The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-12
THE BANQUET A
NOTABLE EVENT
President Stevens the Guest Of
Honor.
AT COMMONWEALTH CLUB.
Prominent Business and professional
Men Enjoy Mr.. Barton
II. Grundy's Hos
pitality.

The complimentary banquet rendered
Mr. George w. Stevens, president OF the
-hesapeake and Ohio Railway, by MI
Barton H. Grundy Thursday night, was a
most elaborate and a notable event III tne
history Of the Commonwealth Slup,
where the tables We're spread. Inc menu
cards were individual and hand-palnted'
each bearing novel design. Alter me
speaking Mr.. Polk Miller entertained the
guests in his own iuimitahle way.
There were five tables and prominent
business and professional men gathered
in the beautifully decorated dining-room
of the club. At the table of honor were
Messrs Stevens, Cannon. Charles Miller
Johnson. e. 3. Munford, John ?. Branch,
A. J. Montague and Joseph Bryan. Inc
guests included: George " Stevens,
president Chesapeake and Ohio Railway;
John p. Branch General Charles Miller,
president Galcna Oil Company; NJ. f.
Megrath. yicc-president Galena Oil Com
pany Franklin. Pa; a. j. Montague, At
torney General of Virginia: Joseph
Bryan. Frank S. Cannon, third vice
president and general manager Southern
Railway; L. L. Johnson. general manager
Norfolk and Western Railway Beverly
B. Munford, NJ i. King. general mana
ger Norfolk and Southern Railroad; Deca-
tur Axtel vice-presdent Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway: c. Z. DOYLE. general man
ager Chesapeake and Ohio Railway: f.
w Scott Alexander Cameron. Firginius
Newton. Alfred I. Harris, Colonel A S.
Buforl. DR.. c. w. z. Brock, DIR j. Ali
son Hodges. DR.. Joseph \. White. DR.. w
7. Oppcnhimer. c. W. Branch, Miles NJ.
Martin, Z. L. Eemiss. w NJ. Habliston.
Lilburn r. Myers. vice-presdent Trgg
Shipbuilding Company: Thomas Boiling,
Barton Haxall Melville |. Branch. Col
oncl Archer Anderson, Polk Miller. Col
onel ]. S. Wilson, c. D. Langhorne, John
Stewart Bryan, Meredith F. Montaguel
W. C. i-efebvre, w. r. Massie and Major
Charles S. Strnsfellow.
The menu was as follows:
Caviare.
Raw oysters. Sauterne.
Tcrrapin Champagne.
Roger & Gle Cuyie 1889.
Broiled Spring Chicken, and Fresh
Mushrooms
Asparagus. Butter Sauce
Canvas Back Duck. Burgundy, 1874
Salad.
English Plum Pudding. Mousse Frappee
Liquors. Coffee. Cigars.
THE TOASTS.
The toasts We're proposed by Hon. B. 8.
Nlunford in a most feiicitous manner. The
first speaker OF the evening was General
Charles Miller. Of the Galena. Oil Compa-
ny. who said that now that he had seen
Virginia, he more than ever wanted 10
E;o9, work and buy a farm and become
farmer The difference between q farmer
and an asriculturist,'' said Mr.. Miller, lis
that the farm supports the farmer while
the agriculturist supports the farm.
lMr. l.. 4. johnson, general manager of
the Norfolk and Western. spoke, and after
referring TO the wonderful reduction made
in the cost of transportation. which was
as cheap over the Chesapeake and Ohio
as anywhere else in the world, took occa-
sion to thank the host and say that there
would never be another dinner to Mr..
Stevens without him. if he could get there.
Col. a. 5. Buford. who Was introduced
by Mir. c. d. Langhorne. referred TO the
enormous railroad development that had
occurred within his memory. and charac-
terized the railroads as the arteries OF
commerce. you know said the Colonel.
that doctors tell us that ne ere as old
as our arteries. and, judging by that. our
commerce must be in its vigorous young
manhood. for with such arteries as the
and Ohio we have grand fu-
tUre ahead of u.s.
GREAT RAILROAD GROWTH.
Mr. John p. Branch gave Il most inter-
esting account of the development of the
and Ohio after the war by
the efforts of General Wickham and Coils
P. Huntington, who fought and conquer
cd every one of the obstacles in their
way-mountains. rivers, gorges.
Mr.. Munford next introduced Mr.. Joseph
Bryan. and in SO doing said that he hoped
that Mr.. Bryan would say something for
the Southern Railway, as Mr.. Stevens
and the Chesapeake and Ohio must be
tired OF hearing their praises sung
Nr. Bryan said that he had begun with