The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-01-23
fifth EDITION.
THE BUILDERs DIME.
ono OF the Most Important Bodies OF
Men in Our City Meet and sIl Dews
to Banquet Inst Evening.

Ono Of the Most Important Bodies Of
Men in Our City Meet and sIl Dews
to Banquet Last Evening.
The Builders Exchange was started
nearly four years ago by the coming
together OF the different firms of QUE
,oity and forming the BuIlders' Ex-
change. The first president was WIN.
II. Foulk, and he was the means OF
strengthening the then young and
Struggling trades organization.
Their first permanent headquarters
were in the Crosby & Hill building az
No 6O5 Market street. second story.
which was lifted up In a comfortable
and convenient manner, whore tn q
builders meet every day and use the
room to talk over the building pros.
pects of the day. at least that is what
thoy did until these grand and glorl.
GUS Cleveland times str ck our beau
tiful and progressive little city,
great deal of good has already
been accomplished by the formation
or this Exchange and better WORK.
manship. although that was hardly
possible has boon put on new and
handsome buildings erected In our
city by our contractors since the forA
lihuliOh VI iilobe ulIitEbnL tTutlbS lnLO ~
body OF responsible builders. Our con.
and try to give IN honest job even
TX they do not grow fabulous
~ rich In few years out OF their
building operations.
Their third annual dinner was given
last evening in their room In the
Crosby h Hill building, No. Cos Market
street, aud some eighty OF the menu
bers and fourteen Invited guests, With
representatives CT the different city
papers. sat around the festive board,
consisting OF two long tables tho en-.
tire length Of the room.
hobinson's orchestra oil three pieces
Iheiped TO make our food digest by
their delightful strains.
james L.Willis attended to the inner
man with a list OF the following uppe.
Itizing good things.
Blue Points. Half Shell.
soup.
Bioiled Oysters with Toast,
Qunil OH Toast.
Celery.
Terrapin tSiaryland sty lol Maryland.
Biscuits.
Chicken Salad. Lobster Salad.
Chicken Croquets,
French Lamb Chops with Green Peas
Roman Punch,
I,asp Rolls. Coffee.
imported Cheese.
Pickles etc.
The invited guests were: Daniel
DOLL. j. Crlsileld. Z. Chalkley Hatton.
Senator John Pyle, Harvey Spruanee,
II. Lelsen, L. L. Rice, L. II. Springer,
Frank Carswell, L. C. Jefferis. ". b.
llladdock. Fred Mammele and L. Ru-
derrick. When the hands on the elook
bad pointed to IL O'Clock, President
Al. Johnson raped for attention. and
leald that speech making was In order.
land would call on Senator John Pyle,
who responded to the toast 'Our
State"
He was proud Of being Delawarean
and proud OF our builders who give us
Ia good Job every time. Not feeling
very well he asked to he excused.
The City OF Wilmington" was ro-
Isponded TO by L. Chalkey 1fatton,
vino said he did not feel as large a
man as Mayor Shortlidge. who was to
would do tho best he could, being of
a bashful turn OF mind. When no came
to our city 10 years ago. II was not tho
OF to day. He could see
great strides made by IT, etc. He com.
plimented the builders on doing good
work. Edgar Hopes responded to the
Press aud made very happy and
Interesting speech OF what he knew
and didn't know about building.
Architect, 1, II arswelli contractor.
Archie 8. Reed; scaiIolding. r. G.
Simpson; carpenter. W. II. Foulk;
painting, Il. Kelley; plumbing, Alfred
Gawthrop; lumber. d. l.. Kent; mill
work. Chls, Simmons; roofing, @. /.
Speer; lime, sand. cement, etc. Harry
Griffith; Inspector OF Buildings, Daniel
tohl, who said be could hardly talk
nglish since Ills visit to his father
land, and he opened hls remarks with
several words in LIS native tongue,
which brought down the house.
Cement and paving, eX.Sherff Sim
mons who said that hardly an honest
street paving Job was done In our olty
by the street Uavers, but he thought
for tho size of our city we had as many
miles OF good paving Ds any other OF
Its si2a pleasure, NJ. Lsason; stair
building. Henry Evnus. After his
speech the meeting broke up. and
thus ended the third annual banquet
6I the builders OF WILMINGTON.