The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-26
THE Rejection.
Hospitality Extended to Visitors at
MaennerchOr Hall.

The reception given to the delegates of
the conference at Maennerchor Hall imme-
diately after the adjournment of the even
ing session was a brilliant occasion, and
one long to be remembered by every one
there The hall was decorated with palms
and flowers and was lighted from top to
bottom. Through the center of the assem-
bly, room had been placed a long table,
which was teeming with all kinds of cold
meats and viands, as well as with cut flow
ers and smilax On one side of the room
was cigar stand where there were many
boxes of fragrant Havanas. There was
| also, in Il prominent part of the hall, an i'm
mense bowl of champagne punch, with the
necessary attendants to ladle it out. The
stage was buried in evergreens. behind
which an orchestra rendered musical selec-
tons. The members of the reception COM
mlttee were on hand, and as the delegates
| arrived they were given a welcome and
| told to make themselves thoroughly at
! home.
When about four hundred of the visitors
had reached the hall William Fortune,
| president of the Commercial Club, called
for attention, and after making a few re-
marks appropriate to the occasion intro
d d r. re e Kinney, president of the
| lege of extending a welcome on behalf of
| the commercial organizations of the city.
THE indianapolis Board of Trade feels like
|
| Kinney. HE was thrown upon the world
| in q helpless condition, but returns TO us
with honor, with glory and coat of one
| color only. Many of you come to us for
| the third time, which should be the charm.
Your mission, though not ended. is in
measure accomplished. You welcome
here this evening Yea, more welcome than
the prodigal son. We hope this slight token
of our esteem will be accepted by you in
| the spirit in which il is given. Our crgani-
cations embrace all possible shades of po-
litical opinion, all ideas on monetary re-
form, but ! Vouch the declaration that no
gentleman represented by me is of the opin-
| ION that a change to a safer and more elias
tic system is unnecessary to the needs of
our commerce. Doubtless every one is of
the opinion that conservative business
man would not sleep sweetly one night
with three hundred or more millions of de-
mand obligations resting upon him. Yet /
am sure many whom / have the honor to
speak for now differ with me as well as the
commission upon detail and immateTial
facts.
LAS / said before you are welcome, and
this informal reception is not to be consid-
cred measuring our delight at having
you with us, but is only symptom of our
esteem and gratitude for your return to
our city of homes, after a sojourn else
where during your labors imposed by us.
again bid you most cordial welcome here,
and beg that we may be remembered in
your future deliberations, and that you may
recall with pleasure your coming and being
among us"
When Mr.. Kinney finished his little speech
the members of the conference lined them
selves up along the table and fell 10 with a
sence of fOrmality and everybody helped
himself For an hour and a half they stood
about the hall, eating and smoking and
gates were highly pleased with the hospital
ity accorded them. The committee IN
charge was composed of Evans Woolen of
the Commercial Club; Jacob Smith, of the
Board of Trade; Bement Lyman and Otto
Trehzel. IL bad been first proposed to hold
reception at the Commercial Cub rooms.