Evening journal., 1893-02-10
FEAST OF MASTER BUILDERS.

Nearly Two Hundred Enjoy a Splendid
Dinner nt the willis Hotel-Music,
Flowers and Speeches.
Amid flowers and music last night in
the dining rooms of the Hotel Willis, the
Builders Exchange of Wilmington and a
large number of invited guests sat down
to splendid dinner. The festivities
began at 8 o'clock and were just about
when the midnight hour was
struck. IL was the first annual dinner of
the builders, and IL was such pro-
nounced success that there will be more
annual dinners in the future. An
efficient corps of walters served the
courses, and everything was prepared in
the most delicious style. Professor
Albert, violin; Taylor, cornet, and Jules
Reybold, piano, furnished the musical
entertainment.
The menu was as follows
Blue. Points.
Consomme n la Sago,
Broiled oysters on toast,
Quail Ia Del monico,
Chicken salad, Chicken Croouetts.
Lobster salad,
amb chops, French Green Peas,
l. Maryland biscuits, Rasp rolls,
Finger sticks,
Celery. Cranberry sauce. Olives,
Frozen Merangue, French Drip coffee,
Swietzer, Eidem Cheese,
-. Cigars,
An amusing souvenir was served by
Superintending Caterer George Wilmot,
as follows.
Specifcations-Of sundry materials to
be used in destroying the appetite and
producing "gout. Plans, etc, will be
spread at Hotel Willis, Thursday, Feb
ruary Q, 1898, and will be open for in.
spection from o'clock p. m. until con
tract is finished. No bond required.
Excavation-See that all trenches
and openings" are "well cleaned out"
before beginning 60 work, and then "fll
in with Blue Points on half shell. mo
"shell lime" allowed After Blue Points
have been "well rammed and settled, ="
"hush throughout" with Architects SOUP
good and thick, and use plenty of bread
Mason Work Garry up" main walls,
Of thickness to suit, of broiled oysters
laid in rich toast, and 'joints neatly
tucked" All coping" for these walls
shall be made Of quail on toast "well
dressed" and backed" with dwarf
celery.
Carpenter and Joiner Work-"Lay on
all joints, and "fll in" all partitions with
terrapin, Maryland style, and "fioor"
with Maryland biscuits "broken joints. "
Chips and shavings to be removed.
Plssterer After the foregoing work
has been well done, '1ay of" with
chicken salad with olive oil dressing, and
Finish work" with lobster salad to
bright red color Run moulds and cen
ters Of chicken croquetts neatly applied. -
NO "Warner or Mccall" mortar will be
allowed, as they have too much hair in
them for this kind Of work.
oofer.-Cover all places yet left ex
posed, with French lamb chops, flashed
with green peas Give plenty Of 'lapp
Plumber. r.-"D Discount all pipes con-
tanning frozen plum pudding, and exam
inc the joints, then 'hle down with
rasp rolls Reconnect and turn on tn,
coffee No 'leaks" allowed, nor per
mits' required.
Painter, &c-"Kuot and stop" al
places with imported cheese, and apply
as many coats as necessary Throughout
of ready mixed" cranberry sauce. IN,
"thinners OF dryers" needed.
Miscellaneous. The Builders Elk
change of Wilmington will furnish al
pickles and other necessary "trim
mings, which must be applied with
their compliments
Note Master Builder" James l.
Willis win furnish all materials" anc
deliver the same. Contractors to fin,
labor" and apply the materials as fur
nished
a. S. Reed will provide all sauces
for the "full performance" of the work
and when he has inspected and &C
cepted" the work, will produce cigars.
Toastmaster A. S. Reed introduced tn
following guests who responded brieA,
but humorously. A. L. Johnson, ''Ou
Invited Guests" Harry Emmons, 9TH
State of Delaware;" Mayor WILEY
Wilmington. Her Builders the Peers o
Any, May They Keep Up Their Reputs
tion for Good Work" eX-President WI
liam H. Foulk, Builders Exchange;
Captain f. L. Rice, 'Ihe Architect
Edgar NJ Hopes, "The Press, One Of th
Great Forces that shape the Affairs q
This World
Those seated at the table were Mayo
Wiley, Harry Emmons. Edgar NJ Hopes
President A. L. Johnson, K. J.. Rice, W
H. Foulk. Philemma Chandler, A.
Reed, 5. H. Baynard, Frank Sweeten
Candy Cox, DR.. J. H. Morgan, Enginee
Hatton, Building Inspector Doh
]. D. Winslow, alexander Colquhour
James Hughes, Richard Kelly, Willial
B. Clerk, j. Merrick Horn, Nichols
Grubb, william Davidson, Calvin
Swayne, Samuel NJ. Dillon, Edward John
son, H. A. Miller. Thomas ]. White, J
B. Johnson, Horace Allen, J. II. CleaveI
William Haddock, John Chrisfeld
George Zeigler. George Smith, Samue
White. Jabez DeVille Charles Simmons
William B. Austin, Charles Smith,
T. Jones, ]. B. Bell, Wallace Irwin
Henry Evans, Harry Evans, Frank W