The Portland daily press., 1900-04-06
Give a Banquet in Honor Of CON-
pany's Vice.PreSident.
Prominent Men From
All Over State
Eat Good Dinner and Make
Speeches Afterwards.

At the Falmouth hotel last evening
was given the annual banquet of the
Maine managers OF the Equitable Life
Assurance society, the guest OF the eve
ming being Gage K. Tarbsil. the second
vice president of the COMPANY. Among
the Other guests were several Of the lead
ing representatives Of the company from
other states and large num bsr OF
prominent citizens of Portland and other
Maine cities and towns The banquet
was one OF the most elaborate ever served
at the Falmouth and that 10 saying q
good deal. When the guests altar recsp-
tion Iastin g atout an hour entered the
dining hall they gathered at long tables
adorned with profusion Of flowers and
pottsd plants and they gave hearty atten-
tion TO delicious dinner. The menu
cards wsrs Of a style in keeping with the
dinner In addition to the list OF good
things to eat they contained the numb bers
rendered by Burnham's orchestra during
the feast and the following list Of toastS,
+. II. Hazeltop, toastmaGter;
The Equita bie-GAgs K. Tarbell, second
vice president.
A Rssorlpt--Hon. SewelI @. Strout,
Judge Supreme Court.
What Helps-Dr. s. II. Weeks, Maine
Medical Nominator.
Best None Too Good-Hon. /. x. Stet-
son. 81 eaker Houss of Representatives.
Why am an Equitable Agent-L. A.
Cert, New York.
Kennebeo Echoes-Hon. A. NJ. Spear,
Gsrdiner.
aLittle Round Top"-Gsn. J. l..
Chamberlain.
Security-Charles S. Hichhorn. Cashier
Flrst National Bank, Augusta.
Coming Homs-Col. II. Il. Boothby.
WHO'S Whc-Hon. John q. kiSle, New
ark, n. j.
Blnis-M. II. Wiley.
MIR. HAzelton presided most gracefully
over the post prandial exercises. Second
Vice President Tarhell 10 an eloquent
speaker In addition to being one CT the
sgocessfuI life insurance. men of the
country. In his remarks he referred ap-
propriatsly to MAine as the home Of
Blaine ard Reed and other distinguished
men.
Other speakers were Judge Strout, DR..
Weeks, Hon. l. X. Ststson. Bangor, l..
A. CERT, one Of the compapy's New York
agents, Hon. A. III. Spear of Gardiner,
who brought down the house by referring
to Hon. George Ii. Seiders as the next
attorney general of Maine; Gen. Joshua
L. Cham berlain, Mr.. Hichborne, Col.
Il. L. Boothby and Hon. John G. Elsie
one Of the most successful agents in the
country.
Then came the surprise of the evening
when Mr.. ID. II. Wiley In behalf OF the
Maine agents presented to Mr.. Tartsl c
massive silver loving cup. Mr.. Wiley
spoke appropriately. To use a worn out
expression, which is nevertheless trus in
completely by surprise had a fitting
acknowledgement This pleasant incident
was the close Of the evenings enjoyment.
3 The following were prstent:
W. d. Anderson. Portland; Howard
Gould. Portland; X. u. Turner, Portland |;
F. II. Hazslton, Portland; b. b. Fish.
Portland; U. S. Eastman, Portland; (;
Charles r. Pollard, Portlsnd; william
l.. Allen, Portland; l. p. Noble, Port
land; Arthur l.. Luce, Deering; Horace
II. Atwood, Deering; Frank W. Brooks,
Lewistoni n. II. Currie, Lewiston; 6. 5.
p. Brannen, Danfortb; Paul d. Luce,
BnaRor Walter A. Danforth, Bangor; Wal
ter E.SWett, Bangor; Thomas +. Tracy,
Bangor; NJ .CleaVss, Bar HArbor; II. h.
Carter, Bar Harbor; William g.Dutoh,
Milo; Wallace G. Freeman, Desring
CIV. GUshee, Appleton; III. b. HRseltine.
SkoWhegan Charles p. Kim ball, A ndover
GIL Lowe, Lisbon Falls; Horace o. Brien,
Deering; William N. Pennell. Brunswick
Il. A. Shaw, Caribou; Edgar ). Turner,
Augusta! III. II. Wiley, Cherry field; q,
H.Mard, Cherrytield; w. G. Wool o1bury,
Dover; ]. .. Whitcomb, Orono; A. G.
Wiley, BTunwick; N. B. Hoodsum, West
Peru; Chas. NJ. Pennell, FarmiDgton
Brunswiok; Rev. +. o ThAyer. Deer.
ing; n. l.. HildFeth, Portland; Chas. L
Morse, Portland; Chss. E. a. Dav is,
Portlsdn; E. U. MoAnister. Old Orchard
". ID. II. Milliksn, Old Orchard; DIR,
N. j. Bailey, Brunswiok; Harrie B,
Gee. Portland; DIR. Seth q. Gordon, Port.
land; y. P.Pioksrd, Portland; Frederic
Brunei, Portland; Amni Whitney, Port
Ian; q. l.. Brannop, DaDforth; j. E
Gould, Portland; J. II. Brewster, Port
land; Col. Thomas b. Shaw, Portland
Hon. Z. g. Boutelle, Bangor; Harry
Chapman, Bangor; DR.. Hennessy, Bangor
ID. III. Smith, Bangor; Hon. /. h. Slet
So Bangor; Mr.. Plaisted, Bangor; Gage
Il. Tsrbel, second Woe president Eduiba-
BILE Life Assurance society, New York
Gen. John G. kiale, Newark, N. a.; A.
y. Cert. New York; Mr.. Gorham, New
York; K. b. Moore, Bangor; DR.. q
". Curtis, Lisbon Falls; Harry Hodg
kins Bar HArbor; X. 5. Nickels, Bai
Harbor; Hon. Hiram KnoWlton. Port
land; Hon. W. j. KnowIton, Portland; Hon
Chas. Moses, Portland; Col. b. e. Booth.
bay, Portland; Hon. Sswan U. Strout,
Portland; Wslsey q. Smith, Portland;
Or. 5. H. Weeks Portland. DR. H NJ.