Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-11
A Pleasant Occasion.

a Pleasant Occasion. =
A pleasing episode of the day was private
dinner given by Henry L. Hotchkiss, presi-
dent of the L. Candee Rubber company, at
his elegant residence on Hillhouse avenue.
It was given in honor of the personal friends
of Mr.. Hotchkiss, who was among the visi-
tors. Those present were DR.. Min of Uruguay,
DIR. Volenti of Brazil, DR.. Mendoricia of Bra
iii, United States Commissioner Flint, Mr..
Calvo of the Argentine Republic, ex-Gover-
shend and others. The guests who partook
of the inequalities of Mr.. Hotchkiss were
unable to join the Chamber of Commerce at
the Hyperion banquet, because of a prior en-
gagement in New York city which necessi-
tated their departure from this city at an
early hour last evening. The affair was
very happy and enjoyable gathering and was
one which will be remembered by those
present as among the most pleasant events OF
the trip. The catering was done by Del
monico.
THE GRAND BANQUET.
Elegant Addresses and q Notable and
Brilliant Occasion.
The invited guests began to arrive at the
Republican League house shortly after seven
o'clock last evening, and for an hour before
the banquet began the rooms were crowded
to their utmost capacity with the Spanish
visitors and members of the Chamber of
Commerce. It was few minutes before
8 O'Clock when the guests were formed in
line and marched into the Hyperion from
the club house annex and took their seats at
the tables, which were set on the stage and
reception flooring, which extended to the
parquet circle. The stage was Hastily set
with q reception room scene, while the bare
sides were set off with potted plants, and
the fronts of the balconies and boxes hand
somely decorated with bunting and Ameri-
can flags, while the hall was lit by several
large electric lights and the whole set off by
the large rings of center gas jets. The head
table, which was known as table ga, was
at the rear of the stage, extending from east
to west, and facing other tables, two long
ones, which ran from north to south. The
latter extended the entire length of the stage
and were designated as "B" right and "B''
left. At these tables sat the invited guests
of the occasion, while at the various smaller
tables running at right angles with "B" right
and "B" left sat the members of the Cham
Der of Commerce. On each Of the three
tables were large, handsome bouquets of
choice cut flowers. which were from the pri-
vate greenhouse of Mr.. e. Henry Barnes, who
kindly furnished them.
At table were: Hon. Il. F. Peck and
Hon. George H.Ssraent, Seno- Juan f. Velar-
de and Hon. Charles r. Ingersoll, General
s. E. Merwin and Senior F. O. @. Zsgarrs,
Hon. J. B. Henderson and Hon. James D.
Dewell, Senior Nicanor Bolet Peraga and
Prof. w. ]. Knapp, Hon. ]. R. Hawley and
Senior A. g. Calvo, President Dwight and
Senior Manuel Aragon, Hon. n. B. Bigelow
and Mr.. William E. Curtiss.
At table B, right. were: Senior g. M.
Castellanos, Hon. Il. P. Plant, Senior J. G.
de A. Valente, Hon. N. D. Sperry, Senior
Climsco Calderon, Prof. q. w. Farnam,
Senior ). Bernano Cslvo, Hon. Lynds Harri-
son, Senior NJ. Oberri, Eli Whitney, Senior M.
Bolet Monogas, Gen. E. E. Brad
ley, DR.. H. w. Carmalt, Hon. w.
F. Wilcox. Senior Domingo Estrada.
and DR.. j. P. @. Foster, T. Jefferson
Coolidge. jr., and John NJ Peck, Senior Mar
ard Willafrsnca and Hon. Thomas r. Trow-
bridge, Senior Carlos 8. MARITIME and Hon. II.
G.. Lewis, Senior ]. A. Arroyo and DR.. O. A.
Lindsey, Senior NJ. de Mordonaca and Hon.
George F. Holcomb, Lieutenant II. McCrea
and Col. F. T. Lee, Senior r. G. Pierra and
Hon. Joseph Sheldon, Warner p. Sutton,
Senior Nelson Polhamus and Hon. s. M. s.
Draper.
At table B left were: Mr.. F. F. Tyler and
Senior J. Zslaya, Hon. n. G. Davis and
Senior Francisco A. Silva, Hon. B. R. Eng
lish and Senior Alberto Min, Hon. Henry T.
