The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-04
THE MTTSIC.

l
 club, of Bridgeport, composed of tw hanjos, piano and a bass viol. Thi I aggregation of musicians furnished ! remarkably lively programme durint 1 the banquet hours and everybody hat
 words of praise for them. The banJ l club also accompanied the diners in tn l following airs, which were sung witt all heartiness at intervals: "Auld Lanf | Syne," America, D Carry Me Back t' Old Virginny," Red, White and Blue, Marching Through Georgia 'Hurraf | for Old New England" Soldiers Fare well' Because I Love You Strike Up the Band" the Dinah song and TIC
 Leave My Happy Home for You" Thf
 one hundred and twenty-five diners joined in the singing of these ditties IT a manner that was soul-stirring. SEATING ARRANGEMENTS. The seating arrangements were excel lent and all had a good opportunity tc hear and see all that was doing, There
 were two tables, one in the shape of a
 huge horseshoe and the other long ta-
 ble running parallel with the sides oi
 the horseshoe and in the center run
 ming to the center of the curve, at the
 head of which was seated Colonel N' G
 Osborn the toastmaster of the evening At Colonel Osborn's right was the man in whose honor the dinner was given, Henry A. Bishop, and at the left of the toastmaster was seated President John M Hall, of the road. At his left was Hon. William D. Bishop, and at the right of Henry A. Bishop was seated Hon. Samuel Fessenden. Proceeding around the table at the right or MT, Fessenden were Hon. George M. Gum, Charles A. Moore and E. H. Baker, and at the left of the elder MT. Bishop were pr. V. P. Gibney, James B. Brady and w. H. Silverthorn. The twelve other guests were seated about the curveNi in the horseshoe.
 THE SPEECHES.
 The banquet over, the diners sat back in their chairs and listened to a number of witty and well chosen, yet informal, speeches, and during each one the in tegrity, honesty and great ability of MT Bishop were mentioned amid great ap- plause by all present
 The post -prandial exercises were opened at 9:45 by MT. Henney, the chairman of the committee on arrange ments, and he spoke as follows;
 Gentlemen-Henry A. Bishops retire ment from the Consolidated road is source of great regret to a multitude of friends Yet in passing from among us into a new field of activity he does not go alone.
 With him go the heartiest good wish es and benedictions of every one so for tunate as to know him.
 His associates and friends could not part with him without some expression of their esteem. Accordingly com mittee was appointed whose labors have brought this company together, with Mir. Bishop as their guest. But com pany and a guest, although needful, would not alone suffice for such an oc- casion as this.
 A presiding officer is Indispensable. The committee, therefore, began search ing for some one to conduct the after dinner exercises, and they hit upon a master of the art. But they had great difficulty in finding him. After diligent search they finally unearthed him, bur fed under a great mass of country votes in the constitutional convention at Hartford,
 The committee did their best to resus- ,itate him, and here he is-F least his remains.
 Gentlemen, Colonel Osborn
 Colonel Osborn's opening address was overflowing with funny stories and his were side-split ting. His wit Io4 +o bo he considered it great honor to be called upon to preside over the banquet one of the greatest, he said, that had ever been accorded to him. He then vent on to speak of the work of Henry A. Bishop in his connection with the road and said that for in egrity and honest work he was leader tmong men. He spoke in very eulogis- ic terms of the retiring purchasing lgent and then called upon E, A. Pol ock. the chief clerk in the office of the agent. l
 MT. Pollock spoke of the regard that he railroad men had for MT. Bishop, nd at the end of his speech he called | attention to the copies of the original invitation of Mr. Bishop to the banquet \ COpy bl lilt lilN lbdlibll Nco phSStb l' | very person present. The original in- | -itation was framed in large gold | rame and was on exhibition on the big | nantlepiece in the banquet hall, The | opies made handsome souvenirs of the | ccasion.
 At the conclusion of MT. Pollock's re- 1arks Colonel Osborn called upon Hen y A. Bishop, whose address was receiv- q with great applause. He spoke as ! blows:
 MIR BISHOPS SPEECH