The daily tribune., 1908-04-10
LAST NIGHTS
BIN. A BANQUET
HUGE SUCCESS

second annual banquet of the Flor
ence Business Mems association was
held in the Fremont hotel last even
ing. and was much bigger success
than the one given one year ago this
month. Tho tables were laden
with all kinds of good things to
eat aud everything was merriment
from the time the banqueters seat.
ed themselves at the tables until
they left. which was ten minutes
Of one O'Clock this morning.
A number Of out. town guests
were present. among them being @.
O. Hamlin, of Colorado Springs;
Judge M. S. Bailey, Clyde Dawson
and W. A. Matlock Of Canon City,
and others equally al we'll known
throughout the state. Toastmaster
Lee Champion read a telegram Of re-
grets from Gov. H. A. Buchtel who
stated that owing to pressing busi-
ness matters which required his i'm
mediate attention in Denver, he could
not be present, expressing his regrets
and saying that Colorado was the
best state in the Union. Mr.. Buch-
tel has been rendered the invi tation
ten days ago, but deferred answering
until the last moment, hoping that
he would be able to be in attendance.
The dining hall WAS very prettily
decorated for the occasion, the table
for the guests of honor being especial
ly 80 with handsome cut and potted
plants and flowers. At this table
were seated Toastmaster Lee Cham
pion, most of the out of town guests
and nearly all the men who were pro-
grammed to make short talks. While
the throng we're looking after the in.
terests of the inner man, Miss Pur-
cell, officiating at the piano and
Miss Weaver with the violin. fur.
nished delightful strains Of music.
The menu was: Blue points raw,
celery. hot bouillion entasse, Sarato-
ga flakes, queen olives. sweet pick les
French sardines in oil and chicken
salad for the first course. Second
course, cold turkey, cranberry jelly,
OK tongue. sauce piqusnte. leg of
veal, aspic jelly. boiled ham gArnish-
cd with lettuce and fresh shrimps
with mayon naise. Third course, ap-
pies, bananas. oranges, fruit cake,
pound cake. angel cake. nut cake;
vanilla ice cream. American cheese,
waters. coffee and cigars. This WAS
nearly the same menu az last year,
only that the plates last night were q
instead of 81. 60 as in 1907.
Then came the program which was
more than pleasing and highly en-.
joyed those, participating doing their
best to please the assemblage. Ad.
dress Of welcome by ]. S. Van Law.
president Of the association, who,
with few we'll chosen and very
appropriate words, explained why
the banquet was given. how glad
he WAS that the banquet WAS be.
Ing held. and that they hereafter
would be regular annual affairs.
Next came the quartette which was
composed OF Messrs. Atkinson, Rob.
erts. Nelson and EAkin. The quar-.
tette WAS on the program three times.
Senator James G. Johnston, the |
orator Of Florence, gave ten minute
talk on the subject Of Home Indus.
tries" Iointing to the fact that the
industries OF this section OF Fremont
county are so many and 80 diversified
that no man need worry about the
future OF Florence. Mr.. Johnston
assured his hearers that he expects
there will be n day when this part Of
the valley from Pueblo TO Canon
City would be one solid town. In
speaking about the oil field Of this
city In which NJ much lo,al and
state interest attaches, he said that
II appeared to him that oil would
continue to DO produced here for
the next twenty yeam He cited
the strike Of the new we'll In the
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