Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-25
THE BOARD OF TRADE.
II will banquet the Inventors at the Cen
tennial Celebration.

tennial Celebration.
The inventors who will be in attendance on
the patent centennial maA be. and probably
are, extremely ingenious men, but they would
have to toll nightly before they could plan
anything more satisfactory than the banquet
which will be given them by the board of trade
The menu has not been printed yet, but some
of the epicures and gastronomes and connois-
seurs on the executive committee have fairly
well-developed ideas to what il will look like
when they have had two or three executive
sessions.
President Myron VI. Parker called the board
OF trade to order last night in Willard Hall, and
although he evidently wished larger proper
ton of the membership had put IN an appear
ance he appeared to be satisfied with the thor
oughly representative nature of the assemblage.
Briefly and clearly did tine president recite the
action of the board of directors a. to the pro-
posed feast and with good deal Of emphasis
did he advocate the idea in all its fullness. He
favored the proposition because he believed 1t
to be n matter of more than ordinary i'm
portance.
THE BANQUET WILL BETTER THINGS
Secretary Alex ID. Anderson also laid stress
upon the necessity which existed for such a
hospitable goodwill offering that suggested
by the executive committee. The banquet
would be a substitute for the once-proposed
celebration OF the District centennial. and il
could also take the place Of the annual dinner
of the board of trade He pointed ont some of
the local advantages which would follow in the
train of this patent system centennial Ameri-
can inventors would organize and establish
headquarters here. and there would undoubt-
edly be a permanent exhibit of working models
in q specially constructed building.
". e. Dodge was of opinion that the board
OF trade ought TO do something. The occasion
which called for this celebration great
Il
been pressed some time ago, but was satisfied
the banquet proposition could be carried to a
successful conclusion.
President Parker gave the reasons which had
prevented earlier action, and Mr.. Dodge said
they were perfectly satisfactory
Maj II. A. Hall moved that the proposition
OF the executive committee be approved by the
board and that the preliminary details be at
tended to by the executive comrnittee.
The ayes had it unanimously.
MEssRs. WATKINS AND Dc BoIs SPEAK.
At the invitation of President Parker and on
behalf of the inventors Mr.. J. E. Watkins and
Mr.. Jas. 7. Du Bots addressed the board. Mr.
Watkins spoke of the scheme in general way
and was certain that the banquet would be the
most pleasing feature of the social entertain
mens Of the distinguished visitors.
Mr.. Du Bots related some of the difficulties
which had been encountered and overcome IN
the planning of this celebration He gave the
names of many of the celebrities who would be
here and he concurred with Mr.. Watkins as to
the value of the banquet
Mr.. Simon Wolf was of the opinion, and he
said SO, that the initiative in the matter under
discussion should have been taken by the Dis
trict Commissioners. They, however. had de-
elined to move, SO il was proper that the board
Of trade do something. He hoped and believed
IL would be well done.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Supplementing the recent action of the board
of directors and the general board of trade taken
last night President Parker today appointed
the following committees:
BANQUET COMMITTEE
G. j. Bell, 5. W. Woodward, Geo. Truesdell,
Green, H. h Simpson, John b. Wight, r. G.
rutherford, J. b. Winner, W. H. Rapley, John
Joy Edison, r. s. Lacey, b. F. Gilbert.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
E Kurtz johnson, A T. Britton, NJ. g.
Emery, c. c. Glover, B. II. Warner, c. s.
Moves, B. Wilkins. j. VI. Wilson, E. Francis
Riggs, Alex D. Anderson, S. E. wheatley, NJ.
Il. Morris, j. W. Ross. Ii. Wise Garnett s. W.
woodward Simon Wolf Thomas SOmerville, 1.
Saks, Il. A. Willard, t. W. Smith. L. Il.
Church, Jesse b. Wilson. c. G. Duncanson. A.
A Thomas, r. W. Tyler, ]. II. 3Iagruder.
H. A. Griswold, Geo. F. Dunlop, II. 4. Hail.
GEO. W. Knox, W. c. Dodge. W. II. Speare.
Geo; Gibson. W. D. Cabell. II. l. Crawford.
L y Droop, r. G. Fox, W. Il. Gurley, +. G..
Newlands, L. L. Holbrook, J. c. Mckibbin, S.
H. Kaufman, Geo. E Lemon, W. ID. Moses.
4. A. Reed, :. ). Shedd. T. T. Sewers Il. H.
Warder. ]. q. Slater. b. X. Plain. f. b. Ma
guire, L j. Stellwagen, j. NJ. Hodges, o. q.
Staples. 7. W. Noyes, A. Nailor, jr., L. Divine,
T. Heiston, A. s. Warrington, W. F. Mat
tingly.