The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-14
ATLANTA'S BIG BANQUET.
LIST OF THE DISTINGUISHED
GUESTS PRESENT.


Committee-One Of the Speeches o
Welcome Delivered by GOV. Gordon
The speech of Mr.. Russell.
ATLANTA. GA. Feb. l3.-The first snnua
BANQUET of the Atlanta Chamber Of Com
merce occurred tonight in the spacious
dining room of the Kimball house, with
about 400 guests present. The banquet
hall was tastefully decorated with flowers
flags. and bunting. The guests Of the
chamber arrived in the city at interval:
during the day. Among others present
from the north are:
From New York-Charles S. Smith,
president of the New York Chamber OF
Commerce; J. Edward Simmons, A. Foster
Higgins. F. B. Thurber, John 1. Stewart,
John Sloane, John F. Parsons. James D.
Smith. r. T. Wilson Jr., John c. Calhoun,
II. R. Garden. John II. Inman. Russell liar
rison, son IF President Harrison; John II.
Hall, G. J. Wetzler aad Cornelius n. Bliss
From Boston-Jouathan A. Lane, presi-
dent of the Boston Merchants Association;
George W. Morse, w. E. Russell, Col.
Charles II. Taylor of the Boston Globe
Weston Lewis, George I. Babbitt Of the
Boston Herald. Frank Huckius, Hon. f.
j. Hathorn, Hon. Z. p. Weder, O. ID. Rich
ardson, W. j. Draper, Isaac 2. I. I'd
monds, Steven B. Simmons, and John J.
Henry.
From Ohio-Hon. James E. Campbell,
governor of Ohio; Hon. Joseph b. Hughes,
Claude Meeker, Col. Price Mckinney, G..
H. Burrows, n. r. Adriance, II. II. Meyer,
and C. H. Vaneleef
From West Virginia-Congressma Will
lam L. Wilson.
From Denver-President H. D. Chamber
III, ,f
From Chicago-J. 2. Rumsey, and M. j.
Downing.
MR.. DEPEw's ABSENCE.
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew of New York,
who was invited to be one of the speakers,
wired his regrets, explaining that his ab-
sence was occasioned by meeting Of the
committee on legislation of the New York
worlds fair committee, of which he is chair
man.
A committee from the chamber Of com
MERGE met the visiting delegations, and
have had them in charge all day.
Tonight at o'clock an informal recep-
ton was held in the parlors of the KimbaH
house, at which the visitors were intro
duced to the business men of the city.
The doors of the great dining hall were
opened at O'Clock, and when the guests
were seated, President j. &. Oglesby, of
the chamber of commerce, welcomed the
Va
merce.
Gov. Gordon was the first speaker. He
welcomed the distinguished visitors in be
half of the state of Georgia, ana was fol-
lowed by Mayor Glenn. who spoke for the
city Of Atlanta.
Then followed the regular set speeches of
the evening by Gov. Campbell of Ohio,
Hon. Charles S. Smith, president of the
New York Chamber of Commerce; Hon.
Patrick Calhoun of Atlanta, Congress sman
William l.. Wilson of West Virginia Hon.
w. E. Russell of Boston, and Hon. Jona-
than Lane, president of the Boston Mer
chants Association.
Gov Campbell took as the text of his
speech a sentence froI4 letter written him
by the late II. w. Grady: Come and let
us feel that here in Georgia we are just as
good as Ohio or New York;
Charles 5. Smith, president of the New
orksChamber Of Commerce, spoke on the
commercial growth of the country; Hon.
Pat Calhoun of Atlanta on the railroad in
terests of the south; Hon. w. E. Russell on
the new north Hou. William l.. Wilson of
West Virginia on trusts, and Hon. Jonathan
Lane on Boston and Atlanta.
TO DAYS PROGRAMME.
The visitors will be entertained at bre ak
fast at the kimball house tomorrow morn
ing, after which they will be shown various
points of interest about the city. Return
ing to the chamber of commence at noon
an informal reception will be held, the citi-
zens generally participating.
The Piedmont Driving Club viii enter
tain the visitors tomorrow afternoon at
lunch and the Capital City Club will give
them reception tomorrow night
MR.. RUssELL's SPEECH.
The speech delivered by Hon. w. E. Rus
sell tonight was on the main, as follows:
Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN Gladly find
myself tonight in the land of the sunny south,
and under the charm of its warm hearted hos
pitality. / come without office or title vet
bearing, am sure, from the old Bay state
greeting and good wishes to younger of the
thirteen sisters, who, Joined in sympathy an
friendship in days of peril and oppression, now
in time of peace, independence and liberty, are
united as parts OF great republic, Joint heirs
of its glorious heritage, and equal factors in
achieving its grand destiny. Your cordial wei
come tells me that here l am at home; and
as at the old homestead, the family long
scattered sometimes meet, and around its hal
lowed hearthstone bind more closely the ten
derest ties of life and then with renewed
strength and love share each others burdens
duties and blessings, so may we tonight meet
ing as fellow countrymen, pledge anew oul
love to common country, and sharing in hel
glory consider the duties and perils that con
front her. In this spirit there is no SOUTH nC
north, nor east, nor west; no burden upon one
that is not felt by all-the prosperity of each i.
the sacred duty of all
PAST AND PRESENT.
In speaking of the present there is mingled
with it necessarily something of the past an(
recalling it brings with it something of sorrow
let us remember that Massachusetts and Georgi,
both have had their days of sunshine and o
darkness, and then comfort ourselves with thos,
lines written in the little chapel in the Tyrol
that to our greatest poet, in his hour of suffer
ing, seemed to be the footprint of an angel
'Look not mournfully into the past, it come
not back again. wisely improve the present il
is thine; go forth to meet the future withou
fear and with a manly heart
The past of sectional discord and fraterna
strife comes never back again, and for the res
No fears to beat away, no strife to heal
The past unsigned for and the future sure
Mr.. President, speak tonight for a younge
generation, that loyal 10 all that has been, We
dwells not IN the past but in progressiv
spirit steps forward to meet the new occasion
and the new duties, unhampered by prejudice
that obstruct, and impatient of the spirit tina
would attempt the futures portal with tn
past's blood-rusted key" ! take Cor my subiec
this sentiment: A new south, new north
country reunited in love and loyalty, ready an,
anxious to meet the duties of to-day It is
patriotic theme, suggested by the words of on
whose fervent patriotism made the natio
listen, bound hearts together that wert
estranged and earned for his memory the uobl,
tribute of country in sorrow for his iots. Il,
Climbed the sun-lit nights
And from all disSonance
Struck one clear chord
That seemed rnapb the aar D.