The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-07

the mechanics of your city. 1 thank you, gen.
tlemen, for your kind attention"
COLLECTOR PHELPS.
When Admiral Brown had resumed his seat
President Perkins. rising, said: II VIII ask
your attention to the toast, ON the Pacific
Ocean Stops tie Star OF Empire on Its West
ward March,, and call upon Hon. L. u, Phelps
Mr.. Phelps in a few brief remarks reeounted
the old but ever new story OF the search for free.
dom which had begun when the forefathers OF
this nation set their faces TO the new world, and
which had grown from year to year and from dec
AIDE to decade. That spirit has fought its way
westward to the Mississippi through the def1ies
OF tie Rocky Mountains. and here, on the shores
OF the racine IL hau halted, ana was building up
an empire that would, in the near future, sur
pass The widest dreams OF those who had gone
before.
IRVING NJ. SCOTT.
american Sailors Afoat and American Ships
to Float Them" was responded to by Irving NJ.
Scott. who was greeted with applause as the
builder OF the Charleston. In preiacing his re-
marks he said: sit was Archimedes who said.
Give me fucrum on which TO rest and will
move the earth The first part of our sentiment
presuppOses tue second, and or our gallant
sailors we NAV say, Give them ships on which
10 stand and they will move the world That we
are now striving to DO, and how we'll we have
succeeded L leave for you TO say"
He then spoke of the heroic achievements OF
years now gone, and pr0phesled for those now In
service ana for those TO come the same unselliSh
devotion to country and to duty.
MAYOR POND.
al give you san Francisco the Great Com
mercld Metropolis OF the Pacific and call upon
your Mayor TO respond" were the words of the
President at the close OF Mi. SCOTS remarks.
Rising. the Mayor said: ~ thank you fas the
honor. Speaking of our city In those terms
Is not at all eXtrayagant when we recall that IL
looks out upon an ocean which washes from
pole to pole and teens with thousand Islands
with their rich and varied products. 1t has been
said that the harb0r of san Francisco can afford
more anchorage than all The other harbOrs
of the Pacific from Cape Horn TO Cape
Flattery, and While nature has done
afartte lar th.tf 10
all. The work OF man must come TO her aid.
Among all The advantages which we possess
there are other things necessary, and these we
must look to well. Our citizens must be euter-
prising and vigllant. Tie struggle Tor supremacy
must put forth our greatest efforts to make the
most oil what has been given us"
BRoMLEY's BONANZA.
burst of laughter greeted the call for George
L. Bromley, whom the President Introduced as a
man who had sat in the Legislature aud who
would have been in Congress had be been given
votes enough. lie spoke to the sentiment, " San
francisco Wants 4 New Po,totiice, but Does Not
Want Cobble-stoneS From the American River"
Rising slowly to his feet the speaker said:
Gentlemen: have heard nothing like this
since sentiments were first inaugurated. 1t has
opened up 10 me bonanza. When the senti-
ment f1rst dawned on me, and l realized how
vast ii was, had mSgiyings OF my ability. L
knew, however, that when your President was
done there would be nothing left for me 10 say.
eLaughter.l love him for Ills genillity and be-
cause the ladies love him, and whosoever
loves him loves me. OF this VIII not speak at
present. l must talk TO you rather about the
PoStotfice. Why they put in the word new" for
don't know. l am sure we don't want an old
Postofiiee. Any one looking at The postofiee we
now have would know that what we needed was
Postotice, and that the word new" was en-
tirely out OF place aud unnecessary.
Win the characteristic kuack for illustrating
his point, the speaker related an anecdoIe or
TWO, and retired amid another roar of laughter,
and The banquet was brought to formal close
when the President had returned thanks to The
guests for their kind attention.