Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-10-03
GAS MEN WERE THE HOSTS
Al a Dinner Served Last Evening 10 The Public
Officials Of City and County.

The officers of the Palestine Light
| Heat & Power Company entertained
the city officials, county officials, rail
road officials, members of the press
and others at dinner last evening al
eight-thirty o'clock. The city hall au
ditorium was the scene of this BIRD
liant affair, and the guests, composed
of some seventy-five of the city's lead
ing business men, enjoyed a rare
treat. The hall was brilliantly lighted
with the company,s new gas light, and
it was the universal verdict of all
present that a more beautiful light
could not be made by artificial means
The light is a brilliant clear white
but soft and steady, and easy on the
eyes. The twelve or fifteen lights in
the big hall made the scene one OF
beauty.
The hosts of the evening met the
guests at the door and gave them a
sincere and cordial welcome A
stringed band discoursed music
throughout the evening. and the long
and inviting tables were decorated
with beautiful cut flowers and ferns.
After the guests had been seated,
Rev. Morris invoked Divine grace on
the occasion.
The menu was arranged by that
prince Of caterers, Mr.. Geo. Harris,
and served by his stan, and was all
that dinner could be. The menu fol-
lows:
Olives, celery, pickles, raw oysters,
consomme. baked red snapper, pota-
toes, ragout beef, tenderloin steak, po-
tatoes, tomatoes, mayonnaise, turkey
salad. assorted cake, fruit, coffee,
cheese, cigars, fruit punch.
1t is unnecessary to say that the
guests did full justice to the dinner,
which was served by master hands.
Following the dinner, cigars were
passed, and when the guests were in
happy frame of mind, POSTMASTER
Hon. p. w. Brown called on number
Of gentlemen in the company to re-
spond to toasts. The first toast Of
fered was to Our City" and was re-
sponded to by ALDERMAN J. II. Cot
DR.. Grant spoke in inspiring terms OF
Palestine, the queen city of Eastern
Texas, and made his hearers realize
more than ever that it was a privi-
lege to live in such a good town, sur
rounded by good society and all of
the modern conveniences that add to
the pleasure of living. He paid
splendid compliment to the gas COM
pany for the good work accomplished
here. It IS. not untimely here to say
that Dr. Grant was one of the original
enthusiasts on the gas proposition,
and has never relaxed his efforts in
its behalf from the first mention of
the subject to the present time, and
it is with pardonable pride that he
sees the results and realizes the re-
ward Of his fidelity to a good cause.
The next toast proposed was The
Board Of Trade" responded to by
President John r. Hearne. 1t is an
open secret that Mr.. Hearne makes
no pretenses of being a speaker, but |
he knows his subject, and can make |
a good heart to heart talk, and this is |
what he did last night. Mr.. Hearne
has been the life of the Board in Pal |
estine and his zeal and hard work |
has in a large measure been response /
bic for the good work already accom-
plished and still under way. He re-
viewed briefly the work of the Board, |
and predicted still better things to
come. lie was also one of the origi- |
nal good friends to gas for Palestine,
and he congratulated the city and the
company that so good results had
come from the early struggles in be-
half Of gas.
The. next toast was to Our Coun-
ty." responded to by County Attorney
Kay, who has few equals as an after
dinner speaker. In fact, Mr.. Kay can
put up a good article Of elOquence
he has had dinner or not
His talk was both eloquent and witty
and withal thoughtful He showed
how much the city needed the county,
and how much the county needed at
.ention from the city. He spoke