The herald., 1896-04-04

their home, last night bauqueted Mayor
Robert Pratt and the visiting Flour city Of
ticials who have during the past three days
been acquainting themselves with the re-
sources and the beauties of Southern Cali
fornia in general and Los Angeles in
particular, the scene of the feast being
Illich's restaurant on Third street near
Broadway. Seventy.five people sat down
to the spread, which was in the nature of q
Spanish course dinner, not too hot, but just
warm enough.
The visitors came, saw and conquered
the several red.topped dishes which were
placed before them, although the latter in
cident was the hardest in the contract in
hand. The dinner was preceded by re-
ception at the chamber of commerce,
where President Q. W. Patterson, Mayor
RAIDER and Mayor Pratt and City Clerk
orators of the occasion. The menu at
Illich's consisted of:
spanish Sai'A oyster pi;ouI soun A'0''ne'
Fish Escabbish.
Raw oysters.
Entire.
Albondigas
Chilli Concarne and Spanish Beans.
Chicken Tamales.
Enchiladas.
Squads with Olives. Julien Salad.
Spanish Omelettes
Ice Cream. Raisins. Nuts.
Fruit in season.
Black Coffee and Cognac.
Modoc and California Sauternes.
Mayor RAIDER was the first speaker 80 re-
spond at the banquet board, his subject be-
ing The Flower City of California. The
response was made by Mayor Pratt of
Minneapolis, whose toast was The Flour
City of Minnesota. The North Star State
and Her Products was responded to by II.
r.. Gordon Ayhnao n1nnfinn 0f William
Mckinley brought out series of cheers
from those pre- sent which almost raised
the rafters. Other toasts responded to
were The Great West by S. b. Loye, The
Land of Sunshine by DR.. William Dodge,
The Fruit Industry of Southern Califor-
city clerk Of Minneapolis, Alderman Fran.
els G. Drew and Col. Sam E. Adams of
that city and DR.. H. V. Avery
also delivering short addresses. 1t was
nearly midnight before the black coffee
was reached upon the bill of fare. j. r.
Newberry sat at the head of the table as
toastmaster, fianked upon the one side by
Mayor Pratt ana upon the other by Mayor
RAIDER. H. L. Gordon sat at the other end.
The former Minnesotans present were:
J. r. Newberry, j. Frankenfield, d. D.
Whittier, A. M. O'Summ, William Dodge,
Edward Eichhorn. Hervey Lindley. John
Kiefer, John W. Bradper, Albert Hecht-
man. I. G. Barnard, H. Il. Pratt, Jos.
Clark, H. G, Hemmingway, J. K. Moore,
DR.. David Edwards, William Parcher,
Felix House. Gen. E. P. Johnson, A. H.
BeaIs, w. A. Wannacks, II. l.. Gordon, K.
H. Cullen, H. Poehler.
The Minneapolis visitors who we're on
hand were:
Mayor Robert Pratt, City Clerk Charles
F. Haney, Aldermen Perry A. Long, Burke
H n3Rrian (nnnrro DYprna m ArrOh ion.
nings, S. B. Loye. Sam d. Adams, Andrew
A nderson. Erik Rhode, Fred A. Schwartz,
p. w. McAllister, Jay W. Phillips, Francis
G. Drew, Charles E. Dickinson, G. l.. Fort
City Engineer F. w. Cappelen, Chief Engi-
neer Fire Department Frank L. Stetson,
Commissioner of Health DR.. H. N. Avery,
Assistant City Attorney L. A. Dunn, Regis
trar Water Works Frank T. Moody, Sealei
of Weights and Measures A. G. Mosher,
Sergeant at Arms F. T. Gaylord; reporter
Tribune, L. ]. Hillhouse; reporter Journal.
Adolph Edsten; reporter Penny Press, h.
A. Luxton; DIR. A. II. Hedderly, John
Dorner.
The visitors will today be driven about
the city in carriages, and at 2 o'clock this
afternoon they and their local friends will
all be photographed at Central park. They
leave for home by way of San Francisco
this evening, several of them being SO de-
lighted with their visit to this section that
they have expressed determination to re-
move permanently to Los Angeles as soon
as they can straighten out their affairs
back home. Some of the members of the
party take to heart the statement that they
are out here to inspect paving. They in
sst, on the contrary, that the present
trip was taken to escape that SUBJ
ject, and it is most vehemently
denied that any paving company is paying
the bills for the trip. They are all of them
lot of jolly good fellows and the people
of this vicinity are only anxious to enter
tain them properly, no matter what may
be the reason for their short visit.
Alderman Fred l.. Schwartz left his COL
leagues here and will rejoin his party at
Sacramento on Monday. He has import
ant business at San Francisco.