The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-11-20
SCIENCH--CHURCH- STATE Themes Treated by Eminent Opponents at the Annual
 Banquet of the Cham
 Der of Commerce.
PATRIOTISM WAS DOMINANT
RECENT VICTORY OF THE PEOPLE
 FURNISHED THE KEYNOTE.

General Ford Presided-About Two Hun
 dred Members and Guests Present
 Speeches by Senator Hawley, General
 Elect Dewell and Others-Han Profusely
 Decorated With National Colors-Patri-
 tinguished Members of the Organization
 Letters of Regret.
 The chamber of commerce banquet held last evening in Harmonic hall was one of the most successful affairs of the kind ever held by the chamber and in point of attendance was conspicuously successful, about 200 covers being laid. dered in the front parlors and at 7:15 there was an adjournment to the ban quet hall.
 The decorations of the hall were com- posed entirely of American flags and palms. Over each window and around the boxes at the rear were draped flags and on the stage were three large DOT traits. The center one of these was the portrait of Roger Sherman, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independ- ence, and also one of the first presi- dents of the New Haven chamber of comerce. At the left of this center pie ture was the portrait of the late Thomas R. Trowbrdge, an president of the chamber, and at the right the portrait of ex-Mayor Lewis, also an ex-president of the chamber
 Onaraised platform at the rear of the hall was the guest table, at which were seated the following gentlemen: Hon. Joseph R. Hawley, General Francis A. Walker, Hon. Samuel E. Merwin, Rev. William Douglas, D. D., Hon. N. D. Sperry, Rev. w. S. Phillips, D. D., Hon. J. D. Dewell, Professor w. H. Brewer, General George Fl. Ford, Major T. Att water Barnes, Captain Smith s. Leech, General Edward s. Bradley, Hon. Joel A. Sperry, Hon. James Graham and MT. John H. Platt. Two large chande- Hers, covered with pink shades, were placed at each end of the table. President George H. Ford of the chamber of commerce occupied the seat at the head of the table. Senator Hawley sat at his right and General Francis A. Walker at his left.
 \ During the banquet Wells orchestra, \ under the leadership of Louis P. Veil, played fine program, stationed in a { small room in, front, connected with the hall The musical program was as fol- lows:
 March-Double Eagle.... ...... Wagner Selection-Mikado ....... ...... Sullivan Waltz-Double Cross. ............Z .Zellar March-El Capitan. .Sousa < ntermezzo-Cavaliera Rusticana.. NSelection-On Broadway. ....... Began l iJOuS lOI 1oluc II Jul e I March-Rastus on Parade. Mills election-Brownies ...... Douglass < Caprice-Darkies' Dream. Brooks ' NMarch-Oriental Echoes. .......... Rosey A ASelection-A Jolly Night. .Beyer \ The banquet hall presented a bril- aliant scene with it's brilliant lights and Nbeautifully laid tables. All the gentle Mmen present were in full evening dress Band each wore on the left lapel of his Scoat a knot of silk, in the national Acolors. As the end of the banquetting 'Awas reached the hum of conversation |sflled the hall. About that time the or 8chestra began the "Jolly Night" with Fits bars from Put Me Off at Buffalo, D Hand "Oh, Go On, You Are Only Fool Hing" These jolly pieces helped to put |those present in good humor and pre- |Ipared them for the speaking to follow. IlFinally the spread having been thor |pughly attended to President George H. | |lFord arose and rapped fer order pre- |pdrdtOfy 10 lntrOQuclnS the speaking | pf the evening.
 Following were the remarks of the &president, General George H. Ford, in Ippening the post prandial exercises:
 Not unmindful of the honor of oc- |cupying this position on this occasion, bn an organization of this character, (Which has a history of more than one Hundred years behind it, it gives me Xgreat pleasure to bid a hearty welcome
 o members and guests on this twenty Fourth annual banquet of the chamber bf commerce Of New Haven, and ex-
 lend my congratulations upon the in- ereased activity and usefulness of the chamber to a membership larger than ever before acquired, and upon the oc-
 asion of the largest annual gathering
 that has ever occurred in the history pf the organization. During the past
 lew months we have had populists ar
 ayed against capitalists, silverite
 against gold bug, agricultural against
 manufacturing interests, but the good
 ense of the American people has pre-
 -ailed. And we can now safely con
 ratulate the business community that