Blake and Senior Salvado de Mendonca, Gen
eral E. s. Greeley and Senior A. N. Y. Laya-
90, Hon. John Il. Leeds and Senior Henry
Dsuber, Hon. Ell L. Mix and Senior
Senior s. Falcon. E. ri.llos, s NJ. A. 'n P
Wilde Wilder and Senior Aicibiadss 7elards.
Mr.. Joseph Parker Senior Samuel Valdivie
so, NJ. J. R. Wichell and Edmund w. P.
Smith, Hon. Eli Whitney jr., Senior NJ We
larde, Hon. Ruel P. Cowles aud Senior j. A.
Rossi, Hon. 8. 7. Dutton and Senior J. A.
F. da Costa, Hon. @. L. Baldwin and Mr.. J.
G. Bronke, Lieut.. Fl. R. Lenley and Hon. G.
T. Driscoll, DR.. g. NJ. Sternberg and Mr.. @.
II. Trowbridge, E. A. Prescott.
After the guests had become seated Rev.
Harry P. Nichols offered prayer, after which
the banquet was served. Among prominent
New Haven men at the other tables were:
Attorney George d. Watrous, Engineer Hill,
Attorney Henry @. White, Hon. james Rey-
Deming, Col. N. g. Osborn. Mr.. G. NJ.
Loomis, Major b. h. Strong, Attorney julius
Twiss, Mr.. David Thomas, Mr.. Philo s. Ben.
nett, Mr.. Arthur d. Martin, 8. Harrison
Wagner, Commissioner Franklin II. Hart,
Attorney Hobart Hotchkiss, Mr.. George 4.
Msltby, Mr.. George M. Grant, Attorney John
@. Gallagher and others, there being present
in all about 800 covers.
The Afver-Dinner Speeches.
1t was 1920 p. m. when Hon. James D.
Dewell, president of the Chamber of Con-
meroe, arose and acting as POSTMASTER said
that several invited guests had sent In regrets,
among them being Governor Buckley, Con-
gresham Simonds and others. after which he
| introduced Prof. Knapp, who said:
Gentlemen of the Industrial Congress:
have been asked to discharge the honored
and pleasant task of addressing You in Cas-
lillian to offer yen a most cordial welcome to
this city on the part of the municipal author
ties, Its industries, its commerce, and finally
of it's venerable university, located for near
ly two hundred years on Its general soil. It
Ia no easy thing to express how deeply am
stirred by the reflection that the Hispano
American gentlemen of this congress are d.
rectly descended from those never -to-be-for-
gotten Spaniards and Lusitamans who
discovered and colonized that immense
empire then called the Indias and now Amer
ioa. You have opened the way and we have
but followed. We are the second; you are
the Arst. [Applause. Be then an example
to us of union. Your States, gentlemen,
have suffered, like ours, all the evils that
flow from period of rival colonizations, evils
which can alone be healed by the federal sys-
tenn, which, while 1t permits the play of local
partialities, wills in one homogeneous mass,
the strong and Irresistible nationality, and
therefore comprehend, as few of my fellow
oountrymen can:.all the deep meaning of that
obstinate struggle maintained by your grand
fathers and your fathers at the beginning
of the present century. It is high
time for all of the American States to wake
out of their sleep, to enter into relations of
firm friendship, strengthened by the reeollec-
ton of mutual sufferings experienced in the
cause of our national liberties. Let us ever
keep in mind the heroic deeds of our liberia
tors, Bolivur on your side and Washington
on ours. They were more than heroes, they
were the restorers of the two great wings of
the American continent; they were the re-
storers of the human race; more sublime
than Alexander and Cesar because they Gre
ated free people whose benevolent influence
will reach down to remotest ages. have no
time to speak of the character and import of
the noble conception represented tonight by
this distinguished and brilliant aasemblage.
God grant that the outcome of this sublime
thought may exceed the most fiattering
prophecy in behalf of the powers interested.
The toastmaster, Mr.. Dewell, then intro
duced ex. Senator Henderson Of Missouri, who
said: The first calling is to respond some
what In behalf of the congress, to the gener-
Gus welcome extended us. I must confess
understood very little of 1t, but endorse
anything that comes from Yale. (Applause)
In our travels in New England we have
fouud M halter Stata than Cop n aetiout and