The San Francisco call., 1896-11-15
SERVED BY GENTLEMEN,
Society Walters at the Unitar-
ian Banquet in Alameda
Last Night.
Beautiful Decor a.ions and Rare
Menu Supplied by the Male Mem
bers Of the Church.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Nov. 1.-THE first
annual dinner given by the gentlemen of
the Unitarian Society proved 10 be very
successful affair both financially and
socially. Care was banished and good
cheer reigned supreme from the time the
guests entered the portals of their sanctu-
ary until the last one departed for home.
Never before in the history of this city has
there been such cooking, serving and
evident enjoyment. The most prominent
men IN politics and business donned the
apron to do the bidding of the guests.
The rooms had been very prettily deco
rated with bamboo, smiax, pepper tree
limbs, corn husks and white, yellow and
variegated chrysanthemums On the
tables were boUouets of La France roses
with smllax. The tables seated 165 guests
and were filled twice during the evening.
AT the front door stood a huge pumpkin
jack Lantern in which were cut the
words Harvest dinner. 49," Seven other
like lanterns were used in the decorations. 1
On entering each guest was handed a
folder on which appeared the following
Instructions:
Tickets-5o cents to get in; nothing to get
out. Get in. Children under six months OF
age, half price.
Notice to Guests-Guests are advised to wear
their old clothes. The walters are JOB lot.
Everything goes Management responsible
for nothing.
Please report any civility or attention on
the part OF the walters. 1t is not countenanced
by the management.
RULES FOR WATERS
Any waiter detected in refusing tip will be
peremptorily discharged.
Any waiter who spills soup on guest will
be charged for the soup.
During the progress of the dinner the
guests were charmingly entertained by
mandolin and guitar quartet rendered by
w. A Eames, Charles Frazier, Mrs. w.
A. Eames and j. Baker.
The menu was printed on heavy bristol
and will be kept as souvenir.
The origihators OF this feast are all
prominent society people and cons sist of:
Chief cook, Frank D. Colburn; assistants
George ". EmmoEs, H. T. Laily; chief carver
F. W. Van Scklen; assistant, George E.
Piummer; chief caterer: George H. Murdock
head steward, e. L.. Weller; assistantS-Fred
Henkenius. l. p. Alien, J. W. Farrington ]. K
Lynch, r. w. MeChesney, A. W. Pattiani; ser
geant- t-arms, Charles L. 1ilden; chief decora-
chief dish renoYators-J. A. Leonard, Captain
]. T. Youngberg; chief physician, w o.
smith; chief mortician G. II. Viewer;
head waiter, r. Frank Clark: first assistant
Charles Story; second assistant, Brainhrd c.
Brown; third assis ant, H. Krusi; waiiers-J
L. Doyle. Green Majors, G. T. l. lott E. j.
Holt, g. III. McCurrie, d. NJ. Hendersou. w. d.
Higgins w. Otto HEM, Adam Heberer, H. G.
man, a. ". Lyser, c. w. Merrill, Charles Frost
Will Abbott, L. Van Orden, c. Usinger. Fred
Maurer, II. Falrweather, E. D. Rus, William
Baurhyte, Robert Colburn, Herbert D. Clark
II. 7. Frost Walter G. Tibbetts. John Gammeli
Colonel William D. Rogers, Hamilton Muir
dock, Percy Murdoek, Bert Page, Roswell P.
Smith, Percy Brown, Robert Ghesnut. Epes
Enery, Albert Jacobs, Charles Merrill, Mr..
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