The Portland daily press., 1898-02-14
Celebrate the Birthday of the
Martyr President.
GREAT GATHERING SATURDAY
EVENING At PREBLE HOUSE.

bv Gov. Powers, Ex-Gov. Cleaves, Hon.
III. M. Heath and Mayor Randall-Be-
Iicious Banquet-Deiightful Music.
There was flow of wit and of elo-
ouence, an atmosphere Of politics and
sociabiIity, a tumult of applause and vol
legs of laughter, accompanied by strains
of music and a feast of viands which
would have tickled the palate of most
aesthetic epicure at the Preble house
Saturday night.
Over $50 earnest and enthusiastic Re-
publicans, the most of them members OF
the progressive and popular Lincoln
club, were seated about the long tables
in the dining room of this popular hos
terly on the occasion Of the seth anniver-
AIRY of the birthday Of the martyred Presl-
dent for whom the club is named. 1t was
an event looked forward to with pleasure
able anticipation by all the members of
the Lincoln club and enjoyed by them to
the full extent.
Besides the distinguished persons who
were present as guests of the club there
were to be found in the gathering all OF
the aspirants for political honors at the
hands of the Republican party.
From half-past seven to eight O'Clock
q reception was held in the parlors of
the Preble and all corners were intro
duced to the distinguished guests of the
Cub. Congressman Stevens is q pleasant
gentleman to meet. He apparently felt
as much at home in gathering of Maine
hn hAa an
among his friends and neighbors in St.
Paul. All who met him were charmed
M his agreeable manners, his ready
wit and his kindly greeting. Gov. Pow
ers, ex-Gov. Cleaves and Hon. Herbert NJ.
Heath are well known to tie members of
the Lincoln club, and before the march
to the dining room was taken up thoy
were constantly surrounded by u group
of admirers and friends.
About s o'clock the orchestra struck up
stirring march and the $50 or more
gentlemen filed into the banquet hall.
No elaborate attem pt at decoration had
been made. Beneath the gracefully
draped folds of old Glory" sat President
Libby of the Lincoln club. On his left
was Gov. Powers, and on his right sat
Mayor Charles Fl. Randall. Seated be-
tween Gov. Powers and Congressman
Stevens, was Hon. George P. Wescott,
while still further to the left could be
seen the genial countenance of Hon. H.
NJ. Heath Of Augusta, whose presence
at Lincoln club banquet is as indespen-
sable as that of ex-Gov Cleaves, who has
never been known to miss one of these
pleasant occasions since their inaugu-
ration some years ago. To the right OF
PR, sident LIBBY was CLEAN of gold lace
and blue, the soldierly and distinguished
figure of Lieut. Morton, U. S. A. while
all about the table were other gentlemen
Of this city who are prominent in its
business circles and earnest supporters OF
u Republican principles.
From the walls at the end of this table,
which may be rightfully called the table
of honor, looked down large crayon
portrait of Abraham Lincoln, while at the
other end was an equally large picture OF
President Mckinley. Behind the table
and draped in American flags were the
pictures of Speaker L. B. Reed and ex-
Gov. Cleayes.
THE GUESTS.
Those who sat around the tables were:
Lewellyn Powers, George Libby, c.
H. Randall, Geo. P. Wescott, Frederick
G. Stevens, W. G. Soule, H. M. Heath
J. A. Wood. C. N Trefethen, Henry B
Cleaves, Clark II. Barker,
Chas j. Chapman, Henry H
Hunt, Thomas P. Shaw, B. C. Stone
N. w. Morse, Carroll w. Morrill,, Holman
S. Meloher, Orlando Libby, Calvin E
Woodside, Paul P. Goold, L. Il. Cobb
Samuel D. PluTnmer, BENZ. Gribben
Milan A. Cummings, Ezra Hawkes.
Isaiah Daniels, Fred A. Bibber, G. G.
Morton, U. S. A, Thomas Payne, VIM
j. Maybury, N. d., Alpheus l.. Han
seome, H. S. Osgood, Seth L. Larrabee
e. E. Holt, Charles A. Strout, f. R. Fay
W. H. Bourne, W. Fl. Pearson, S. Bourne
E. S. Il. Mcclellan, E. NJ. Northcott, Rue
T. Mcclellan, T. II. Little, II. S. Payson
Albert G. Cobb, Minneapolis; Conver!
O. Leach, Fred p. Whitaker, a. o
Phillips Luther Bradford, D. t. De
sEeaux, Myron E. Moore, Isaiah K. Stet
son, Bangor, d. W. Brunei, NJ NJ. Du
roy, Jr., Geo. W. Sylvester VIM. Senter
VIM. Allen, Jr., Fred E. Allen, H. G
Eaton, Walter 1. Drew, Charles E. B
King. Charles H. Redlon, Howard G
Smith, Edwin L. Dyer, o. B. Written
6. Fred Murch, Thomas E. Malone, G
C. Roberts, G. L. Clark, A. L. Skinner
W. j. Hoyt Frederick Jones, Peter S
Nickerson, Zenas Thompson, W. H
Brownson, R. 7. Whitehouse. Walter II
Dresser, Geo. L. Barbour, L. A. Bachel
der, W. W. Cutter, VIM. P. Hodsdon
Charles B. Woodman, Westbook, E. II
Sargent, S. A. Morse, George R. Robin
son, S. II. Thompson, A. c. Chute, E. A
Dyer, South Portland, Thomas W. Scott
A. o. Fernald, Louis A. MCGOWAN
Charles W. Pierce, Edward G
Reynolds, D. % C. O'Donoghue, c. L
Jewell, James W. Parker, C. l.. Buck
nam, Benz. f. Crossman, Lyman r
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