Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-12
BRICKLAYERS' BANQUET
GOOD FELLOWSHIP AND ME1RI
MENT LEADING FEATURES.
Prominent Guests Present and Delica-
cies Of the Season Providsd-s
Responses to Toastss

Good fellowship and merrlmenf were the
predominating features OF the first annual
banquet Of the Master BrdckiaysrS Asso-
citation Of Washington. held last evening in
tho annex Of the Hotel Normandie, on I
street. Heretofore the members OF the asso-
citation. which has been in existence for
more than twelve years, have been brought
together annually by smoker, but this
means Of renewing the ties of friendship Is
the rule hereafter.
Covers were laid for 1O5, and when the
president, Mr.. Thomas Hughes, who off,
ciated as POSTMASTER, sounded the gavel
for order every seat was occupied. The as
semblage consisted Of District officials, la
Dor leaders and business men who are asso
ciated with the master bricklayers in the
building trades.
After the assemblage had partal1en Of the
dinner, which consisted of all the delicacies
and drinks known, speechmaking was in
order. Mr.. T. H. Holbrook was the first to
respond. His toast was The manufacture
Of brick and it's cost" Mr.. snowden Ash
spoke of "Bricklaydng as trade" and Mr.
Motley Anderson gave the story Of "How he
rose to be millionaire from one Of the
bricklayers of Washington" Mr.! Milford
Spohn familiarized the master bricklayers
with the workings of 1.-THE Bricklayers
Union" and described the harmonious feel
ings between the employer and enlploye Of
the trade. Mr.. c. w. Somerville, assistant
building inspector Of the District, spoke
upon 1.-The brick industry" and Mr.. NJ.
CAVITY of the Bricklayers Union explained
the Absences of strikes in the trade"
Banquet Committee and Guests.
The members of the banquet committee
to whom is largely due the credit for the
success of the affair, were: Messrs. F. D.
McAuliffe. chairman; George Hughes, Sec
rotary; Harry Scott. William Freeman and
Thomas Lane. The Lafayette Quartet rem
dered a musical program, using various in
struments.
Those present were: Motley Anderson,
Snowden Ashford, inspector of building; p
J. Bresnahan, Thomas Bowles, BENJAMIN
Blythin, J. F. Brady, s. T. Brinkley, ]. W.
Collins, r. E. Cousins. R. A. Callahan, NJ
r. Cook, A: M. Cowell. H. w. Cowen, E.
W. Mc c !, G. J Cassidy, g. W: Cor
Dorsey, q. r. Diggs, J. A. Dourick E. H
Davis, F. ]. Ettinger, r. M. Evans, Ferdi-
n nan Espey, J. J. Eichorn, A. Emo, J. E.
Findlay, w. c. Freeman, Thomas Francis
Humphrey, James Hughes, T. Fl. Hol-
brook E. A. Hardness, George Hughes, T.
E Henderson. Henry Hull, Thomas
Hughes, j. p Healey. T. M. Haislip, Frank
w. A. Kimmell, w. T. Kemp, E. Kern
Charles Lavender, W. p Lipscomb, Ed
ward Landvoight, J. T. Lane, Thomas
Lane. s. D. Lincoln, ]. Mcpherson, James
Martin, L. E. Murtagh, T. H. Melton, j. p
McCarton, John Miller, r. H. McKim, G.
A. Martin, w. E. Mooney, J. II. McGHl, W.
A. Mills, D. j. Mccarthy, G. P. Newton
G. E. Humphrey, J. Pavariani, W. s.
Plerger, A. B. Parsons, H. E. Burgess, l.
8. Powers, A. M. Poynton, H ]. Philips
F. R. Sterling, Henry Scott Milford Spohn
J. F. Shanahan, c. w. Somerville, Henry
Story, H: M. Shook. L. E. smoat, R. H
Sorrell, w. L. Turner, ]. w Thomas, p
F. Vollmer. E. H. Vermillion, W. Varney,
Henry P, West, H. G. Wilson, c. J. Walk
er, j. Walters, T. B. Walker, John T.
Walker. John G. Wolf, Henry Wardman
]. H. Lynch and Thomas Yates