The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-16
FAREWELL TO MIR SHERRY
HOUSING RECEPTION IN HIS
 HONOR LAST NIGHT.
Prominent men From All Parts of the state Present at the Young msn's Res publican oiub-Eioquent Tributss Paid to conneetieut's Honored Rep- rs.sntative-New Members Elected by the Club.
the club.

Political opinions and preferences were thrown to the winds last night and
 men of all creeds and political views whether state or national gathered at the Young Mems Republican club to do
 honor and pay their parting respects and tributes to the Hon. N. D. Sperry. who is to leave in few days to assume or rather resume the duties involving upon him as representative of the Sec- ond congressional district at Washing ton.
 The meeting or rather farewell recep- ton was more in the nature of a love feast than anything else and it was gathering the atmosphere of which was
 pervaded with kindly thoughts and feelings to the nau who hasserviced this
 state and the country in general for so long and with so much credit. All
 was harmony and whatever may have
 been the feelings of the assembled men
 at the polls in times past all seemed to be forgotten for this occasion and the meeting resolved itself in one in which
 the main and all absorbing topic was the good deeds of the man who is to
 represent the district in congress- There was every evidence that the
 men had gathered there to pay tribute to Mr. Sperry as man and not as politician, as republicans and democrats
 alike were called upon for speeches, and
 they graciously responded and in elo- quent terms sounded their personal praises and feelings oe love and honor for MT. Sperry.
 It was trying time for the honored guest of the evening and he sat there at the side os President Frank J Rice
 of the club most of the time with his
 hands covering his face to avoid notice
 of any emotion which might result from the glowing and splendid tributes which were being paid him by men who have achieved success in the many walks of life which they have chosen or in which they have followed The hall was filled to it's capacity and among the more prominent men pres- l ent were Senator o. H. Platt of Meri- 1 den, Lieutenant Governor Henry Rob-s erts, Congressman at Large Lilley of l Waterbury, Comptroller Seeley of
 Bridgeport, Secretary of State Vinal of I Hartford, Treasurer Gallup saI 5iS6f
 wich, General H. O. Averill, Charles
 Hopkins Clark, Andrew Gates, chair-
 man Of the state republican central committee; Charles Phelps, secretary f to Senator Platt; Judge Lynde Harri- l son. Judge L. w. Cleaveland, Judge 1 Blydenburg, Colonel c. W. Pickett, Col- onel N. G. Osborn, Judge Hubbard,
 Rev. Watson l.. Phillips, Mayor Stud- Hey, Alexander Troup Colonel I. M. l Ullman, Senator R. s. Woodruff and
 many others prominent in the member- l ship of the club and also in the politi-
 cal life of the city and state. Governor Chamberlain was unavoidably unable td l be present.
 The business meeting of the club was
 held in the early part of the evening
 and forty eight new members were l elected. among them being Senator
 Platt.
 An informal reception followed, dur- l ing which all were given an opportunity I (Continued on Sixth Pagel