Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-01-25


portance to the City of Honest Buiiders'
Work.
The annual dinner Of the Builders
Exchange of this city was given in the
rooms of the organization, Crosby & Hill
Building Monday evening. 1t was very
largely attended, nearly every member
being present and also good represen-
tation of guests.
The. members and their friends were
received by the reception committee
George II. Mccall, @. l. Swayne, !. M.
Lenderman, Richard Kelly and Jesse
X. Baylis, on the upper Rpor, and
little before o'clock all filed downstairs
TO the lower floor where the banquet
had been prepared by Caterer ]. L.
Willis.
| President A. L. johnson was in the
chair and on either side of him were the
invited guests, who were State Senator
John Pyle, State Representative j.
Harvey Spruance, t. Chalkey Hatton
Representing Mayor Shortlidge), Z. L.
Rice, Theodore Leisen, Frank r. Cars
well, w. ID. Haddock, Samuel j. White,
| Fred. Mammele, John Crlsfield, Building
Inspector Daniel Dohl, L. Roderick, +.
A. Price, Edwin @. Jeffries and members
of the press. The members and firms
represented were:
William B. Austin, Jesse K. Baylis,
Beeson & Handy Bros, James Bradford
Co., Brosius & Smedley, James M
Bryan, Capelle Hardware Co., I. Card
| we'll & Son, Philemma Chandler, Cleaver
& Hearn Manufacturing Co., Combs
Coal and Lumber Co., David Connell,
Candy Cox, Delaware Electric and Sup
ply Co., Delaware Terra Gotta Co.,
Henry Evans, William II. Foulk &
Son, Gallaher 6 Runner, Alfred CAV
throp, Lewis I. Grubb & Son,
Joseph Jenkins, Andrew L. johnson,
John B. johnson, Richard Kelly, Lind
ley O.. Kent, Keystone Plaster Co.,
Lendermau & Co., Lynn & Phillips,
George Fl. Mccall, George w. McCaulley,
| John i. Malone, H. A. Miller, #. A.
Mitchell, William G. Pierce, William
H. Pierson g. Son, Portland Paving Co.,
4 Victor r. Pyle, A. S. Reed 6 Brother
rs Co, Reese 6 Brother, J. r. D. Seeds &
Son, ,Sigler, Woodward s. Guyer, S. G.
T rlSimmons g. Bros, William Simmons
Frnnh 9. Simpson, George l. Speer
Calvin I. Swayne, Charles Warner Co.
Warwick, Gross s. Perkins, j. D. Winslow
Close to 100 covers were laid, TIVE
tables being arranged lengthwise of the
long apartment. When the diners had
taken their places Chairman johnson
called on Harry L. Evans to say grace
Seats were then taken and Immediately
a score of walters under the persona
charge of Mr.. Willis gave the builders {
busy and both plentiful and tasteful
hour and half Of most delightful occu
patton.
THE MENU OF THE BUILDERS.
Pretty menu cards, daintily knottet
in pink ribbon and arranged at eacl
plate briefly and Hospitality informed
the guests of the responsible duties de
volving upon them. The menu was a
follows:
, Blue Points, Half Shell.
Soup
Broiled Oysters with Toast.
Quail on Toast.
: Celery.
Terrapin fMaryland style,) &c.,
Maryland Biscuits,
: Chicken Salad. Lobster Salad.
Chicken Croquettes.
/ French Lamb Chops with Green Peas.
Roman Punch.
Rasp Rolls. Coffee.
!. Imported Cheese.
Z Pickles, &c.
3 THE TALKERs AND WHAT THEY SAID
9 At II o'clock the fumes of coffee, em
: phasized more strongly by the fumes 0
that noxious weed, introduced to west
D ern civilization by the old maraude
!. and gallant sailor, Sir Walter Raleigh
: inspired the chairman to arise, and tap
s ping the table, with few brief words
: introduced the State Senator, represent
ing the city of Wilmington, John Pyls
SENATOR PYLE's SPEECH.
Q In rising to reply to the cheers tina
+ greeted him Senator Pyle regretted tn
+ fact that his i'll health prevented hin
e dilating over much on the topics b
Il would naturally desire to speak upon.
r have lived all my life here, he said,
l. was born and brought up here. As
8 boy | used to think this the creates
n State in the Union and yet do sti
think it is SO in some directions.
But the starch was taken out of m
q last summer when | was visiting tn
i. Worlds Fair. On the road home fror
n Chicago--you all know how that yer
i. long railroad ride became at times ver
tiresome, and each one in turn was gla
to turn to. the inside world, that is, t
8 the travelling companions in the coacl
IS and seek for change in the talk an
2, ideas floating across and around frol
g the different people seated there. Wei
y |, too, made acquaintances that wa
70 and lightened the burthen of VIII,
> would otherwise have been many
II weary half hour. My fellow travelel
e readily found out that came from De
10 aware. One of them was quite talke
| told him | was from tle city of Wi
mington.
. "Wilmington |" he shouted across til
!, car, "why that's about all you have
E the State of Delaware, is 1t not ?"
1t occurs to me now in your present
: that if that be SO, how much more
"a responsibility is dwelling upon US, upo
. you and me.
! think the prosperity of this city d
- pends great deal upon the men assen
- bled here tonight. All here have the
;. obligations and the advancement I
q Wilmington largely depends upon yo
~ When a builder wants to contract fl
work, when it is known he is a memb
N of the Builders Exchange, that fa
~ should be the guarantee that there wi
always be good work, we'll don
[Cheers.l