The record-union., 1896-07-05
THE BOYS OF FORTY-NINE.
Sacramento Pioneers Hold Their Annual
Banquet.
They Give a Hearty Welcome to All
Their Friends and Call on
Them to Talk.

After the literary exercises We're over
the Sacramento Society of Pioneers gave
its annual banquet, OF which many in
vfted guests partook.
Death has made sad inroads in their
ranks within the last year or two, and
many familiar faces were missed, as one
looked down the board but those who
are left close up ranks, as well drilled
soldiers do in battle when their COM
rades fail, and present an undaunted
front to the enemy.
1t is noticeable, too that as their
number grows smaller, the fraternal
feeling becomes stronger and they draw
closer together in their intercourse. 1t
will be a sad day for Sacramento when
the last of her founders passes away
and we have no more of the sturdy men
left who came here in the days of gold
and by their unflinclling courage and
energy built up this beautiful city in
the face of disaster by flood and fire
and placed lit on the high road to pros
peITity. The old boys, or what of them
remain, however, are still in the ring,
and when they invite their friends
throw wide open the doors of their
hearts as well as their hall
A fine cold collation. had been pro-
vided, with proper adJuncts in the way
OF potables, and after due justice had
been done to it toasts and responses
were lin order President Turton was
POSTMASTER and was very prolific in
sentiments proposed although brief
in his own opening remarks, he saying,
as he received the guests at the table,
hot = do
ramento and he would merely say take
something cool and make yourselves at
home"
Congressman Grove L. Johnson was
the first called ON after the banquet and
responded to 1.-The United States"
He gave a graphic account of the
manner in which Cleveland's MESA ge
OF the Venezuela question, of which
he said Congress had no previous init
nation, was received by it, and he said
that such was the spirit of patriotism
and love of American institutions and
doctrines, that a body which contained
q majority of 100 hostile votes to him,
placed without hesitation 100000 in
his hands, to be expended without any
check as he saw fit. The circumstance
had made him (the speaker) more Amer
lean than ever. He believed that the
celebration of this day should be made
compulsory and that the expenses
should be betrayed by taxation.
The motto our children should be
taught is: Our country, always right,
but our country, right or wrong" He
was in favor of educating our young
people to patriotism. He feared we had
another war to go through he hoped it
would be years first, but it is sure to
come. They should be so educated
that no longer should Americans be
deaf to the murdered Americans in
Cuba and elsewhere and not rescue
them. They should be educated to the
idea of the freedom of all America and
the time when the stars and stripes
should be the one flag of the continent.
The other toasts given and responded
to We're as follows: California; H. NJ.
La Rue; american Independence"
Hon F. II. Gould; The Day We Cele-
brate," n. Greene Curtis; The Ladies
Of 49, Rev. T. II. B. Anderson; "Our
City," Mayor c. H. Hubbard; The
Judiciary" Judge Hinkson; THE
Flag" Surveyor General M. j. Wright;
Sons and Daughters of Pioneers" Ben
Leonard; Our Schools" W. D. Law
ton; Our Friends, the Caledonians,
Chief Carlaw; Our Departed Broth
ers," drunk in silence.
During the programme Messrs. Cohn
and kidder sang a fine duet and in re-
Spouse to am encore, gave THE Buc-
cancers Bride" The occasion wound
up with Aud Lang Syne' and broke