The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-23
fRESS CLUB DINNER.
Reporters Of The State House Entertaln
State Officials Last Evening.

One OF the joltiest and best natured
parties that has assembled at the Crown
in many day was present last evening
when many prominent state officials were
present enjoyed a splendid dinner, listen
ed TO some very witty speeches and en-
joyed themselves generally as guests OF
the State House Press club.
In all about 65 were present and all
voted at its close. which was verglng
towards the small hours. that the affair
was most pronounced success.
Among those present were Gogernor
Garvin. executive secretary Grieve, secre-
tary OF state Bennett. Senators Easton
and Manchester. Representatives Aldrich
Spooner, Groves. Haven Buckley,
.-ughes, Rattey, Rich, Nolan, Mccarthy
Murphy, Gen Arthur w. Warneld. Sher-
iff O. c. GoodeH. Representatives Rath-
bun. Fitzgerald. Olney, Col T.. H. Quinn,
state auditor Gray. Representatives Will
liams and Munroe. George n. Kingsbury,
Esq., Albert IL. Moone, George G Clin-
ton, Assistant Sergeant-at- arms OF house
Of representatives, Col A. X. Goodwin.
Lester Il. Dodge, Assistant Sergeant-at
arms OF the senate. Representatives Ma
roney Leslie, Ogden. Cranston. Moran.
Butler. Kane, Thomas +. Cooney. Fred
erick Greene. Clifford s. Tower Judge
| Henry A. Polmer. John ID. Turner, the
members OF the club and others.
| Secretary OF State Charles r. Bennett
! presided as toastmaster. and his introduce
| tory remarks were characteristic or the
secretary, tho company and the occasion,
/ lie called the assemblage TO order and
| after Characteristic remarks, introduced
| His ENcellency Gov. Garvin, whose top.c
was The State"
Gov Garvin spoke In part as follows
THE question arises What is the
State2' My mind reverted 10 the words
oi Louis XIV, The state. it Is l., but
| asked myself, Am i the State7' I wa,
| forced to decide after consideration tha
i am not the state. 1 then concluded tina
the Judiciary is not tho state. The gen
eral assembly does not seem TO be TIT
state. for IL does not always do as |
wants to, for instance, the l0-hour law
Then, too. II did not seem that sovereign
" ends with the people. because ther
are things that they desire but canno
seem to bring about the results wished
"fhen the sovereignty must rest I'm
fourth power. cannot say great dca
about this power. but | hope that as lonl
as the present system IL In vogue tina
the sovereignty Will not change hand
and that the present ruler will be tn
last"
Judge Ree-y A. Palmer responded &
40 toast. the majority" Gentlemen.
ne said "the members OF the majorit'
were the most pleasant men that hav
/ assembled at the new state house.
hope that every man who has been ther
I curing the past session will be returned
II you are. we shah still be In the ma
jOrity"
Representative John J. Fitzgerald q
Pawtuckct was the next speaker and u
a Discourse FUN OF wit laid the fun pl
over about every person present w
toast was "rhe Minority" and when n
got through most OF those present weT
trying 90 figure out n there was any mi
nority or ever had been
Hon y. !. Mccarthy of this city spok
Tor the city OF Providence and like nj
predecessor he sent shafts OF kecnest wit
! hitting friend and foe alike.
J other speakers were John u Turner %
Lincoln. Representative Henry Brevor
lNaue OF NarraFausett and Rcpresentatv
1 Elmer b. Rathbun Of West Greenwich
3 .arouCo A Aldrich % Providence mn
! Col SpupuCr and Representative Monroe
The officers 90 tho club consist OF Ar
p ch A4ams president: William n. Per
D rim. vice president William G. Troy
treasurer: Fred Young secretary: Gcorg
W. carpenter. Herbert A. Fuller an,
7 TTT7TIFH X FtIkey, executive committee