The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-21

in which the dinner had been arranged
 and the successful manner in whicl the evenings programme was carried
 out.
 After the coffee and cigars had ap peared the toastmaster of the evening
 General Edward K. Bradley president of the chamber arose and proposed g 1 toast to the president of the United 1 States and to the governor of Connec-
 ticut, requesting the orchestra to play | America" The toast was drunk
 standing and then the assemblage sang
 bar of America" 1 General Bradley then delivered very | appropriate introductory remarks be- | fore introducing the speaking of the | evening. In the course of his remarks | he urged the members of the chamber | of commerce to attend the meetings of
 the organization and take part in the work which the chamber was carrying
 on and thus help enlarge it's sphere of | usefulness. He said that the member ship of the chamber of commerce was
 made up of the most progressive citi- zens of the city, leaders in thought and
 action and that from the activity of
 such organizations as this there flowed stronger civilization. The chamber
 represents all the material interests of the city Its membership is now large
 but there Is room for more progressive
 citizens and all should remember that in union there is strength. The
 chamber has now entered on its second
 century.
 n nf nf1iUprGitV a
 that the interest which the city dis
 played in the bicentennial well repre-
 sents the spirit of blood relationship
 which has existed between the town
 and the college since the days of John
 Davenport
 When the city was founded the com
 mercial instinct was uppermost On
 the whole the career of the town and city has been worked out on the orig
 inal lines, A century ago New Haven
 was seaport of importance, but while conditions have changed that thrift and intelligence have marked it's course
 throughout During the last century
 the city and the chamber have worked together for the general welfare and now the city Is well equipped for a manufacturing as well as for an educa- tional center In concluding he said:
 We meet tonight under pleasant auspices. Our country Is at peace. The
 wheels of our factories never turned more rapidly than now. We can hear tily endorse the sentiments of the presi- dent expressed in his proclamation for our national thanksgiving, that in spite of the death of our late president, no people on earth have such abundant cause for thanksgiving as have Ameri- cans"
 General Bradley then introduced Mayor John P Studley, who spoke to the toast "Our City" Mayor Studley prefaced his remarks with humorous references which brought forth rounds of laughter from his hearers. Speaking of the city government he said that he was strongly opposed to secret meetings of the executive boards of the city gov ernment He did not believe in having public business done in private meet ings. He found that when the public was debarred from board meetings that although the public was supposed to be ignorant of what was going on, the peo- pie on the one side of the door were no more ignorant than those on the other side He believed that there would be better government when the, time came that there were no star chamber ses- sions He believed that if there was in- corporated in the city charter a pro- vision against secret meetings the city would have better government He referred to the matter of hospital for the care of contagious diseases and spoke in opposition to the issuance of the bonds to the amount of $5O,000 au- thorized some years ago for the build ing of such a hospital which he eaid would be useless when built, He fa- vored a referendum for all proposed charter amendments.
 The next speaker introduced was President Hadley of Yale. In introduce ing him General Bradley said that greater progress had undoubtedly been made in the university in the last two years than In all the centuries of Yale's life. He referred to the fact that Pres- ident Hadley was not only town born but also an active member of the cham Der.
 ITeSluclI T1dulSy Spohc dppI ly of the cooperation by the city in the bcentennial celebration and complf- mented Mayor Studley upon his repre- sentation of the city on that occasion He spoke of the illumination by the city and of the favorable impression which he said he knew 1t had made upon the visitors. He said that some of these had told him that If he enlisted the public spirit of the city, and of the commonwealth he could do any thing. He told a story of youth be- fore a court as witness who was ask ed by the judge if he understood the nature of an oath. "Yes, your honor, the youth, caddied for your honor at golf last Saturday afternoon" If," said President Hadley, i've forget ourselves Saturday afternoons, the 'plrit that anlmates the college and the 'ity is a spirit of cooperation. I be- ieve as time goes on we will come learer and nearer to each other. Every in university life to be ef- | toIr it, oe