The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-04-14
FINE BANQUET
OF BOOSTERS
Eighty Members Board of Trade
Gather Around Festive Board
FORT PIERCE IS AWAKE
Several Toasts Responded to by Local
Speakers Whole Affair Most Delight
fully Planned and Carried Out

The Board of Trade Banquet and
Smoker held in the Improvement club
hall last Thursday evening was one of
the most pleasant social events of the
season, and marked an epoch in Fort
Pierce history that will not soon be for
gotten.
The success of the banquet is in large
measure due the committee composed
of Messrs. j. X. Williams, Leroy Willis
and R. l.. Goodwin, who were given
full power, and who called to their as
sstance Mrs. C. r. McCarty. manager
of the Improvement club, and gave to
her the preparation and serving of the
land it could not have been half
so well done at DelmoncO's.
The large hall was most tastefully
decorated, the immense table, seating
eighty, was a thing of beauty, large
vases of Easter lilies, roses and other
flowers being arranged at various places
while throughout the length of the
table was daintily draped profuson
of evergreens.
The members of the Board of Trade
were invited into the hall in single or
der, where each was assigned to his
place, where he found his name card
and a dainty printed menu and pro.
gram, while around the festive board
at stated intervals stood nine of the
fair daughters of Fort Pierce, clad in
white and holding server, ready to
attend to the wants of the assembled
members. These ladies' were the Misses
Christine Atwell, Nan Alderman, Ma
bel Summerin, Amelia Daniel, Amanda
Baker, Florence Stetson, Mary VALID
ron, Rena Faber and Lula Rice.
After an invocation by Rev. j. c.
Jones, the following menu was served;
during which Mrs. Harry w. McCombs
most delightfully."- rendered music on
the piano, at intervals producing ma
tional anthems. in which the entire
audience Joined in singing: r.'.
Grapefruit, a la Ten-Mile -"
Cream of Indian River Tomatoes
Olives Natives
Spanish Mackerel, a la Fort Pierce
Florida Roast Beef
Booster Gravy
White City Vans, Candied
Plantmore Potatoes, Dreamed
st. Lucie County Steamed Rice
Sociable Salad Board of Trade Punch
Electric Ice Cream Waterworks Cake
Inspiration Coffee Enthusiastic Tea
Talkative Cigars
Wide-awake Cigarettes
Noisy Pipes and Loud Tobacco
The first puffs from the laxative
cigars brought the POSTMASTER, Rev.
Harry w. McCombs to his feet, who in
a happy manner introduced the first
speaker las he later did the succeeding
ones), and altogether proved most
successful and competent toastmaster.
The following toasts were responded
to: Cooperation. Leroy Willis; The
Value of Publicity" j. X. Williams;
"The Foundation for City," A. D.
Penney: possibilities for Pineapples, y
r. l.. Goodwin.
Many valuable points were brought
out by each speaker for the benefit and
upbuilding of Fort Pierce. but space
prevents more extended notice than
the enumeration of few. Mr.. Penney
stated that the most substantial foun-
dation of city was for municipality
owned electric light plant, waterworks
and sewerage, and stated that civil
engineer has made an estimate that
Fort Pierce could install these three
necessities for sum not exceeding
$50 900, and that the banks of Fort
Pierce stand ready to take up an issue
of bonds to that amount If the people
of Fort Pierce will vote for them. Mr..
Goodwin in lengthy address, IN which
ne reviewed the pineapple industry
from its infancy, stated that the future
of the industry was dependant upon
the opening of canning factories. and
the advertising of the product produced
that the preserved or candied pineapple
was far superior to figs, and the many
products that may be derived from tins
fruit would find a ready market in all
countries if properly prepared and ad'
vert Used. ~.
eral discussion was engaged in by many
members, much fun being provoked by
C. K. Durkee's toast on dope. )" ,.+,
At the close of the banquet rising
vote of thanks was xtended t. Mrs. Z;
II. McCarty and the ladies who assisted
her (Mrs. A. M. Sample and Mrs. ".
B. Cross) in preparing and serving the
banquet, and the young ladies' who ten
dered their services as mattresses.