The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-10

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Blue points, half shell.
Roast Turkey. Cranberry Sauce.
Boston Bake Beans.
Turnips. Celery.
Queen olives Pictlod Beets.
Maryland Biscuit nnd CofIee.
| Roman Punch.
Those who sat around the festive
board were:
". d. Adams. II. c. Adams, Joseph
X. Adams, DR.. Horace Betts, William
Butt, Charles II. Brown. j. l.. Burt.
nett. S. g. Bond, Samuel II. Baynard,
Hugh Baker. Isaac $. bullock. Adam
Barr, A. T.. Beecher, W. q. Bryan, WV.
Bond, VIM. Ii. Curry. j. W. Cook.
Joshua Conner, DR.. Potter Cooper. s, b.
Cooling, Thomas NJ. gilbert, W b.
Clerk, W. b. Crossan. George Carter.
Nathaniel Davis, Willard +. Davis, C.L.
Doughten. J. Ii. Dandy. NJ. l. Dannen-
berg, Il. Davis, j. l.. DeVou, +. }. Day,
.. W. Everett, Dr., A. Frantz, Colonel
Robert Mitchell Floyd. II. II. Fother'
William Grllllths. DeIiaven Garrett.
James b. Hickman, L. NJ, Hopes, l..
J.. Haynes, L. Chulkley Hattun. Mer-
rick Horn, a. j. Hylaud, William II.
Helne. Dr. J. j. Jones, Robert IL.
Jones, J. Travers Jones OF Every Even
ing, A. J. Kooch, DIR. J. Paul Lukens,
A. d. LeCarpentier. J. NJ. LenderIman,
W. Il. Lenderman, W. L. Linton. VIM.
Lawton. VIM. 5. Lednum. L. J. Law
son, George II. Mccall, 4. q. MGCaus-
land, Mr.. Meem, W. /. Mearns. Town
send W. Miller, DeIIaven Morris. W..
d. Mullin. Z. q. Moore, Edmund ID.
Mitchell. j. b. Martin, Geo. u. Moore.
Colonel Etoeh Moore, j. III. Mehaify,
the Rev. }. II, Milligan II I. Price II.
Il. Porter, Daniel pierson, L. l.. Rice,
}. i, Robinson, A. 5. Reed, Jonn Nj.
Rogers. Daniel Ross, Colonel George
IL. Roblnette. II. q. Robinson, }. ~,
Robinson, W. L. Robinson, benjamin
H. Shaw. j. ID. Sweeten, Calvin |.
, Shustor, II. Il. rrlg&s, q. +. Thomas,
u. W. Taylor. L. j. Tal.ey. Stirling
Thomas, w. l.. G. Thomas, Frank IL.
: Thomas, W. Scott Vernon, Samuel
Wilson, Samuel ]. White, Me. White.
lock, John Whitehead, JamessF. Wood.
. The brass aud sheet iron band OF the
club having uLother engagement else
! where failed to materializs, and Mr..
, Edward NJ. Hopes accompanied Mr.
Hugh Baker on the piano while ht
, manipulated the mandolin in such
soothing manner that the orators oi
the evening had chance to gathe
their fish stories by the tlme the music
had ceased.
, Mr. Hopes afterwards acted as
toustmaster, having been chosen TO
! that position because he Is nows
. paper man and knows how 1t ls him
self in telling fairy stories, and RICH
. ably did ho grace the chair.
The first ctlusion was let oil by on
worthy mayor, l.. q. Shortlidge. wilt
mefuced hls remarks with that he hat
| AL tn "a Gnanph Hi
had been asked to do SO some three
months ago, and his speech woult
take about three hours, but he would
not deliver il. liu told about tn
Z anatomy OF the ilnny tribe. there wer'
suckers and other kinds OF fish. Her
Colonel Enoch Moore jumped up. an
waving II flag with an elephant on 1t
said. "BOys here is what we have OF
our hands" The mayor continued am
told how wonderfully the fish Wi
made and what he knew and did no
know about angling.
Thomas Davis, gave one OF Ill
characteristic fish etorles, his topi
being Business and Fishing" Beinl
OF n tender age he was unable to tel
muen about business, but he hal Of
one occasion defended one Of the mem
beIs on the charge OF buying fish vi
, one OF the clubs fishing trips.
In mayor w llltN Anu .. IL huN llhII
tine Rev j. X. Milllgan, Colonel Rob
ert NJ. Floyd. Col. Enoch Moore. WI
liam Lawton, George McCall DR.. A
l.. FraDtz and c. +. Thomas eac
helped out with the evenings onioy
y ment of telling fish stories that woui'
:, make very interesting reading matte
II we had the space to-day to spread
before our twenty thousand rendrry
The speeches Were certainly rich
and caused the snaeci-nakers man
weary hours OF labor and research /
their memories, years ago. when the
sat on the wharves. fishing poles L
hand, swapping stories with thel
cOmpnnlon5 in idleness and procrast
nation.
regrets were read from L. I, Warner
Chief Justice Charles b. Lore, Geo.
Graham and j. ii. Lambert of Philt
] delphla.
The meeting came to an end at hal
after IL o'clock. henedietion being Pre-
nouDcel by the Rey. }. Il. Mllllgan.
The spread was under tho caro- q
Jemes l.. Willis. The room was taste
fully decorated and In keeping witt
the simplicity OF the club and hi
numerous bald headed; memhers.
Fish ia good enough for man.
Always catch them when you can;
Uut Ia the water Is the plan.
And not ON bombay Hook : land.