Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-26

Newarkers Enjoy Their Annual Feast In
Honor of New Newark.

Honor of New Newark.
Special Correspondence OF Gaaette and Journal
NEWARK. Feb. 23.--Under the benignant
gaze of the Father of His country, when
bramed forth from an old-fashioned gilt
frame suspended from the drop curtain IN
Uaskey Hall, there sat on Saturday even.
ing 81 members of the Newark board OF
Trade, with its invited guests, enjoying
with rare relish the second annual dinner
OF the organization. II will be recalled that
this very wide awake and not overly
modest guardian and promoter OF New.
ark's business interests was the outcome OF
the unusual celebration which marked inc
opening of the water works February "a,
1880 and in view Of this; the board has
wisely appointed TINS patrloic uate lor lts
annual dinners.
Several weeks ago, at meeting OF the
board, consisting Of Joseph II Caleb,
james Hussinger, w. f. Griffith, Dr. IL.
Il. NJ. Koloch and John NJ Spencer, was
selected to make arrangements Tor the
second annual gathering arounu the lsStlve
| board. How admirably and completely
this committee did its duty, was nttested
by the encomitims ON the dinner and con-
gratulations for the committee which We're
| echoed on every side. The caterer was
Henry Welt Of Philadelphia, who fur.
nished everything. The long table reached
| from point beneath the gallery halus,
| trade to the stage next to which was placed
| at right angles Il small table for the .presl-
| dent and invited guests. The hall was
aglow with electric lights, while fairy
! lamps lent d soft radiance to the decora-
| tons of the table, which was very hand
| somcly arranged with potted flowers
| banks of ferns, bright nosegays and artistic
designs in sparkling ice Lockhart,s or,
chcstra in the rear of the room played
many popular selections during the even
ing.
A. $50 o'clock the members and guests
filed into the room and remained standing
at their places while $. Minot Curtis said
grace. Sitting down each one found at his
place a pretty little boutonniere of carna-
lions together with a detached iacquemlnot
rose OF handsome proportions. The menu
card contained the following; raw oysters
salmon mayonaise, claret, fried oysters
chicken salad, champagne, roast turkey
French peas, ham, rasped rolls, tongue
pickles, olives, celery, ices, fancy cakes
sherry, fruits, coffee and cigars. Every
one was in the best Of humor and inter
mingled with the music, songs, stories
rectations, and bondage was the constant
popping Of champagne cprks,
hiter the ices and fruits there began tht
crash and sputter Of sulphurc matches
along the parallel lines of diners and then
assembled curling and ileccy clouds 81
smoke from fragrant Havanas. II. WI
liam Curtis, the toast master, then arus,
and called on President Filling to respont
to toust to "'rhe future of Newark
This he did in his usual quiet and earnes
way, predicting for Newark a trcbling o
lis population in 10 years, prophesl
which called forth applause long and lou
which subsidized only when the dulcet ant
clarion tones of the corpulent and witt.
guest next toMr. Filling rang out, filling tn
roomand getting tangled up with some stra'
strains of the orchestra in the rear of tn
! hall l.. Irving Handy always command
attention when he rises to speak or NOM
nate governor and he soon had sep
ulrhral silence regning when he hegal
his toast on THE day we celebrate" II
launched ont into panegyrlc OF Wash
ingtun but soon forgot his subject and too
many desultory little excursions oil int
: sundry other entertaining subjects ,whic
: invariably reminded him of THE day W
| celebrate" lie put the entire assembling
into the happest frame Of mind .possibl
and made al once a decided local repntE
/, tinn as most delightful post-prandia
speaker,
Following this came short speeches b
, Messrs. llussinger, Scale, Cooch, Curtis
! Caleb, Kerr, Spencer, Neill Evans, Bowel
a and others: Those present were Senate
! Piling, l.. |. Handy, y NJ. Curtis, John
Stirling, Dir Henry Morrow, W. g. Cnrti:
/ nr 4. A. Neale A. a. Curtis, DIR. Kolloel
N. +. Griffith, John n. Spencer, John !
Lewis, John NJ BOWEN, William Coocl
4 Wilbur Wilson, !. wilkins Cooch, i; y
: Curtis George Kerr. John $. NJ. Neil
w. Lewis, N. NJ. Mothcrall, ", IL. Steel
Charles b. Evans, w. A. Morrison, J.
:. Luton, IL. Il. Wright, w. Il. Miller, j.
Wilson, W. r. Hart, Joseph Dean, JOSEF
Y II. Caleb, James Ilessinger, S. NJ, Dome
!. and Harlow IL. Curtis.