Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-01-19

which was from tho John M. Rogers
Press, was highly praised.
Tho menu was as follows:
Blue Points Sauterne
Spanish Olives Spring Radishes
Green Sea Turtle Clear
Ainontillado
Broiled Potomac Shad, la Mhitre
s,,,oos ,,,,,,, -. DHotel p,,s..
Small Chicken Pattles u Ia Refine
81. Julien
Boiled New Potatoes Green Peas
Apollinaris Water
Diamond Back Ierrapin la Maryland
Saratoga Chips Piper Heidsick
Lalla Rookh Punch
English Pheasant
Celery Currant Jelly
French Vanilla Ice Cream
Fancy Assorted Cakes
Strawberries and Cream
Florida Oranges Malaga Grapes
Mixed Nuts Cluster, Raisins
Roqueiort Cheese Water Biscuit
Demi Tasse Cigars.
The service was of the best and re-
hected great credit upon Harry Both
inan of the Clayton House, who spared
no efforts, under the instructions of
the committee, to mako the dining
feature of the occasion success.
Lit was about 10 o'clock when the
candles were passed for lighting the
cigars, and Col. Benjamin Nields arose
to open the toast list. He was greeted
with applause. He announced as the
first tonst t'The President of the United
States, Z which was drunk standing.
Col. Nields excited the party to en-
thusiasm as he delivered speech pre-
paratory to the introduction of Senator
Gray. When he spoke of the honor
conferred by President Mckinley upon
the most distinguished citizen of the
State of Delaware, there were cheers
and hand-clapping. Again there was
applause upon the mention of Dewey,
Mckinley and the Delaware statesmen
who have been called into important
service by the Presidents.
MR.. SrELDs' REMARKS
This gathering represents the best in
our city. We have here represented
the commercial, manufacturing, mer-
camille and business interests of the
city of Wilmington, the men who own
and control the mills, factories, shops,
ship yards, railroads, transportation,
financial institutions and the best in
terests of the city. We have here men,
bers of the various professions and our
prominent citizens, and many more
desired to be present, but we could
not obtain place large enough to
accommodate all who wished to be
here.
We have met at the request of the
Board of Trade of Wilmington to honor
the most distinguished citizen of Della
ware.
Within less than u year We have had
great international war. Spain, one
of the Oldest and at one, time the
greatest naval power in the world, has
been driven from the Western Hemis-
phere This nation today is placed
among and recognized as one of the
foremost nations of the world. On
April 21st, war with Spain was de-
clafed. On May LIST, within a few
hours. Dewey absolutely destroyed the
Spanish naval power on the Pacific
Ocean. On July 3d. Sampson, Schley
and their brave men swept out of ex-
istence the balance Of the Spanish navy
sent against us, BY the middle Of
July, Spsin's military power was
wholly broken and defeated. and she
soon thereafter rendered negotiations
for peace.
Our President, William Mckinley,
desired peace upon terms that were
honorable, Just and humane. He se-
lected commissioners as the true rep
resentatives of this great nation to set
tie upon terms of peace. He came TO
Delaware for one of these five COM
missioners. He did as other Presi-
dents have done. In our treaty of peace
with Great Britain in 1914, Madison
came to the three counties ON the Della
ware and selected distinguished Della
warean, James A. Bayard, who with
Adams, Clay and Gallatip, negotiated
the treaty of Ghent. AS Polk did in
1916, who selected Louis McLane,
another of Deaware's distinguished
sons, to assist in settling the Oregon
boundary limo with Great Britain. As
Taylor did in 1850, who selected John
M. Clayton to negotiate treaty with
Great Britain for the construction and
control of mn inter-oceanic canal
through Central America. In 1898,
the President selected another of Della
wares distinguished sons, one worthy
to be classed with James A. Bayard,
Louis McLane and John M. Clayton.
Ho chose him to serve on the joint
high commission to settle the contro-
versias hetween fhe Dop,in;on ~
Canada and tba Initial Stat ,,,d II
while engaged in that work, the Presi
dent selected him as one of the Span
ish- American Peace Commissioners !;
tho most honorable and distinguished
Office in the gift of the President.
We have met tonight to honor this
son of Delaware and show to him that
we appreciate the honor no has con-
tefrea upon our state and t9e; great
pupllc service no mas rendered TO our