The Portland daily press., 1895-01-24
SEA CAPTAINS DINE.
Some Remarks in Regard to Free
Ships.

President John W. Deering Have Some
thing to say-List of Those Present
| Brief Speeches by Many.
The Portland Marine Society enjoyed
| its annual banquet at the Preble House
| last evening. After the usual social
session, with its storytelling and card
playing, the "old sea dogs" as they call
each other, Though of course nobody else
is allowed that privilege, paired off and
| marched to the banquet hall.
Following are the names of those who
sat down to the table: Captain John
| W. Deering, J.W. Sheppard. f. r. Fay,
| William Thompson, J.P. Tenney, P.J.
Larrabee, Charles T. Guptill, William ".
Merrill, We. Dennisou, j. S. Winslow,
Charles H. Chase, William Leavitt, rs.
Laughlin, S. C. White, j. E. Fowler, B
W. Jones, NJ. N. Rich. John Humphrey,
George 7. Means, Edm und r. Norton,
James Keazar, Eleazer W. Clark, Fritz
H. Jordan, Hall L. Davis, M. A. WEIGH,
A.W. Smart, William Griffin, B. Wood
bury. d. Davis, E. B. Winslow, MI
X,
j. Simpson, LW. Tibbetts, C.B. Norton,
A. S. Oliver. F. c. York, Oscar r. Wish,
Edward Fl. EWell.
After cigars were lighted, Captain
John W Deering. who is president of the
society, raped for order, and said that
it was with joy and sorrow both that
he arose to speak. Joy because of the
pleasure that the occasion always brings,
and sorrow for those who are absent,
two of whom went away never to return
or be heard OF again.
PRESIDENT E. B. WINSLOW'S
SPEECH.
President Winslow, of the Board of
Trade, was introduced as the first speak
er. He said that it was his first night
before th e mast. He looked into the
faces around him and felt that he had
the honor and tine right to call most of
them his friends As president of the
Board Of Trade he had been brought in
to close contact with the port wardens,
| and never until that night had he be-
come fully aware of what their duties
that the port wardens had certain duties
to perform which they had done that
evening, in manner that could merit
no complaint
HON. p. FRANKS SPEECH.
| Hon. P. Frank was introduced by
| Captain Deering as one with whom the
sea captains might have good deal OF
| business with in the future.
| Mr.. Frank responded with an anecdote
| of distinguished old salt" Captain
| Tibbetts), that would be spoiled in the
repeating. He went on to say that he
desired to say something about a sub
iect that he had learned something
| about by inquiry, but more by the able
and learned speech of his friend, Cap
| tain Deering, before the Board of Trade.
He regretted deeply that he didn't hear
| that speech. If he was proud of his
| friend before, he was prouder of him
than ever after that he had come out sc
| boldly. as was his wont, in defence OF
the American merchant marine.
Mr.. Frank declared that the policy I'M
/
out can never revive it. Some other pol
icy must revive it. He believed with
Captain Deering that the bill before
| Congress that allows American invest.
ment in ships, wherever built, is the
only policy that will revive our ship
building industry. He predicted g
glowing future for American commerce
if the Fithian bill is passed. He tho UGH
that the Marine Society, under the dl
rection of it's distinguished president
would ably advocate it.
MIR. OSCAR R. WISH'S SPEECH.
Mr.. Oscar r. Wish, of the Argus. was
called upon to respond for the press. HI
knew that the Argus was pretty old. bui
felt that it was young Oh learning that
the Marine Society was SO years old. H.
at sea, which was not all sunshine. H.
compared the running of a paper will
the navigating of ship, and said tina
there was at least one strong point O.
similarity, for when the paper Gomez
out in the morning you've got to keel
your weather eye open for squalls.
He closed. with the remark that tn
old Argus had struggled for free ship
for many years. but from the presen
outlook in Maine it does look as Lthougl
it might continue to struggle.
CAPTAIN CHASE'S SPEECH.
Captain Charles Chase was introduced
as the Oldest member of the society. H
said that he joined it 80 years ago, blu
was not the Oldest member, but was tn
oldest present that evening. He referred
to Mr.. Franks remarks in regard to FREE
ships, but said that it would be hardI.
proper for member of the society t.
talk of that for fear it might be con
strued as something political, and it hat
always been the custom of the societ,
that nothing of a political nature should
enter into its discussions on such occa
sions. He was glad to say that the SO
ciety was in a furnishing condition
that there was no wrangling, and moth
ing but harmony in it's ranks. The,
don't want anything else, and DON'T pro