The Portland daily press., 1898-01-01
.vELLERs DINE
COMMERCIAL
lnquet Board They
W Year Born.
Seated About the
Watch the !

Watch the 1edF DOfus
A large Number Ladies Were Present
and 1t Was ost Enjoyable Occa-
siop-A List O. hose Present.
The Maine Cor ercial Travellers AS
sociation celebra New Years eve by q
delightful banqu and ocial gathering
at the Congress s Iare otel last evening
1t was by far the most 'njoyable gather
ing the ASSOCIATE has ever held and in
| spite of the bliz5 | which rendered the
streets almost assable, delayed trains
and made the ia light of the old year
very disagreeab one on which to be
abroad the atten da ice was very large and
included very m IN. ladies.
The first of ii vening was rendered
delightful to tn m mbers of the associa-
tion, their ladit nd the invited guests
by the singin of Mile. Nitelli whoi
possesses a fine sopr ano voice and who fa-f
yored the compe NV with several selections.
An hour was assoc IN renewing OLD &C
quaintances ar forming new ones ar
at nine O'Clock the company marched
theSbanouet hall. The long table in
handsome dinil ag room had been
rately decorated ana arranged for
occasion by tlle cad waiter Oh u
gress Square, iIr. frank sawyer
the Adams hol 1se, Boston. by
was a handsom Q bouquet and -.
box of bon bon's. Inc menu I'd wa :
artistically designed ana yer. pretty, ane
the banquet wa, Is sci we'd IN the style whicf4
has made the C;ong ress Square famous al
over the state. One of the most enjoyabl :
features of the eve nang was the music q
/ the orchestra of the jefferson theatre, ur.
der the superv ision of Director Fran :,
Callahan During the banquet this we u
balanced orchestra rendered an attractiy
programme, eImbra cling all of the lates
selections. A. :ain and again the banque'. !.
hall echoed tile ppreoiative applause q
the ladies anti ger gtlemen who united !, y
praising the effor ts of Mr.. Callahan
musicians.
Those seated al Jout the tables were a's
follows: Charl ". Barnard, Jr., grar ~
chancellor of N. E. U. G. L. of Al.
Clinton E. IEIobbs, supreme page, U. e.
T.nof A.; EilIia TN W. Roberts, Ms
{ Roberts, ]. Mars hall Hobbs and Nj ..
Hobbs, sWilliam B Adie and Mrs. Adj
: Charles A. Haint IS, George E. Hug
> senior councillor Boston council. A, IT,
G. t.; E. NJ, Lat ham and Mrs. Lathain'
j. +. Laphain an Mrs. Lapham, NJ. !.
and Mrs. Arthur 9. Craig, W. q. Gog
and Mrs. Gould, Mr. and Mrs. Georse
A. Young, ]. Put nam Stevens and vii d
4 G. r. Nelson and wife, f. A. Sparrio"
: and wife. N Il, H ildreth and wife, u. :
S Senter and Wife, j. Fred Marston al ~
wife, R. H. Jordt IN, Frank NJ. Larrab 20
j. FrAnk Polsey, Boston; r. T. Tam ef
Baltimore, Md; 1eorge H. Parsons q ~
wife. Walter M. ] ordan, Miss Mary
Jordan, f. Iurne. Hatch and wife, Bi "
R. Lane and wife. E. e. James and wi 40
A. p. Dunhap nd wife, G. B. Lit 'pl
and wife, C. x. { Sage, and wife, Alt er
Benjamin and wi e. Fl. B. Black, Miss u
S B. McAllister, Wi Il Thickens and W ne
t Fred B. Boswort and wife. Seth =
: Clark. e. III. Say ward and wife, A. M
: Menish, Mrs. Lew is e. Tracey ami P'es
/, Lewis MALVERN.
1t was q Lite hol II before the last COL 'rs
was served ,ind he wing watched the dt s"i
: of the new year the party broke up
. There were no for NAL attempts at spe m ,ecl
making, but eve ry one present EXPIRE 'sot tos
O themselves rs beil lg thoroughly deligE We .se.
roA * M M VIZ - ~ go ~, +he Lan1S,at wa
composed tbf Seth E. Clark, William ,,,;. p
l. Aisle, FredIB. BE lsworth, A. Benja ihii
/. and William Thic kens.