The Portland daily press., 1888-11-26
MANY SONS OF MAINE AT THE BOARD.
Hon. T. 3. Reed Entertained In San
Francisco.
General o. o. Howard One Of the
Speakers OF the Evening.
Many other maine Men Participate
In the Reception.
[san Francisco Chronicle, Nov. isth.l


residents of the State of Maine resident in
this city, who had met together to do honor
to Hon. Thomas b. Reed at a banquet ten
dered to him, who has SO worthily repre-
sented the First Congressional district Of
Maine in Congress.
Preliminary to dinner being served, mu-
tual congratulations were interchanged over
the recent victory and the rooms resounded
with the buzz of earnest conversation un-
til seven o'clock, when dinner was an
nouneed.
The following gentlemen were special
guests: Hon. Thomas B. Reed, NJ. c.; Gen
eral o. o. Howard, U. s. A.; Hon. w. w.
Morrow, NJ. c.; Hon. t. G. Phelps; Rev
Horatio Stebbins, d. D.; Rev. Charles Dana
Barrows, ID. d.. Hon. III. ID. Foley, Nevada;
George K. Fitch, NJ. II. de Young. Loring
Pickering. George I. Bromley, Samuel ID.
Mayer, Walter G. Campbell, Joseph lG. Bat
son.
The Pine-Tree State of Maine was fitting
ly represented by the following gentlemen,
who were either natives or had resided there
for some time: w. j. Adams, Hon. M. G.
Blake, l.. l.. Blake, George B. Bayley, Dr.
Charles E. Blake, Sr, s. ID. Brastow. FL. A.
Brown, ]. II. Bruce. Fulton G. Berry, Alex
ander Badlam, T. F. Batchelder, George w.
Beaver. w. e. Brown. Captain FL. s. Burns,
Hon. Charles Il. Chamberlain, w. ID. Clark,
@. A. Chase. L. o. Crawford, Charles L.
Dingley, Bartlett Doe, Frank S. Douty. DIR.
S. W. Dennis. Major John A. Darling, u. S.
A., w. ]. Dutton, Charles Elliott, Charles Z.
Elliott II. H. Ellis, Hon. Thomas Flint. Sr.,
Frank ]. French, Brilsford P. Flint. James
l.. Fogg, W. f. Fletcher. Charles l.. Field, F.
A. Frank, Judge w. E. Greene. W. ID. Gar
land, A. K. p. Harmon, +. p Hooper. Fl on.
S. G. Hiborn, Daniel E. Hayes, ID. FL. Has
kell, ID. b. Hinckley, j. s. Heneley, w. +.
ingalls,, A. M. Jewell, Ex-Governor Freder-
lex f. Lowe. Colonel Joseph M. Litchfeld,
William B; Lake, W. 9, Little, John +; Mer-
DIR. Charles McQuesten, DIR. j. T. McDon-
aid, DR.. Samuel Merritt, George w. McNear.
Hon. S. S. Morton. M. 5. Norton, III. III. No
BILE, B. f. Noble. w. K. Norwood, ex-Goyer-
nor George G. Perkins, Solon Pattee. Mar
colt, G. w. Percy, George A. Pope A. S.
Perley, n ID. Rideout, r. ID. Robbins, Henry
Rogers, Frank b. Reynolds, Hon. N. w.
Spaulding,- J. G. Severance, Gen. John Il.
Sheehan, II. w. Severance, Captain w. f.
Swasey, George X. SandersOn, A. w. Star
bird. Charles L. Taylor, c. f. A. Talbot, A.
P. Talbot, Hon. A. p. Williams, Hon. Mar
Gus p. Wiggin, Judge T. K. Wilson, Charles
Z. Wilson, William III. Wharf, Fred Z.
Whitney, W. F. Whittier, Calvin D. Whit
ney, ]. E; Whittier, J. p. B. Wentowrtb,
Horace Wilson.
Upon the numerous party filing into the
banquet hall a delightful view burst upon the
vision. Upon the tables at intervals stood
mandarin palms and potted plants, embedded
in banks Of flowers, white and red roses pre-
dominating. The table reserved for the
guests of the evening bore sheet Of glass
heavily b0rdered by flowers, which reflected
the delicate foliage hanging overhead and
added additional beauty to a charming scene.
In front Of each guest in addition to the
usual boutonnierre. was placed silk hand
kerchief representing the national c0lOrs.
The effect when every guest had d0nned the
silk souvenir was very pleasing, and broke
the dull monotony of dress which rigid law
prescribes.
