The morning call., 1892-05-20
BUSINESS MIN.
Annual Banquet Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce.
TRAFFIC MANAGER LEEDS ADDRESS.
He Shows How the Merchants Are
Oppressed.
4 Hasterly Review Of the Situation Hon.
Warner Miller Talks Of the
Canal.
TRAFFIC MANAGER LEEDS ADDRESS.

The annual banquet Of the Chamber Of
Commerce OF this city last night will be an
occasion long remembered by the business
men and capitalists OF San Francisco.
In point of numbers it did not equal any
OF the annual baaquets held by the repre-
sentative business men Of this community
in years gone by, but IN the personnel It
outranked every one Of them.
The business men Of the city gathered
together not alone to celebrate the ami
yersary of the organization OF the Chamber
of Commerce, bat to give their sanction.
both by their presence and voice, TO great
measures which shall in time revolutlonizs
the mercantile business Of this coast IN all
its branches.
The spacious banquet-rooms OF the Call
fornia were decked in accordance with
the prevailing spirit Of the meeting There
were some few decorations. but nothing
elaborate or costly. Everything seemed to
be up on the plane Of business and pleasure
combined.
What the rooms lacked in the way Of the
proyerbial ard pToIuse floral decorations
the touse made up in menu the presented
the guests.
The chef evidently realized the fact that
10
board, but old-timers, who made a busi-
ness of eating what was really good upon the
menu and passing the uncertain dishes by.
For tie delectstOn Of the guests, for
whom l10 covers were laid, the following
menu was present ed, crowned by the motto
so de ar TO the hearts Of Californiaus, "OrO
en- PsL en- Guerra Fierro":
MENU
HUITREs IN cooUILLEs
POTAGES
COnsomme Franklin.
HoRs D'EUvREs.
Olives CEnapes d'Anch0ls. Sslade Venitienne.
POISSON
Sole en- Turban Ia Nelson Pommes Duchesse-
ENTREES.
Ssue d'AEueau de PriuteHps a Ia Colbert.
Supreme de Volatile q Ia MalutelOn.
TerTapin el Caisses Ia Baltimore.
S0ybet at Royal
ROTI.
Pigsonneaux F arcis Petlts Pois TAngIaise.
sALADE DE sAIsoS.
Laltue and Chicoree.
ESTREMETs sUCREs
TOrtOni Tutti-trutti; GateauH AssoTtts Notices
Fruits. Dessert Gale Moka.
WINES,
Sherry. Ingienook Sauterne. Inglenook Claret
Ingenook Burgundy
Eclipse. Pommery Sec. Moet Chsndon.
Gold Lack Sec Llqueurs. Cigars
Inc menu was ulSCubStu VIII pdIQOUdUA6
impatience by tie guests. Dainty and
tempting as was the fare set before them
the gentlemen present seemed to feel that
they had gathered together for business,
and as the dinner drew to a close there was
q general changing of seats and filling up
Of space around tie t0astmaster's table,
which indicated the eagerness with which
the guests awaited tile close If the dessert
and the opening Of the speeches.
Ex-Mayor Z, 3. Pond, who, with Warner
Miller on his right hand and Professor
Davidson at his left, had presided at the
banquet, finally arose in his place and
asked for silence.
round Of applause greeted the gentle
man, and when il had subsided he said:
Members Of the Chamber Of Commerce
Of San Francisco and gentlemen: Accord
ing 10 our annual custom we have gathered
here 10 celebrate the anniversary of the
Chamber Of Commerce. hope and believe
that all present have fully enjoyed the
good things provided. Extending to you all
a most cordial greeting, l at the same time
desire to remind you that having cele-
brated our anniversary, there remains for
Us a higher and noBler duty to perform as
representative business men Of this COM
monwealth. II has come-the time for Us TO
hear The speeches. Now, let US lay aside