Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-01-17
NEw YoRK JAN. u, 1898.

until the aSSemblage hroke up IN the
wee small hours of the morning, the
mirth and enjoyment of the Charles
Town boys was not permitted to
abate, and those who were absent
missed first-class time. Charles
Town was lauded to the skies, and to
the strangers who were present it
must have appeared a wonderful
place.
The first on the program was the
banquet, and a glance at the APP
pended menu, on the back of which
appears the picture of that far famed
court house, will show you that
there was good reason for giving it
prominent position.
MENU.
Blue Points.
From Sidney's Watson House Cafe.
Chicken GumOo.
From wormley's Inn.
Garden Truck.
PiscatoriaI Fruit.
From Flowing Springs.
Croquettes of Turkey,
With Green Peas.
Infant Swine.
Removed from the Streets of Charles Town
by Special Ordinace.
fractured Corn.
From Uncle Billy Hills Hopper.
Saccharine spuds. Greens.
Boom Punch.
Song" My Old Folks Mt Home"
Quail on Toast.
he''"es S'''4' Cheese.
Fruit. Coffee.
After we had feasted on the good
things of this life and were in that
condition described by one of the
noted authors as being fit for the
utterance of things ennobling TO the
mind. the following persons re-
sponded to the toasts opposite their
names:
Our Socicty-Mr. t. A. Beall.
The Old TOWNSHIP Home Sweet Home-Mr.
e. S. Mcknight.
The Metropolis-Whcre We Hustle-Mr. Isl
dorc Carroll.
Melody Mirth and PathoE-Mr. Ernest Jar
rOld (Mickey Finn).
Our History-Charter 4-Mr. w. De Hcrtburn
Washington.
Song-8Iy Old Kentucky Home.
The Charles Town Bar(5)-hr. H.S.Mcknight.
Poem-Mr. Arson Gard.
Charles Townians in Politics-Onr New De
parture-Mr. j. II. Beall.
Our worthy Chairman, MIR. L. A.
BeaII, answered to the call IS Our
Society," in manner which would
have done credit to Webster or a
Drpew. He reviewed the various
yocations of tie members of the So
ciety and jested good naturally
about them. 1t is safe to say that
as u Toast-NIaster his superior is not
to he found in this great Metropolis.
1.-The MetropoIis-Where We
Hustle" was responded to in an in
tellectuaI, and fitting discourse by
BIr. Isidore Carroll, who has had the
experience of novice in New York
and risen very rapidly on the ladder
of prosperity. He warned us not to
forget in the midst of our successes,
the betterment of the man; bat as
we hustle in this great Metropolis, to
have high end in view and to imi-
tate worthy examples.
Next came Mr. Ernest Jarrold
Commonly known as Mickey Finn)
in reply to " Melody, Mirth and Pa
thos", and contributed much to the
pleasure of the evening. He rem
dered several of his own compositions
in a style which was inimitable and
which has already gained him much
renown.
Sweet Home'-was answered by Mr.
f. s.. Mcknight in very creditabIe
manner. After referring to the
beauties of jefferson county, he
noted the transition of the Charles
Town boys who used wander the
hills of the county named after that
illustrious statesman, and battle in
the placid waters of the Shenandoah,
to their various positions in this city.
"Our Chapter 4"--was
very wildly pictured by Mr.. w.
DeHertburn Washington, who
traced the growth of the Society
from its inception four years ago,
with its twelve or fifteen members,
to the present when we count double
that number, remarking upon the
success which the individual mem
bers had attained in their respective
pursuits, and closing with the admoni-
ton:
Tis not the wealth, nor pomp. nor state.
But the git up and git that makes men great y
Then followed a song which took
us all back in memory to the by-gone
days, My Old Kentucky Home, >
led nv Mr.. Thomas Marshall, grand,
son of the great Chief Justice, and
accompanied by that accomplished
musical instructor, Prof. Z. Brown
old, with his guitar.
= The Charles Town BarY"-
Though this toast was little indefi'
mite by reason of the punctuation,
Mr.. H. S. Mcknight replied TO it in
a forcible and well delivered address
relating to the Bar of Charles Towr
and its various members and asso
Citations.
After this, Mr.. Arson Gard re
called us with a cleverly written poem
set TO music, descriptive OF tn
Charles Town boys first experience
in New York, in the chorus of whicI
we all Joined.