The menu. which was elaborately prepared,
occupied the undivided attention of all pres
ent for quite considerable time, the band
meantime discoursing appropriate music,
which suggested rather than hindered con-
versation.
The inner wants having been attended to,
Ex-Governor Frederick +. Low, who presided,
rose to propose the toast of the evening"
With eulogistic words he spoke of their friend
and guest and upon submitting the toast Of
''Our Guest" 1t was received with cordiality
and drank with musical honors.
Hon. L. b. Reed, upon arising to respond,
commenced his rather brief address by pay
ing gracefully humorous tribute to the sa-
lubrity of the California climate. Remind
ing his hearers of the delights of the rock
bound State of Maine, he said:
Il suppose you'll remember the State OF
Maine. and, while you are pointing out the
beauties OF California, never forgotten a
citizen Of Maine never forgets-that Skow-
hegan is the garden spot of America. / sup
pose you don't forget the reliability Of the
climate OF Maine; how nine months Of the
year are noted for the blessing Of
abundant rains, three months Of hard
winter completing the cycle. While at
Coronado Beach l was told that the tempera-
ture was so equable that the.thermometer
ranged ordinarily about rs degrees. But a
young lady remarked to me that she wished
they might have rainy day just to vary the
m0n0tony of glorious weather l have al
ways felt that it was good thing that had
my baptism in California. Nothing broadens
a man so much as Western life. and | have
been struck with the intelligence distinctive
Of Western life while recently reading the
history of Ohio-in the very center Of the
United States.
"Our ancestors made stride forward
when they-feelfng sense OF wr0ng-sep-
arated from the mother country. Another
step was made when they pushed westward
and occupied the Central States, and yet an
other, and perhaps more important and
far-reaching one was made when they cross
ed the dessert and occupied the States lining
the Pacific ocean. 1t strikes me that the
American people have displayed a breadth
of enterprise and Of idea quite uncommon by
thus crossing the United States from the At
lantic to the Pacific coast"
Mr.. Reed concluded by uttering a few words
OF appreciation Of the courtesies extended to
him.
Upon the president of the evening calling
upon George L. Bromley to reply to the toast
of "The Bohemian Club" which had ex-
tended the courtesy of their rooms, that gen
tleman replied in his ordinary vein Of genial
humer.
Said he: 'If there is one thing more than
another that illustrates the exuberance Of
California life, 1t is in my rising to speak
after you have listened to such eloquent
words"
With pathetic reference to Connecticut
and New Jersey, and commencing them as
worthy of the most tender solicitude, he said
that, as mark of especial confidence, he
would impart the information that he him
self was native of the renegade State of
Connecticut. Referring to his recent defeat
as a candidate for the Office Of public admin
istrator, he said:
Il did not care for the position it was in a
spirit OF philanthr0phy / accepted the n0mi-
nation, and was simply desirous Of seeing
the heirs OF my friends have their wants at
tended to and the estates properly admins
tered. At the time said I'd have regular
walkover-and had. From the Potrero to
the Presido, and ON to the cemetery l
walked, and the boys seemed to be saying to
me: 'Ah there! Stay therev and perhaps
1t would have been as well If
had. When the returns came in l turned
them upside down, but every way they read
the same, and the only thing | could wish
was that during the incumbent's term Of Of
flee no one might die leaving more than suf-
fcient money to pay the funeral expens-
es."
General Howard was called upon to ac-
knowledge the toast Of THE Army" and
conjured up a host of war "reminiscences
with which the Maine regiments under his
command had been closely connected. He
acknowledged personal gratitude to Con-
gresham Reed, and said he was pleased as
a native of the State of Maine to meet and
honor statesman who would be the next
Speaker Of the House.
After Sam ID. Mayer had given a spirited
rendering of the Star Spangled Banner
Congressman Morrow rose to reply to the
toast Of 1.-THE Congress of the United
"By some mysterious misfortune" he
said. Il was not born in the State of Maine
and also have hithertodisguised my birth
place, but feel that can confide In YOU and
therefore take pleasure in telling YOU that
was born in Indiana. | sympathize with
Brother Bromley and am aware that he Ia
bored under one disadvantage-he was not
on the O'Donnell ticket. L was. In conse-
quence shall expect, when l rise in the
next Congress, the recognition that is due by
being appointed on the most important COM
mittee within the power Of the Speaker Of
the House to appoint. There will be four
faNn narN tk,1