The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-23
CRITIC CLUB ANNUAL.
Banquet Given in Honor Of Wash
ington's Birthday.

The Critic Club held it's ninth Wash
ington's birthday dinner at the rooms
of the Suffer Club last evening. A COM
mittee of ladies tastefully and hand
somely draped the table in vines and
flowers, furnished each person with a
breast bouquet and a Critic Club silken
badge, bearing the portrait of Wash
ington.
The room was draped at one end with
the folds of a large American flag and
a silked Stars and Stripes was reared
at the head of the table The dinner
was an elegant one, not greatly pre-
tentious, but choice and just enough of
variety characterized it. The service
was excellent
The club and its guests were seated
at $50 and did not rise until As. H
Weinstock presided, and j. A. Wood
son was POSTMASTER Those present
were Rabbi A Simon, Mrs. L. w.
Oberndorfer of Cincinnati; DR.. Charles
Van Norden, Miss Dr. Callahan, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Weinstock, Mr. and Mrs.
j. A. Woodson, DR.. Geo. Pyburn, DR..
VIM. Ellery Briggs and wife, c. p
Massey, Miss Duggan, DR.. Sutliff and
wife. DR.. Metcalf and wife, DIR. w. A.
Briggs and wife, Hiram Johnson and
wife
At 9 o'clock the feast of the table
being ended, the intellectual entertain
ment began, and was carried out as
follows:
Introduction by the President. his
torical recital by the POSTMASTER.
Toasts and responses followed in this
order:
Our Country" H. Weinstock re-
spending; sentiment, "Of all things
nothing is more honorable, or more ex-
cellent, than to deserve we'll Of cne's
country Cicero
THE Critic Club-Does it Pay?" DR..
Geo. Pyburn. responding; sentiment,
How the wit brightens-how the style
refines. Pope
1.-THE Character of Washington Dr.
Sutliff, responding; sentiment, Mature
never sends great man into the
planet, without confiding the secret to
another soul."-Emerson.
Our Home City, Dr. W. E. Briggs,
responding; sentiment, Leave the mere
country to mere country SWANS, and
I dwell where life in all 1ife's glory
reigns. Walter Harte
1.-The Office of Criticism" DR.. Van
Norden, responding; sentiment, "In ev-
cry work regard the writer's end, since
none can compass more than they in
tend-and if the means be just, the con-
duct true, applause instead Of trivial
faults is due."-Pope.
"Our Women Auxiliaries," DR.. Met
calf, responding; sentiment, Zone
moral is plain, without more fuss
mans social happiness depends on u.s."
Sheridan.
"The Office of the Essay Mr.. Mas
sey, responding; sentiment, Errors,
like straws, upon the surface flow; he
who would search for pearls must dive
below. Dryden.
''The Flag" Mr. Simon. responding:
sentiment, Liberty is from God-iiber-
ties from the devil"-German proverb.
| To the extra toast, "Our Honorary
Members" DR.. w A. Briggs felicitious-
ly responded. and to the extra toast,
Law and Liberty" Hiram Johnson pa
triotically responded.
Letters Of regret at absence were read
from Dr. T. W.. Huntington and E. w.
Maslin of San Francisco, with cordial
good wishes to the club and one from
Madison Babcock of San Francisco,
which at length and enthusiastically
recalled the period when he was an ac-
tive member and testified to the bene-
fits and pleasures flowing from member
ship.
The occasion was a delightful one and
fully up to the high standard set by
the club in preceding years.