The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-01-23
FOURTH / thinner.
The Wilmington Builders Assemble
and Dine Together
IN THE clayton HOUSE.


of the Evenings Entertainment.
Good Feeling Reigus Supreme.
Hurrah For Our Wilmington
Builders
The Builders Exchange gave their fourth
annual banquet In the dining room OF the
clayton House, lust evening. Some one
hundred gueste sat down at nine O'Clock
to partake OF the hospitality OF the Elk.
change. The gathering was composed OF
all our principal builders aud those who
furnish tho building material that enter
Into tie construction OF the same. Good
fellowship and flow of wit from the nu.
merous speakers were the happy moments
OF the occasion.
The tables were nicely and tastefully
arranged and everything passed OFF to
add happy recolieotions In memory OF the
occasion. After oys tore on the half she \,
soup, beef with mushroom sauce, Roman
punch with champagne flavor, stewed
terrapiil, coffee and cigars had been sam.
pied and dispensed with. MIR. Pniiemma
Chan dler one of our oity's best and con-
scientious builders who as President of
the Exchange arose anu after a few pre-.
functUry remarks on the object and aim
OF the Builders exchange aud what good
u had already accomplished In our city.
he Introduced the orator OF the evening,
tho honorable William s Hilles, the Hen.
ny Clay OF Delaware.
Mr.. Hiles was to speak on tho arohItec-
tural beauty ana stability OF the present
day.
The gentleman began his remarks by
telling story Of MI old gentleman who
had wandered away from hia eonpanion
while on visit to Dover, Delaware. After
considerable anxiety and hunt ne found
him IN u church yard steadfastly gazing
IN
Ion asked him what particular attraction
that tomb stone had for him, that he
had been so taken up with II?
He said 1t reads: Heve lies John Smith.
lawyer and an honest man. Well. said
MS COMPANION, there's nothing strange
about that Is there? VOL, lie strange
TINT both l5llows should be buried In the
same grave. (Applause.)
Continuing, he tod ii story about an
freshman who was II builder. lie thought
tllat There were two men in Wilmington
VINO could build good building and
they were aniel Dohl and himself But
peRorra after thinking over it he didn't
know whether either ono OF them could.
lie closed Ills icmarks after abiding to
the builders now deud anu the present
ones VINO had done 80 much to beautify
our city by erecting handsome and
modern dwellings,.
Dir. Joseph '. Bond RESPONDED to tho
toast Our Water supply"
ne SAID we might get along without In.
teiceptihs sewer we'll paved streets. etc :.
9uc We couiu ret get a.ong without good
drn.lin. water.
Speeches were also made by Messrs. w.
H. foulk, Alfred Gawthrop. A. s. Reed,
James A. DIllet', air. Swlthin Chandler,
- ranisl w, Taylor. Geoige W. Roberts,
l. ~. tnlbert and others
4. lhe dinner was ono OF the successes of
the year. The following committed are
fesponsiGle for its happy termination:
George ii. Mccall. j. ID. Wins!oW. Hurry
Mi'ier Frank Mitchell anu a. s. Reed.
Music was furnished Ivy three OF our
local musicians,
The following rentIomnn wara ,rase,t,
Horace ). Allen, W. 5. Almond, j j,
brown ., II. Beggs, Jr.. John &. Brlson,
j. A Bond. 30
Phllemma Chandler, Charles CardweIt.
=; ~ carter, DConrell, Swlthin Chandler
EErhik IL. u .fsWell, BALdlew Grey Candy
Cox. William u. Clerk, W. q. H. Coluu.
Eoun, lhOmas NJ. CulUert.
4. James Dhllett William Davidson.
samuel samuel N Dillon. Daniel Dohl Henry
,,a Charles H. FOuIk WIN. II. Foulk. Daniel
Harry c. Griffith William A. Gallaher.
hllred dawthrop, N. A. GrubD, Ii. Chalk.
;. William =. llllles. WIN. A. IIukll, w. d.
iiauuoch l.. A. Hobart of Chester.
a u Johnson, T. q. Jellerls, Joseph
jenkins. edward johnson. Il. A. Janyier.
EDWARD L. Kane, Il Kelly.
d. n. Lendermau. W. Il. Lawton, Theo.
uofe A. Ieisen, W. d. Londertnun.
A. $. McAlllster, Deiiayen Morrts
4Seoise H. MtC5ll Thomas W. milford,
II A. Miller. Dr James II. Morgan, IL. ".
AlcCormtek. II. Ii. McMullen, Jr.
$. J. Newmun.
ftank Person, George W. Philllps, Fran.
els A. Price. Richard pazowsky.
y. H. hdee, Dr.. John richardson, Jr,
Charles L. Reese. ~
Henry stewart p W, Sheer. Charles n.
smith, q. ", II. smith. George SIgel. &.
eweelon, L. G. Simpson q. W Springer,
T. ii. simmons, William Simmons
Daniel W. Taylor, L. 5. Thompson.
James =. White, J. u. Winslow, Jnmes
Wilson. "; II. Walkor, Q 4. T. WLiteIey
Samuel j. White. GIlpin S. Woodward.