The Portland daily press., 1897-07-23
GRANITE STATE VISITORS.
Handsomely Entertained By Portland
Board of Trade.

the Bay-An Excellent Shore Dinner
Pleasant Speeches Made.
Yesterday was the day set aside Tor the
entertainment of the New Hampshire
Board of Trade and their wives and
friends, by the Portland Board OF Trade
Yesterday morning early breakfasts
were enjoyed and the party taken from
their quarters at the Falmouth hotel and
given a ride to the Western Promenade,
after which the return was made and
the party was then at the head of Gus
tom House wharf. The steamer Pilgrim
of the Casco Bay line was in readiness at
the1 wharf to take ..the party for sail
down the bay, and left for the trip at 10
O'Clock The party sailed among the isl
ands of the bay and at 11.30 were landed
at Forest City landing, Peaks island.
The party Immediately went to the Peaks
Island house where the next event of in
terest-the shore dinner, was served.
The dining room was handsomely ar
ranged and the tables were set OH by
handsome bouquets. The dining room
was under the care of headwaiter Il. ID.
Evans and an efficient corps of mattresses.
The menu was well arranged, the dinner
excellent, including all the delicacies OF
the season.
The following were seated at the tables:
Henry Chandler, Manchester; j. 2. KEEL
lev. A. S. Morrison, Concord; James W.
Hill, Albert L. Clough, Manchester; J.
A. Cochran, Concord; Edward R. Kent.
Mrs. Err. Kent, Lancaster, N. H.; Dana
W. Baker, Exeter; ". R. Heath and
wife, J. E. Dwight, Concord; j. A. c..
Knowlton, Manchester ]. G. McQuilkin,
H. D. Alexander, L. J. Rundlett, Ed
mund H. Brown, Concord; Henry 81.
Chase and wife, T. Eaton Clapp, D. D.,
wife and daughter, Hon. AN. Clapp,
Mrs. E. A. Barr, j. G. Ellmwood and
wife, Mrs E. S. Newton, Charles B.
Wingate, and wife, DR.. G. Fl. Brown and
daughter, Mrs G. 81. Brown. Miss Mar
den, E. NJ Bryant and wife, J.J. Abbott
and wife, Charles H. Thayer J. R. Carr,
Charles H. Bartlett, Mrs. CHI. Anderson,
Manchester; W. S. Hanson and wife,
Z La I1dICOUbC, uldlCnCSUOIy 4Ns
G. Phaneuf, DIR. A. W. Petit, Nashua; G..
W. T. Cooling and wife, E. B. Winslow,
Mrs. Winslow, A. W. Smith. Mrs. Smith,
A. Whitney, Mrs. Whitney, J. Fl. Short,
Miss Morse, Miss Weber, Mrs. E. E.
Boothby, Portland; Miss Smith, Water
vile; Miss M. A. Stafford, Vim. E. Wood,
Portland, VIM. II. Scott and wife, M. N.
Rich and wife, Miss Edith Rich, c.
J. Mcdonald, M. G. Hutchinson, Miss
Annie L. Hutchinson, Jos. F. Chute,
Portland; Mrs. A. K. Bailey, Lynn; R.
H. Evans. W. G. Gay, Geo. W. Brown,
Portland; e. NJ. Blanding, Bangor; in
Martin, f. L. Berry, M. NJ Duroy, Jr.,
J. II. Day, Portland; W. H. White, Dam
ariscotta; W. NJ. Waite, Portland J. F.
True, Yarmouth; S.A.A. Goodman, Dex-
ter Richards and wife, Prentice c. Man
ming, Miss Helen Manning, Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Richards, and Miss
Richards, Newport; T. A. Burke, Argus;
A. NJ Soule, PRESS.
After ample EjusticeEhad been done to
the feast of good things prepared for the
wants of the inner man, President F.
E. Boothby of the Portland Board OF
Trade. raped for order and spoke in
brief as follows:
My friendsIfrom New Hampshire and
invited CHESTS, we are pleased to welcome
you here as the guests..of the Portland
Board of Trade. We were glad when we
learned that you had decided to spend
your outing this season in Portland. We
hope that you sshave enjoyed your visit
and that you will want to come again.
We find in comparing Maine and New
Hampshire that we have many things
together In common. You are engaged as
we are in efforts to promote the welfare
of your state. We have trade interests
in common, and this is well. We have
facilities here for doing business as cheap
~ as anywhere and we are always glad
If we can offer inducements in matters of
domestic commerce to the people of New
Hampshire, as we like the shekels which
YOU pay us in return for our commodi-
and we as citizens of Maine are glad to
meet you and to become better acouaint-
ed with the business men of the Granite
State"
President Boothby's remarks were of a
brief nature and were concluded by a
O DRY which was suggested to him when he
looked about the dining room and dis
covered one of the members of the Port
land Board who is tall of stature.
The story suggested, is told of the late
Judge Rice, who at one time was on an
ocean voyage when furious storm broke
upon the vessel and the vessel seemed in
great danger At once every available
life preserver was grasped by the fright
ened passengers. Judge Rice was among
the fortunate ones and was busily en-
gagged in strapping the preserver about
him when he was approached.by the mate
Of the ship who was man of short
stature, who said to the Judge: "Let me
have that won f. Won as am OBLIGED To