The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-27
A GREAT NIGHT
For Engine Company No. 5 and
Its Guests.
THE LATTER ENTERTAINED In
ROYAL STYLE.
pany and an Evening of Bright
Speeches and Social Pleasures.

A Fine Banquet Served to Large Com
pany and Evening of Bright
Speeches and Social Pleasures.
Engine Company of the Portland Fire
Department kept open house last evening
and entertained the members of the
City Government and their friends to
the number OF over hundred.
Early in the evening the invited guests
began to arrive and were cordially re-
oeived by Chief Eldridge, Capt Knight
and members of the company. The first
part of the evening was spent in the
parlors of the engine company, where
social hour was most pleasantly spent in
cards, dominos and various games.
AT 9 o'clock the party proceeded to the
main room of the engine house where
three long tables were Respondent with
good things in the line of edibles. The
supper was delicious and reflected great
credit on the mem bers of the company
following gentlemen were seated around
the tables: William II. Green, Howard
Winslow. Fred Fl. Mari, Charles Fl.
Soule. Charles D. Skillin, Arthur H.
Fowler. F. G. Fowler, R. A. Hardy, o.
L. Lord, Thomas Payne, G. E. Griffin,
Arthur D. Foye, G. S. Staples, Charles
W. LeGrow, Luther G. Gibson, E. P.
Cummings, Fred S. Marsh, Charles A.
Eaton, E. G. Mitchell, f. N. King,
Joshua C. Libby, Frank B. Milliken, II.
B. Jordan, Mark H. Sawyer, Geo. W.
Berry, John @. Otis, @. P. French,
Frank D. Howe, M. G. Hutchinson.
Zenas Thompson, G. J. Mcdonald, f.
J. Ilsley, A. P. Leighton, W. L. Smith,
Rufus Lamson, J. T. Johnston, ]. II.
Mcdonald, Edwin E. Brown, f. N. May
berry, F. H. Little, John L. Corey,
Charles S. Chase, Charles j. Pencil, DR..
B. +. Dunn, E. j. Skillin, e. 2. Staples,
II. S. Osgood, J. F. Hawkes., A. II.
Hatch, Edwin Coolbroth, VIM. Hieber,J J.
Ellingwood, W. II. Gay, A. T. Laugh
lin, Geo. N. Fernald, E. r. Dyer, F. R.
Fay. VIM. II. Willard, Geo. E. Mac
gowan, Il. A. Burke, Leroy S. Sanborn,
G. A. Strout, DR.. A. f. Thayer, Levi
S. Pennell, MILFORD 6. Chapman, Charles
H. Randall, A. E. Knights, S. NJ. Kel-
sey, F. L. Cakes, G. F. Foye Geo. A.
Dow, Il. @. Gay, Capt. G. IT, Jordan, F.
". Emery, G. A. Barrett, Charles H.
Ross, Harry Williams, Levi L. Cum
mings, E. Fl. Sargent, VIM. f. Morse.
Andrew j. Cummings, Charles A. Hig-
gins, j. M. Farnsworth, G. 9. Jose, S.
J. Goud, A. E. Griffin, Waldo Fl. Perry,
Sylvanus Harmon, Geo. N. E. Kimball,
Louis Castelle, Samuel W. Joy, A. T.
Littlefeld, j. J. Barbour, II. L. Baker,
S. II. Greer, S. +. Knight, A. D. Butler,
W. H. Dugan
After justice as done the supper
CAPT. A. A. KNIGHT
raped to order and introduced
ALDERMAN THOMPSON
as the first speaker. He referred regret
fully to the absence of Mayor Baxter.
and then spoke in high terms of Chief
Eldridge and asked for him the cooper
alton of every member of the department..
ALDERMAN LSLEY
dIsclaimed all idea of making a speech,
ALDERMAN LEIGHTON
said it was pleasure to be present and
then brightly referred to the fact that
at one time he came near being present
officially, just missed being "Snowed''
under. But
CHARLES A. STROUT
said that he thought that with so many
present members of the city government
present, the ex-members would not bt
called upon. He told q good story in
stead of making speech. A young
lawyer INDUCED in spread-eagle fiigh
of sloquenee, got mixed, hesitated, got
excited, and at last said to the court
eff your honor will permit me to ge
back to earth again, I'll promise to neve
fly so high again." Mr.. Strout said i
seemed to him that our present city gov
eminent is the best for Portland, ant
that both boards should be retained III
closed with high tribute to the fire de
partment of Portland. Then he told
good story and sat down.
EX-ALDERMAN RANDALL
WAC given hearty reception and made
good speech. He said that the depart
ment is made up of men who were as read,
to climb ladder with line of hose q
to gather about banquet board. H
thought that Alderman Little has
worthy successor in tho present chair
man of the fire commi ttee. He believed
that the department. will increase in
efficiency under Chief Eldridge.
MAJOR w. II. GREEN
returned his thanks to Chief Eldridge an,
his committee for the pleasure of bein
present. eff this was Grand Arm
meeting, I'd know what to say" h
said. He regretted to say that he wa
never fireman, but said that his broth
er sJack" was, and according to the Ma
jor "Jack' was perfect type of a fire
man. she slept with his boots an
oyercoat on, all ready to turn ont at
moments notice to report to Capt. Me1