St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-16
The City Banquets

The greatest and grandest social
event of the year took place in the
Holbrook building Tuesday night.
The event was in honor of Capt.
George II. Du bar, master of the
mammoth dredger Chinook. the
officers of the boat, and also Dan J.
Mayer, president of the Marine
Iron Works, which has just com.
pleted the overhauliug aud altering
of the boat The banquet was got
ten up in rather hurried manner,
as the captain and crew were sched
uled to depart with the big vessel
Wednesday for the mouth of the
Columbia. In spite of the short
ness of the notice, the affair could
not have been better The ladies
worked like Trogans in preparing
the spread and decorating the ban.
quet hall of the M. w. of A. The
citizens of St. Johns turned out IN
masse to do honor to those who are
known so well and are so highly
respected. Annexers, ants, Re
publicans, Democrats and mug
wumps mingled together, all vieing
to make the occasion as agreeable
aud delightful as possible. 1t was
a veritable love feast. Every one
was in good bumor and il was GER
tainly the most congeuial gathering
that had ever assembled in St.
Johns. The ladies were attired in
the most beautiful garbs imaginable
aud presented most pleasing
sight. The old Commercial club
rooms were thrown open and the
gentlemen assembled there for the
smoking hour. The banquet hall
was decorated In a splendid style,
and the four long tables that ex.
tended from one end of the hall to
the other. presented an appearance
that would have made the most
pronounced cpicurean gasp with de.
light. All that the inner man could
desire or crave was there IN abup'
dance and temptingly arrayed. A
bevy Of ST. Johns most beautiful
young ladies attended to the wants
OF the guests and was feature that
added no little TO the pleasure OF
the evening Almost 200 diners
were accommodated at the first
tables, aud there was plenty left for
those TO follow. During the dining
hour the guests were RECALLED with
strains Of music furnished by Gal
loway's orchestra, which did itself
proud. and was the recipient oi
many complimentary remarks.
After the guests had eaten TO
their hearts content, Toastmastei
]. L. Hendricks arose aud in n few
appropriate and pleasing remarks
stated the object OF the gathering
and introduced the speakers. The
first called upon was {. II. Boyd,
principal OF the ST. Johns schools,
The professor chose as his theme the
word Signs" He told OF the
many signs that portended 81.
Johns future greatness-signs oi
building, expansion and develop
ment-and incidentally mentioned
the fact that 10 more pupils APP
peared at the opening OF the schools
this year than last, in spite OF the
fact that the parochial school. with
as or 30 pupils. had opened up for
the FIRST time. He concluded hts
remarks with a vivid word picture
Of the ST. Johns OF the future with
It's ocean traffic extending TO all
parts OF the world and the hum OF
industry that would extend from
water edge to water edge.
{. c. Woodhouse, whose abid'
ing iaith in ST. Johns is illustrated
by the handsome brick block he
has now under construction on
Philadelphia street, was the neat
speaker. He pictured in metaphor
a large tree with its main root
planted in the Columbia river and
It's branches and arteries reaching
far up the river into the fertile val
leys aud fruitfIaden districts, then
up the Willamette TO its uttermost
length. with its grain, and fruit and
gold aud silver aud copper mines,
all of which must of necessity find
its way along the route OF the least
resistance to the root OF the tree, in
suring beyond the shadow of a
doubt that St. Johns is bound to be
Q most important city. and will be
known throughout the civilized
world. He said that when the
babies of today have whiskers ST
Johns will still be found to be
steadily and rapidly progressing
and advancing.
Judge A. NJ. Essor, St. Johns
most ready, pleasing and witty
speaker, was next on the list. II
is always a keen pleasure to hear
the ledge" talk, because he speaks
in such an eloquent and winning
manner. He eulogized Capt. Dun
bar and stated that some good can
come out of the captains native
state-Maine- If the recent
election has disclosed the fact that
there must be some Democrats
there. His early impressions OF a
captains cabin were received with
vociferous applause.
Capt. Dunbar then in a few well
chosen words expressed his heart
felt thanks for the honor extended
and attested to the warm feeling he
had for St. Johns and its people