The Portland daily press., 1897-06-25

your reign be long felt among the nations.
May your subjects hand Gown TO their
children for generations to come, as an
example of true womanliness and queen
illness, the name and fame of Victoria OF
England.
A fter the occasional the large audience
dispersed, the military and blue jackets
reformed their lines and marched to the
wharf where boats were taken for the
Pallas. sse
THE BANQUET.
The city of Portland entertained the
officers of Fl. M. S. Pallas at a ban
quet last evening at the Congress Square
hotel. 1t was very pleasant occasion
and one which testified better than any
thing else could have done the respect
that the people of this city have for
| Queen Victoria and her representatives.
| At O'Clock the company which had
assembled in one of the large parlors of
the house were marshalled by the city
government committee in charge of the
affair and proceeded to the banquet hall
in the magnificent dining room of the
hotel. Draped over the door was large
| American flag and the tables were
adorned with cut flowers and silver and
presented very pretty picture. Those
seated about the tables were: 6
Capt. r. P. Hu1hpage, r. N, Mayor
Randall, Rev. James Lewis Malvern,
Aldermen A. P. Leighton, F. l. Moore,
Councilman E. H. York, Fred N. May
berry, Geo. G. Cannell, Dean Sills, John
Garner of Lewiston, president Sons of St.
George; John r. Sykes, Lewiston; W. G.
Ackroyd, Portland; B. F. Townsend, G..
f. Pitt, J. W. Fitzpatrick, j. E. Barclay
Frederic Smith, G. T. r.. Thomas Walk
er; Alf Howarth, president Sanford Sons
of St. George; Collector Deering, ex-
Mayor Chapman, Judge Peabody, Judge
Bonney, Major Hoxie, U. S. A.; Capt.
Robert II. Rogers, q. S. A.; Capt. Dyer,
Charles P. Mattocks; II. A. Price, vice.
president. Intercolonial railway; Hon. E.
B. Wins1ow; Hon. Fred N. Dow, John B.
Coyle, Henry P. Cox; Geo. F. Evans,
general manager Maine Central; Aug.
R. Wright, Fred f. Allen, DIR. Fred H.
Portland Board of Trade; President
Horace Anderson of the Cumberland club
A. H. Mcleod, superintendent Cape
Electric railway; F. o. Conant, Joseph
A. MCGOWAN, Col. Henry S. Osgood,
Charles A. Strout, Frank c. Payson, l..
O. Short; E. A. Newman, manager Port
land Railroad company; W. S. Eaton,
Maine Central; DR.. Mead, U. S. NJ. H;
Charles J. Pennell. Geo. +. Duncan; Com
modore John W. Bowers, Portland Yacht
club; George Libby, city treasurer; H.
B. M. Vice Consul J. B. Heating; Zenas
Thompson, Stephen G. Perry, Gen. John
Marshall Brown, Lindley M. Webb, Rev.
DR.. Parsons of Chestnut street church
and others.
z At the head table sat the Mayor, Hon.
Charles H. Randall, with Capt. Humpage
on his right, and Hon. Fred N. Dow,
POSTMASTER, on his left. On the other
side of Capt. Humpage sat Collector Deer
ing, and on the other side of Col Dow.
Hon. J. A. Locke and Vice Consul Keat-
ing.
The well prepared menu having been
discussed, His Honor the mayor arose
and called the assemblage to order. He
said:
Gentlemen-We are assembled around
this banquet board tonight in honor OF
England's i1ustrious Queen. Sixty years
ago she assembled the throne and from
| that day to this she has continued the
ablest and most Distinguished of a long
loved by all at home, honored and re-
| spected by all abroad, we pray to-
night that her life will be spared many
years yet. to continue to England that
same wise and benefcent government
| that has characterized her in the past. y
We are assembled here tonight to show
our goodwill and friendly feeling toward
we are proud to call our mother country.
And it is especially fitting that the city
of Portland connected as we are with the
Canadas by the Grand Trunk railway,
and during the winter months with the
principal ports in the United Kingdom
by lines of ocean steamers, should take
more than passing interest in this
event, and be glad to assist in celebrating
this happy occasion.
. And we are glad to add our congratu-
Iations to those that are pouring in on
her majesty from all parts of the world,
and Mr.. Commander, to you the repre-
sentative of her majesty's government,
and to your officers and men, 1 extend
the freedom and the hospitality of our
city.
The citizens of Portland are always
glad to welcome to their homes our
friends from other lands, and we are
especially pleased tonight to receive as
guests representatives Of that nation
whose descendants we are, whose langu-
age we speak, and whose ruler we honor
and respect.
1 trust you will enjoy your brief stay
with us and when you sail for home, be
assured you will carry with you the best
wishes of the citizens of Portland for
yourself, your government and the whole
English nation.
The Mayors brief remarks were re-
ceived with great applause. He then in
troduced Hon. Fred N. Dow as the toast
master of the evening, and that gentle
man presided over the ensuing exercises
in most graceful and witty manner.
His introductions of the various speakers
were made in well chosen words and
his sentiments were all warmly applaud