The Portland daily press., 1896-02-28
ONE HUNDRED YEARS.
Portland Marine Society Celebrates
its Hundredth Birthday.
AN ELEGANT BANQUET AT THE
FALMOUTH HOTEL.

Speeches by President Deering, Gov.
Cleaves, Mayor Baxter, Capt. Candage,
Judge Symonds, Rev. A. IA. Wright an d
others-An Occasion Long to be Re-
membered.
The Portland Marine Society, with in
vited guests celebrated by banquet at
the Falmouth hotel last evening, the GEN.
tennial Of its existence as an incorpora-
tad body.
1t should be said here that the banquet
was first GLASS in every respect, worthy
| OF the society, a credit to Mr.. j. K.
Martin, proprietor Of the Falmouth. The
/ music furnished by Chandler's orohes-
ira, during the evening was fine and
added considerably to the enjoyment of
the occasion.
THOSE PRESENT.
The banquet was served In the private
parlor, and the tables never presented a
more attractive spectacle. Flowers and
ferns, in lavish abundance, in roses
and large epergnes, made one think of
more sunny CLINE than this, at least
at this season of the year. The follow
ing named gentlemen were seated at the
tables: Hon. John W. Deering, Governor
Henry B. Cleaves, Mayor James P. Bax-
ter, Judge j. W. Symonds Capt. R. 6.
Candags of Boston, Judge Henry G.
Peabody, Payson Tucker, Hon. Charles
HI. Chase, Capt. James Keazer, Seth l..
Larraboe, Rev. A. Il. Wight, NJ. N. Rich,
Commander Geo. T. Wingate, Capt. Will
liam Leavitt, Capt. j. S. Winslow, Capt.
Il. Harding, Edward B. Winslow, J. A.
Henriques, commander cutter Wood
bury. John II. Fogg. L. II. Cobb Capt.
A. S. Oliver, A. R. Hall, Capt. John
/ Capt. G. 0. Davis, Capt. John E. Farr,
Capt. L. W. Tibbetts, Capt. Thomas j.
Laithwaite, Capt John C. Thistrup,
Capt. George J. Thistrup, Capt. Frank
c. White, Capt. Charles A. PIulnmer,
Capt. Joseph W. Sheppard, Capt. An
drew W. Smart Capt. Harlan P. Prince,
Capt. George S. Wilson, Surgeon Meade,
U. S. marine hospital service, Charles B.
Norton, Capt. Harden Tucker, Capt.
} Earnest H. Warwick, Capt. Richard
Sheppard, Capt. Walter K. Sweat, E. S.
Osgood, W. o. Fox, Capt. E. r. Norton,
Capt. W. A. Webb, Capt. S. G.. Bryant,
Hall L. Davis, Capt. VIM. Griffin, Capt.
William Thompson.
THE MENU.
The menu was printed on fine, folded
paper, enclosed in book covers, bearing
on the first cover nautical device repre-
senting four sailing vessels, and life
perserver with its connecting ropes. On
the first page of the menu proper was
the inscription: portland Marine Sc
ciety, 1796-1s96'' On the third page was
& list of delicious courses which were
faultlessly served.
The banquet was presided over by
Hon. John W. Deering, president of the
society, (grace being said by Rev. A. H.
Wright who responded in behalf OF the
association to the first toast, and acted
as toastmaster, presenting each speaker
in fitting and feleuitous words.
Letters of rogret from Judge Natha
Webb, George s. Hunt ESQ.,, Judge S.
c. Strout, General Selden Connor, Hon.
Hiram KnowltoD, j. nnF. Liscomb, ESQ.,
Captain James P. Martin, presidents os
the Boston Marine Society, ana other
| We're read.
THE TOASTS.
Our Association-May it meet the
changes of the coming century as stead
fasGly as it did those Of the last.
Response by Hon. John W. Deering.
PRESIDENT DEERING'S REMARKS.
Gentlemen:
The Portland Marine Society takes
great pleasure in welcoming this evening
its friends and guests to participate in
celebrating the one-hundredth year of it's
life. Tne existence for a century of a
society like ours is an event in the history
OF any commercial city that is certainly
deserving of more than passing notice
specially this is true when 1T is born i
in mind that this society is composed
men who have commanded vessels flying
the dear old flag of our country, bearing
commerce and the olive branch OF peace
and amity to every naVigable portion of
the globe.
The founders of the Portland Marine
Sooiety-Thorlo Robinson, Moody, Low
ell, Mcclellan, the Waites, the Aldens,
Bragdon, the Motleys, Colby, Gross,
Ilsley, Deering, SCOTT, Preble Goldman
| and Mnssey everyone an honored
Portland captain who, in his day and
generation performed we'll his part Could
| those gallant old captains be with us
tonight, can we doubt that their hearts
would swell with pride that we are able
to render so honorable record Of our
stewardship? Let us hope. that in the