Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-02-24

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lion fair weather, westerly winds,
coolcr saturday morning.
RECEPTION TO Mr.. MEREDITH.-The
,.,ndsome residence of Mr. John A.
Wsr.hall. on Wolfe street, was last
n;%bt the scene of brilliant gathering,
he occasion being a reception and din
nar rendered Hon L. Z. Meredith.
The guests began arriving about 5
o'clock and al 8, the hour for dinner,
,be Spacious residence was alive with
, he friends of the honored guest. Mr..
SIsrsball and Mr.. Meredith received in
The east parlors until about 9:l5, when
,Ge doors of the handsome saloon par
Iron the west were thrown open and
.d,zlIinc sight met the eye. Here a
tabje had been spread for forty guests:
A. each coVer was placed gilt card
hearing the name of tile gentleman who
was 10 be scated there and bouton-
rinre OF yiolGts. Sweet music was dis
cour,ed 10 enlyen the occasion and
,i~ht merry were all when dinner was
hsgun Following is the menu, pre-
nared By Dir. ChaS. Fleischmann, which
was discussed for five hours. II beng
served in courses
Jynue IIayenc. blue poiut on half shell,
coucomm, Ia diplomatic au taSS, Bouchc il
,cin. dc Auglettere, Topaz sherry, very fine;
North Caroainc S;llmon a la HoliandalSc,
s,nre tartar. potatoes petid Ia Parslenne,
- Fnilion grand vim de Bordeaux, tilet dc
beef au salu, la jardinnairo, riz de veou, WIN
mushrooms diamond back terrapin stew III
tC,rylaud. Ruedeshemcr cabinat, ponnSh no
maia a In pompadour. canvas back DUCKS,
,.ilrr..nl Jelly, roast turkey, cranberry sauce
.nripo l1lr6. nince sauce c. II. Mumm extra
drv chicken salad. decorated, lettuce salad
with nmiouais,e, celery, olives. mixed pickles.
pircs monte.ala macarous, Charlotte lie huSSc
= Is cream de- vanilla. ice cream vanilla straw
f,e,ries. lemon water ice, fancy cake assorted
coffee. Tea. fromangc de Ruguetord, American
pineapple cheese, oranges, apples lallioriH'
grapes. cigars aud crackers.
Mr.. f. +. Meredith was seated at the
head of the table, with Hon. j. +. Epes
and Mr.. Marshall at either side. Dir.
Samuel G.. Brent, who was selected rs
toast-master, presided at the lower ehd
of the table. and after the menu had
been discussed announced the follow
ing toasts:
Our guest. an intelligent representa-
tiye Of an intelligent constituency, ever
ready and willing to aid his people"
This was responded to by Mr.. Mere
dnh in his usual happy strain, who,
during his remarks, referred TO the
statement recently published in New
i'ork paper that he was an unintelli-
gent representative of an unintelllgent
people, and said that he could not be
expected to allow this false statement
in reference to his constituents to stand
without contradiction and that conse
gnentlv the individual who made the
statement had been made to retract it.
Mr.. Meredith also said that it was only
q matter of few days when the Senate
would pass the bill allowing the Poto-
mae river to be bridged, and when this
WAS done. he would abandon all Office
seekers until he had passed it through
the House. He believed the bill would
soon become law It's il was the most
liberal proposition ever made the gov
eminent.
At the close of his remarks Mr..
Epes responded TO the toast : The
Old Dominion; she still retains her
proud position in the union OF States.
The electoral college expresses the
sovercign will of the American people,
was responded to by Mr.. Il. W. Moore.
sIoudoun. the banner county of the
district" by Mr.. J. b. McCabe. al
exandria, her past and future" by Mr..
NJ. Is. Harlow. Mt Vernon Electric
Railway, by Mr., parl; Agnew. Young
democracy by Mr.. l.. c. Barley, Other
short speeches were made by Messrs.
I. A. Reed, c. C. Carlin, Charles Bend
helm and John Critcher, jr At the con-
cluSion of the speech-making = stand
ing toast was drunk to The Host,
and at 2 o'clock the strains OF Home,
Sweet Home were heard and the party
dispersed. Among those present were
Hons. L. f. Meredith and J. +, Epes,
Judge McCabe of Loudoun, and Messrs.
c. c. Carlin, l.. A. Clarke, f. f. Mar
bury, Jas. McCucn, DR.. T, Marshall
Jones, NJ. b. Harlow, +. 4. Reed, Park
Agnew. w. ID. Hudson. Chas. Bend
helm. Julian Burke, H. Walton Moore,
Of Fairfax: 5. r. Donahoe, NJ. ID. Hall,
of Fairflx; J. B. Reid, of Brentsville;
Thos, NJ. Fairfax, q. X. Pickett, of Fair
fax; $. c. Brent, l.. c. Barley. u. 5.
Cooper. Superintendent Electric Rail
way J. B. Padgett, Champe Walker,
J. A. Marshall. of Harrisburg, Pa; Z.
Il. Marshall, John Critcher, ]r., chas.
Cowardin, editor ofRichmond Dispatch,
and T. L. Cockerill.
During the evening the regrets were
announced of their inability TO be pres
ent from Senators Daniel and Hunton
and Congressman Q'Ferrall, Wise and
Jones, and Messrs. Wilson, Stoier and
West, of Washington.