The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-08
A DELIGHTFUL BANQUET.
The Pleasant Close of the Session Of
Hebrew Congregations.

The banquet last night at the Jefferson
Hotel, with which the Union OF American
Hebrew Congregations closed its interest
ing visit TO this city, was one of the most
elegant Of the many splendid feasts which
have taken place at that magnificent
house of entertainment, and reflected the
greatest credit upon Manager Il. NJ. Fry
and his assistants as well az upon the
committee from Beth Ahaba Congrega-
ton, which had the affair In charge.
The dining hall of the hotel was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion by
Messrs Mann 4 Brown palms ana potted
plants being artistically placed around
the walls and In the recesses. The seven
tables were beautifed in a most artistic
manner. The speakers table when was
placed in the western end of the dining
hall at right angles 10 the other tables
vas almost covered with American beauty
rose and smilax. The six tables Tor
members of the Union and their guests
were profusely sprinkled with roses OF the
same beautiful species, and stu further
adorned with yellow chrysanthemums
and ferns.
There were cOvers>laid for one hundred
and seventy-three guests and at each plate
was placed one of the beautiful souvenir
booklets heretofore mentioned In the
Times. containing the menu. list OF to3sts
and speakers and an illustrated history
of the city of Richmond.
IL was shortly after O'Clock that the
Union and its guests sat down TO the feast
that delightful function being rendered
stiil more pleasant by the sweet music
furnished by Thilow's band of ten pieces
stationed near by among the evergreens.
AT tho speakers table were seated Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hutzler. Rev. DR.. Phil
t,g.,. Dov mr. and Mrs IOSfUh Silver
man. Attorney General A. j. Montague.
Rev Dr. and Mrs. r.. y. Calisch, Mr..
Henry 5. Hutzler. uoastmaster), Rev.
Dr. and Mrs. /. NJ. Wise, Mayor and Mrs.
r. NJ. Taylor. Hon. Simon Wolf. Miss
Elsie Wise. Rev. DR. BerkOwtz, Mr. ana
Mrs. u. Wallerstein.
AT the first table in the order named
were Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f.. Marcuse, Mr..
and Mrs. David Henley, Mr.. and Mrs. /.
Cohen, Miss Greentree, NJ. l.. Hecht Rey.
DIR. Joseph Stolz, Miss Block, Mr.. Nj. NJ.
Marcuse. Rev. DR.. Louis GrOSsman. Mr..
f.. Millhiser Mr.. and Mrs. S. Rheinstrom'
Mr.. and Mrs. |. Kaufman. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Schaufarber. Mr.. j. Marcuse, MS.
Myer Kirsh. Mr.. Lewis Heinsheimer, MT
and Mrs. Clarence Millhiser.
AT the next table were Mr. and .frs.
Julius Straus. Mr. ana Mrs NJ. ii. Marks,
MIR. NJ. p. jacobson, Mr.. and Mrs. >. v
frost. Mr.. A. j. Marcuse. Irs. a..
Stiefel, Mr.. and Mrs. /. l. strause, MISS
Eisfeld. Mr. and Mrs. I. Lewinthai' MI
w. b. Nelson. Mr.. NJ. j. Straus MISS
Michelbacher Mr.. II. j. Myers, MT ana
Mrs. :. Cohen, MI T.. Heinsheimer' Mr'
and Mrs. l.. z. Morris, Mr.. and Mrs. Ju-
Illus F'reiberg.
Those seated at the next taDie Ncic
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. Raab, Mr.. ana mrs
Moses Marks, Mrs. +. 5. Myers, Ut
I.andsburg. Mr.. and Mrs. Marx Gunst'
Mr.. Isaac Straus. Mr.. and Mrs. l. Thai
himer, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Thalhimer' Mrs.
NJ Ii. WOolRer. Mrs. Woolner, MT sam
ueI Woolner, MFR. and Mrs. T. Whitioek'
Miss Whitlock. Mr.. Nathan Drucker Mr.
and Mrs Simon Syele. Miss Levy MI
Lipman Levy.
At the first table in the second section
OF the hall were Mr. and Mrs. /. III. kaut-
mann. Mr. Isadore TRACER. Mr.. ~ Eichei,
Mr. Jacob Kronaeher. M. NJ ullman. Mr..
and Mrs. Il. Hartzell Mr.. and Mrs. H..
8 Wallerstesn. Mrs. Sarah Ullman, Mrs
III. Wallerstein. Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Held.
Dr. l.. Mayer. Siegmund Levyn' Arnold
Kohn Mrs. Straus. Mrs. Fanny Straus.
Mr.. Samuel Straus. Mr.. and Mrs. sol
Fox. Mr.. and Mrs. Myer Sycle' Mr.. J. j.
Hagedon.
Those around the next tssss wsss AIR,