Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1909-02-19
A BIRTHDAY OUTING
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Baltz
Entertained on Sunday.
Party of Twenty-four Thoroughly
Enjoyed a Birthday Dinner
at Indian River Inlet.


outing party at the Inlet opposite st.
Lucie, the occasion being the birthday
of Mrs. Baltz. The party consisted of
twenty-four members and each and
every one thoroughly enjoyed the day
and spoke in highest praise of the
hospitality of the host,
Among those present were the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. and Mrs, Albert Baltz, Mr., and
Mrs. G. G. Siedel, Messrs. George
Roninger, Julius, pAeging, George
Talmon, j. H. Edwards, L. A. Swell
gard, Louis Eisenlohr, j, F. Alburger,
Edward Morse, John W. Durham, Les
ter 1. Dingee, Gus. A. Muller, all of
Philadelphia, A. K. Wilson and J. j.
Chisholm, Of the Tribune; A. B. Brown,
Of The News; Fred q. Hill. Of the Flor
ida Photographic Concern; Capts. Ben
Sooy, Frank Depew, John Dutch, @.
Summerlin and A. Summerlin.
Most OF the above party are from
Philadelphia and ere regular winter
visitors to St, Lucie.
The day was most delightful, except
for a high southeast wind which, how
ever, did not 'detract from the pleasure
of the party. The point selected for
the festivities was q most ideal place
on the point Of the island at the mouth
of Indian River Inlet. The grounds
had been transformed into fairy gar
den under the clever nnanipulations of
Capt. John Dutch with the use of palms
and "old Glory" bunting. The pal
metto palms, being wrapped with
bunting, and the stars and stripes
stretching from tree to tree, the entire
enclosure was like an immense room
walled ir with the national colors with
background of waving green palms.
AT twelve o'clock all the guests had
arrived and Mr.. Baltz made each one
feel at home by his genial hospatility
and the coziness OF his surroundings.
The appetizing aroma Of the feast in
preparation and other stimulants
warmed up the guests to the spirit of
the occasion. Amid the gaieties of the
preparation for dinner Messrs. Sidell
and Baltz discovered q new punch
wherein the Indian River grapefruit is
a prominent feature, and it was chris
tened the "Al Baltz punch"
AT the call for dinner the guests sat
down to feast, the mere thought of
which tickles the palate and makes the
mouth to water for another taste of the
many good things to eat. In the GEN.
ter of the improvised outdoor table sat
an immense birthday cake of many
colors and decorations, surrounded by
all the accessories Of royal feast, and
pl epared in the style for which Capt.
Frank Depew and Capt. John Dutch
are Justly famous among the winter
visitors. Mrs. Baltz occupied the place
of honor and her health was toasted
and drank with many expressions of
good will and hopes for many happy
returns Of the day.
The menu consisted Of the following:
Oysters, half shell
Pompano
Fried Chicken Quail on Toast
Celery Lettuce Potato Salad
Krug's Champagne
Lewis 66 Whiskey
Baltz Beer
Tomatoes Horse Radish
Nuts Sailed Almonds Olives
Oranges Grapefruit Plneapples
Solutions
Ice Cream Cake Pineapple Pie
Camenbet Cheese
Guava Jelly
AL Baltz Punch
Full justice was done the above, and
like feast of old, after the "hungry
had been fed there was
much left over, and good cheer flowed
from each member Of the party as they
dubbed over with delight and happi-
ness Of the occasion.
During the day Mr., Fred Hill, OF the
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