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GALA AFFAIRs’DRAWS CROWD!* v*.• » « * « i w* • * ■ •*y-fr'Xti Yvj • • i•. .-v *- . V.V .V W . *, , , . , * . .r. . • ■ *1# • • » * -* •v'V» M.AN* *XMiv«v3%v»-»«».»■* *TERRACE•y^W W • fe in ?*S•VK Jj/tf * : • . /•• :••••* .p * *w“/■ r*--- *WV• M♦*• -^Continued frrm PaQe One)V*'0 ho Prosperity Dinner itself whs officially and formally opened, by the sounding of Assembly andwith the third roldier standing atattention. holding the Stars and Stripes while the'iV•*. “»* * - *gigantic spot Ilights played upon the thren.During this time the lobby wis9 a r * • lt;• lt;r* • •*4: * lt;Vi^KXW**• . • « t) i •.*••lt;« ■ f *lt; • «v • . A • i «•• tV ......aoot n»c s * 9tA— ' » ■ # * ^•V -jET** t » * • *jr»y¥ * mAVdarkness and the impressionscited was one of splendor, great s and beauty which shall never* «tm m MM m .«»*»•■•«■ • ■ ■ ■* «• «. e the minds of throe preneni.TMajor Augustus Ik B-rnett pro rounced Grace and rhen bryan the■ a • •r ght course dinner, the menu to.wnica was:Lrzztqd r.t the corner of inoian Cor.ch and Bradontc.i rordc the Bncv/cot nnd meet popula. hsotelrioo. It io loao:d and managed by R.W, V. Colgman, its present owner.Lobster Cocktail—Thousand Island Drc*::rgHors d’ouvrcs4i |4- + 1vur.t JrmGreen Turtlo ocupnwar, praeent : tni-o uponRichard T■* iA*-!Sit*4** • i1 Mrs!♦ I* I* ho:n*1 e*ofMarion,Ind.,Oysters a hi Lav burydire'a r.nd dn::r.i throughout theMr-, iior.r'd tVillirm, Prince Canr.ffedRoaet Squab with and MushroomsEaconONcn’r.g.! Indoor firer.orks then made theirtacuzUvf..r JUliHioa; • Wm:V esh PcesCorn ru G rat inappearance and these, beautiful andand^ f „- ino i d n c vBrce-e,MrandAnd the Great Big Baked Potatonovel, imported from Paris, lent aJules Brazil, Mr. and Mrs. E.Fruit Saladbizarre r.ud unique effect never beIndividual Baked Alaska Ice Ciesmforen in the cit?*.A. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. B.Estes, Mr. nnd Mrr. Homer Welch,A'sorted CheesePin ck CoCTcpWine DropsAnd ih^n. of course, there wereThen eamo the brilliant enicr taincrr. from Tampa, Non York andMissMr. and Mrs. I. C. Archibald, Mr. Clare Ifosmer, Dr. and Mrs. TSarafota.th» assorted nuts wrapped in hills of large d^nomir.ations-t-try andia«h them. And the balloons of variegated colors which were tied to each chair in the dining room. These also floated in profusion from the mezzanine floor nnd railings. On each of the balloons was :he slogan:Mrs. Slichter,LucyClifford HicksHowland, Watson Moore, Mr. and. Mrs. Silasothers who entertained the guo delightfully.Juliar. Major and Mrs. A. E. Parnett, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bell, MrJWAsh, Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeAnd thennew pennies,came that :confctfi andnowerChrist-of Mason, M.r. anlt;l 5Irs. Muirhrid. Mr.mas snow droppeil almost literally191from th? heavens during the dnnq Bright, glittering pennies, lum-and Mrs. Ed Cowles, Mr. nnd Mr3^ J. B. Riley, Miss Bertha Iteey«Mr. and Mrs. George Lindsay, Mr. Cl,*nd Mi's. C. K. Holland, Mrs. Wal-dreds of them scattered .ibnit the ter Frauenheim, Major and Mrs“Sarasct;!. Florida. Pro porky- and Good Fellov.ship Club.Poor of the lobby giving the np-The lamps in the dining rooms shaded withpoarance of gold pieces,a most novel cffpci.croat inGeorge Day, Mr. and Mrs. Gay Liv-• Iingston, Mr. r.nd Mrs. Roswelltrere shaded with stage nuucy lending a great effect to the whole. E. A. Smith, who presided astoastmaster, introduced Col. PeterOver the throng of dancers hadKing, Mr. apd Mrs. C. E. Corrigan, Mercedes Reasonrr, Marion Sc.w-broju erected a huge cornucopia and from this the shower of pon-cam? while at the same timeyor. Mr. Harry Kellum, Mr. IraRobertson Mr. and Mr a. of Lou inItilesAlice Bennett, Mr. Francis Fraser,O. Knight, the speaker of the eve-ning. Colonel Knight, recognizedeverywhere as one of the mopt 1showers of balloons sweptfully over th V P:grace- Mr. Ray Whitaker, Mr.Artv km* •gilCZiS.v ere presented e: ehand Mrs.H. B. Williams, Miss H. B. The©frjent speakers in Florida, held his gu^ct n.i one of the favors of thdore.