Morning journal and courier., 1890-11-13
rHE oHAmnER,s nANaUET1.

THE CHAMBERS BANQUET. Gathering of Prominent 0iti-
 gems Attend the Annual BAnqueS or
 the Chamber of Commerce-Aetters
 of Reauet From mDisttngufshed Peo-
 ple-Tsloquent After Dinner Speeches
 Warner hall was filled with asgathering | of about one hundred and fifty prominent | business and professional mon last night ! who banqueted and talked to . late hour in celebration of the annual banquet of the New Haven chamber of commerce. The hall was tastefuliy decorated and the ban queters were seated about small tables ! placed at convenient distance apart and each accommodating two. guests. At the head of the hall, under the pier glasses, was long table, at which was President Dewen of the chamber and the invited guests. There were number of vacant seats here, for all of the distinguished guests invited were not able to be present.
 Those invited were: Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley of Hartford, Hon. 0. H: Platt of Meriden, Hon. Joseph R. Hawley of Hartford, Hon. Charles A. Russell of Day vile. Hon. W. E. Simonds of Hartford, Hon. Frederick Miles of Salisbury, Hon. W. F. Wilcox of Chester, President Timothy Dwight, Mayor H. F. Peck, Rev. Dr. w. L. Phillips, Hon. D: M. Read, president Bridgeport board of trade; Hon. J. M. Allen, Hartford; w. Fl. Holt, New London; T. c. Richards, Win sted; Rev. Newman Smyth, Professor Arthur T. .Hadley, Professor W. K Townsend, Hon. Simeon B. Baldwin, V1r- gil Curtiss, A. J. Bentley, New London;
 Letters of regret were received by the chairman of the committee on invitations from the following:
 unable to accept the kind invitation of the com
 mittee to be present at the dinner of the chamber of commerce on the 18th of November.
 Senator Platt sent regrets from Wash- ington saying: >9 and write to excuse myself for not being. present as Ianticipated. I regret that shall be deprived of the pleasure of participating with you in the enjoyment of the occasion, and trust that your $ those which # 6as been n my my pleasure and priyi lege to attend in the past. Senator Hawley from Washington sent regrets, adding:
 After ten months session of congress and a, month of political activity, find my attention
 fully oscupisa 6y private bqsnsss ss and the cir
 sacs no sure you that should pass q very delightful | evening, but I must remain here. With my hearty thanks
 l Governor BulkeIey wrote:
 Ivory much regret that an engagement already | ceptance of the invitation of the, chamber of | commerce of Now Haven to attend the annual banquet of that chamber.
 pr;1 Am unexpectedly and unayoidably deprived of regret exceedingly. Congressman Miles wrote from Chapinville l sending regrets that owing to previous engage Congressman Russell writing from Killingly home in Worcester.
 Letters were also received from Con- ! gressman w. F. Wilcox and Mssrs. J. M. Allen and William T. Holt of New Lon don.
 At President Dewell's right sat Governor Merwin and at his left sat Congressman Simonds of Hartford. General George H. l Ford was chairman of the committee on l invitations.
 Among those about the tables were ex- | Mayor H. G. Lewis, Max Adler, Major 1 H. H. Strong, Major R. P. Cowles, 1 William Nicely, Isaac Bromley, jr., | B. Adriance, Selectman John I. | Goodrich, Councilmon Sonnenberg, Judge
 Joseph Sheldon, Charles w. Scranton, H. H. Bunnell, B. Moves, W. J. Atwater, J. B. Sargent, Henry s. Dawson, Alderman
 Chandler, Senator James Graham, c. T.
 Driscon, F. H. Sperry, Dr. W. H. Car
 malt, Isaac Wolfe, Livingston W. Cleave-
 land, Messrs. Lewis & Maycock, w. A. Beers, Is. H. Punderson, ex-Alderman F. 0.
 Bushnell, s. H. Noseley, F. H. Hart, w.
 s. Beecher, Captain Charles H. Town
 shend, Councilman E. D. Nicolls Amos P.
 Wilder, Colonel N. E. Osborn, J. Rice
 Winchell, D. s. Thomas, Dr. c. A. Linds-
 ley, Wallace W. Ward, George D. Wat
 rous, B. Shoninger, George A. Butler, s.
 Harrison Wagner, L. W. Beecher, Eli
 Whitney, jr. | It was after 10 o'clock when the repast
 was finished and President Dewell arose te
 read the above letters of regret.
 The first toast, "The President of ths
 United States" was responded to by Con ,gressman Simonds. Before the congress ! man began his talk Senator Graham pro.
 posed three cheers for the distinguished
 guest and they were enthusiastically given MT. Simonds, after duly extolling the
 importance of and homage due the office of president of this country, remarked that
 every president had been in one sense martyr because of the continual struggle l for of6ce This fact alone had made tn, ! speaker a civil service reformer. Nr
 Simonds then spoke of Connecticut's i'm
 portance Our dual idea of government : has found basis for the national consti , l tuition. The federal court system als, originated in the idea of our Connection system. Our public school system ha
 been adopted far and wide. We gay such men as Roger Sherman to the conti | al VI
 l quota to the armies of the civil war. In ventors we have produced in number t
 be proud of. We boast of Eli Whitney Goodyear, Hotchkiss and other great in : l ventors. Commercial travellers tell m
 that in regard to her products and in fuence upon the industrial country wes
 of us, Connecticut is the la,gest state upo the Atlantic coast.
 Il "The State of Connecticut" was respond
 ed to by Lieutenant Governor Merwin, ,wh was received with prolonged demonstrs
 tion of applause. Lucky is the man wh y Is born in Connecticut, said he, for ther t is no more beautiful state in this Union It is the most pleasant spot, to my mind on earth, and thank God that was bor
 in Connecticut. Her industrious, charits t ble and intelligent people arc first an
 foremost in educational interests. The , , believe it is better to build schoc houses and seminaries than n formatories and jails. Her infuenc
 is not confined to the United states. He l clocks and rifles are found in every par
 of the globe. Connecticut has among he inhabitants long list of honest toiler 7 who earn their living by the sweat of thei : brow who, in any other country, woul
 be considered princes by the we they live. She guards her poor fron want. The farming industry of Connee 3 ticut will prosper in spite of the immens 6 competition of the west. The farmer . must only adopt the manufacturers mol
 to: When one thing does not pay, loo g for another. The speaker paid a beaut
 full tribute to the influence of Christia | mothers as great factor in our prsspe, s ! ity.
 Fl "The Clergy in Politics" was responde to by Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth. H - thought the clergy and politics had yer n little to do with each other. The generf
 domain of national politics just now is nc
 very interesting to the clergy, said ht When have sometime found my way int : the sacred precincts of city hall and hay t met some of you gentlemen there hay i, felt that you looked at me in sort C !, | mute surprise. believeif some good ma u from another state comes to city, he ask o to what the good condition of such an r such streets is due. ''Why," he is told :. "this is due to our non-partisan board ( public works" stWell." he asks. "whs : is this board" Why" he is told it ]
 composed of two good men to look afte e the interests of one party and two to loo
 after the interests of another" He migl also ask who is elected to look after th ]. interests of the city. Thanks to our ..