The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28
GUESTS TOAST
A GENIAL HOST
Cheyalier Fugazi Banquets
More Than Three Hundred
Friends at the California
RAILROAD MEN PRESENT
Popular Citizen Celebrates
Forty Fifth Anniversary
of Arrival in the State

One Of the merriest banqusts OF the
year took place at the California Hotel
last night, when more than 500 friends
OF Chevalier J. F. Fugazi gathered
round the festal board to celebrate the
forty-fifth anniversary OF the arrival
OF their host at the Folsom-street
wharf in this city. Good fellowship
prevailed from the moment the host
bade his guests be seated till the ban
Quet broke up with the singing Of
home, Sweet Home"
Chevalier Fugazi is the Pacific Coast
gen eral agent for the French line OF
steamships and for the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western Railroad, and Is
also president of the Columbia Savings
Society. He is one of the best known
railroad men on the coast and his
guests were mostly from the railroad
fraternity. In fact, the banquet was
the occasion for one OF the largest
gatherings of railroad men ever known
IN this city.
Representatives Of every line were
there Clerks, heads OF departments,
passenger agents and IN fact railroad
men OF every rank sat down side by
side to spend q pleasant evening with
their genial host. Eastern officials
who could not be present were
thoughtful enough to send kilograms to
the Chevalier, informing him OF their
regret at missing the good time and
wishing him many another happy an
niversary.
GOVERNOR SENDS REGRETS.
Mayor Schmitz occupied a prominent
seat at the right hand OF the host and
snany other prominent city and State
oflcials were ranged near him. Gov
ernor Pardee was unable to be present,
ability 70 be present and wishing that
he could be in two places at one time
so that he might be capable Of par
taking in the festivities.
The guests began to arrive early,
though the banquet did not begin till
about 9 o'clock. They filed in by ones
and twos and punches and shook hands
with the Chevalier and wished him
many another such happy anniversary
He was the center Of attraction and
was as happy as a child as he bade his
friends welcome and shook the hands
Of men he had not seen in many years.
Fugszi led the way TO the large ban
'ouet hail. The place was profusely
decorated with the flags Of the United
States and Italy, as well as with beau
tiful flowers and evergreens. Most Of
the guests were seated at the long
table, which extends the entire length
commodated at smaller tables at each
side.
SPEECHES LOUDLY CHEERED.
The menu was an elaborate one and
the guests were kept busy discussing
II for more than an hour. A concealed
orchestra disceursed sweet melodies.
Many acouaintances were renewed at
the board and the time passed pleas
antly.
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the evening. He was Justify cheered
as he arose TO extend his greetings
He then commenced the reading of the
letters and kilograms Of congratulation
from friends of the Chevalier in the
East and elsewhere, who could not be
present at the banquet When the COM
Inunication from the Governor was read
II was the occasion for general out
break OF applause and the States chief
executive was cheered many times.
Speeches were made by Mayor
Schmitz. Judson c. Brusie, Chevalier
J. F. Fugazi, City Attorney Percy Y.
Long. J. C. Sims. D. E. McKinlay. Rob
ert capelle. Arthur r. Briggs and
Charles S. Fee. All were full of wit
and compliments to the host and all
came in for a goodly share of applause
from the assembled guests.
The guests invited to the BANQUET were:
A II. Abbott, il. w. Adams, Jay w.
Adams, J. +. Alexander, E. s. Andrews
=. NJ Angellotti. G. W Arbuckle. W. II.
Avery, Henry Avila
William Barr, Ed Baron, G. E. Beach.
{. II. Benson. ". Z. Benedict, E. S.
Blair, Montgomery Boggs, F. w. BIanch
; y Bostwick, S. F. Booth, G. d. Boyd,
@ j. Bradley, J. J. Byrne Charles
Brown, Watt Brown. H. A Buck, Amos
Burr:
e. B. Carson, R. CapeHe, c. L. Can
field. c. Chisholm, Jules Clerfayt. P. Car
fagni, w II. Cline, G. B. Cevasco Wilder
Colby, George F. Cavaln, T. J. Connor.
g & Clifford. l.. T. Cockroft. G. B. Cor
dano, c. c. Crane, Charles A. Cook.
racey Cummings. w. B. Curtis, F. E.
Croniil
" II. Davenport. R. A Donaldson, S.
II. Dado, L. de Martini, S. w Drasco-
vich, W. S. Dreypolcher. J. B. Dusinbury
Mr. Duncan, J. B. Duffy.
Charles S. Fee, Jack Foster, A. w.
Foster, II. W. France. E. H Forester. N.
Fltzgibbons, A. Forderer, ]. f. Fugazi
G. w. Fletcher, Charles w. Fisher.
9. Garibaldi, w. G. Gardiner, J. II. GIL
mour. V. NJ. Garside. John A. GILL P. K
Gordon, 7. A Graham. II. K Gregory,
H. B. Gregory, F. H. Green, Roy Guern-
sey. T. H. Goodman.
G.. W. Hallock, James Horsburgh .Jr..
O. II. Hansen. II. E. Hunt, E S. Harri-
son, Ben Hausiach, F. o. Hatch, r. d.
Hatch, B. A. Harnett, William Hass-
hagen. d. Heartfelt. A c. Hilton, w. %.
Hitchcock. ". Heise. II. ]. Herzog, f.
D. Howard.
Richard c. Jones, c. ]. Jones. c. w.
Jennings, Hugh B. Jones, w. o. johnson.
". L Johnstone. Paul Jones, H. r.
judah, f. S. judah, c. X Junkins, Hal.
vor Jacobsen, A r. James, T. II. Jacobs
William Kahn J. r. Keith, Walter
Kneiss, A G. d. Kerrell, P. ]. Kelly, G..
II. King. G. n. Koeppel
G. B. Levagge, H. G. Leslie, F. Luchet-
ii, ]. +. Larken, Judge 7. J. Leonard.
Walter Lane, @. w. Luce. c. Lincoln.
A. S. Mann, L. V. Merle. s. ]. Marks.
II. d. MacGregor. ]. D. Mansfield, ]. H.
p. Mason, z. 3. McCord, c. 4. Miles. J.
F. McIlroy, p. .TMorehouse. Hon. w.
w. Morrow, E A. Mudgett, Louis A Nc
Crystal.
George A NewhaIl. G. NJ. Nave. w.
W. Norton. p. B. Norton, Jack Norton,
George n. OBrien.
George c. Pardee. E. e. Penn. H. G..
Pewtress, E. w. Pond, F. w. Prince.
r. r. Ritchie, c. A Rutherford.
W. r. Sharp. w. H. Snedaker, will
liam Sproule, 7. K. Stateler. NJ. M.
stern, A. p. Stewart. Hon. ]. c. Sims.