-tt »^ t*41Louise Haas,Hr. 11.* *IPReno (^uir.nd.auditors from the oniset and in hisusual easy, graceful style toll cf Iiis faith In Florida.- of his delfghte vonmg golden badgeSSi .... •“£ra\while each Also wore a Bertha Perigo. Mr. and Mis. Seriv-env. hiehwas■%Rt the ptosp?rou3 condition eyhib S'ed in Saiasota r.nd of hia wor.det♦Ithat at any time, anywiirre flrutshould ever have esiztcd a dhubtthat prosperity v ould always rmlhen-J the logan: “Member Ingootl r-;andiug of the Frcrpority r.nd Cood Fellowship Club.Gold tipped e!arettes were otherfavcrs of the eveninjf and theseproved to be not at allcn Bond, Mr. and Mr A W. L. VanT tI tine, llr*u * •Ccnn ett.•Ar. ;;nd% 9.Tolin P.urkott,and Mir.'Tcd ].; le, Mirs HelenMr. Cr.rlof Manatee,Thomp on, Mrs. Kate Belt Perkins,Dr. W. (' Prge. of VeniceMr.Cigarettes Charles Strohmeyer. Dr. and Mr•WOuion this region.♦ 4itMy faith in Florida is one ofstanding/’ said Colonelyears'Knight, “it hasnever wavered,but nol. emak' rs from The famous Marigold OrchestraIJorcpli llalton, Mr. and Mrs. ft. C.Cnples. and a party of eightnever for one instant faltered andnever shall do so. I know thathere we have the greatest state in all America, the most wonderfulspot in all the world and knowingthat, and knowing the spirit of theprovided mu;-ic during the dinner gueste; Mi:, and Mrs. H. G. Brown-and for the dancing which followed, fdin-1And after that sumptuousner, the managvment rhen sprang f ne\v surprise in serving a bount-aiful buffet supper at 11 o’clock, a courtesy and thoughtful attentionell and tv.o guest3; Mr. Ik G. Zim-erman and a partyguests; Charles A.tw'entyWalker of ITampa, Mr. Foss and tw’o guests;people who have made this state, I know also that Florida is destinedto stand at the very head of theprocession of states of the union.Vou of Saraaota are to be complirnented in having as a resident ofyour city such an active optimistand cheerful g6od fellow as the man who staged this dinner.andappreciated greatly by the dancers. A miniature edition of the Sarasota Herald—this is it—wras one of the real surprises of the evening and as the newsboys burst into the dining room with their cry of “extra the guests first startled, then applauding, eagerly read inFred A. Reed and three guests,Dana Milligan and ten guests; andMr. Kuhn and three guests.Athens faces a water shortage.A soothing “chime whistle, withtones described as being “as softmy tribute nowHaitn Titus.I payalways totheir own morning newspaper ofthe events of the night. Present were:as the wood winds of a symphony orchestra, is being tried on locomotives of a western railroad.An American firm has obtainedfrom the Peruvian government aMr. and Mrs. Hugh Stevens, Mr.A negro mammy dressed as I and Mrs. Fat Ennis, Mr. and Mrs.concession to build and operate for25 years a 22 mile concrete tollroad in the foothills of the Andes.I .4 i
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Sarasota Herald

Sarasota, Florida, US

Wed, Dec 15, 1926

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