Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-21
NEW HAMPSHIRE SONS
And Also Daughters, and the Hearty
Welcome Extended Last Evening.
Visitors From the Granite State Hos
pitably Entertained by Resi-
dents of This City.

Governor John B. Smith of New Hamp-
shire was the guest of honor at a reception
and banquet given at Wizards last evening
by the natives of the rock-ribbed granite
state who are now residents of the capital.
New Hampshire people are we'll known for
their hospitality, and when the occasion
arose for a section Of them to entertain
their chief executive it was a foregone
conclusion that it would be most delight
full affair. Such the entertainment last
evening proved to be. More than two hun
dred people awaited themselves of the OPP
portunity to pay their aspects to the gov
ernor ard Mrs. Smith. With them were
the governors official staff, who had come
on with him to attend the unwilling of the
two statues yesterday presented to the
United States by New Hampshire and
placed in Statuary Hall. These, with the
remainder of the party from New Hamp-
shire, were the guests of the evening, and
were given places of honor at the banquet.
1t was o'clock when the procession was
started toward the banquet hall, where the
tables were handsomely spread and dec
GRATED with roses, smilaX and palms. But
the banquet was only part of the even
ings entertainment, for prior to this fea-
ture there was q reception in the main
parlors of the hotel, which were thronged
for more than an hour with those who
claim New Hampshire as the state of their
birth.
The guests of the evening were Gov. John
B. Smith and Mrs. Smith, Councillor E. o.
Blunt, Councillor John G. Ray, Mrs. Ray
and Miss Ray Councillor II. p. Moulton,
Gen. ]. p. Wellman and Mrs. Wellman,
Gen. S. H. Gale, Mrs. Gale and Miss Gale.
Gen. George Cook, Gen. Geo. II. Adams,
Col B. F. Drake, Mr.. A. III. Brigham and
Mrs. Brigham and Mrs. Charles e. Balch.
The committee of arrangements were:
r Hnptpnn chairman. MeSSrS
Franklin Tenney, H. N. Copp, j. r. Dodge,
A. p. Greeley, Stilson Hutchins, DR.. j. o.
Adams, NJ A. Dillon and G.. w. Sargent.
The reception committee was made up
follows: Mr.. Frank w. Hackett, chairman;
Senator William Z. Chandler. Senator ].
II. Gallinger, Representative Henry w.
Blair, Representative Henry M. Baker,
Gen. r. N. Batchelder, Gen. w. G. Veazey.
Rand, Mr.. M. G. Emery. Admiral John
G. Walker, Professor John r. East
man, Col. Carroll ID. Wright, DIR. F. r.
Lane, Col. Levi p. Wright, Mr.. A. r: Spot
ford, DIR. w. w. Godding, Mr.. Levi Wood
bury and Mr.. Charles A. Langley.
Around the Table.
At the banquet which followed the re-
ception there was enc table midway of the
hall reserved for the special guests of the
evening, and about this were the tables
for those who now claim Washington as
officer of the evening was Mr.. Frank w.
Hackett, who lad Gov. Smith upon his
right and Senator Gallinger near his left.
Senator and Mrs. Chandler, Representa-
tives Henry w. Blair and Henry NJ. Baker,
as we'll as the members of tie council and
ladies, were also around this table. Among
the others who were seated about the long
tables and enjoyed the feaStLg and the
speechmaking were the following: Senator
and Mrs. ChandlHr, Senator J. II. CALM
II ,tsa.f b1ni
sentative II. NJ. Baker, Gen. r. n. Batch
ebier, II. p. Blair, DR.. and Mrs. j. o. Adj
ans, Prof. j. r. Eastman, Mrs. Tullock,
Miss Harriet p. Dame, Mr.. and Mrs. K. n.
Titon, Mr.. and Mrs. Myron l.. Story, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Merrill. Mrs. S. p. john
son, Gen. ]. r. Dodge, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
II. Hamill, Prof. and Mrs. A. II. Sherburne,
Mrs. Kimball NJ. II. Wilson, Mr. Harry
Tullock, Miss warren, Gen. Coughlin, Mr..
George r. Wales, Mss Brown. Col. e. T.
Rowell, Maj c H. Lawrence, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pitney Miss Harris, Mr.. and Mrs e. II.
Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. NJ. Hildreth, Mr..
Baker Mr.. Burroughs Mr.. A. b. Hayward,
Mr. and Mrs. II. X. Fulton, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. A. Hamblett, Mr.. and Mrs. Somes, Miss
Elwell, Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Paul, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. z. Johnson and Gen. j. r. Dodge.
SpeechmaISing.
1t vas late In the evening when the for
NAL speechmaking began with an intro
ductory address by Mr.. Hackett, who re-
ferred in pleasant words to the happy oc-
CASTOR which had brought them together,
and paid dainty little tribute to his native
state as about the best place in the worla
to hail from. In conclusion he introduced
President Ross of the board of Commits
sioners, who delivered formal address of
welcome to the delegation from the north.
He also spoke of New Hampshire as he
knew 1t, of its character as a state and of
the many able and prominent people 1t had
given the world of civilization,
Gov. Smith responded feelingly to Com
missioner Ross address of welcome, assur-
ing him of the appreciation they all felt
of the cordial reception which had met
them in this city and of the hospitality
which they had enjoyed during their stay.
He looked upon this not so much as an in
dividual honor as a tribute to the state
which they were here to represent on an
occasion of so much interest as the unveil-
ing of statues in memory of Gen. Stark
and Daniel Webster.
Some TOasts.
At the close of the governors speech Mr..
Henry NJ. Paul sang as a solo the Battle
Hymn of the Republic" the others all join
ing in with him in the chorus. During the
balance of the speechmaking Mr.. Hackett
acted as POSTMASTER, and the toasts and
those who responded were as follows:
The statesmen of New Hampshire"
Senator William E. Chandler; THE soldiers
of New Hampshire" Representative Henry
w Blair; THE influence of Now Hamp-
shire on the nations growth" Senator
Jacob Ii. Gallinger; The advantage of hay-
ing been born in New Hampshire" Repre-
sentative Henry NJ. Baker; THE press OF
New Hampshire Stlson Hutchins; The
daughters of New Hampshire" Col. Car
roll ID. Wright.
The evenings exercises were brought to
a close with the singing of America" and
1t was not far from midnight when the
party finally broke up.
A Christmas Venture.
A striking holiday sketch written ex-