Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-09
BANQUET GIVEN VISITORS
Many Persons Gather Around the
Festal Board.
SPEECHES BY MANY GUESTS
Hearty Expressions Of Pleasure On the Part Of
All the Visiting Getmans-Notes Of
Their Stay Here.

Their Stay Here.
The two Pullman coaches occupied
by the party of Germans on their tour
or this country were attached TO NO.
3, which went west over the 3. q =.
Wednesday at :25 a. M, and the visi
tor swere whirled ON to the next stop,
which will be Lexington. The i'm
portant feature of their last hours in
this CITY was the banquet rendered by
the horticultural Society, which was
attended by the entire delegation OF
Germans, the majority of the member
of the society who entertained them,
the members of the various committees
and a number of well-known residents
of the city and county. The entire
party that occupied the tables number
ed about $50 persons. The banoute
was decidedly ENJOYABLE one in every
respect. There was the best of good
feeling all round, the menu was first
class. the company was in the highest
spirits, AMI there was enough infor-
mality to rob the occasion OF any
stiffness.
The guests sat down to the board at
8 80 O'Clock, and after an overture by
Thompson's orchestra. Prof William
Gerhardt offered PRAYER. The BAN
quet was formally opened by the selec.
ton of Mr.. d. @. Westenhayer as the
toastmaster of the evening. He intro
Nduced Prof Gerhardt. who delivered
the formal address, of welcome to the
visitors in their native tongue, on be-
half of the horticultural Society.
Mayor George +. Evans welcomed the
visitors on behalf of he CITY of Mar
tinsburg, speaking in English. To
sew sral responses by the visitors,
Count Eric won Flnegge responded in
English, and Dr. Victor Rite Won
Bauer, f. Bretterich, Thomas Fueh-
ling. Count Eugene Ledewbur, Barton
Won Schnurbein and several others OF
the visitors spoke in German.
The tenor of the speeches of the
Germans was of the most compliment
tary nature. All spoke in the warmest
terms of the splendid manner in which
thev were received, and said they
were surprised and greatly pleased to
note the magnitude and inheritance of
the fruit industry in this section.
The speakers said that all the men,
bers OF their party wished to extend
their sincere thanks for the uniform
courtesy and kindness of the members
of the local society and the citizens of
the county generally, and that they
would remember the trip to this sec
ton as one of the most pleasant Incl
dents of the journey. They had of
course. expected to be well received
all along the line of their travels. be-
cause the unfailing courtesy and good
humor of the Americans was a trait
of which thew had some previous
knowledge and experience.
Yet they were forced to admit that
their expectations were more than re-
allied, and that if the treatment they
had been accorded by the reside nts
of this city and county was a true
sample of what they may expect during
balance of their stay in America, then
they will have had roval time in
deed.
The speeches of the visitors were
oil Of fxCf aseis sx.xaY Tor
ture, and those portions which dwelt
particularly on the manner in which
thew had been treated while here.
brought forth the most hearty express
sions of approval from all the men,
bers of the visiting delegation.
The banquet was of such charac-
ter as to pnt everybody in the best OF
spirits, and every man on splendid
terms with his neighbor The visitors
listened with polite and we'll bred
attention to the labored and humorous
efforts of some of their entertainers to
converse with them in their native
tongue, and laughed good-hnmoredly |
at their own plumbers when they at !
tempted to speak English. They were
not lacking in sense of the humorous
and ridiculous, and seemed to grasp
the funny situations with readiness.
Their courtesy and tact were noticea-
BILE on every occasion. and as gentle.
men they made splendid Impression.
They displayed pretty clear and
comprehensive knowledge of America