The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-14
LINCOLN DAY BANQUET
BRILLIANT OCCASION AZ Y. M. II.
CLUB HALL.

Evening-Music and oratory Add to the
Evenings EnJoynent-speeohe by sena-
tor o. III. PIatt, Rev. w. L. Phillips and
Others.
Lincoln day was appropriately cele-
brated at the Young Mems Republican
club hall Saturday evening with ban
quet. followed by several toasts The
appointments of the occasion were fit
ting. The hall was draped with flags,
and a full-length portrait Of Lincoln at
the back Of the speakers table was
also draped with the national colors.
The banquet was enjoyed by about
four hundred citizens. An orchestra
furnished music throughout the feast
ing.
At the guest table were seated the
following named:
John Gaffey, postmaster; Senator y.
H. Platt, Mayor F. B. Farnsworth, Rev.
DR.. w. l.. Phillips, Rev. DR.. Levi Gil
bert, G. B. Martin, J. P. Goodhart, G.
W. Pickett, I. M. Ullman, James A.
Howarth, J. B. Ullman, f! M. Ryder,
Benjamin e. Brown, Frederick L..
Hotchkiss, Theodore II. Macdonald,
John A. Hull, J. P. Lavigne, Judge
James Bishop, Lucius Hall, F. A. Belts
DR.. Whitney, George N. McKendrick,
D. Carmichael, +. L. Averill, Waldo III.
no. Ga0rOa III.
Ford, T.. Attwater Barnes, William
Martin of Bridgeport, Henry Dryhurst
of Meriden, Charles Sawyer of Meriden,
Leverett Human of Meriden, James
Lyon, A. c. Benedict, Frederick Orr,
Judge L. M Hubbard, F. G. Bushnell,
Edward Merrill and Wilson H. Lee.
Rev DR.. Levi Gilbert invoked the di-
vine blessing and the banqueters sang
Star spangled Banner" At about ~
o'clock the speaking began. Toast
master Gaffey read letters of regret
from N. d. Sperry, Samuel Fessenden,
Senator Hawley and James II. Mac
donald.
The following toasts were responded
to-: .Our City" Mayor f. B. Farms
worth" "The Social Side of Politics.
George B. Martin; "Our Club" ]. F.
Goodhart; 1.-THE Press" c. W. Pickett;
"The Republican Party" Herbert ID
Benton; National and State Leagues
James A. Howarth; 1.-THE Young Man
in Politics." Jacob B. Ullman. Sena-
tor Orville Fl. Plat made an impromp-
tn speech.
The address Of the evening was by
the Rev. DR.. w. T.. Phillips on Lin
coins Personal and Political Creed
He spoke as follows:
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memorial is not in the rehearsal OF
facts or traditions. 1t would be q
grateful task-and in America 1T will
never be uninteresting-to retell each
year the story Of this great life. i
would be interesting to revisit the rude
Kentucky home on the birthnight OF
Nancy Lincoln's second child, and tc
study the portents while we repeat Ben
Johnsons words:
CAT common births the world feels
nothing new:
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