Evening journal., 1907-01-19
CITY is LAUDED AT
BIG BANQUET
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ssnator Iesler PromIsss HeIp.

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Senator Jester Promises Help.
state Senator william r. Jester. Of
Kent county. responded to the toast 9The
Senate" and his remarks were loudly APP
p.auded He said:
IT affords me great pleasure to thank
you for your kindness 10 us and it pelas 8
me TO respond 10 the toast "rhe Senate"
We wont to do what we can for Whining
ton. but we need money to do it.
we think as much OF the pcoale Of
your city as we do of ourselves. and we
win give you everything you ask, il you
give us the resources with which to do It.
I'VE viii try TO deal justly and give you
the best we can. want to say that this
Legislature has done something the otner
Legislatures didn't do. The man It Sc
lected for United States Senator is a
man of clean heart and clean hand and
think he IS my man, though 1 am Of the
minority in the Legislature. May botn
your Senators be an honor TO our State
and may you always hold them up and
pray for their success" Qoud applause)
Dr. Cooper Causes Laughter.
Following Mr. Jester, the toastrnaster
introduced Representative T. o. Cooper
who responded 10 the toast THE House
Of Representatives"
DIR. Cooper's remarks coused consider
able amusement and he was frequently
applauded.
National Presidents Remarks.
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Board OF Trade OF Philadelphia. while not
on the program to respond to a toast was
called upon by Toastmaster savery. He
congratulated the Board Of Trade on the
beautiful decorations Of the banquet hall.
and said he had attended many dinners
but none more successful than the one
given here.
lie said he, too. was a Delawarean
and referred with pride to the rapid
growth Of the city's industries, and the
large membership of the Board Of
Trade. He said he frequently heard
IN Washington that Wilmington was
to become a seaport and he thought
the people OF Wilmington wide-awake
enough and sufficiently wealthy to
grasp the opportunities offered.
Build your wharves out to the
Delaware river" he said, "and the big
steamships will stop at your city. we
are soon going TO give you a deeper
channel, and Wilmington is bound to
become a great city in the near future"
Mr. Handy's Speech.
AS was expected. L. Irving Handy's
address, in response to the toast 1.-THE
Citizen" was treat. He was fire.
quently interrupted by loud applause.
and considerable laughter
Local Mechanics Enoqualed.
IN the absence OF William G. Coke.
president OF the Harlan and Hollings-
worth Company. who was unable to
be present because Of an accident.
Toastmaster Savery introduced PeTci-
val Frazier, who is officially connected
with that concern. and he responded to
the toast "Our Industrial Interests"
Mr. Frazier said that the mechanics
Of Wilmington have no equal on earth.
The enterprise. opportunities and integ-
rity Of this community. he said. is sure
TO lead to the great expansion Of the
city. and he concluded his remarks by
saying that the Harlan and Hollingg-
worth Corporation would do everything
to further the interests Of Wilmington
For Deeper Waterways.
Congressman Hiram r. Burton. in his
remarks. spoke Of the growth OF Della
ware and of Wilmington. He also re-
ferred to the streams in the State. and
said he wished he could make every
one OF them navigable, and said he
would bend every effort to improve the
waterways of Delaware.
The seat Of Congressman Burton was
very near Governor Lea, which caused
the comment from many that he is like
ly to get stin closer to the Governors
seat within the next two years. The
excellent speech he made and the splen-
did work he has done in Congress-
brought him prominently to mind to
many in thinking Of the head OF the
Republican state ticket in 1908.
Where Council Stands.
The toast "City Council" was re-
sponded to by Councilman d. w. Lyncn.
Of the Third ward.
Deputy Attorney General Daniel o.
Hastings responded to the toast "The
Board Of Trade" and his able remarks
were well received.
The Menu.
oyster Cocktails
Olives Celery
Consomme
Boiled Salmon Sauce
Sauterne
Potato Balls
French Rolls Butter
Squahe on Toast
Peas SSweet Potato CrOquettes
Champagne
Salted Almonds
Roman Punch