The times., 1901-06-05
"A dinner lubricates business. -

: II having transpired upon reaching the
, banquet hall that there were more guests
sthan the tables arranged would accOmmo-
iaoate, an overflow table was provided at
which sat several congenial spirits, who
furnished much eXtempore amusement FOR
the gathering. The overflow table was
arranged by Frank Raymond. and those
=, who participated refused TO be comforted
with anything short OF best yiands from
the kitchen and the best liquid refresh
ment from the hotel buffet. At this table
were seated Frank X Raymond. Charles
Jacobsen. G. Hecter Clemes, Eugene =.
Cochran, William G BOtSch, r. ". Wells
William c Pepper, John SchlotteTbeck.
Barney Bell, James 7. Pugh, jr Edwin
Forrest Charles Beudheim. Charles r.
Hermann, Frank A. Mitchell, and Henry
A Lehman
The plan Of the Committee Of Arrange
ments that the banquet should be infOrs
mai. with no set speeches. was adhered TO
except that the president Of the associa-
tlon, NJ DEreuiOrth, called upon a few of
the guests, who responded very briefly
Among these Were Matthew G. Emery,
Joseph A. Burkart, and James A. Miller.
The felcitatlOns OF the several speakers
who were waiting 70 be called upon were
interrupted by Lieutenant Frank A
Mitchell VINO approached the presiding
onlcer and presented him with a gaYel.
said 10 have been made from the timbers
OF the gunboat Merrimac.
Dir. Mitchell referred briefly TO the fact
that me President of the Business Men 5
Association was not provided with a
proper gsyei with which TO call the meet
ings TO order This oversight he proposed
TO make right by the presentation of a
gavel which should be useful for the pur-
pose and Of historical value as well. The
gaVel was an immense block OF about
twenty pounds weight, which only the
athletes OF the organization could WELD
The committee in charge of the outing
consisted Of Ross =. Andrews. Chairman; /;
Barry Bulkley. Secretary; ". A. BaIlin-
ger, Chaplin Brown. Joseph A. Burkart
J. Blake Kendall, Z. II. Neumeyer II. B.
Parker, James F. Scaggs, ]. a. Straight,
and y. Wallerstein.
Among those present were V Baldwin
Johnson. O. g. Staples, NJ. Goddard. c.
T. Norment. J.. s. Nicolai, T. W. Smith
Otto Mears, T. T. Keane, Capt. J. B.
Walker. NJ w Moore. George " Bovd
George E. Booz w. w. Bowie. John
Fleming, William Hahn, c. Shirley Car
ter. Kimon Nicolaides, II. r. Dulaney, L.
O. DeIashmutt. Motley Anderson, J. w.
Tolson, 5. p. Hege, E. c. Mayberry,
croply. +. S. NARROW George p. Killian
Charles =. SWEET, Robert b. Tenney, g.
Hector Clems. Robert Reyburn, r. p.
Andrews, =. p. Watkins. J. II. Crawford,
II J. Phillips j. Doyle Carmody, p II.
Hieskell jr, N. A Winter. Karl Xander
W. p. Liggett. George W Driver. Charles
T. Hermann, Walter s Barker, F. y.
Hobbs. w G. Long, Edwin Forrest. w.
4 Haley, T; A; johnson, J. Harrison
Johnson, John Leitch, D. ]. Macarty,
Frank Hume. William Williams. J. A.
Wickerson, Charles Beach J. NJ Ford
]. c. Malcolm, F. K Raymond. William
Dickson. Mr.. Cottrell w. J. Frizzen. c.
T.. Wood, C. F. Wood W s Knox WI
liam Behrens, ". J. Kehoe. w. j. Hutch
inson. J. d. Frazce, T. A. Mitchell. J.
X. Keenan,, Weston Flint. NJ. A. Ballinger
T. G. PocOck, Samuel c. Ross J. A
Kapp. r Edwin Joyce. G. Vernon Knox,
J. T. Keane, G. s Johnson, Thomas O.
Hensev Joseph Auerbach, ]. a. Burkart,
and Barry Bulkley.