Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-01-17
COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET
RAY0OR Il RMIrH IN HANDS
OF THEIR FRIENDS
bachelors Of the City Arrange
q Splendid Affair for tue Young
Drugxists and Large Number
of Guests Enjoy II.

q Splendid Affair for tue Young
Drugxists aud a Large Number
Of Guests Enjoy II.
The Bachelors OF Asheville expressed
their disapproval Of the recent desertion
from the ranks Of single blessedness OF
Mic. A. Raysor and White G. Smith, the
popular drug firm, by complimentary
banquet to the Benedicts at the Battery
Park hotel last night. In their witty
lamentations the bachelors had for
assisting guests most congenial COM
pany.
The assembly was made to the music
Of the Washington Post march in the
spacious dining hall, and under the sof-
tened lights Of the elegant interior the
toast master and his chosen coterie
became most hospitable entertainers.
The speech of welcome was made on
behalf Of the club by Nathaniel Sher-
burue Rogers. Inviting a discussion Of
tuc tucuu MT NOSefS Sa1O.
Fellow bachelors and brothers in sim
gle blessedness: past bachelors, those of
YOU who are unfortunate enough to merit
that title; manageable and unmar-
riageable girls We have gathered to-
gether to perform the last sad rites over
two of that merry party that assembled
here year ago tonight; to tender them
some slight token Of our love and es.
TEEN, and to wish them we'll in their
journey adown the dark and mysterious
pathway of married life. II has been
their custom on every anniversary of
their embarkation in business to gather
together a genial company of their
brother bachelors and in thankfulness
celebrate in fitting style around the fes-
tive board their deliverauce unscathed
from the snares and arrows of Cupid.
But the festive board will never see
another such gathering. Never more
will the banquet Of the bachelors be
graced by their presence. By a power
that we cannot comprehend they have
been ruthlessly torn from our midst, and
now, as from the highest mount of Beu-
lahland, they pityingly gaze on such of
us as are trying to peer into that mys-
terious future which is already theirs.
Nonight we gather to wish them we'll
and to live over the happy hours of the
past. We have arranged a program
which will please you all and at the
same time assist in the work of diges.
tion, and we have also arranged an
extinguisher which we shall not hesi-
tate to use on any orator who becomes
tiresome. We shall use it in good faith
and friendship and no one will take
offense."
The Dinner.
The dinner cards tastefully embellished
with love knot OF silken cord and inter-
lined with delicate satire were unique
eviden e of the lost cause oi the hacile-
lors, and read:
BLUE POINTS
Worse and Worse-marriage and divorce"
CoNSoMME, A La CELEsTINE
"A debating sUciet ety-niatrimmial a lance"
FlLBT OF SOLE, TARTAR SAUCE
IRRRAPIN, ALA hRwBURG
"A silver dollar is like great many women
1T goes for its face value but is
worth great deal less"
FILET OF BhEF, FRENCH PEAS
PALMETTO PUNCH
Love often misleads man, yes and often
lets mis-. lead man"
ROAST VENSIoN, CURRANT JRLLy
WILD TURKEY WITH HRSTNUT DsEssING
AND CRANBERRY SAUCE
WATER IREss SALAD
Self possesscd-the sp'nstcr."
o.ivEs PICKLES SELBRY LETTUCE
Women are 40 internally contr sdictory
BACHELOR Ice CREAM
MADEIRA WINE JELLY M,NcE PIE
"The reason why ., few marriages are
happyis because the Young
ladies spend their time 10
mailing nets, not in
making cages"
nuts RAIsiNs FRUIT CHEESE
CRACKERS COFFEE
The violet bed not sweeter than the de-
licious breath marriage sends forth"CO
The TOasts.
The third page Of the program was
given I'D to a surprise list Of toasts that
was heartily epjoyed as a joke of the
The list included:
The Experience Of a Married Man."-
X. p. Foster.
How l Won My Suit. edwin Rum
bough.
woman, Lovely Woman. ."-Robcrt
Bingham.
"How Learned to Waltz."-E. c.
Jones.
"A Love Making Formula. DIR. {. S.
Jordan.
The Feelings of a Loves Sick SWAIN
B. Moseley Jones.
Learning How to Love."-Geo. K.
Collins.
During the service of the dainty cola.
ton Toastmaster Rogers proposed as
sentiments, THE New Members of the
Firm OF Raysor T. Smith" and THE
Firms Prosperity" which were hap.
PLY responded by Mic. A. Raysor and
White 6. Smith.
The regular toasts and responses that
followed were: "The Bachelor" by c. A.
Webb; "Asheville," Mayor T. w. Pat
ton; "Oid Maids" in eloquent silence, by
L. B. Lewis; THE Wondrous Change in
Married Men," L. p. McLoud; who is
the Druggists Best Friend1" DR.. c. S.
Jordan; "rhe Investigation of Matri-
mony From Lovers Environment,
Harry Rumbough, and "The Well Wishes
Of the Great Majority" by Major L. p.
Side DisheS.
The quintette, Messrs. w. L. and 6. X.
Collins, J. G. Simpson, T. A. Jones and
Roy Denison favored the company with
vocal selections so excellently we'll rem
dered that the chairman's admonition
of mo encores allowed" was unani-
unheeded. The Cock Robin"
topical song was the hit Of the night.
The feasting and the greatly enjoyed
and wit of the speeches gave
place at midnight to the pleasures Of the
waltz. The dance program by Prot. G.
W. Pearson's Battery Park orchestra
was remarked to have been even better
than that of which so much
praise was given at the hotels New
Years ball. and included the Nordica,
Robin Hood Aphrodite waltz, the "Har-
lem" two step and"He's OF His Trolley"
schottische.
The favors Of the Battery Park were
given with the grace which always
Manager McKissick's
presence.