Evening journal., 1905-01-27
Many Prominent Officials
and Local Citizens Will
Sit at the Festive
Board
Thomas H. Savery Will
Preside at the Banquet
and Speeches Will be
Made

Members OF the Delaware Legislature
will be the guests of the Wilmington
Board of Trade ait banquet to be held
at the Clayton House this evening.
The object Of the dinner is to pro-
mote a. feeling OF mutual interest be-
tween the Legislature and the Board
of Trade, and it promises to be big
success.
The committee in charge Of the affair
announced this morning that all ar
pangements had been completed and
the legislators are assuerd of a cordial
reception. In addition to the MEM
bers of the Geheral Assembly there viii
also be present a number of State and
other prominent officials. The legisla-
tors viii arrive late this afternoon and
viii be met at the station by COM
nnittee of the Board of Trade. The din
ner Will be gin at o'clock.
President Savery Toastmaster.
Thomas H. Savery. president Of the
Board OF Trade, viii be POSTMASTER
and the following are the speakers:
William S. Hilles, Attorney General
Robert H. Richards, Mayor Chanles D.
Birl, A. B. Conner. the President pro
tempore Of the Senate, and Representa-
tive T. o. Cooper.
others may be called on for short
addresses.
The banquet committee that has
made all the arrangements for the
dinner, follows: Charles a. Rudolph,
chairman; George w. Sparks, Josiah
Marvel. Howard d. Ross, Robert J.
Maclean, Charles F. Dubell, Thomas F..
Bayard o. Curtis Plrdy, Joseph II.
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Snelenburg.
Excellent Menu.
The menu cards. which are very at
traotive, contain the coat of arms Of
De'aware. An excellent menu has
been prepared as follows:
Oysters on half shell
Olives Celery Gherlkins
Julienne Sauterne
Fresh lobster outlets Tartar Sauce
Saratoga Chips
Sweetbread Patties
Moet & Chandon
Roast Turkey Cranberry Sauce
Peas Potato Croquettes
Roman Punch
Turkish Trophies
Diamond Back Terrapin, a la Delaware
Lettuce Salad Mayonnaise Dressing
Neufchatel Chees
Harlequin Cream Assorted Cakes
Las Brevas
Cheese Crackers
Coffee.
LIST Of guests.
There will be about 220 persons, in
Guiding the guests, at the banquet.
Every seat had been sold by yester-
day, but on account of several Of those
who intended to be present being i'll
there were several changes today and
extra names were added. The COM
plete list was finished at noon today
hut there may be several changes in
1t during the afternoon. The list fol-
lows:
The Guests.
The following are the state officers;
who viii be present:
Governor, Preston Lea; Lieutenant
Governor, /. T. Parker; former Lieu
tenant-G Governor, Phillip L. Cannon;
Insurance Commissioner, George w
Marshall; State Treasurer, Thomas N
Rawlins; State Auditor, George H
Dick; United States Senator, ]. Frank
Alice; Congressman, II. A. Houston;
Congressman elect II. r. Burtoni
Secretary of State, Joseph L. Cahall;
Attorney General, Robert II. Richards
The following are the members Of
the House OF Representatives:
Charles d. Abbott
John P. Armstrong
William H. Baggs
II. o. Bennum
A. r. Benson
DR.. T. o. Cooper
+. w. Davis
William ID. Denney
William NJ. Eastburn
ID. w. Ellis
f. p. Ellis
G. Garrison
J. X. Handy
L. T. Hart
NJ. Howard Jester
r. ID. Lingo. Jr.
II. V. Lyons