent
vein.
The menu served at the Hotel Re-
dondo, was most inviting one and
Steward w. j. Walshe deserves an in
finite amount of credit for its superb
excellence. Areud's orchestra furn-
ished delightful music.