San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-14
THE LuMBERMEN's BANQUET.
A Successful Closing to a Most Sue
cessfui Meeting = An Elegant
spread aud Spread Eagle
Time : The Boys Were
There For Music and

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Time = The Boys Were
There For Music and
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The Lumbermen's banquet, given bv
the local dealers Of this city to the visit,
ing lumbermen at Mission garden last
evening, was an occasion long to be re-
membered. Not one of the $50 guests who
surrounded the richly spread tables and
enjoyed the feast, to the concord of sweet
sounds furnished by Carl Beck's orches-
ira, but pronounced it the banquet of a
lifetime. The hall was most fittngly and
artistically decora ted with flowers, niaa nnu
foliage and bunting. The lumbermen
were reminded that it was their BANQUET.
by the frieze curtain over the stage, on
which was pine forest and lum Der
mill in operation. The tables formed
three sides of hollow square, the paral-
lei sides duplicated, and there was ample
room for guests and walters without any
discomfort.
The order to march was given little
after 9 O'Clock and Master Of Ceremonies
Schryver, with President of the State As
ISOLATION Grihble, led the way from the
brilliantly lighted garden below to the
beautifully decorated and choicely spread
banquet hall above.
When the guests had been seated to the
music OF the band. Banquet Master Schry-
yer raped the tables to order and well
coming the association to the city and to
the feast prepared in their honor, called
upon President Gribble to eSpond in be-
half of the association.
Before the order to fall to could be
given, a series of resolutions were sprung
upon The assembly warmly complmenta-
ry TO San Antonio, her municipal head,
her local lumbermen and the press of the
nn tnH urith he NJ
unamimity.
The order to serve was given and for
the next hour music and menu melted
into one, and it were difficult TO say which
was the most enjoyable The tables
were all that could be desired, in variety.
choiceness of preparation, carefulneSS
and attention in serving: while some of
the selections by the orchestra stirred the
souls or all lovers OF music to a degree
that only the home songs can. The
patriotic medley was the most Justify
cheered, bnt the mum Der rendered by the
stringed instruments alone hushed the
banquetterS into silence as nothing else
during the evening did.
The solids disposed of, generously
washed down by liquids, the Toast mas
ter rose to the occasion, with as original
an array of toaSts as were ever offered at
q banquet since the Greeks poured out
their libations to the gods, and the Juice
of the grape sparkled joyously with the
scintillations of Attic wit.
The toasts were all apropos, referring in
some quaint, or witty, or practical, or
special way to the lumbermen in their re-
latioDs TO each other and to the world o f
business. Turn Texas Loose" was the
key note OF the hour, and Cup master"
Schryver caught the idea as applicable to
the occasion by turning the boys loose,
and they took the license with whole
someness that was refreshing.
Any attempt to follow out the line of
speech would be futile. A verbatim re-
port could not be given save through
photograph, and it would strain that in
strument nightly in the effort. The
speeches were informal, were character
lied by the most perfect good feeling and
good fellowship, and were decidedly COM
to San Antonio. Again and
again was the assertion made that never
before in the history of the association
had such reception and banquet been
rendered as they were then enjoying, and |
his sentiment was always cheered to the
echo. The orchestra came in for its need |
of praise, and never was such praise more
richly deserved. With score or so of
speakers upon the floor during the even
ing, it were impossible to mention all and |
it would be invidious to mention any
without so doing.
Chicago, st. Louis. San Antonio, Gal |
weston, Dallas, Lake Charles. La. Beau |
mont and several other cities of Texas
were represented on the floor. Retail |
dealers, mill men, agents, commission
men, newspaper men-were all in it, and |
the Hoo Hoos carried off the honors.
San Antonio lumbermen, and the citi |
zens who Joined them so heartily in pro-
viding so royal a welcome for the Stale |
Lumbermen'S association, have every
reason to congratulate themselves upon
the result of their work The impress
sion that these men will carry away with |
them of our liberality, hospitality, pro-
gress and prospects as a city, will be not |
duce results In making us better known |
throughout the state, and beyond the |
state borders as we'll. .... H.. ~.
Tue LIGHT acknowledges with true
appreciation many kind words spoken |
and pleasant inquiries concerning its |
work as republican journal. This
much may be said outside of the line of |
the evenings legitin ate license. There |
was a strong undercurrent Of Clark feel |
ng which 1t was impossible wholly to |
smother. 1t would crop out in illusions |
and references, and on one or two occa-
SionS in open expressions, though these !
were Quickly sawed off by the head |
of the feast.
Tine mysterious Hoo-HOo was present |
with his darkness, and signs, and zodia-
cal imagery known only to the initiated, |
and helped by attempted calculation TO |
make mystery more mysterious still. |
The tone of the serious speeches was
full OF hope for the future OF the lumber
Industries of the state, and figures set
ting forth the vast volume OF her present
lumber operations, and the tens of mil
lions OF acres OF pine forest yet untouched
were most suggestive of the Importance
and extent of that branch of business
whose Interests have called SO many live,