The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-15
BANQUETTED GOVERN Or ELECT.
Hon. LlewelIyn Powers Guest Of the
Portland Club.

An ENJOYABLE Social Gathering and Some
Bright Speeches-Future of Republican
Party Leading Theme.
The Portland club rendered to Governor
elect Powers a complimentary banquet
at its rooms on Congress street last eve
ming. II has been the custom of the
Portland club for many years, thus to
honor the Republican govsl nors-elect of
the state and the occasions are always
most pleasant and interesting. The ban
onet last evening was no exception to the
general rule. Not only was the banquet
itself an elaborate one, but the nfter
dinner speeches were exceptionally bright
and entertaining and the affair WAS
graccd by the presence of many of Port
land s most prominent Republicans.
The tables we're spread in the large
rooms on the first floor of the club house,
and were attractively decorated and we'll
arranged. The menu WAS an elaborate
one and the various courses were served
by anable corps of walters.
Governor-elect Powers, the guest of the
evening. was seated at the right Of Presi-
dent f. G. REYNOLDS OF the club, at d
table placed Mt right angles to the long
line of tables extending the entire length
of the rooms. The others at this table
were Mayor James p. Baxter, President
George Libby of the Lincoln club, Presi-
dent George N. Seide1s of the Maine
Senate, Seth L. Larrabee, Judge Henry
PEABODY and Col. Fred N. Dow. At the
other tables were Samuel B. Kelley,
Henry p. Cox, Clarence Hale, G. W. I.
Geding, George W. York, E. B. Tomp.
son. Fred H. King. James e. Harvey,
J. Nj. Leayitt, Alfred; Owen z. Smith,
M. D., G. j. Mcdonald, G. A. Strout,
j. H. Hall, S. A. True, N. W. Morse,
George ". Metcalf. A. L. Turner, ".
ii. Dow, @. J. Mari. S. L. Woodbury.,
L. d. Reynolds. E. ]. Six illin, George
A. Barrows. f. g. Hawkes., G. J. Pc IL
nell, W. Fl. Scott, c. P. Costello, N. f.
Redlon, G. r. Lewis. c. S. Chase, G.
+. Porter, j. e. Fisher, J. 81. Callan,
J. C. Libby, J. L. Corey. r. W. Jack
son, A. g. Rollins, Holman F. Day, H.
N. Bigelow, F. NJ. Floyd, A. J. Floyd,
Richard Webb, Ardon W. Coombs, NJ.
N. Eldredge, Wilson Sprague, f. Fl.
Sargent, J. H. Johnson, F. E. Timber
lake, L. L. Timberlake, E. S. e. Nc
Lellan. J. n. Drummond, Jr., A. G.
Dresser, W. b. Dresser, NJ. P. Emery,
G. Il. Barker, j. S. Randall, George
Trefethen.
After coffee had been served and the
cigars were lighted President Reynolds
called the asssmtlage to order. and in an
appropriate speech introduced Governor
elect Powers to the members Of the club.
Mr. Powers was greeted with applause as
he arose to his feet. For about fifteen
minutes MIR. Powers addressed the club,
speaking in ordinary tone Of voice
which could re plainly heard in every
part Of the room.
In beginning he thanked the Portland
club for it's kindly greeting and hearty
welcome, and said that he deemed it a
great leasure to be able to b present
and meet them. 81 have GOMEZ said
Mr.. Powers, from the frontier Of the
state, almost three hundred miles from
here to be with you this evening, and
your hearty welcome we'll repays me for
the long journey. I know something Of
the legislation of the State of Mains in
the past and the honored part that the
representative of Portland to the state
legislature have always taken. 1t has
been something like thirty years since !,
myself, served in the state legislature