The record-union., 1896-11-13
A Notable Social
Affair.
Governor Budd as the
TOastmaster.
Address of Welcome by
Joseph Steffens.
The Justices All Respond to
Neat Toasts.
Elegant and Appropriate Souvenirs
Presented to the Guests
and Hosts.
The Justices All Respond to
Neat TOasts.

The Justices of the Supreme Court
which body is holding a session in this
city-were entertained at a banquet IN
the rooms Of the Sutter Club last night
given by a number of prominent ctl-
zens The affair was quietly arranged,
but for all that it was one Of the most
notable social events that had taken
place in this city in many years, though
on other occasions the Justices OF the
Supreme Court have been similarly en-
tertained by the citizens Of the Capital
City.
There were upward of seventy persons
present, including the guests, and the
evening passed in the pleasantest man
ner possible. The banquet was planned
and carried out most successfully by
the following committees:
Executive Committee-Joseph Stef-
fens chairman, H. Weinstock (Secre-
tary and Treasurer), E. B. Willis, j. o.
Coleman, c. K. McClatchy, Robert G..
McCreary j. E. Terry.
Invitation Committee-JoSeph Stef-
fens chairman, II. Weinstock, G. K.
McCIatchy. E. B. Willis.
Committee on Toasts-E. B. Willis
chairman, Frank Miller, H. Vein
stock.
Committee on Banquet. o. Cole
man (Chairman), George NJ. Mott, K.
ID. Stephens.
Committee on Printing!. K. Nc
CATCHY chairman, Louis +. Breuner.
r d. Davis.
Committee on Decorations-R. G. Nc
Creary chairman, Charles E. Dillman,
D. a. Lindley.
Committee on Music-J. E. Terry
chairman, Fred. y. Adams, b. Will
son.
Reception Committee-Hiram w.
Johnson, William Geary, S. Solon Holl.
j. W. Morrison, 7. w. Enright, r. ID.
Davis, DR.. G. l.. Simmons, Sr., William
A. Gerber, VIM Land, Charles H. DILL
man. L. L. Lewis, H. G. Smith, l.. To-
zer, William F. Gormley, II. ]. Small,
DIR. G. L. Simmons, Jr., Senator Will
lam Johnston, Albert Gallatin, A. j.
Bruner, Captain ]. H. Roberts, George
NJ. Mott. A Sage. William Curtis. E. w.
Hale, DR.. Wallace A. Briggs, E. K. AL
sip, Mayor c. H. Hubbard, Hon. Fred.
Cox, Judge A. P. Catlin, Charles II.
Iuhrs, Frederick Adams, Frank Dwyer,
Hon. Robert T. Devlin, Ben. f. Welch,
Charles H. Cummings, E. c. Hopkins,
Judge J. w. Hughes. Judge J. II. Nc
Kune. Hon. r. D. Stephens. Judge A. Z.
Hinkson, William Schaw, William Nc
Iaughlin. Samuel Lavenson, DIR. 7. w.
Huntington, Colonel ]. B. Wright, w. j.
Davis, William Beckman, Judge Matt
T. Johnson, A A. Van VOORHEES,. ID. A.
I.indley, Robert Bentley, General t. w.
Sheehan J. A. WoodSon, Charles Aull,
Judge E. c. Hart, V. S. McClatchy.
The guests We're: Chief Justice w. II.
Beatty. Associate Justices T. r. Nc
Farland. w. c. Van Fleet, c. II. Ga
route F. w. Henshaw, Jackson Tenn
pie, r. c. Harrison, Supreme Court
Clerk II. A. McCraney, Supreme Court
Commissioners /. S. Belcher, p. Van
Chef. Judge Haynes, Niles Searls, +.
w. Britt, Highway Commissioners Sec
retary E. B. Woolf, Congressman Grove
L. Johnson, Congressman ELECT Marion
De Vries. General n. p. Chapman, Gov
ernor James II. Budd, Lieutenant-G Gov
eronr w. J. Jeter, Secretary of State Ia.
III. Brown. Controller f. p. Colgan,
State Treasurer Levi Rackline, Attor-
ney-General w. +. Fitzgerald, Survey
or-General VI. J. Wright, Superintend-
ent of Public instruction S. +. Black.
The elegant rooms of the Sutter Club
were handsomely decorated throughout.
Every landing, gallery and hail con-
tanned its quota of potted palms, every
nook its vace Of chrysanthemums, the
7arest. largest and most beautiful to be
found anywhere in the State, the
varied hues of which WED with the
rainbow and defied description. These
beautiful flowers were all grown at the
Folsom Prison grounds, noted as one
of the most favored spots in the State
for the culture of shrubbery and flower
ing plants.
Every pillar, every easement, every
window and doorway was covered with
smilax. that most beautiful and deli
cate of all vines. while festoons and
rosettes of fern adorned the wall and
contrasted charmingly with their sur
roundings.
The two large reception rooms of the
club had been transformed into BAN
ouet halls. and were visions of taste
and elegance, surprising the efforts of
most professional decorators. Three