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

Ilont Inc main table contained u mag
nificent centre piece of American
Beauty roses, and the branch tables
were adorned with numerous clusters
and baskets Of cut flowers, such as car
nations, roses and lilies of the valley,
as we'll as handsome potted plants.
Rings OF smilax decorated the cloth,
surrounding dishes of fruit and the
flower pots. 1t can we'll be imagined
that under the soft glow OF ipcandes-
cent lights the decorations were most
beautiful.
The whole party remained standing
while o prayer of grace was offered by
tho Right Rev. Leighton Coleman, vino
said; Almighty God, our Heavenly
Father, the Author of all good things,
we thank Thee, as for all Thy gifts, 60
especially for this provision of THY
bounty, which we pray Thee to bless
to Thy glory and our refreshment. We
praise Thee for the grace whereby our
feliowrcitizen, in whose honor we are
now assembled, has been enabled to
servo so faithfully and SO efficiently
his native commonwealth apd this
whole Republic. Grant him, wo beseech
Thee, many added years of happiness
and usefulness and enduc us with like
unselhshDess and patriotism. Bless
tho President of tho United States,
the governor of this State and all
others in authority, and all who are
under authority, that our institutions
may be preserved in Righteousness, our
liberties defended from every evil ap-
proach and our national honor and
safety ever be maintained, that SO
walking in the ways of truth and
equity we may at length attain unto
citizenship in. the Heavenly country
thorough Jesus Christ our Lord"
Col. Benjamin Niel1s, the toastmas-
ter Tor the evening, sat at the centre Of
the main table, with tho guest of
honor, United States Senator George
Gray, on his right. Then came His
Excellenoy, Gov. Ebe W. Tunnel,
Chief Justice Charles b. Lore, United
States Senator Richard r. Kenney,
William Lawton, president OF the Board
of Trade; ex- Congressman Jonathan s.
Willis, Job H. jackson, COL John M.
Hood of Baltimore, Charles w. McFee,
Senator Gray's private secretary;
Howell s. England, John Banning,
Samuel Bancroft, Jr.
On the left of Col. Nields was
Bishop Leighton Coleman, Congress
man Walter Evans of Kentucky, Mayor
Henry 9. McLear, ex-Judge William
II. Armstrong, Congressman L. Irving
Handy, Charles W. Pusey, William N.
Barnard, Preston Lea, E. Tatnall
Warner and William Michael Byrne.
The list of subscribers follows: Jona-
than w. Aydon, American Leather Co. i,
WIS. Almond, William H. Armstrong,
Blumenthal & Co., S. III. Baynard,
Jerome B. Bell, William Berl, John
Biggs, II. G. Banning, A. II. Berlin,
Levi. G. Bird, Edward HI. Brennan,
William Beadenkopf, r. w. Birnie &
Son, William Michael Byrne, Samuel
Bancroft, Jr., Judge ]. Frank Ball,
Levi A.. Bertolette, Charles G. Bye,
Hugh g. Browne, William N. Barnard,
G. g. Cameron, Joshua Conner, DIR.
Smith Cooper, Crosby & Hill, Peter L.
Cooper, dr., Henry G. Conrad, d. B.
Curiett of the du Pont Powder Co.,
James B. Clarkson, Lilburne Chandler,
George s. .Capeile, Bishop, Coleman,
A. a. Capelle, Capelle Hardware Co.
j. d. Carter g. Co., j. Allen Colby,
Delaware Hardware Co., John Fl.
Dandy, Delaware Construction Co., e.
James Dallett, Thomas Donaldson, Col.
Henry A. du Pont, Representative John
P. Donahoe,. W. dew. Dimock, Della
ware Electric and Supply Co., Thomas
G. Doud, Diamond State Iron Co.,
Every Evening Printing Co., Harry
Emmons, Howell S. England, George
A. Elliott, DIR. j. A. Ellegood, DIR. A.
=. Fraatz, William M. Field, John
G. Farra, Peter ]. Ford, J. N. Cav
throp, Alfred Gawthorp, John G. Gray,
F. l.. Gilpin, John s. Grohe, Hartmann
Il Fehrenbach Co., Harlan e Hullings-
worth Co., Holstein Harvey, William
s. Hilles, James I'll. Hoffecl1er, Jr,
William G. Hill of Smyrna, Joseph e.
Holland of Milford, G. g. Heisler, the
Rev. George G. Hall, Edgar M. Hopes,
jackson q Sharp Co., Job II. Jackson,
DIR. Charles r. Jetferis, William Ii.
Kenworthy, William M. Kennard, James
G. Knowles. A. Il. Krarise, William f.
Kurtz, Horace Greeley Knowles, Will
liam La&ton, president of the Board of
Trade, Lobdell Car Wheel Co., Col.
w. A. La Mdtte, Harry W. Lowe, j ohm
DIR. ]. Paul Lukens, James I. Mulin
x Son, John B. Martin, Nj. Meyary &,
Son, j. II. Mehaffey, David Mccoy, the
Rev, 7. F. McCurdy. d. D., BENJAMIN
Nields, Patrick Neary, William b.
Merton, G. o. Nailor, Otho Nowland,
o. g. Purdy,. Pusey & Jones Co, DR.,
j. P. Pyle, Willard Hall Porter, Pusey
a. Jones Co., William r. Porter, Henry
p. Rumford, George H. Robinette,
John S. Rossell, John M. Rogers, A. S.
Reed, r. R. Robinson Il CO., Joseph
A. Richardson, Remington Machine
Co., John Rieharson, Jr., Robert HI.
Richards, Harry j. Stoeckle, Simmons
& Bro, Willard Salisbury, s. Rod
mond Smith, A. Il. Sanborn, William
Fl. Swift, Caleb M. Sheward, T. Jack
soon Shaw, M. p. Satterthwaite, DR..
f. Z. Smith, j. Ernest Smith, A. G.
Thatcher, Henry B. Thompson, Willard
Thomson, Daniel W. Taylor, Frank
Taylor, Thomas J. Talley, Lewis G.
Vapdogrift, e. A. Van Trump. Charles
e. White, Wilmington Il Northern
Railroad Co., H. II. Ward, ]. Harvey
Whiteman, Francis M. Walker, Will
mington Pipe and Foundry Co., Will
liam G. Whitley, i. Tatnall Warner,
Jr., Alfred d: Warner, Woodward &
Bro, William 7. Westbrook.
The party included also Calvin /.
Swayne, president of the Builders Ex-
change Thomas H. Savery, Frank
Weolley, DIR. William L. Sherwood, z.
L Darlington, Charles n. Smith, Jr.,
Andrew q. Wilson, J. Robinson Moore,
John G. Hartmann, James Megary, II,
M. Taylor, II. @. Pickels, James Moy-
Ian, James s. Dobb, j. Albert Wood,
Robert Janvier, Joseph Reybold,
Charles +. Wollaston, William A.
Mode, j. d. Carter, John s. Mullin,
G. s. Woodward, George W. Reming
ton, Henry G. Robinson, Andrew 4.
Sanborn, Charles 9. Heisler of Phila-
| delnhia and representatives of the nrass.