Daily Republican., 1889-02-28
The Reception Given at the Clayton
House Last Evening. A Large
Number OF Guests
Entertained.

piVeecueu W the SihyJon house, Wnere
the banquet had been prepared.
In front of each guest was neat card
bearing the following:
SPECIFICATIONS.
ExcAvATINo AND ILLiSa,
Oysters ON Half Shell.
BnIcK AND STONE WORK,
Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce.
CARPENTER wonx,
stcwed Terrapin, Maryland Style.
MILL WORK,
Fried oysters.
STAIR BUILDER,
Chicken Salad.
SLATE AND TIN WORK,
Fruits. Cakes and French Moringnes.
PLAsTEGING (WUITE CoAr FiNIsul,
lee Cream.
PAINTINu,
Edam Cheese, Coffee.
PLUMBING.
This being II dry building the pluInb-
ing IL reserved, but Plumbers Mortgage
must be- iirst lien on the property.
All 70 bG done in II thorough and work
ulanltlte manner and To the cutire salts
faction of the architects.
When the attack on the good things
ceased, President William III. Foulk made
an address, In which ne welcomed the
guests and spoke of the Organization oi
the Exchange in this city. He also re
ierred to It's objects, the principal OF
which is, that of mutual improvement,
and help among the builders.
Toastmaster Gawthrop announced the
first toast; "The State of Delaware" j."
aud said that as Governor Diggs was un.
able TO be present, he would call upon
the Hon. George w. Gray to respond
Mr.. Gray said that this was unexpected
to him, and he would much rather the
place had been hlled by the man who il
nniv' rsally known as the gray locked
pillow boy. He, however, felt proud oi
Delaware, and that he "a DelawaIean,
as there are many things connected with
the Diamond State of which every citizen
has just cause to be proud.
"The General Assembly of the State Of
Delaware" was responder 20 by repre-.
sentative Il. Y. Armstrong OF Newark
He could not do ample justice to this
present General Assembly. The Legisla-
tors we're Always ready aud willing 10 ac'
cept invitation o such assemblies as this
one Tonight. He made favorable men
tion Of the bill OF the Exchange which Il
now before the Legislative body for en-.
actment. that It had received two read
ings, an was now some here in posses
sion o, the committee, but II II had been
a divorce or muskrat bill ih,y would
have hurried 1t through long ago. Tha,
same lawyer must have something TO dc
| with tlrdiness 10 not getting the official
stamp OF the ) ate on 1t, but he would
give it his individual attention to see thai
| II reached It's haven at last. He 81 oke in
glowiDg terms of w ilmlngton's two mem.
bcrs, and said the interests of the city,
and citizens were faithfully looked after.
Senator John p. Donahce made few
happy remarks, ending with he would
be happy If he could destroy all plum
bers.
Barclay Cooper, oi the Minneapolis
| (Minn. Builders Exchange respsnded to
the toast-"The National Builders Ex-
change"
He thought the Exchanges were good
thing, and this one was Que OF the most
| ilourlshing he ever had the pleasure
of visiting. Coming from the far West,
he hardly thought he could interest those
present much ou the subject, that the
builders, by all working together, had
worked wonders throughout the land and
that SIS different exchanges are now work.
ing under the same rules aud regulations
that the body WAS never In such healthy
state of growth rs at the present time.
lie was on attending a convention o.
builders nov being held ia Philadel phia
"The City of Wilmington" was re-
sponded to by our worthy Mayor, Aus
tin Harrington, Esq. II see printed on
the menue card lying before me shor
speeches on what we know and dom
HI ow about red lights and mechanics
liens As am sutieriog from O sever,
cold, am unable to lnflict any lengthy
remarks upon them" He spoke ii
glowing terms Of Wilmington as grea
manufacturing city and its increased
populat on, which has ne irly doubled II
the last twenty years. We have one o
the best river fronts In the wo Id, whicl
would be utilized at no very distant da
for the glorilication of the little Diamon
State.
1.-The Bar" was responded to by Loui
IT. Vandegrift, Esq. His remarks wer
very witty aud full of pungent thrusts Q
one of the sp akers who had precedo
him. He thought The objec and aim
of the Exchange were grand and good
ami calcuIa ated to do vast amour
of good in our mllet He belonged to
"guild" that looked after Its member
aud when one Of them did wrong {
i broke faith with his clients this 'gulld
cautionCd him about 1t, and If the war;
ing was not needed they simply drov
him from their midst. lie bad some e.
perltnce with liens, which was not loade
down with all profit, as, for Instance, |
would etc the fight he had made on Il
late Academy Of Music, viii h was a
I work but no pay. The lawyer did grei
deal of hard work and often receive
very lutte pay for the same, not for a
=, the profits, but the losses and the Joke
= He spoke in eloque.t terms OF the FL
chanle and Its Il efulness.
Watson r. Sperry, of the Mornin
/. News, responded for the Press, the grei
leaver of public opinion, while Gen. ,
Parke Postles d d ample justice to 9Th
Ladies'" God bless 'em.
The following gentlemen psrtook
/ the feast:
George Mckee, Edw. Jederls, VictC
! R. Pyle, Joseph Reybold, George BeesSl
Lewis 7. Grubb, George Hollis, Edv
: Cranstou, General Armstrong, Georg
/ Remington, William Z. Bratt0u. Tilgl
man Danner, Lewis @. Vandeafift, Fran
Carsweli, Charles Foulk. John P. DOM
hoe, Representative George Gray, Wu
B. Austin, John NJ. Solomon, Harry Nc
Lear, Eldridge Pierce, John Brison, Wu
ii. Pierce, Hiram Mccall, John P. Al
mond, Joseph Jenkins, Thos Davidson
Samuel I White N Trumn Wr 4