Evening journal., 1893-01-31
JOY AT HIS DEPARTURE
Ye Grand Send-off to One Cap
tain Smith, Who Left To-day.
HIGH COMEDY IN A BANQUET HALL


Horse Pistol Used by the Toastmaster TO
Bring Order Out OF Chaos, and to shoot
Down Fishermen who Attempted TO
Reoite Poetry or Spring Jokes.
Eighty six members and friends Of the
George Washington Fishing Club gath
cred around a handsome "fsh-h hook
banquet table at Farra's last night and
ate. drank and made merry, expressing
sorrow between times over the departure
of Captain Charles II. Smith, who left
for Scranton to-day TO become assistant
superintendent of the electric railway
there Those present were: Enoch
Moore, c. f. Thomas, DR.. J. +. Frantz,
f. NJ Hopes, Adam Barr, Il. l.. Haynes,
J. n. Robinson, James l. Devon, John
W. Cook, Owen W. Everett, Julian
Robinson, William H. Kramer. Frank d.
Sweeten. Millard f. Davis, Daniel Ross,
]. b. Thomas George il. Hollis,
Charles H. Smith, Jr, George II.
Mccall, w r. Clerk. J.. b Morrow,
DR.. A. E. Frantz, George Whiteley, DR..
Peter Cooper, Thomas Lawson, Dr. James
II Morgan, William Lawton, A. q. Nc
Causland, Daniel w. Taylor, Joseph X.
Adams, James +. Wood, Frank Robb, },
Paul Brown, f. S. Haynes, Samuel ii.
Bavnard. Walter Butler, Charles
IL Brown, DI Horace Belts,
Charles A. Rudolph, T. Darlington
smith. D. MeCloskey, !. H. Mehatfy
George r Townsend, T. p. Moody, 3. B.
Cooling, DR.. R. II. Jones, Thomas John
son, r. j. Talley, Ferris Giles, j. H.
Brewster. II. Q. Hatton, r. L.
Rice. Jr., W. L. G. Thomas, +. f.
/ Fraim. DR.. Winner, Ray Linville, f.
! E. Janvier. Montieth jackson. II. j.
Porter. Captain Edward Mitchell, jr., H.
S. Christy, Harry C. Adams Charles
/ Green. John b. Martin, Robert Morrow,
Alvan Allen, Henry Miller, W. II. Hill,
the Hon. S. ]. Wiley, John NJ. Rogers,
j. B. Bell, j. NJ Davidson, j. Travers
Jones.
Flowers and Orchestra Music.
Potted plants gorgeously bedecked
/ the snow white tables and evergreens
we're tastefully hung about. The Owl
Orchestra which furnished the music,
was composed Of j. n. Robinson, Dr.
Horace Belts. c. NJ. Baird, w. l. Butler
A. w. Selak, V. r. Pyle, J. W. Cooke, j.
D. Maier Jr, H. H. Lamplugh.
An Excellent Dinner.
The banquet lasted from o'clock
until 10 and the following elaborate
menu was served;
Blue Points.
Roast Turkey, ,,.-...... French feas'
Cranberries, Celery,
Punch de kom0ine,
Chicken salad. '''' Fried Oysters,
Crackers and cheese, c.,...
i'' O'e'l'' Coffee,
Cigars.
High Comedy in Four Acts.
A complete description Of orgies fol-
lows:
ACrL
Scene. Farra's banquet hnli. members Of
the George Washington Fighing Club wip-
ing their mouths and lighting cigais.
Toastmaster Hopes trapping for order
with the big end of a horse pistol and
threatening to shoot Colonel Moore II he
did not run in Dr. Frantz who was
wandering aimlessly abouD- Captain
Smith. to whom the q. W. y G. tenders
this banquet, is q man Of sterling worth
and we are grieyed to know Of his depar
ture from us he has violated every
rule Of the club. but, for all that we
love him. II he was weighed in the
balance there would be a great deal and
to spare on the rlgnt SIDE.
Colonel Enoch Moore presenting a
bill OF 81 40 for searches aud researches
back to Adams time Bill tabled in
4 definitely )-"ln elscting me as your
official orator last year, this club made
no mistake. And in selecting me fol
this subject / do say a. it required q
master mind and you have made no mis-
{ take (groans) Ny brain lis so active
4l.s L.. L.. ..-,.lr.T Hafs. ouF of tho fnu "a
r NV head and / now part it in the
4 middle Continued laughterl Now
have here, gentlemen, the result
r of my searches and researches
+ Produces thirty.six pages of legal car
70 closely written The fishermen. headed
g 10y William Lawton, arise aud yawn
Then all grown and yawn) Now as yol
didn't pay my bill. I will read it, (Crie'
Z of PAY the bin, Let as make oui
q wills. etc) Well, We eat because w
e like to. (Here the Owl Orchestra strike.
@ up Down Went McGnty' and thl
orator is helped to his CHAIR,
i ACT H.
Scene Same. Arrival Of the Firs
Regiment band playing Where Did Iol
. Get That Hat while Captain Smitl
n waves his old stovepipe tile victoriousll
ana tue NihNNE Is nlAotAA tHAiAs ANaat
j.. master Hopes thanks the band an
invites the players TO eat, after whic
/, should Old Acquaintance be Forgot,
i Is impressiyely played.
Hon. S. ]. Wiley attempting to offe
excuses FOR his shortcomings as a mem
+. Der of the club "Gentlemen, il doe
- me good to look down this fish hooke
shape row of faces for this is the hand
10 somest assembly / have ever locke
n upon Fishermen utter exclamation
N of 10Y and shake hands one with th
! other And a gentleman remarke
q lust before we came down that it wa
d the largest body Of liars he-- (yells q
"a Here. Here, during which Colonl
Moore and DR.. Frantz made fren,i
=. efforts to get the horse pistol,) ! wi
r close by saying that IL does Inc goo
"A when think of the social benefits d.
rived from such gatherings and u
OPP good feeling which is the outcome
of Captain Smith, am truly sorry tbs
YOU are 10 be taken from us, but Got
~ speed you and may you have increase
encroee and salary II ioud apDlausp)