The Portland daily press., 1900-01-22
Men Who Manage Ocean Steamship
Business Among the Guests.
Attitude of Business Men
Towards Public.
Pres. Boothby, Mayor Reynolds
Among the Speakers.

The Board Of Trade banquet Saturday
evening was q success, extraordinarily,
orstorically and In point of attendance.
Il was one Of the largest banquets every
served In tho new Falmouth hotel, the
big dining hall being absolutely crowded
at s o'clock whom the entire party Wal
seated. The gathering was rspresen'
tative one aud included large proper
ton of the active business and profession
al men of the CITY rs we'll as the represen
tativ's OF the English steamship line.
which make Portland their winter port
who were the especial guests Of the eve
ming.
President FEE. Boothby Of the Board Of
Trade occupied the chair at the centr'
of the middle table at the head Of thu
dining hall. On his left was seated MI
Charles S. Fobee, who served as ths
tcsstmaster of the occasion. On his right
was Mayor Frank W. Robinson, and ths
mayor of the neighboring city Of South
Portland. Mr.. E. q. Reynolds. No espec
ial attempt at decoration Of the table,
was made, but during the serving Of thu
dinner an excellent orchestra furnished
music which added much to the enjoy
ment of the evening.
There were about $50 seated about ths
tables. among whom were the following
NJ. N. Rich, NJ. H. 6ault, n. A. Vain
wright, Edward q. Reynolds, Frank W.
Robinson, II. Il. BeothDy. Charles S.
Fobes, A. J. Mccarthy, y. ]. Mcclure,
@. II. Randall, Albert B. Hall. J. b,
Coleman. W. A. Wheeler. A. whitney.
ID. b. Smith, Leander w. Fobes, q. W.
T. Cooling, VIM. W. Merrill, Thomas J.
Little, L. II. Nortboott. +. II. Law
renee, George W. York, Q. b. Witherle
X. k. Holt, II. L. Redlon, ID. W. Hssel.
tine, A. d. Sullivan, W. W. Roberts, Jr.
Charles +. Tobie, A. W. Smith, Charles
A. Bean, Charles Ii. Redlon, +. b. MILL
ken, Joshua G. Libby, Robert II. Knight.
Abner W. Lowell, Maurice Q. Rich,
Charles +. 1uptill, Frank L. Bowie,
Frank NJ. Strout, o. g. Curtis, Harry
Thomas, q. /. Riggs, Charles Walker,
Geor &c l.. Gerrisb, Roscoe S. Davis, Hol.
man S. Melcher, NJ. r. Cooling. John J.
Frye, b. B. Reynolds. j. L. Jack, +. A.
Ramsey, William Dorian, james b. Phti.
lips, j. T. Fisher, Fred $. MoNamare
George II. Owen. Fred Walker, VIM. NJ.
Marks, ]. Frank Lang George W. Nor
ton. Prentiss Lorine, J. Frank Bond,
II. II. Thompson, Il. W. Hannaford,
George +. Pitt, Charles I. Walker, John
s. Morris, Wan. II. Loonsy, David y.
Murdoch, Lindsay b. Griffin, j. l.. Wat
son, L. l.. wensren. Charles l.. Marston,
Charles u. Allen, s. W. Hersey. E. &,
Jordan, Lincoln l.. Cleaves, Stephen Z.
Perry, W. L. Blake, G. L. Jack, Geo. M.
Blake, Geo. G. Shaw, II. W. Thompson,
Noveilo Crafts. Carroll A. Lsavitt. L. W.
Jack. W. S. Curtis, n. W. Huntington.
Frederick p. Aver, George 4. Raymond.
Albert Abrahams, II. Z. Murdoch, George
Smith, N. hamblst, A. N. Menish. +.
W. Piokard. Walter ]. Locke William
Golmore, W. G. Mills, Arthur B. KEEL
Tough. L. b. Laughlin. +. II. Cross, W.
d. Kinds. Ralph l.. Merrill, Albert IL.
Pine, Andrew ]. Rich. Thomas r. Lam
ders. Albert q. Bertch, j. Marshall
Hobbs, J. Freeman Lapham, h. b. Cook,
.. ID. ullllp1y AEbnuN AoWoSds ar
thur L. Farrsworth, Thomss X. Calvert,
Leon NJ. Fobes, S. II. whitney, John j.
Lappin, W. L. Dugan. Thomns P. Bsals,
George II. West, Herbert S. Dyer. James
P. Champlin, James II. Waugh. J. Z.
Gocld. b. III. Edwards, ]. s. Ham, Dan.
jel K. CLANCY, Frank X. jordan. W. II.
Norton, Edwin ID. Lehan, K. 4. Dewey,
A. d. Smith, George W. Cooper. Arthu,
A. Chsnsry, Fred N.Hooper, A. e. Nick
erson, A. L. T.Cummings. d. Randall.
Charles E. Snow. Win. h. SCOTT. Arthur
II. Moulton, ]. 9. Roberts, +. W. Pow
ers. II. A. kimball. Samuel +. Bearce,
John S. Conley, VIM. N. Taylor. Henry
+. Merrill, A biel NJ. Smith. Max Lewis,
Oliver Hay, Charles p. Weloh, Euguens
T.. Smith, ]. d. Stanford, George W.
Brown. ]. II. Day, Charles b. Dickey,
L. c. Josselyn, william E Wood, II. o.
Phillips W. ID. Shurtlef. G. O. II.
Smith, Ernest True, Reuben K. Dyer.
II. y. Webster, Boston; e. II. Flynn,
Chicago; ]. Wise Brown, Rochester, N. Y.
PRESIDENT BOOTHBY'S ADDRESS.
Shortly before ~ O'Clock President
Boothby called the assemblage to order
and said:
Gentlemen Of the Board Of Trade and
Invited Guests;
have mrah pleasure In greeting you
this evening.
1t seems hardly possible that over a
year has elapsed since we were gathered
10 this very room, the occasion then being
the complimentary banquet to Genl.
Manager Hays OF the Grand Trunk Ry.
an evening OF sorrow as well ~ OF JOY,
for, as you win remember, IL was on thai
evening that the fate Of the steamer
PORTLAND" WAS decided, and IL wal
known for certainty that she was lost
with all on board, throwing . sadness
and gloom over our city, felt to this very
day. Well. you all remember how oui
Board Of Trade responded to the call o.
the needy, our committee being aftsr warc
merged into that organised BY Mayol