The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-05
BUSINESS MEMS BANQUET
ARRANGEM ENYS PERFECTED BY
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

At a Meeting Yesterday AfternOon-An
 Informal Reception to be Rendered
 Captain HObson at the Union League-
 He Wul be Escorted About tho City
 Friday Resolutions of symlRthy
 Sent to Waterbury Business NIen.
 At a meeting of the executive com mlttee of the New Haven Business Mems association, held yesterday after noon at the associations rooms in the Insurance building, final arrangements for the banquet at the Tontine to-mor- row evening We're made. Professor William Lyon Pheps of Yale uniVer- sity will be toastmaster The post prandial speakers will include Captain Hobson of the United States navy Other guests expected are Mayor Stud ley Rev. Stewart L. Means and Com mander r. L. Averill of the Connecti- cut Naval Militia.
 A committee was appointed consisting of Edward l. Atwater, William F. Hamblln and F. J. Ltnsley to meet Sdpltllll IlODsOll olA liio dl LIf ell elI CliiOl depot tomorrow afternoon and escort him to the Union League, where an in formal reception will be given, to which the officers of the c. N. G., the Naval Militia, the G. A. R. and the Second company Governors Foot Guard have been invited.
 A reception for the business men to meet Captain Hobson vii be held at the Tontine from to 7:30 D. m. The ban quet will begin at 7::30.
 Friday Captain Hobson will be es corted about the city by the directors of the Business Mems association and before he leaves the city they will tender him luncheon at the Union league. A limited number of tickets to the banquet may be secured by those not members of the association. They may be obtained by applying to the sec retary of the association, F. J. Linsley, at the New England Dairy company. MT. Linsley has arranged a novelty in the way of ice cream for the banquet. He has had prepared small miniature war ships in ice cream and these will be served to the banquetters.
 A resolution of regret for the disas trous fire at Waterbury was passed and the following letter was sent to the Waterbury Business Mems association: Edward w. Mooring, Secretary Wa
 terbury Business Mems Associa
 ton, Waterbury, Conn:
 Dear Sir: The board of directors of the New Haven Business Mems associ- ation at special meeting held this day, have adopted the following resolutions, and voted that the same be immediate ly forwarded to the president and board of directors of the Waterbury Business Mems association.
 Resolved, That we have learned with deep regret of the serious conflagration | which did so much damage to property | in the city of Waterbury on the second ! and third day of February, and we [ hereby tender to the business Mems as- sociation of Waterbury and the citizens of Waterbury in general, our sympathy and assurance that our association | would willingly cooperate with them in any way that would be to their ad- vantage, and be it further Resolved, That if the Waterbury mer- chants deemed it advisable and to their advantage at this time to try and se- cure liplu lllt 4NGW LOlh, NEW IlctNcI | and Hartford Railroad company in- creased temporary train accommoda that would be an advantage during their present trouble, that our associa- ton would gladly cooperate with them | in asking for such privileges from the railroad company.
 Very sincerely yours,
 F. J. Linsley, Secretary.