The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-16
THE CRICKET BANQUET.
Players in the Old English Game Dine
Together.

Together.
The first annual gathering of a socia
nature of the cricketers Of New Haver
was held in Stewards cafe on Friday
night, and was voted by one and all as
one of the most delightful affairs ever
held under the auspices of the English
and Scottish residents of New Haven
/ The English eleven were the guests OF
the Scottish team, and there was a
goody number of prominent English
men and Scotsmen present outside OF
| the players. A more than tempting
menu was placed before the large COM
pany by Caterer Stewart, and the same
having been duly disposed OF ana cigars
/ lit Chief James Mustarde OF the New
Haven Caledonian club, who acted as
/ postmaster called upon the company to
drink the toast of the president of the
United States This done the company
! joined in singing 1.-THE Star Spangled
Bonner" and it was the first gathering
Of British Americans since the accession
of King Edward VII. The POSTMASTER
of Britains king, which was enthusiast
tically responded to- The company
thereafter Joined in singing GOD Save
the King" William Reeves was the
next speaker, that gentleman speaking
at some length on the good feeling that
had always existed between the Scotch
and English Of New Haven, of the
friendly manner In which they had al
ways opposed one another in the crick-
ct field, the tug of war contests and
other sports on the athletic field. He
ventured that such gatherings as the
present resulted in much good to all of
them. 1t brought them in closer con-
tact with each other and helped to en-
gender that feeling of brotherly affec-
ton which should exist between Brit
shers the world over. Mr. Reeves spoke
at some length on the prospects of
cricket in New Haven. The only diff
Guilty he commended was the getting Of
suitable ground and the expense Of
turing the same, but he thought 1t en-
tered into with the spirit of enthusiasm
that existed that evening these difficult
ties would be easily overcome He con-
cluded by hoping that a series of games
would be arranged during the coming
summer and that the Scotsmen would
come out on top next time.
The next toast was that of the cap
tains of the teams, which was enthu-
siastically drunk and responded to by
Captains Knight and Paterson Other
speakers who addressed the meeting
were Septimus Fleetwood and John
MacKrille of the Consolidated railroad,
both of whom are artists in the part of
after dinner oratory. While their re-
marks were at time serious and we'll
chosen they were at other times so full
of humor and so far stretched that they
kept the company in a continual round
Of mlrth until they took their seat.
r. D. Pryde, captain of the victorious
team of last year also spoke, as did
Roscoe w. Reeves, president Of the w.
e. Gladstone lodge. Samuel MacLauch-
lin gave very interesting address on
rights and privileges of Scotsmen and
Englishmen as American citizens and
the part they ought to occupy in the
government both Of the city and coun-
try.
The other speakets were F. w. Hook
ing, H. A. L. Hall, Tom Smith and Will
liam Davidson. During the evening
the evening songs were rendered and
greatly enjoyed by John Hume, John C.
Morton, F. w. Hooking, r. W. Reeves.
R. Dram, Alexander Wilson, S. Upper
and others. Before breaking up the
company sang Annie Laurie "sol-
diers Of the Queen, and AUD Lang
Syne.'' r4fl'