Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-11-18

B bera Of Perfect Ashlsr Lodge No. 1: ?. the entertaining lodge, were: mosa sa |. siduous and lavish in their efforts l make visiting Masoos comfortable, { 2 entertain them and to make ths co E casion one to bs rsmsm beredss for it [ genuine Masonic spirit that show every here, "luminous as the noonds. ; sun." So marked was this that a reso lubion expressing the highest sppreoia ; tiou of the efforts of Msssrs. Beniamil and Lewis Williams and other officer and In fact ths entire membership O Perfect AshlsF L1dge,end the people o Bisbse generally, wBs published signed by the Grand offiosrs Of all the Masonic bodies that had attended the gathering and by large numbers of the visitiDg bretbern.
 | THE BANQUET.
 The banquet took plscs on Thursday evening in shs Opera House and wss probably tha most complsss and veil managed aff air of the kind ever held iu Arizona.
 The Opera Houss was handsomely decorated with smilGx, and palms snd electric lights and the tables were bowers of fragrant, tropical beauty es well as the bearers of good things edi ole. An elaborate central piecs os sc- romseio lighting was Wroughs ous of electric lights and prosnsion of flowers frozsn in ics beeutified the central line of the hall sill one wes bewildeEsd and almost enchanted by the view.
 The tables were ranged down either side and eoeoes the head of the hall. Down the censsF of the hall were ranged series oE huge ice vases filled with flowers and faEns and midway be- tween she extrsnisies of the row Of cgystal glitter and fragrant beauty wss the arrangement Of ooloFed electric lights em01Wsred m smilsX and fsgne and flowers making a moss beautiful scsne. Down the center of each table was vine of smiIax and ss regular in- tervals large and baRubifnt vases Of de- iigh sfuiiy fresh and beautiful roses, crysaa a5nemums, gsrsneums, heiIotrops, | ferns, smi.ax end palms. Eeoh table | also had sn elaborate center piece from 1 snong the flowers and leaves of ghioh l psaped whits doves made oi white lowers. The stage was em boz veRed in svergreens end banners and the walls aud ceiling were covered by palms and 'milax and evergFeens among which ,winkied a pEosusion of electric lights. Ths sosns was enchanting in the sE rsms snd brought well msFited sxcla- nssions Of surprise an q approval from hs most experienced ba1qnet ire Luenters in the large asssm blage. Covers were laid for about one hundred and twenty-five persons The decoration f the hall and the tables was under the ( irecsion of that elegant ard estime ole sdy Mrs. RI. Orosssy and the csteEeFs 7ere thepeople from the Saddle Rock. E The entertainment of the evening ] egsn with an interesting reception iven to the Grand officers os the differ ! Tt Masonic bodies present, in the l lodGe room. The reception brouget , IS membership of AshlsF Lodge and , 1eir ladies and the citizsns generally I Bisbee into social commnnic8tion ith she visiting bretbern and chat, I ,nRs and music whiled away the ' me from o'cloch to 10 o'clock c hsn the Mssous Eere summoned to s le banquet hall where in dus course of ' me ths following menu was disposed ' . On the outside the menu card bore I ls following legend \ ASHLAR LODGE NO. 12. ' unquet Gtver in Honor of the Grand :,
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 Der, II, 1897. z On the next page wss the following: q 8 may live without poetry, music and at; 3 may live with out oonsoierce and live with J out heart; l may live without friends; we may live with F out books; q t civilized msn cannot live without cooks. n 5 may live without books-what is kDowI- edge bat grieving? may live without hope-what is hope but n deceivins? ii may live without love-what is passion but :. pining2 O> It where is the mac that can live without din U ing? p
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 MENU F ''G rod digestion Waits upon appetite" u jJ
 Saddle Rocks on Half Sheli M
 Consomme Ia R ,ysl N os Copper) Queen Olives Fl
 Santa Ana Celery, ZinisDdel ST llef of Sole, Tarssre Sauce
 Potatoes Psris.enu S ties of Swseb-Beead, FinancIere n
 Haute Ssu esrne n of Beef, with Mushrooms N
 Young Turkey, Grant berry Sance T, sshed Potatoes Mashed Turnipe c, uffed Bell Peppers, Saucs Itslieune h, Heart of Lsbtuos en Maycnnsise q
 SnsFbet ,.
 G. H Mumm & Go s Extrl Dry .1 sorted Cake Crackers and Cheese
 Fruit
 Nuts Raieirs o'
 Cafe N0iF 5! When the menu had been thoroughly G iposed of to bhe eminent and entire Fl ,isfsceion of the most aDicurien and B.