The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-25
BULLS AND BEARS.
Annual Banquet of the
Produce Exchange.
Rival Merchants Meet in a Friendly
Pit, Where "On Change Ameni-
ties Were Forgotten.

Amid the popping OF champagne corks.
fruit. flowers and music the members of
the San Francisco Produce Exchange Call
Board Association and their invited guests
sat down to their twelfth anniversary ban
quet in the spacious dining-rooms OF the
MaisoD Richie last evening.
The rooms themselves were beautifully
decorated. In the large French windows
were pots of ferns and water lilies. From
the ceilings, walls and chandeliers hung in
gorgeous profusion ropes of smilax and
maldenhair. interviewer with red and yell
low roses, violets and numerous other
sweet scented blossoms. On the banquet
Ing tables stood innumeraDle vases filled
wiz choice fresh-eut flowers, while down
the center ran a chain OF smilax and
maidenhair fern, into which was en-
twined, opposite each plate. small bunch
OF violets.
Few vacant chairs were to be seen, and
good fellowship impregnated every inch
or space In the room. All thoughts of
wheat. barley and oats were laid aside,
together with the trials and tribulations
OF The bulls and bears in the pit, and for
the evening their place was supplanted by
the cllDk OF glasses and merry laughter.
menu consisting of the creme de la
creme of the produce market had been
prepared. and its excelleney was attested
by the AMPLE justice done to it by the
merry banqueters.
After the disposition of several bumpers
Vice-Presidenr ii. Ginsheimer arose to
present the regrets of President Lau-
meister, who was unavoidabIy prevented
from being present. and after welcoming
the guests introduced POSTMASTER All
Gerberding In short speech The toast
master reviewed the history of the associa-
ton since its organization. or those who
were the founders OF the Produce Ex-
change fourteen years ago. he said, but
two were absent, and they had baen for
ever laid at rest He expressed regret that
when the exchange was organized wheat
was 81 SO a bushel and barley 81 As, while
to-day the scene had changed, upon
which he could only remark, what fall!
Oh, death TO nv countryw After propos-
citation, which was duly drunk, he intro
duced T. j. Parsons. who replied to the
toast, "The Produce Exchange"
Short asts were responded to by Jus
Iice Mcfarland. Daniel OConnell, j. w.
Sperry, General Dickinson. A. 0. Multi
gan, George w. Morrow. George McNear,
j. +. HIM and others.
The following is the list of those present:
L: G. Sheldon, James Rosenberg E. F. Mills,
]. z. Him. j. H. Jacobs Jonas Erlanger, j.
EveEding Jr., Q. r. SnlivaIo; ;. Anspacher Al
McComb, Il. Dutard. H. V. DemiDg, ". F.
SSoule. q. w. Alexander. Ii. EppingSr. E. A.
Bresse, w. II. Hammer. =. E. BOroles, H.
Ginsheimer. James W. Sperry, L. K
Auttmer, J. Eppnger, W. r. Norton. Ed
ward Mehlert, t. q. Walkington, T. c,
NeIdlander. Herman Waterman. John F. Eng
lish. n. Blum, II. c. Bunker, Max Dalton,
Max Brooke, e. O. Evans, ". B. Chairman,
9. +. Morrow, j. V. Lavele. Thomas Watson,
a; o. Mulligsn, 6. W, MeNeyin Jr. George A.
Abel, T. j. Parsons, Mayor Elert. c. b. Stone
E. Partridge. w. Partridge.
Among the invited guests were: N. Hughes,
Nj. j. Kast, Thomas Williams H. Page E.
Rochat Nj. SchweitZeT, d. O'C0nnell, Robert
OConneli. William =. Barnes, Alex Gum, &. A.
Bon, Justice Mcfarland