The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-11
HORTICULTURISTS' BANQUET
ANNUAL EVENT. GREATSUCCESS
At TONTINE HOTEL LAST NIGHT.

Speech by Mayor studIey-PresentatIon
of a Historical GATsI to the President
The second annual banquet of the
New Haven Horticultural society was
held in the Tontine hotel last night with
a very large attendance of the mem
bers Of the society, their friends. to-
gether with invited guests who came
from Boston, Hartford, Springfield.
Bridgeport, New York, and Rutherford,
N. j. The large dancing hall was artis-
tically decorated with evergreens.
palms and potted plants, while at every
guests plate was dainty boutanntere.
The plants used for decorations were
kindly furnished by the following: ]. N.
Champion, Robert Veitch & Co., Charles
Munro, A. J. Thompson, all of which
were arranged by w. j. Woodward and
William Gardner.
At the guests table were the chair
man, John N. Champion; Mayor Stud
ley, Vice President w. Gardiner, and
Professor Britton, j. w. Woodward,
Thomas Mcdonald of Hartford, Thomas
Petit, secretary; Charles E. Keith Of
Bridgeport, Gustave x. Amrhyn, super
ident city parks; j. F. Huss Of Hart
WI A 1aTsi-
can Florist while the out of town guests
were present as follows: Charles Daw-
son Of Boston. Charles E. Keith Of
Bridgeport, Alois Frey of Hartford,
Joseph F. Coombs, secretary Hartford
association; w. w. Hunt, vice president
Hartford club; J. Stewart, secretary
National association Of Florists; Bos-
ton; Thomas Mcdonald of Hartford,
Theodore Writ, superintendent Of
Hartford parks; J. F. Huss of Hartford
and Ernest Schoepke of Bowbink, and
Atkins, Rutherford, N. J.
Several apologies for absence were re-
ceived and read. After ample justice
had been done to the good things pro-
vided POSTMASTER Champion rose and
introduced His Honor Mayor Studley.
The mayor spoke in part as follows:
On behalf of the city bid your guests
hearty welcome to New Haven. Dur
ing my position as mayor I am called
upon to met all kinds of men. Only to-
day number of gentlemen called at
my office and asked me to stop the
play of zaza this evening. Asking them
their reason for wanting the play stop
ped, they did not know, only 1t was n
bad play. Had they seen It? No! Well,
had not seen it; they had not seen it,
and that being the case 1t would be
very poor policy on either my part or
their part to condemn something they
really knew very little about.
Speaking about flowers, the mayor
said he did not think that New Haven
was so far advanced as 1t ought to be.
New Haven was famed for its elms, but
he was afraid that even that day was
now passing: 1t was impossible at the
present time, with so many gas and
steam pipes running through the streets
to successfully grow elrns on the streets
and the only. hope was in the, parks,
where they might be nurtured and
grown. He trusted New Haven would
advance in it's floral department and
that the time was not far distant when
every child In New Haven, every boy
and girl would be educated in the grow
ing of flowers and induced to have their
own little flower garden.
Others who spoke were the president,
Gustave X. Amrhyn, and Professor
Brewer.
J. w. woodward in a few happy and
we'll chosen remarks in behalf of the
members presented the president with
handsome gavel, which he said was
made of historical wood, the handle be-
ing made from the famous Charter Oak
tree: the nlallet from curly oak grown
on Professor Farnam's grounds on
Whitney avenue. a member Of the So
ciety. The president responded and
thanked the members for their useful
gift, which he said would enable him to
properly govern all unruly members
(applausel. J. Mcdonald Of Hartford,
William Stewart of Boston, Robert
Veitch, William Gardiner, vice presi-
dent; William Terrier. Charles Scran-
ton, Mr.. Coe of the Elm City nursery;
A. J. Thompson of West Haven. Sew
eral songs were rendered and greatly
enjoyed by all present The party
broke up at an early hour with three
cheers for the invited guests and the
New Haven horticultural society.
RESIGNED.