The Portland daily press., 1899-05-20
RAILWAY MEN DINE.
Pleasant Gathering at Riverton Casino
Last Evening.

Friday night ana even into the small
hours of the morning was "a red letter day
in the lives of the conductors and motor
men and other .employes of the Deering
division of the Portland Railroad COM
pany.
1t has been thirteen years since all of
the boys have been together, and 1t Is safe
to say that the event Of last evening Is
one that will not soon be forgotten. The
affair partook of the nature of an infor-
NAL complimentary banquet rendered to
Mr.. Samuel 6. Boyden. the well known
actuary of the Union Mutual Life Insur-
ance company of Portland. Mr.. Boyden
Is resident of Woodfords and naturally
has ridden great deal on the various
cars of the Deering division in going and
coming from his home and he has become
intimately acquainted with the majority
of the boys who have all learned to honor
and respect him, and count him among
their choicest friends that are patro ms of
the road. On several occasion Mr.. Boy
den has entertained number of the
boys at his home and on other occasions
has gone to the car houses evenings with
his graphophone and entertained those of
the boys who have been at leisure during
the cold winter evenings, The boys to
show their appreciation of his kindly
efforts in their BEHALF therefore, a few
weeks ago, decided to tender him a COM
plimentary banquet at Riverton casino.
Accordingly after the work OF the day had
-. ut II On
clock, the boys started in several cars
from the car house at MorrilPs for the
park.
Arriving at the park Manager ID. b.
Smith was In readiness to serve a sump-
tuous dinner which the men and their
invited guests enjoyed with relish.
Supper over and cigars lighted. Conduc-
tor ]. A. Z. Blaokhall called the assem-
bly, to order and in a few welllchosen
words bade the guests of the evening
most hearty welcome to the festivities of
the occasion. He then introduced Mr..
Boyden who responded very fselingly
thanking them for the courteousn en-
tertainment accorded. Remarks were then
made by several members OF the party.
Supper over, the company adjourned:to the
assembly hall and the reception rooms
where the remainder of the evening was
very pleasan thy spent in games Of whist,
and in the enjoyment of musical pun
bers furnished by musical talent among
the employees.
During the evening Mr.. Boyden enter
tanned with several selections on the
graphophone The following were those
present: Samuel S. Boyden, Harvey l..
Smith, division superin tendent, Fran k
Babbidge, I. ii. Fielding, p. j. Cragin,
Charles Knowles, l.. E. Edgecomb.
Charles Oscar Moses, ]. A. P. Soule, AL
bert knight, Fred II. knight, W. II.
Swan. W. p. knight, C. d. Swan,
Charles Anderson, Fred Fitch, L. N
Hanson, W. H. Cobb, Frank Watsrhouse,
L. F. York, John G. Bowdoin, Frank S.
Wallace, Charles K. Jordan, Charles
Tracey, Orrin Bailey, A. X. Hawkes.. A.
q. Joy, A. N. Winning, Charles Noyes.
Augustus G. Brewster, W. W. Blake.
Carleton Glidden, Henry Casey NJ. H.
Spinney. Henry W. Robbins. Ephraim
Timmons, Charles Plummer. A. l..
Smith, Peter Cragin, Joseph c. Pelton,
Charles Schwartz, Harry S. Ballard,
Victor Brewster, Joseph Parsons,
Charles Spinney, John W. Hartshorn,
Amos Abbott. Henry Haines, I. S.
Moses, track master, George W. Noyes,
foreman repair shop; Harry Stevens,
Robert W. Noyes, d. A. Scanlon. j. L.
Royles. Thomas Madigan, Fred Elgee,
Roy NJ. Mosher. John Witzel. Charles
Fielding j. A. K. Blackhall, j. X.
Blackhall, chief electrician, A. NJ. Souls
of the PRESS, W. g. Jetferds of the
Argus. ID. W. Hoegg, Jr., of the Express,
f. NJ. Thorn pson of the Courier.
General Manager New man was unable
to attend but sent his regrets and best
wishes for the enjoyment of the occasion.
The affair was most successfully man
aged by Messrs. G. Oscar Moses, Peter
j. Cragin and James A. K. blaokhall,
conductors, and Mr.. Harvey Smith the
Deering division superintendent; Ansel
W. Houghton, Hugh Conway, Jerry
Craigan, W. K. Jordan.
The men are indebted to Mr.. G. S.
Goddard for flowers furnished and to the
Deering Ice Cream company which pro.
We'd ice cream free.