Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-26
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..

Annual Banquet at Loomis' Temple of
 Music Last Evening-The Largest
 Ever He1d-Many Dist1ngu gu1she d Men
 Present Who Make Addresses.
 Lcomis' Temple presented brilliant scene last night. The occasion was the annual banquet of the New Haven Chamber of Com merce. The hall itself has been greatly beautifed. The banqueting began at 7:3o. The table of President Dewell and the invit- ed guests faced the other tables, which were lengthwise of the hall. At Mir. DewelIs ta- ble sat Governor Lounsbury, Senator o. H. Platt, Hon. N. D. Sperry, Prof. A. T. Had- ley, General A. w. Greeley of Washingto D. O., General E. s. Greeley, e1-Governor Bigelow, Hon. John H. Leeds. On the right of the president sat President Timothy Dwight, Rev. Or. Beards1ey, MT. Joel A. sperry, General s. E. Merwin, Mayor S. A. York, Town Agent Reynolds, Prof. Fl. T. Blake, Prof. Simeon E. Baldwin, ex-Mayor H. G. Lewis. Among those at the other tables were Postmaster, B. R. English, MT. R. P. Cowles, MT. Philip Pond, Alderman J. Rice Winchell, Attorney John O.. Gallagher, Attorney Henry O. White, MT. John B. Adriance, MT. Francis Potter, MT. Henry Killam, ex-Mayor Hol- comb, Mr. George Nj. Grant, Attorney s. Harrison Wagner, MT. Enos s. Kimberly, Attorney James P. Pigott, Colonel N. G. Os- born, MT. John H. Platt, MT. Henry Hooker, MT. E. G. Stoddard, MT. L. H. Stannard, MT. Frank H. Sperry, MT. Henry c. Warren, MT. F. A. Betts, Mir. Benjamin Moves, MT. L. H. Freedman, MT. William Neely, Mir. F. H. Hooker. MT. George Wykeg, jr, MT. nell, MT. William J. Atwater. MT. A. H. Kellam, General George H. Ford, Dr. Frank H. Whittemore, MT. Edward B. Lee, Mir. c. W. Scranton, MT. Henry Sargent, pr. W. H. Carmalt, City Engineer A. B. Hill, Nr. Cushing, Mr. Eli Whitney, jr., Police Commissioner F. H. Hart. MT. F. 0. Bush ton, Mir. E. Wilcox, Captain Townshend, MT. s. H. Mosely, Vice-President o. M. Shepard, MT. Henry Johnson, Mir. Max Adler, Major H. H. Strong, MT. Henry F. Peck, Alder man James N. States, MT. Curtis F. Evarts, Prof. Mark Bailey, MT. David Thomas and others.
 Among the letters of regret received was one from President Grover Cleveland, viz:
 WASHINGTON, April IS. 1888. Mir T. Atwater Barnes:
 My dear sir-The President directs me to express his thanks for the courtesy of the invitation con veyed in your letter of the l6th inst be present and to say that he regrets that his official duties will prevent it's acceptance. Very respectfully,
 D. s. LAMONT Private Secretary. . Complimentary letters of regret were read from Congressman Russell, French and Phelps, their duties detaining them in Washington.
 Senator O. H. Platt was the first speaker and was greeted as he arose with much en- thusiasu He responded to the toast, ''The President of the United States" After suit able words regarding New Haven's Founders day, he spoke of the presidency, it's dignity, it's erninence as position and to which the respect of all true Americans is due (sp- plause.) He who loves his country honors the position of chief magistrate. After furth- CT allusions of a patriotic nature the speaker said: Here this evening, my friends, sits a man who am sure would make you good president, President Timothy Dwight, Zap plause) and a although I understand he is not much of politician, I for one would select him for New Havens candidate for the pres idency of the United States. When we came to establish our republic we did not want to rule by force, but man was called upon to preside by the free will of the people, and he was called our president, cur commander. And let me say right here on your 250th an- niversary that Davenport, Eaton, Hooker, etc, are the men who made it possible to have such e republic. In glowing words Senator Platt alluded to the magnificent RTOWGn OI our T0pUDl1C anu It's lASb1LutlOAE, , and it is the glory of our republic that ours is government of the people, for the people and by the people. The speakers peroration was eloquent.
 The toast 'sThe State of Connecticut" was worthily responded to by our genial Cover nor Lounshury, a former New Havener. He complimented New Haven on it's Puritan ori- gin and it's two hundred and fifty years of honorable history. Our city has reason for pride also in it's large manufacturing inter ests He complimented the work of the chamber and it's history. Governor Louns- bury's remarks were greeted with enthusias- tic applause.
 Mayor York finely responded for "The City of New Haven" He said: Our city has the smallest public debt in proportion to it's population and wealth of any other city in the country, with one exception. It also has a public library in about the same pro- portion.
 President Dwight, of Yale university spoke of "New Haven 250 years ago." He said: I have tried to settle in my mind why was called on to answer to this toast. The early settlers, he said, brought with them the idea of education. John Davenport had it in mind to found college here soon as it could be accomplished.
 General A. w. Greeley was called on by President Dewel. He made short speech thanking the gentlemen for their kind enter tainment and the honor conferred on him by the invitation.
 Frank H. Sperry responded to the toast: tNew Haven of to-day and her future.' He said: ''The good influence that has been started in shis city and displayed to-day will go on and in ten, twenty, fifty years hence we will be better in every way for it.h
 James P. Pigott made few very neat re- marks in responding to the toast "The Ad- vantages of Increased Railway Facilities" I suppose, he said, this refers to the recent transaction had with the Derby road. For that can say I was told blythe president of that road that 1 1,500 men were already at work on the extension and another thousand were to be added soon.
 Hon. D. NJ. Read, president of the Bridge port board of trade, made few remarks.
 Prof. Hadley spoke on "The Power of the Press" The work of the press to-day is one of facts and unlike & century ago one of opinion. The freedom of the press is the power of public truth.
 ''The Chamber of Commerce" was respond ed to by Hon. N. D. Spery. He said: 'I want to tell you one of the things we did when we first started out. We elected Timothy Dwight president of Yale universi ty. Applause. We have men of progress in our organization. We have such man in our president; we have such men on our committees"
 All the arrangements for the banquet were carefully planned and perfectly executed by the gentlemen having it in charge. We re- print the names of those who served on the committees, to whom the thanks of the Cham- Der of Commerce are due:
 Banquet-B. R. English, Samuel Bolton, G. M. Grant, John H. Platt. Max Adler. E. s. Kimberly, F. H. Sperry.
 Invitatiens-George H. Ford, John H. Leeds, N. G. Osborn, G. F. Holcomb.
 Teasts-Henry T. Blake, s. Harrison Wagner, c. W. Scranton. J. c. Gallagher.
 Printing-T. A. Barnes J. N. States, F. E. Hum.
 Secretary-Wilbur F. Peck.
 Treasurer-N. Easterbrook, jr.
 To General George H. Ford and Postmas> ter Benjamin R. English the members of the press owe their kind treatment during the evening.
 The Oldest Building.
 The oldest building in the city is on State street next to YaleT& Bryan's The Found ers' day placard stating that it was the oldest was displaced there yesterday. The place