The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-01-18
GLOBES MAGNlFI-
CENT BANQUET.
Given in CoInmemoratIon Of
Of Its First Anniversary,
Friday night, Jan. Il.
THOSE PRESENT lNDULGED IN
SPEECH MAKINc-sAYlNG SOME
GOOD THINGS IN PRAISE OF
THE GLOBES FIRST YEAR OF
SPLENDID WORK IN THE JOUR-
NALIsTIc FIELD.

NALISTlc FIELD.
The Globe Publishing Company,
Messrs. Joseph o. Battle, president
and editor; Charles II. Burrill, sec
retary; Henry A. Boyd, treasurer, and
d. A. Hart manager, gave a brilliant
banquet in commemoration of the
Globes first anniversary in the arena
of American journalism, to select
number of friends and those
Who have been most intimate.
in one capacity or another, associated
with it's first years career. The man
agement spared no cost nor pains to
make the occasion all that could be
desired in the way of festal plenty
and enjoyment.
Covers were laid for thirty and all
were present save the secretary, who,
it was regretted, was little indis-
posed and did not attend. His abb
sence was noted by all and expressions
of regret were heard, touching the
same BY nine o'clock all had ar
rived and were comfortably seated
about the spacious dining room of the
Spa indulging in general conversa-
tion, discussing and chatting on va
rious subjects. Wit and merriment
were in evidence in pleasing way
and every one seemed bent on adding adding
and getting his or her part of the
evenings enjoyment. 1t was indeed,
a happy gathering, each Of whom
must have left any disagreeable
thought or mental skeleton, if he had,
any such, hermetically sealed up at
home. For there was not a sombre or
preoccupied look upon any face to
mar the festivities of the evening, so
1.-THE gayety disported itself, and joy
was with every guest.
About 10 o'clock the "irrepressible
Globe man." Henry A. Boyd, master
of ceremonies, arose and breaking
into the merry chatting, which was at
its height, invited all to take their
places around the banquet board,
without making any particular as
signment of places, save asking Rev.
r. H. Boyd D. D., to go to the head.
Every one acceded to this invitation
with alacrity, owing to the fact the
inner man was begging the question.
: All being around the beautifully
dressed banquet board. stood while
7 the fluent, loquacious Henry A. Boyd,
master of ceremonies, made an appro-
t pirate speech touching upon the oh
i ject of the occasion and why the feast
3 of good things had been specially pre-
t pared for those present. He said that
s the members of the Globe Publishing
t Company had deemed 1t fit to &C
J, knowledge the services rendered THE
S GLOBE by most of those present dur
s ing It's first year of existence by this
l. humble, yet hearty, manifestation oi
5, their esteem and appreciation. Fin
y ishing his remarks, he asked Rev
Boyd, D. D., to offer the blessing fo'
the occasion, after which all werI
It seated and then began a banque
grander than that Of Belshazzar's, be
cause more orderly and conformabl
n to the high decorum of a, refine,
Il Christian civilization than that cele
brated feast.
a Those present were as follows
% Misses Hettie E. Phillips, Mamie
- Sumner Nellie E. King, Mesdame
20 D. A. Hart, Ida Harlan, Elvira D
- Berry, Harriet A. Boyd and Emm
- - Battle, Messrs. Joseph o. Battl
~ ~ Henry A. Boyd, D. A. Hart, Fred
20 Ewing, Dan Hackley Winston, Ge'
of oF O. Boyd J. Frank Battle, E. E. Coo
n n er, of Washington, d. c.; r. Fl. Boy,
- - D. D., ]. D. Crenshaw, Wyman Brad
10 - A. T. Landers, L. s. Gray and
II. Blaine Boyd.
We The master of ceremonies, in h
nk happiest vein, made pithy, pointed /
eli troductory remarks appropriate
le- each He called on every one prese'
'et to say something and every o.
responded with a happy lit
of speech, the child of the moment sa,
ed in one instance. The extenapo
de- speeches made contained mu
thought, wit and humor. The ladi