The Washington times., 1904-02-05
B. N. A. HOLDS
ANNUAL BANQUET
Washington Pictured in
Bright COlOrs.
COLONEL HAY POSTMASTER
Many Quips and Jokes at the Expense
of Hosts and Invited
Guests.

May the memory OF this occasion be
a thing of beauty and a joy forever. -
was the parting admonition of Col f.
r. Hay, POSTMASTER. at the close of the
annual dinner OF the Business Mems
Association. held last night i'm the Hotel
Cochran. And from the applause which
greeted this remark it was evident that
the good wish would be realized
One hundred and fifty members of the
association gathered at the banquet
board. and had for their guests En-
gineer Commissioner John Biddle, JUS
tice Thomas II. Anderson. of the Dis
trict Supreme Court: the Hon Sidney
Bowie. Representative in Congress from
Alabama; Major Sylvester. Chief of
Police. and G. ~. Cobb. j. c. Malcomh,
and w. w. Bowie. representing the
freight department OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad
Frank X. Raymond. president Of the
association. presided. and Barry Bulk
ley. secretary. welcomed the members
and guests I'm one of his characteristic
speeches. When it is added that Col.
Ed Hay was POSTMASTER. everybody
knows the affair must have been en-
joyable.
List of Speakers.
Stories of all sorts were INDUCED in
by every one of the speakers The
Capital City was eulogized from every
conceivable point OF view. Colonel Bid
die responding to the toast, Washing
ton the Beautiful" Judge Anderson 20
THE Dispensation of Justice and the
Need OF a New City Hail." Major SyI-
vester TO Better Police Exhibit at the
St. Louis Fair" Representative Bowie
TO The District in Congress-" Wilton
J. Lambert to Baseball. Law. and Poll
tics and Freight Agent Cobb TO 1.-The
Need of Lower Freight Rate
The feast Of reason and flow OF soul, .
as the toastmaster expressed IL, began
when the last good thing on the gener-
Gus menu had been accounted for Frank
Raymond opened the forensic battle by
saying Now, gentlemen" This was as
far as he could get. Everybody APP
plauded 10 the echo. and drowned any
further remarks he attempted TO make.
all or which was intended by the men,
bers as token Of esteem for their pres
tdent. A telegram of regret was read
from Senator Gallinger. who was unable
20 attend.
Mr. Buckley announced letters of re-
Eret from Commissioners Mcfarland
and West, who We're absent because of
recent bereavements in their families,
and from j. w. Babcock. chairman of
the District Committee In the House Of
Representatives.
Biddle an Orator.
Colonel Biddle was the first speaker
called upon. He detailed some of the
troubles experienced in administering
the affairs of a municipality, and caused
considerable merriment when he said
that the suburbanites were the source
OF more worry to him than everybody
who lives within the city boundary. He.
however, paid high tribute to the en-
ployes of the District government. say
ing there is no city in the United States
which has in its employ a more efficient
body of clerks.
The Commissioner talked Of the con.
structiOn work now planned or undo.
way. He said In catering TO the wantl
Of the citizens he always considered the
opinions of the several citizens assOcta-
lions, but as tho4 associations were in
terested In parti, dlar localities only. ne
had found the Business Mems Associa-
ton the best 10 turn TO for the general
good Of the public at large This touched
the hearts OF the banqueters. and the
colonel retired amid rousing applause
New City Hall.
When first went abroad. said
Judge Anderson. the next speaker. Il
was told TO see Paris and die. l saw
Paris but l have since seen your beau
tiful city. and I say 10 my friends.
see Washington and live'-iiye to sec
II again and again But in the mids
OF your beauty you have an eyesore to
citizens and visitors alike. j refer 70
that ramshackle old firetrap of build
ing which is known as the City Hall
il does not pretend TO be hreproof. and
were il not for the records stored therein
] would say that is the best feature
~ the structure. ! am glad 1 have
Commissioner Biddle here by my side,
because can tell him at close quarters
how badly We need new Federal ju-
dietary building
Major Sylvester spoke Of the work
accomplished by the International As
sociatiOn Of Police Chiefs. and urged
cooperation on the part of the business
men toward preparing a better Wash
ington exhibit al the ST Louis fair. II
the applause which greeted the Major
may be taken as a criterion, he VIII
have all the co-Opera ton he can use.
The Hon Sidney Bowie proved a dark
horse OF eloqueuce. He won the hearts
OF his auditors by saying the Constr
tuition OF the United States should fol-
low the flag. at least in the District OF
Columbia. He closed his interesting
speech by paying pretty tribute 70 the
clean streets Of Washington
A Clean City.
when / first came TO Washington. TO
spend the winter" he explained. my
little girl was about four years old.
Down in Alabama she had been In the
habit Of playing out OF doors 10 her
hearts content, but after We had been
IN Washington few weeks she started
an agitation to have me fred from Con-
gress. She didn't like the city, and one
day ] asked her why.
q Because she replied there amt
enough dirt in the old town 10 make one
mud pie
Thomas W. Smith was called upon for
Q speech. but the POSTMASTER, after
looking around. declared Mr.. Smith must
have fallen through the floor At any
rate, he could not be found.
Wilton ]. Lambert, lawyer. suour-
Eanite and director In the champion
aniI Washington Baseball Club, talked
on The SUBJECTS nearest. his heart. and
declared that there is a pleasing har-
mony existing between the Business
Mems Association and the Washington
Board Of Trade.
Mr. Lambert was followed by @. II.
Cobb, and then Toastnaster Hay pro-
nounced his benediction.
MONTEREY TO CANTON.