The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-08
YACHTSMEN BANQUET.
Fifth Annual Of the Rhode Island
Yacht Club Last Night.
THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT.
Addresses by Judge Carpenter, Judge
Douglas, C. I'M nodore Burdick of Fall
River and Other Distinguished Invited
Guests-Letters of Regret.


gansett Hotel. the Rhode Island Yacht
Club members and their friends were
seated last night to enjoy the good things
which were ON the table and the good
things which came afterwards. Ii was the
clubs fifth annual banquet and as in
years past was even more or success
than its predecessors. There Is no body
OF men who can enjoy themselves more
thoroughly when they once get started,
than yachtsmen and this fact was demon
strated even more satisfactorily last night,
Goodfellowship ruled supreme, business
cares were laid aside and the one object OF
everybody was 10 enjoy himseiI anu
make the affair n success. In both instan-
ces the goal was reached. The guests
are bound TO 90 away with nothing but
praise for the Rhode Island yachtsm men, Tor
IL Is safe TO say that there are no better
entertainers anywhere than the same
lovers of yachts, when they set out to do
1t, nothing is done by halves.
The clock hands in the hotel office pointed
to o O'Clock when the doors OF the big ban
quet hall were thrown open aud the mem
bers aud friends filed in aud took their
places at the four long tables. "A few
minutes later President Hasbrouck asked
the "stragglers TO he seated" and in an
other minute the 200 gentlemen in full
evening dress were seated at the tables
ready for the walters to DO their duty.
At the same with President Hascrouck
were Judge George NJ. Carpenter. Adjt.
Gen. Elisha Dyer. Commodore ID. j. Bur
dick of the Fall River Yacht Club, Com
modore Arthur T.. Austin, Hon. Augustus
S. Miller, Prof. j. X. Jewett of Brown
University, William +. Waterhouse of
Boston, William f.. Robinson of the Bos-
ton Globe, Vice Commodore +. p Smith,
Rear Commodore c. G. Bloomer. Treasu-
rer Il. Il. Herrick, Secretary Frank Z.
Eddy.
AT the other tables were the follow
Il. Howard Wright, Hon. Hiram Howard,
ii. c. White, Charles Fletcher, John Il.
Fiske, Jr., Edwin Miner, 5. w. Kilvert,
George L. Shepley;, Stephen Waterman,
NJ Richmond, II. L. Tiffany, Charles
Black, Howard Greene, Archer Greene,
Joseph w. Vaughn, DR.. w. n. Kidder,
Fred E. Trip, Arthur L. Kelley, Albert
T. Potter, ID. L. Adams, +, L. Burnett, +.
+. Mattison, /. j. Schmidt, George A.
Follis, Samuel X. Baker, A B. Hathaway,
William A. Hathaway, ;. L. Shattuck, j.
NJ. Anthony, Allen NJ Peek, A. s. Frazer.
Walter j. Smith, Arthur B. Ladd, Joseph
A. Miller, Jr., j. ;. Williams, Dr. X. ii
Carver, X. Lincoln Lippitti Isaac +. Will
Fred 5. Farwell, A. n. Bushee, Hon. Will
Aionzo f. Flint, Robert j. Gilmore, J. S.
Williams, George II ,Slade, Walter 4.
Slade. William l.. Slade, IA. 5. Capron,
William F. Davis, W. I. Taft, 4; b.
Slater, yr., A; ID. Leete, Charles 5. Pine,
Clissold. j. Fred Thompson, G. +. Hart,
Joseph Wilson, John II. Althans, Z. +
Hathaway, John NJ. Richmond, John Il.
Arnold. f. III. Cady, George f.. Browne.l,
r. l.. Greene, +. T.. Greene, DR.. w. III.
nus D.t- n
Greene, Jr., Arthur L. Peck. II. G., Root,
A. 4. Nickerson. som H. b. Hi:
John X. Bogie, Walter J. Comstock,
Benjmin S. Clarke, Charles j. Davol,
ii. I. Grant, Jr., Col. w. II. Thornton, II.
w. A. Fisk. George w. Williams, George
II. Bunce, Hugh Norman. Charles II.
Williams, &. c. Gray, II. II. Franklin, A.
Bigelow Adams, III, NJ. Shove, Jesse How
ard. Charles ID. Wilbur, Il. l., Doll, Ar
mold Wilkinson, Elisha 5. Arnold. A. A.
Baker. A. ID. Ross. Frank l.. Budlong,
LeRoy Fales, Hon. L. NJ. Cook, Hon. W.
w. Douglas, Charles III. Smith, 5. NJ. Co
nant, r. ID. Mason, Col. Isaac l.. Golf,
Benjamin W. Gallup, Reginald Norman,
j. G.. Birch, Samuel Taber, II: Parsons.
DR.. j. II. Pomroy, Myron II. Fuller,
Jr., p. s. Eddy. Charles A. Eddy, Samuel
Whiteley, Warren X. Fales.
The discussion of the menu occupied an
hour and then came the speech making,
which throughout was of that character
which Is calculated to keep jolly gather
dry or unipteresting about them. Every
speaker was at his best and kept his
hearers good natured. Letters of regret
were read from President f.. Ben
Andrews of Brown University, Nat G..
Herreshof, John G. Wyman, William
Potter, w. z. Stephens, yachting editor
Of Forest and Stream, and Gov. Herbert
w. Ladd.
President Hasbrouck made a pleasant
address of welcome and then introduced
Adjt Gen. Elisha Dyer who told briefly
of the great strides the naval reserve,
which was the conception of the Rhode
Island Yacht Club, had taken in Rhode
Island and all along the Atlantic and Pa
cific coats during the past three years
Judge George NJ. Carpenter of the
United States Circuit Court made witty
address, stating that he did not know
about marine law in connection with the
Vanderbilt steep episode of last summer.
William +. Waterhouse, who is at the
head of the late Edwin Burgess yacht
building industry in Boston. was next
called upon. He spoke briefly of the evo-
luton OF the raclnR yacnt In the past lew
years, of the degeneration of the fast
cruiser with the light, fin keel boat, built
for speed only without regard to accom-
mediation.
Prof. !. II. Jewett Of Brown University
spoke of the advantages, physically and
mentally, to be derived from yachting
during the summer vacation.
William f. Robinson, yachting editor
of the Boston Globe, told of the prospects
for the coming racing season
Judge William w. Douglas related n
few anecdotes of his experience as
yachtsman which made his listners better
natured than ever.
Commodore ID. j. Burdick Of the Fall
River Yacht Club spoke next, and then
Fleet Capt. Charles II. Howland i'm behalf
of the members of the club presented "A
handsome gold badge, the work of ~ l..
I.ogee, TO Commodore Arthur f.. Austin.
who received it with short address of
thanks.
The Hon. August s Miller was the last
speaker and then President Hasbrouck
said good night"
Leap Year Party.
About one hundred young ladies escort