The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-04-06
In Recognition of Services
 as Delegate
GIVEN TO HIM BY THf CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
A Most Notable Gathering of Representative Men, at Which Many Eloquent Speeches Were Made of the Great and ROseate Future That Lies in the Lap of Time For the Port of Skagway.

The banquet given by the chamber oI commerce last night at the Fifth Avenu; hotel to Hon. John Garland Price, the representative of Alaska at Washington D. C., was not only an elaborate affair as a banquet. but was in every way a mem orable event. The hall was tasteiullv draped with festoons of American flags and decorated with huge palms, and the re- past, the vlands, the wines and the ser' vice were all of the best,
 The chamber gave this banquet to Mir. Price on behalf of the city as a recognition of his public services al Washington. and certainly any man might we'll be proud of such a recognition. The invitations were limited to members of the chamber, but thirty of the leading men of the city were present. The following Is the list of those present;
 A. C. Easel. John Kalem, John HIslop, J. Burl<hard, L. Mayer. J. F. Lilly, C. E. Kelly, F. N. Woodruff. w. L. Metealf, E. R. Peoples, L. s. Keller, w. L. Green, A. Laumelster. R. C. Smith, E. N. TavlOr, A. F. Eastman, H. E. Kern, H. O. Peter son, c. w. De Succa, C. B. Hardden, H.. "A. Day, A. s. Dautrlek, A..A. Anderson, -Dr. I'll. Moore. John C Price. E. W. White, F. Blshoprick. N K. Wilson, 1. Kaufman, s. c, Kaufman, A. Scott.
 The list of formal toasts Is as follows: Postmaster. President L. 5. Keller Welcome Home .......... pr. ]. II. Moore Response. John Garland Price Need of a Representative. ....H. A. Day The Chamber of Commerce A. s. Dautrick Port of Skagwav v........ Laramie Mayer Alaska. Robert w. Jennings Happy Thoughts. Members
 President keller'r remarks as toastmast- CT were in each case very brief and vet mol only gracefully introduced the speaker and his subject, but suggested a whole train of thoughts suitable to to the moment and thus prepared the listener for the eloquenes that was to follow. In calling upon Dr. Moore to open the post prand.al proceed ings with an address of welcome home to Mir. Price, he merely Sid that this WIS the prime object of the z ,therlnS, to give a public recognition 10 the public services of Mr. Price, and left lt to Dr.. Moore tC dllate upon these services.
 Address of Welcome.
 Dr. Moore said 1t was pleasant duty and a privilege to rise on behalf of th' chamber of commerce body of rtprepre sentatl. .e men to pay tribute and to wei come home the first man sent out from her by the people to represent them. It showed that we did not lack appreciation of mel of character who sought to do their bes for the betterment of the country.
 In this country of noble men and women of mountains of gold and silver, of seener' unsurpassed, of future possibilities m tongue could exaggerate, existing eondi lions were not as they should be, and W could only secure those higher advantage ana better state of affairs when the gov eminent at Washington devoted more O It's attention to the management of our In ternal matters. To draw attention to ou legislative needs Mr. Price had been sen to Washington. and he had pleasure iI stating that the chamber of commerce en dorsed his every act, and with one voie pronounced the verdict; We'll done tho good and faithful public servant ,nt plause.)
 He then told how it was MT. Price wh