Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-11-22
AN ELAnonATE AFFAIR.

The Chamber OF Commerce Banquet
at Harmonic Hall TO-night-R ON.
N. ID. Sperry Will Act as Toastmas-
ter-Over Two Hundred VIII be
Present.
The annual banquet of the chamber of
commerce, which takes place this evening
at Harmonic hall, promises to be one of
the moot successful and elaborate affairs
ever given by that institution. The COM
mittee in charge have completed all the
necessary arrangements and about two
hundred have signifed their intention to
be present.
Like last year the dinner will be served
on small tables. around which eight or ten
will be seated. These tables are to be ar
ranged at angles with each other for the
purpose of breaking up the nonotony
which is usually characteristic of the ban
quet hall.
The walls are to be drapsd with festoons
of greens, palms and ferns, all to bs banked
about the hall and the tables are to be
| properly decksd with cut flowers. While
| the courses are being served Wells Or
chestra will render finely selected pro-
gram from behind mass of palms and
| foliage.
| services Of q. f. Karten of New York to
| prepare the dinner.
The committee is composed of the fol
| lowing named members: Frank a. Sperry,
chairman; Max Adler, Colonel Norris G..
| Osborn, John q. Plat, John Henney, jr.,
Loren d. Sssnnard and John @. Gallagher.
The menu cards have been specially de-
signed by O. S. Whaples, the Court street
printer, who has succeeded In getting up q
most tasteful production.
When the cafe noir is being served Hon.
N D. Sperry, who has been chosen toast
| master, will call the assemblage to order
and then introduce Rev. William g. Boards
ley, who will say grace. At the conclusion
of this ceremony the POSTMASTER will pro
pose the loyal tossts, which will be drunk
standing and responded to by some noted
guests not yet decided upon.
The other toasts and the names of the
gentlemen who will respond are as follows
"Our Financial Policy" Hon. Lewis Sperry
"Our Common Schools" Morris F. Tyler
"Our Bankruptcy Laws" Hon. Charles L
Boatner of Louisiana; "The Point of View,
Rev DIR. A. V. Higgins; "Our Members,
Hon. James P. Pigott.
Among others who will attend the ban
quet are the following named: III. Zunder
Frank Il. Sperry, Herbert E. Benton
virgil q. Curtis, DR.. Rollin Mcneil
Charles L. We'll, R. Il. Brown, Al
bert Tilton, Lewis A. Plat, Water
bury, julius Twiss, F. N. Adler, E
Kimberly, E. MCGOWAN, George Hender
son, W. B. Powell; Isaac Newman, Morri
F. Tyler, John b. Plstt, Joel A. Sperry
Edward NJ. Clark, Henry Sutton, William
A. Wright, Charles F. Bates, d. W. Craw
ford, s. Aoseley, William 8. Beecher, E
F. Merrill, Walter B. Law, Charles b
Downs, Fred l.. Downs, Stephen A. Howe, !
| A. Kelsey. E. Killam, j. E. Killam, N. W. Bun
nell, G F. Burgess, Robert A. Bronson ,Johl
Ruff, T. Attwater Barnes, s. B: Shonin
ger, Henry W. Farnam, J. Rice Winohel
Harry Leigh, James D. Dewell, @. S. Mer
sick, Pierce N. Wslch, A. B. Hill, L
Wheeler Beecher, George A. Msyooek
Hon. J. B. Sargent, John T. Manson
Charles Ward, Max Adler, Isaac NJ. Ull
: man. Hon. Lynde Harrison, Henry G
| Newton, Hon. James P. Plgott, Hon. Her
~ F. Peck, John Henney, jr., W.
Kenny, Major Isaac e. Bromley, WilliaI
N. King, F. B. Farnsworth. David E
Clark, Clifford Booth, s. J. Hoggsor
james m as assssy 6 e. d Hasss
S. Harrison Wagner, Albert zunder, W. T
Il 'ioOIu, fiONOllOh " AuLA, Ao11
Weaver, Professor George D. Wa
: rous, Willard G. Warren, Captain charlie
III. Townshend, John I. Goodrich
D | Charles T. Ward, J. Wheaton Ston'
John M. Champion, F. D. Grave, job
Q | O. North, Harry w. Asher, G. L, Bale
a | win, William d. Hull, George A. Allins
| q. s. Munson, Henry Herr, Hon. N.
Sperry, Major B. E. Brown, Willial
Nelly, Frederick L. Tibbals, Isaac VOL
| N. Easter brook, A. E Rowland, Professe
William Henry Bishop, John @. Ga
o | lagher, George F. Newcomb. F. L. Ave
Ill, William F. Stahl, L. w. Robinson
General George B. Ford, II. @. Warren
+ Hon. R 9. Pickett, Loren 81. Stsnnars
: Frank q. Quinley, John B. Judson, Will
lam b Beecher, Charles q. Loomis, g.
. | Chamberlain, G. 81. Trowbridge, P.
= Grain, George W. Lewis, A. B. Hendry:
Q Hon. B. R. English, ]. M. Peak, Edwar
= J. A;water, DR.. @. A Ltndsley, E. s. Sto'
> dard. George E. Msltby, Theodore A. Tu
tie, L. W. Moody. L. W. Cleaveland, D
lE S. Gaylor, Frederick A. Pickering
John Adj. M. Sonnenberg, A. N. Wheele
Edwin Kelsey.
g Letters of regret from President Cleve
land, Lord Aberdeen, Senator Sherma
r | and ex-Speaker Reed were read.