The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-03

| BUILDERS Dine.
The Builders Exchange gave Its seven IL
| annual dinner In tha diuing rooms Of tht
| Clayton House last night, and was nh en-.
| )1yub'e affair. Many Of ths business mer
Of this city we're present Many speeches
were made Of the pro pects for the ensuing
| year IL was the belief OF oil that more
! work would be done than for two years
| past. About o o'clock the builders and
their guests sat down TO tho prettily deco.
| rated tables and spent two hours III dis
cusing the following menu.
! Blue Points On Half Shell.
Consommo Clear.
| Englih Sole, Cream Sauce.
~ B-9iiel Oy.ters on Toast
Chicken Salad,
Roast Black Head Duck, with jelly.
Punch, 10 Roucie
g., Dressed Terrapin, la Clayton House.
Cut Tomatoes with Lettuce.
Strawberry Ice Cream. Assorted Cakes
Coffee and Rolls.
Cigars.
IN orchestra was stationed In tbs room
and furnished good music.
Gavin l. Swayne was toastlnaster, and
when The cigars were lighted no raped for
order lie said tho builder, had gathered.
after prosperous year, to enjoy them
selves He roud Il lettsr of regret from
William NJ. Byrne, who was to have boon
present and make an address. Mr.. Byrne
wrote that the association had his best
wishes
Mayor McLear was then introduced. He
said he was proud of tho buildings Of vii.
ming on. The structures here, he said,
arc as good as Ia any other city In the
country. What tho builders do hore Is
done well and in substantial manner.
The calling, he said, is an honorable one.
Hs referred to tho new Congressional lii
brary building in Washington, and re-
marked that Wilmington workrnen could
have done just as fine work, Our builders
are the equals o! those to be found any.
where.
Tho Rev. I. A. McCurdy was nsxt intro.
ducad He said he was not carpenter,
but he WIS builder. He was brought
up on farm. and rs every ono knows u
boy who Is raised IN u farm Is expected to
do about everything. The men In this
country are capable Of building anything.
He said that among other things thUy
could builda navy and. II necessary find
:nen to mann it. At this point he was Wig
orously applaudcd. llo then spoke briefly
Gu tho point of organization, both of oapi-
tai and labor, neither0 Of which could pros
per without the other.
William LuWton said that she prospects
for the building trado during the coming
year WAS good Prosperity was coming
by way Of tina Chrlstiana.
Chief Engineer Wilson was Of the optn
ion that the building prospects were good.
Building Inspector l., I. Grub told
some experiences US a builder ffty-sevon
yersago
r. G. Hatton and several others made
brief remarks.
The committee IN charge Of tho dinner
was George Slgler, a. l.. johnson, C. I.
Swaync, W. Gallagher +. A Mitchell. A.
s. Reed
Psominen. Amoug those present weroI
Lewis Z. iirubb, Frank Il. Carswell
William Law.on, James Wilson, Henry G.
Mclear. q. l Swayne tho Rev. H. A. Nc
Curdy, d. D., A, ), Reed, i. y. Simpson,
l., W. Brosius, W!'l:am II, Fouik, Richard
Kelly, r. .. Jnnv.er, II. II. lluf G. I.
Harry, W. + Monisie Charles II. Blaine.
Harry &. Griffith Joseph L. Bryan, w.
Stewart Almond Albert Bosss, Frank y.
Mitchell, George Slglor, W b LendermRn,
William Davidson, Hamilton Stewart,
G. II. Simmons. 4. ChaiSlcy tlatton, VIII
liam A GallaLe" John NJ T.. solomon, James
Ii. Bcggs, Jr., Gi!pin 5. Woodward, Her.
man Dovcnnny, Charles u, Smith, Jr,, II.
g. Evans, Benjamin Jonos, ". d. Had.
dock, Edward johnson, Horace s Allen,
Thomas J. uaiIook. j. NJ. Lenderman, L.
}. Lawson, John Reed, Jr.. Richard Nsed,
Samuel Dillon.