The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-09

Nelson pronounced the blessing, at the con
clusion Of which they took their seats.
Each guest found at his plate besides the
menu card and programme an exquisite
little nosegay and his name in full worked
in gold wire with the monogram Of the
board If trade above it, pinned upon piece
Of white satin.
The elaborate menu already described
was served carefully and expeditiously by
the full corps Of walters of the De Soto in
charge Of the head waiter The feast was 3
most enjoyable one.
The menu was as follows:
Blue Point Oysters on the shell.
Essence Of Chicken.
Petites Bouchees a la Refine
Filet de Pompano a la Dumas.
| Cucumbers POmmes Croquette.
Rs de Veau en- bordure aux Truffes.
New Peas
DismondbacR Terrapiu a la Maryland.
Punch su Kirsch
Fillet-de Boeuf Pique a la Americana.
Mashed Potatoes. Mushrooms.
Poulet de Printemps farci a Ia Franchise.
New String Bean Fouds d Nrtichauts.
Woodcock Barde Sur Canape
Rhine Wine Jelly.
Charlotte Russo decore Gateaux Assortees.
Assorted Confectionery.
Neapolitau Ice Cream.
ROquefort Cheese. Water Biscuit.
Coffee.
At 10 o'clock when the courses had nearly
all been served and the champagne was be-
ing poured President Purse raped for
order aud announced that the colors that
| had been prepared for the board Of trade
would now be presented to the board by
| Emile Newman in behalf OF the ladies Of the
| officers Of the board.
MT. Newman. in a very neat manner,
! presented the cOlors in behalf of the ladies.
! Mr.. Newman referred in a very appro-
| pirate manner to the national colors which
/ hung beside those of the board of trade.
| The colors presented by Mr.. Newman
consisted simply Of large banner with the
| words Savannah Board Of TrBden in large
| red letters upon white surface, with red
| border. The national colors hung beside
those Of the board Of trade in the north
! west corner OF the hall.
Dir. w. r. Leaken accepted the colors
in behalf of the board of trade In very
pretty speech, which received frequent APP
plause. Mr.. Leaken's references to the
part played by banners in the history of
Savannah was very good. He paid a
tribute to woman, and said that usually
men, whenever in trouble or JOY, called on
women. He said that while usually the
| flags meant symbols Of past deeds, past
events, this was for the future, when Sa-
vannah was to be commercially supreme.
He said but for the women we would be IN
a bad way.
AT 1920 o'clock the menu had been com
| pleted and President Purse again raped
for order 1t should be mentioned that the
gavel used by President Purse upon this CO
casion was made from the Sunbury oak
under which Gen. James Oglethorpe opened
the first Masonic lodge in Georgia in 1888
| (Aasonic year 5733l. The gavel was pres
ent to Solomou's Lodge No. !, from Mrs
Perla Sheftall Solomons.
President Purse then delivered the fol-
loving speech OF welcome to the assembled
guests;
GENTLEMEN-The Savannah Board of Trade
| deputies It's president who now has the honor of
addressing you, to express to You the RratIfca-
| tion afforded by your presence, and convey to
you assurance of most hearty welcome upon
the suspicious occurring OF its first annual
| dinner you have been invited to aid in the cele-
| bratiOn of tonight. For those who have left
the comforts Of home, enduring the fatigue OF
| travel from far and near sections Of common
country to grace this dining with their presence,
bear also the message Of most cordial and
frGternal greeting from the city of Savannah,
and TO those who have braved the dangers of
the deep, bearing glad tidings of high resolve,
from oceans migntiest isle, to wrench our
| southland from the coils of ancient privilege
speeding their departure TO lend encourage
ment OF hopeful words to these social fesJivI-
ties; thrice welcome l bid you on behalf of
all our people, to their hearts, their homes and
these sunny shores.
You have not been hidden, my friends, to
these laden tables solely to appease a craving
or drown dull care in the flowing bowl. Cir
|
and its realization would only be less a reflection
upon your intelligence and courtesy, because
too pronounced a folly; but the Savannah Board
of Trade bids you TO this feast that you may
bear truthful witness of its uuptials to the pro-
gressive spirit of the nineteenth century in its
broadcast methods for spreading and fostering
the catholic principles Of commerce on the
highest plane of modern thought.
| The organization of trades bodies in the south
has been slow and unsatisfactory, until in re-
cent years the industrial has come to wrestle
| Rnirit % w IA Mt
had heretofore he'd undispIted empire-the all
absorbing thought the production rather than
the marketing of some of the worlds most con.
trolling crops, and helps like trade bodies for
facilitating traffic deemed rather distractions
than means to make more clear aud simple the
complex mechanism of universal trade
In the great mArts where trade organizations,
ancient only In multiplied years, hold ackuowl-
edged sway, their powerful influence is exerted
in every concern of agricultural import, indus
trial development ana shaping public policy,
domestic and foreign. Eminently conservative
in all matters about which they deliberate. in
the respect shown their utteranceS, they have
the force Of unwritten law and their "iminemo-
rable usages," of more practical advantage
than many modern statutes Non-partisan in
their nature, they often pour the calming oil
upon the troubled waters of political strife,
allRying the snimosites engenGered by sec
tional differences and, more than once their
potent arm has been successfully raised to deter
our national Legislature from the enactment of
oppressive measures for partisan ends
In recent years the cities of Galveston and
savannah have sought through the agency of
trade bodies to impress upon the federal gov
eminent the necessity, in the interest of the
whole country of making adequate appropria-
tons for the improvement Of their harbors, and
the response OF congress TO these memorials
forms the browning glory OF trade combinations
for commercial development.
In this bright dawn of an industrial south the
time is ripe for the extension of the benefcent
influence OF TRACE organization, and the effort
should enlist the earnest support and encour-
| agement OF every good citizen, But on an oc-
casion like this IL is only possible to direct at
tention 70 the subject and its general bearing
| upon our rospertty as increased railroad facil-
tiles, IN quickened schedules, draw the centers
OF trade into closer touch, annihiating distance
as bar TO intercourse with remote points and
yearly adding deeper emphasis TO the demand
| FOR greater uniformity IN the code Of ru gov
erning commercial transactions
And now, in conclusion, if as the result Of this
al gathering your interest be awakened to