Evening journal., 1895-01-23
THE BUILDING TRADES.
Representative Men Gathered
Around the Banquet T able.
ELABORATE MENU AND SPEECHES,

Aho foutAA Annual OAhhef oA th@ VIII
mington Builders' Exchange at the
clayton Housewife Were There and
what was Done.
There is no class Of citizen to-day who
ls more closely or intimately connected
with the many business interests than
the builder--the man TO whose handl.
work is due the homes, the churches and
the public buildings-and in no city In
this broad land can there be found better
specimens of this great class than In this
city Of Wilmington.
They are all practical business men,
yet, once ia a while, they are willing TO
lay aside the troubles and cares OF III
sno gather IN social intercourse around
the festal board and over the good
things provided. discuss plans, listen to
suggestions and more closely cement
the ties OF fraternity which exist among
them
For mutual benefit the men connected
with the building industry 10 this city
have formed a Builders Exchange and
once year the members and their In
vited guests sit down TO banquet and
All evening is spent In unalloyed enjoy.
Rent
The handsome dining Of the
Clayton House was the scene last
night OF the fourth annual dinner Of the
association and about hundred repre-
sentative citizsns gathered around the
/ long table, made attractive by Its
wealth OF spotless linen and gllstening
/ crystal aud silver, relieved by potted
plants and graceful ferns The following
members and their guests were present.
Horace S Allen, w S Almond, j j
Brown, II. BeRgs, Jr John Q Brison,
William Bsrl, Joseph Bryan, Albert
Bsggs, J A Bond, Philemma Chandler,
Charles Caldwell i, j. ID Carter, ID.
Connell, Swithin Chandler, Frank r
| Carswell, Andrew Carey, Candy Cox,
William b. Clerk, w. o. Il Colquhoun,
Thomas IA gilbert, e James Dallett
Win am Davidson, Samuel n Dill
lon, Daniel Dohl, Henry Evans
Charles "A Fouik, William II Foulk
Daniel Farra, 1r, Harry @. Griffith
William A Gallagher, Alfred Gawthrop
lE A Grnbb, II. Chalklsy Hstton, Will
liam S Hilles, William A Hukill, w. d
Haddock, +. A. Hobart. Of Chester.
A. L. Johnson, K @ Jeffsris, Josepl
Jenkins, Edward Johnson, r A. Janvisr
Edward 4 Kane. 4 Kelly, J. N Lender
man. w. Il. Lawton. Theodore A
Lelsen. w. B. Lenderman, A.
McAlIster, DeHaven Morris, Georg
Ii Mccall, Thomas w. Mulford, u. A
Miller, Or. James II. Morgan, Ii w
Mccormick, II r. Mullen, Jr., S.
Newman, Frank Pierson, George w
Phillips, Francis A. Price, Richar
Patzowsky, e. l. Rice, Jr., John Rich
ardson, .Jr., James Reese, A. $ Reed, job
Reed, Jr Charles # Reese, q. w Roberts
Henry Stewart, p. W. Speer. Charles
Smith, G. w. H. Smith. George eige
10 /. SwRyne, Charles simmons. Fran
d Sweeten, + Y. Simpson, g. W
Springer, G. II Simmons. William Sin
mons. Daniel w. Taylor. +, s. Thompson
w. Scott Vernon. James J White, ].
Winslow, James Wilson, w. II. Wake
O. e. r. Whiteley, Samuel j. Whit
GIlpin 8 Woodward
The menu was credit 70 Host VIII
and was served in a manner which hl
made both himself and the Clayton Hous
famous with the travelling public.
was as follows
! Oysters, half :shell,
, Soup, clear Fish, boiled rock.
oysters broiled on toast with sauce.
y I
, Chicken salad.
Roman punch with champagne olack.
Filet of beef with mushroom sauce, -,
lee cream. Cakes.
! | Celery. Queen olives. Mixed pickl
Cheese Coffee. Finger rolls.
. Cigars, Willis Emnetoes.
, Ample justice was done to the tempt
9 ing viands, and when cigars had bsi
y UWa.fdanN nkon1fer rnNnuH ~
order and, as POSTMASTER, INTRODUCES
the speakers. In his remarks he sal
= that for good work, the use OF goc
material and all that goes to make Z
good builders, Wilmington had ms
j who were the peers Of any city In b
:, world. They could put up any buildin
d required and when complet ii woul
& be All honor and credit. He welcome
h the guests on behalf Of the exchange al
IS introduced William s. Hilles, Esq, wi
Is spoke to the toast Legal Helps an
Difficulties Of the Building Trades
I, Mr.. Hilles's remarks were witty Al
Ii serious alike. he related a humorol
ss story or the builder from Ireland, VII
remarked to him that he knew of b
10 two men who knew much about bulll
a ing, one was himself the other Dani
a. Dohl, aud added "and dom nedtf THU
l. Dan Dohl knows any more than do
IL The builders to-day, said Mr.. Hille
Dr. are different from those Of twenty yea
n ago. when they we're forced to ma
70 their sash, their stairs and many 9th
things used. Now these are made
ie them IN factories He spoke Of the ne
ne or protection, and suggested a unit
effort to secure legislation, an 90
70 thing II ali would work together.
be ! concluded with a deserved eulogy
Wilmington builders.
n "The Risks and Difficulties of (
3, Practical Builder" was thu theme
to which William II Foulk spoke, and
or told in humorous strain Of the respo 4
ld bilitles of the home builder
As Chief Engineer A Bond, who rep
TO sented the Water Department Of the cl
spoke briefly and to the point Of
excellent system OF water supply, int
lie spsrsing his remarks with witty allusiS
to to some Of the other branches Of
ut municipal government
n. The plumbers had q champion in Aft
TO Gawthrop, and this much abused 81
had no cause 10 be ashamed Of th
he spokesman. He referred to the hol
de won by the builders of Delaware in
in erection Of Manufacturers Hall at
n Worlds Exposition. ana urged that