The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-12

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| tFron the Manchester. ". H.. Mirror and
| American of Thursday. May o.
The beautiful new dining room of the
Dcrryheld Club was the scene OF distin'
guished gathering last night. when party OF
prominent men from the squantum Clnb OF
| Providence, X. l.. was royalty entertained by
a number Of thc Derryield members.
The Squantum Club is one Of the foremost
social organizations in New England, and lite
| fame for lavish and open hearted hospitality
| has gone far and wide. Its membership Is
| made up largely Of prominent mill men and
| others connected in various ways with the
| manufacturing business, and 1t has been their
| custom for number of years TO entertain an
| nually delegation from the Berryheld Club.
| These entertainments have been ON n bounti.
! full scale and each time tthe visitors from
| Manchester have been made TO feol that they
| owned the town. Until this year the Derry
| field members have been unable to repay this
hospitality ON account Of insufficient faciii
,, ties but with the completion OF the new din
ing room the way became clear. Invitations
to the Squantum members were therefore Is
sued and the date was set for last night IL
was determined TO show the Providence guests
what Manchester could do in the entertaining
line herself, and Hon. Perry II. Dow was
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TO say that the banquet was sn elaborate nf.
fair, and that for decorations, menu, person
mel, merriment. oratory and wit, all com.
bined, it has never been eclipsed in this town.
Tho dinner was given by mill men and the
guests included some Of the most prominent
men in New England's smallest state. The
guests included Hon. John T.. Wyman, score
tary of the old Colony Cooperative Bank,
Providence. Il. L. Hon. ID. Russell Brown, ex-
governor of Rhode Island prominent candi'
date last year for the vice-presidential uomi.
nation, and also president of the Brown Bros.
Co. Charles III. Child treasurer of the Brown
Bros Co. George Il. Phillips, president Of the
Thomas Phillips Co.. and also president Of the
Squantum Club: George G. Phillips. treasurer
of the Thomas Phillips Co.. George a. Full
Ter, manager Of the American Card Clothing
Co.. David NJ. Thompson, president of the
Corliss Stoam Engine Co.: Charles T.. Giles
agent of the Corliss Steam Engine Co. Wal.
ter $. Hackney treasurer Of the General Fire
Extinguisher. Co. Dr. George II. Kenyon and
+. f. Clarke, agent Of the Pcmberton mills,
Lawrence.
IL was beautiful sight which met the eyes
of the guests they filed into the banquet
hall. From almost one end to the other Of the
large and handsoms room extended an oval
ldble - Ictt ioiE anu ittt Nlut. IN lut
center of this was miniature lake. and not
very small one either since it was nine feet by
six in extent. The sides were beautifully
banked with maidenhair fern and "a mum.
Der OF frogs were apparently contemplating
leap into the placid pond. Two large cande.
labra bearing electric lights at each end,
and roses and pinks were scattered profusely
over the rest Of the table, upon which
crockery and glassware were andsomeiy ar
ranged. The lake was merely an immense
mirror of plate glass, but IL took actual DEM
onstration TO convince many that the water
was not real.
Agent G. ID. McDuffie was seated at the head
OF the table and Hon. Perry II. Dow az the
foot. while "A distinguished company stretched
around to each side. The scene was a strik
ingly handsome one.and, the visitors are all
united in praisng the arrangements, which
were most perfect and complete.
The menu was choice and selected with the
best of taste. Little neck clans were fol-
lowed by chicken gumbo soup. and then came
broiled brook trout, caught especially for
this dinner in New Hampshire streams
Dressed cucumbers accompanied the trout.
A fine hllet Of beef, with mushrooms. was
helped out with fresh peas, string beans, as
paragus and Delmonico potatoes. Then fol-
lowed sort of intermission, in which thin
bles Of sweetbreads, Derryfield punch and
cigarettes played an important part. The
next course roast grouse, garnshed with
Jelly, and julienne potatoes. Strawberries
and cream, ices. coffee and cigars followed i'm
their course. Robert Lee, the clubs steward
catered.
peeches and story telling followed the
banquet. The exercises were begun by Hon.
Henry e. Buruham, who made the welcoming
speech in his polished and graceful style
Hon John G. Wyman, who, as an after-din-
ner speaker and story teller, has few superb
ors in the United States, replied for the
Sauantum members The other speeches were
entirely informal In their character.
The following were seated at the table:
Agent G. ID. McDuffie, Hon. John 9. Wyman,
Agent Herman i. Straw, Hon. ID. Russell
Brown, Agent stephen n. Bourne. Charles
Fl. Child, Frank Z. Carpenter, ID. NJ Thomp-
son, Agent q. Frank Written, Agent f. IT,
Clark, Lawrence; superintendent Harry e.
Parker, George @. Phillips DIR. George Fl.
Kenyon, Dr. George ID. Towne, Superin.
tendent q. A. Olzendam, Rev. W. II. Morri
son. Captain Charles ii. Manning. Hon.
Henry Il. Burnham, George Il. Phillips, Hon.
Charles III. Bartlett George A. Fuller, Josiah
Carpenter, harles T.. Giles, Hon. Charles T.
Means, Walter 5. Hackney, George X. Kendall
and Hon. Perry II. Dow.
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