The San Francisco call., 1903-01-28
SCOTT BANQUETS
EASTERN MAGNATE
Nixon Stirs His Hearers
With Arguments on
Shipbuilding.
Speeches Of Many Witty Men
Arouse Applause Among
the Guests.

Henry T. Scott gave a banquet last
night at the Pacific Union Club to Lewis
Nixon, president of the United States
Shipbuilding Company, and some of his
friends at the hosts right sat Lewis
Nixon and then came Claus Spreckels,
Charles w. Howard, Arthur Holland,
Walter Martin, General Jose Allen. John
Lawson. Percy Morgan, Harry Jerome.
Fremont Older, Captain Stevenson. ]. d.
Grant, Major Duval, w. G. Dodd, A. c.
Gary, A. H. Small, Charles Champion.
A. Johnson. Robert Forsyth, A. Sbarboro.
A. A. Watkins, c. c. Deming, George W.
Dickie, Captain Burnham, A. Carrigan,
r. H. Sprague. F. w. Zeile, John Martin.
A. L. Scott. Captain Tawresey. NJ. H de
Young, P. n. Lilienthal. General Hughes.
]. NJ. Scott, w. H. Crocker, A Cheese
brough. Wakefield Baker. w. F. Herrin.
r. P. Rithet. NJ s. Wilson, ]. OBJ. Gum.
Thomas Van Ness Captain Meyer, c. NJ.
Goodall, Captain Lyman, Timothy Hop
kins. Mr.. La Boyteaux, H. c. Breedon,
G. H. Higbee, z. o. Mccormick, G. P.
Eells. w. H. Taylor. w. d. Clark, w.
II. Martin. A. B. Williamson, c. 8.
Gvens, c. Froelich, Louis Glass.
The decorations were Oriental. Under
the green dome of spreading bamboo
tree was hung large red silk lantern,
and around the table were lanterns Of the
same color. The table was ladened with
red roses, carnations and other flowers
and at every given interval stood tall
wroughtiron lamps half hidden in smilax
and green and between them were smaller
lanterns, each giving out red electric
glows.
The host presented Mr.. Nixon as the
guest of the evening in a few felicitous
In ran1NfnO Mr. Nixon smoke of
the high standard necessary to our men
of-war and said that the merchant service
must be the best in the world. He spoke
at length in regard to the.navy yards and
how they should be placed to the best ad-
vantage. "The country in its natural
greatness has expanded and it will ex-
pand. In all this upbuilding We need the
American ship and some one must build
it." he said. 1--WE have the raw material
and we have the capital to place on the
seas the ships that shall rule the ocean
Thomas c. Van Ness made the address
Of welcome to the members OF the bar ana
C. ]. Deming replied in the name OF the
Eastern lawyers. General Hughes spoke
on "The Strong Arm Of the Army" and
Claus Spreckels made a short speech For
the Merchants of San Francisco" saying:
'I don't know that can say anything
very much about shipbuilding, as don't
know starboard from port, but we can
build ships and we are doing a great zeal
in California to help the building of ships
and railroads. When I am gone think
well over what I am about to say: This
will be the greatest State in the Union"
''The Power of the Press" was answered
by NJ. II. de Young. E. o. Mccormick,
the passenger traffic manager of the
Southern Pacific Company, made perhaps
the wittiest speech Of the evening. He
defended his railroad, he defended the
nress and he defended the State LAS for
California, you can tell the truth about 1t
without lying" he said
George W. Dickie spoke on "The Navy"
Irving NJ. Scott also spoke.