The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-11

anent landlords. he introduced John Joy
Edison. President OF the Board of Trade, as
| the first speaker.
| Mr.. Edison spoke in part as follows:
Such dinner as this makes us better ac-
| quainted with one another 1t creates :
business fellowship and brings US together
! TO our mutual benefit" He recited the
i events which led up 10 the erection of the
present home of the Washington Loan and
| Trust Company. and related the reasons
why a plain and substantial edifice had
/ been erected. He closed by promising
| many new accommodations to the tenants
| CT the buildings.
| John A. Swope, Vice President of the
company, was the next speaker, and ex-
| pressed his pleasure at being the guest of
| so many good fellows" He spoke Of the
duties and responsibilities of a banker and
the many humorous incidents occurring in
/ years of the business. He cOmplimented
the tenants of the building upon their
| splendid appearance, and hoped to see the
| dinner repeated every year.
The Washington Loan and Trust Quar-
| tette then sang several selections in an
| enjoyable manner and were warmly ap-
plauded. Thomas s. Hopkins was then
| introduced as the Oldest tenant OF the
building. The speaker told number of
good stories about his experience as a
sunday school ledCnbT ana succeeded IN
| causing much merriment. He related that
he had much pride in stating that he was
the first tenant of the building and hoped
to remain there, if not forever. at least
for as long as he remained on earth.
Corporal Tanner was introduced as
the next speaker. He stated that the
question with him was not so much the
Tooth year of the century as whether he
should get improved elevator service, as
promised by John Joy Edison. He then
branched into politics and stated that the
United States would never dig canal
across the Isthmus of Panama and allow
any other nation to state whether it
should be defended or not. He then re-
ferred 10 his son, who is fighting in the
Philippines. and stated that he believed
in his boy because the latter had written
him that he would rather dodge twelve
bullets than catch one. He referred to
the young men Of today as the heirs OF
the grandest legacy ever attained-the
citizens of the new, the broader United
States OF America.
Robert Cook, F. l.. Siddons. and several
others made short speeches. praising both
the landlords and the tenants and hoping
for many annual dinners. VI. ID. Hensey
and J. H. Keiser sang solos and responded
10 encores and the gathering dispersed,
voting the dinner a thing to be repeated
every year for century.
Among those present were the follow
irg:
r. c Adams. r. F. Alvery. Joseph L. Atkins,
A. b. Bateman. +. A. Bowers. f. W. Bradford
Arthur :. Browne, Oscar ID. Schubert, Robert
Cook, Edwin Cruise, C. 4. Gran Charles J. Kap-
pier William Cornell. H. ". Coffin. Henry f.
Davis, +. \. Dunn, Julian c. Dowell, William
C. Dlshein, James II. Ellsworth, Charles G..
Emack. Charles A. Eceleston, A. W Fletcher,
Duane F. Fox, II. j. Finley. willard Fracker,
J. &. Gray, G. T.. Gillard. ". b. Gurley, A. d.
Hazen. W T. Hickerson. Thomas : Hopkins.
R. W Haynes, :. G. Hopkins, +. J.. Hart Eugene
A. Jones. Edward b. KimbaI J. II. Livingstone,
Charles II. Lord, Benjamin La Fevre, II. }. May,
David T.. Moore +. :. NARROW, Frank =. Morgan.
John g. Mclaughlin, David II. Mead, Henry L.
Patterson. 7. W. Power. Arthur Peter, }. H.
Ralston, j. II. Rieman, y. Ii. Shea, Wilbur H.
Smith, Isador Slks, Charles G. stone, Z. T.
Simpson. r. L. Sitldons, james A. Shlfer II. NJ
Sthfeiner, Charles COwcs Tucker. lanes Tanner,
George Trut-u,II. ". b. Upton. +. +. Nrooman
II. W Webb T. y Waters, l.. G. NitkoWski,
Z W. Woodward Harvey r. Winfield, W \.
White John Jov Elsun. John \. Swope. Thomas
Bradley. ) r. Stratton II. Lch0y Mark, \ h.
Phillips, and u. II. Warner.
The committee on the banquet was COM
posed as follows: II. f. Davis. f. W.
Bradford, E. A, Jones, J. l.. Atkins, I.
W. Power and II. L. Mark.