Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31
FIRE UNDERWRITERS DINE.
Eleventh Annual Banquet Was
Great Success.

Great Success.
A thoroughly representative assemhlage
OF men enjoyed the eleventh annual BAN
quet Of the Association Of Fire Under
writer's at the Shoreham last night. Men
Known to every one in the District, and
necessarily known to each other, coming
together for feast, gave to the banquet a
seciability and warmth unusual where
there is such large number of guests.
Before entering the banquet room the
guests assembled in the reception eoom,
where for half an hour there was general
handshaking and conversation. The spirit
of sociability was thus thoroughly awaken
ed before the banquet began, and was kept
alive during the evening in spite of the
tact That the guests were divided in bloc ks
OF five at small tables
Inc presence of SO many bright men Of
congenial dispositions and closeness of as
ISOLATION could not have failed to make the
banquet success. The president of the
association, Mr.. John B. Wight, presided
at q large table at one end of the room.
with him were seated President Wood
ward of the board Of trade. E. A. Walton,
president of the national board of under
Writersi George H. Mclean, vice president
OF the Citizens Insurance Company Of New
y ork, and Mr.. NJ. L. Hewes, chairman of
the sshington committee of the middle
department. The other guests were seated
at small tables. In the center of the hail
swung a large old-fashioned fire bell, with
It's Dig iron tongue lolling out, and occa-
sionaily during the banquet an alarm was
struck upon it by some one when the dir
egmstances made it appropriate
PRESIDENT Wight opened the banquet with
appropriate remarks. and introduced Pres
a walton Of the national board as the
pOIIlc over the old hell ha
was fairly started. Speeches were made
by Mr.. Mclean, Mr.. Woodward and Mr..
HeWes, among the guests Then Mr. ,Ciar-
ence Duvall assumed the duties of toast
MASTER ana the members OF the associa-
tion were heard in three-minute speeches.
"A vocal quartet composed of w. D. Nc
PPariand, Perry B. Turpin. Bernard A.
Ryan and Frank P. Reside sang a num-
her of their best selections.
Durlng the evening and in the intervals
Oh the speechmaking the Madrid Mandolin,
Banjo and Guitar Quartet, seated in the
balcony. played number of selections in
excellent manner
among those participating in the banquet
were: President, John b. Wight; vice pres
ldent, II. X. Simpson; chairman executive
SS s., w. Z. Du,all; secretary, DR..
Col rutherford, Simon Wolf, Sam. Cross
sam; Bieber, Lee ID. Latimer, j. L. Heiskell'
=; II. Mc!eran, w. r. Hensey, Harry c.
Borge, Lem. Towers, r., F. B. Smith, w.
n, IO'Sloi, HeH bdilOCn L. Janney Brown
W. r. Hillyer, ]. q. Jester, j. w. Schaefer'
n. II. BergmaEn, ]. c. Sprigg w. Riley
DeeEle, E. N. Waters, Henry r., Bird. 7.
l. west, l.. L. Apple, Henry C. Stewart.
); NJ Green, Major Powell, Z. V. DeGraw'
u. q. Balkan, j. W. Allen, L. r. Peak. A.
1. Goumbe, A. F. Marsh, w. A. Gordon.
J.; H. Gordon, E. F. Droop, E. H. Droop'
Watson F. Clark, w. H Hoeke, Thos'
Hyde W. So Thompson, W. H. Saunders.
"A. n. Paris, o. V. Schmidt, ". w. Bur.
Gheli, John L. Weaver John C. Davidson.
RopeSt Portner, w. r. Quinter, ]. G. Jes
Ter, w. ID. Quinter, ]. S. Swormstedt. A. ID.
McCormick, j. j. Edscn, H. w. Reed. las.
y. Norris, DIR. McCalla, F. L. Gait. A
morse, George Wright, r. c. Howard w
y. Rudy, John Miller Thos. p. Morgan
D NJ A +. Pardon. c. H. Picking, C. ]. Bell
IN; Burken, 1r., G. P. Williams, r. l..
GOODMAN, Francis Henderson, w. S. Hoge.
9oh Barnard, L. Behrens, A. S. Johnson
". X. McClcsky G. NJ Emmerich. C. r
Fearson, w. E. Edmonston, Alfred s. Gil.
iett, X Il. Frey, r. E. Pairo. G. w r
Swartzel, H. B. Davidson, Walter Hieston
y. w. simpson, Geo. E. Emmons. Geo w
Brown, A. Burgdorf, c. w. Darr W. n
Acker, X. P. Barnard, A. Thos. Bradley
e. n: .: Tewles, Geo. spransy. Chas. Mades'
zen Ge MckeeVer, D. d. Stone P. F. Larner'
1 ~ aonman, Dorsey Clagett, Frank Hume
-. z. McCauley, Jas. F. Hood. Chas w
al.iax f. w. Baker, J. j. Hampton. N
levin HeWes of Baltimore, Mr. E. A Wal
loh' president national board,