The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-11
JOLLY BUSINESS MEN MEET
NEW HAVEN AND BRTDGEPORT
ASSOCIATIONS FRlTERNIZED.

The Bridgeporters Had Their Annual
Outing at the Rock Last Night 800
of Them Present-Serenaled by the
New Haven Association-A Nicely
Bridgeport business men, Milford bus
mess men and New Haven business
men captured Savin Rock last night
and they owned the place. The occa-
sion was the annual outing OF the
Bridgeport Business Mems association.
The Brdgeporters left their town IN
two sections, one section leaving on
special cars at PAS and the other on
special cars at 3:15. They did not ar
rive at Savin Rock until o'clock and
went Immediately to Hills Homestead,
where shore dinner was served. About
/ 800 Btidg porters, representing all lines
of trade in their city, were in the party
and at Milford they We're Joined by a
party Of business men Of that place,
many Of whom are members of the
Bridgeport association. The Milford
men who Joined the party were: George
e. Plat, S. C. Durand, ]. Fl. Barnes,
Deputy Sheriff George e. Mallory, j. L..
Miles and Andrew Smith, proprietor of
the Park hotel in Milford.
At the homestead at Savin Rock a
large tent had BEEN erected on the spa
cious lawn In front of the house and
there the banquet was served with the
benefit Of all the cool breeZes blowing.
The merchants We're on a genuine out
ing and it had been prearranged that
no one would be called upon to speak
and that the association members
would not be obliged to listen to long
programme of speeches. Everyone en-
tered thoroughly into the spirit Of the
occasion and wholesome fun and jolly
pranks were the rule.
After the shore dinner had been dis
posed of there was one exception to the
rule against speeches. In the party
was Mayor Hugh Sterling of Bridge
port vice president of the association.
The mayor was one of the most popu-
lar men present and after dinner some
of the members could not withstand
the temptation of inducing him to
speak. In response to continued calls
Mr.. Sterling briefly addressed the as
semblage. He congra tuated the gem
tlemen on the merits Of their oreaniza-
ton. He expressed the opinion that
united body of men of that character
was most instrumental in securing the
best welfare of the city and in conduc-
ing to the public interests Of Bridgeport.
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wild applause.
Just before the dinner had finished
seventy five members of she New Ha-
Ven Business Mems association with the
Old Guard band appeared on the lawn
beside the tent and proceeded to give
their visiting brethren rousing good
saerenade. The New Haven contingent
left the green here about o'clock, pi-
loted by Alderman r. I. Atwater, chair
man of the committee of arrangements
for the serenade. and the other MEM
bers of the committee. They took spe-
cial cars to TIRE Rock and on the way
down they stopped in front of the resi-
dence Of G. X. Bush, prosecuting at
torney Of the town of Orange Mr.
Bush's residence is on Elm street in
w GOV ilaN Gil diiI tiic IicW maven Hdi W
stopped their cars there while the band
played 1.-THE Blue and the Gray" Mr..
Bush appeared and bowed his acknowl-
alignment Of the courtesy.
After the New Haven and Bridgeport
men had fraternized the Bridgeporters,
or a great part of them went to the
Savin Rock theater where they occu-
pied orchestra seats to see the show.
Waiting until they thought that the
were entranced by the
troupe the New Haveners, led by their
band, marched to the theater and quiet
ly stole into the rear of the building,
An act was in progress then and at
the close Of the act the band suddenly
struck up playing and marched with
the New Haven merchants down to the
front of the theater.
The affair was a thorough surprise
to the Bridgeport men. AS soon as the
band struck up, they looked back to the
rear Of the theater and seeing the band
and New Haveners and realizing the
neat surprise planned for them, they all
arose and cheered.
After the theater the party returned
to the homestead, where they remained
until the Bridgeporters left for home !
about II o'clock The New Haven con- |
tingent arrived al the green about AS. |