Evening journal., 1909-03-11
ELOQUENCE AT
.BOARDBANQUET
Annual Dinner Of Board Of
Tra-e Promises to be
Notable Event
GOVERNOR TO BE
one OF SPEAKERS

Messages OF significance, not alone TO
Delaware. but to the country at large,
will be delivered at the annual ban
quet OF the Board of Trade tonight
Eminent speakers in many departments
of life and from many states viii make
the banquet an epoch in the history Of
the Wilmington Board OF Trade. Gov
ernor Pennewill. Congressman Heald.
Frank ID. LaLanne, president of the
National Board OF Trade. and Charles
NJ. Schwab will be among those who
Will make the banquet OF both local
and national Importance. The banquet
Will be served In the Armorv Twelfth
and Orange streets. and 260 or more
guests will sit amid superb decorations.
Besides Governor Penncwlll. Mr..
Schwab, Congressman Heald and Mr..
LaLanne, the announced speakers will
be John Barrett, director OF the Inter-
national Bureau Of American Repub-
lies, and John ID. Kenyon, salesman
ship expert, OF New York city.
Mr.. Schwab's interest in the Harlan
and Holllngsworth Corporation. which
is subsidiary of the Bethlehem Steel
| Company will make his address OF
more than ordinary interest locally.
1'r. Schwab purposes 10 enlarge the cor
poration in order to build steel pas
senger coaches here. and on Monday,
the first step toward that end will be
taken when application will be made
for the vacating Of Justison street 10
give the corporation room to extend
it's plant
Mr.. Schwab will arrive at the Balti-
more and Ohio station shortly after 6
o'clock this afternoon. with him viii
be his private secretary. j. II. Ward
and also H. S. Snyder, DIR. NJ. r. Ward
+. G. Grace and f. A. ShicS associates
in business
Governor Pennewill and Congressman
Heald. are expected 20 make import.
ant addresses.
The guests will be seated at go
o'clock. A reception to the Governor
will be held beginning at o'clock
r. j. Maclean. president OF the Boar,
OF Trade will be toastmaster.
This years banquet will be modele,
somewhat after the dinners OF tn
Clover Clubs OF Philadelphia. and o
Washington. Some surprising stunts.
the nature Of which the promoters vii
not divudge. viii take place. and fu
! will vie with eloquence In making tn
Z banquet a success.
: The finishing touches were put on th
: decorations in the Armory this morn
] ing. The color scheme Is white an
, green. thick paper ropes OF white an
green being festooned over the ban
= luet tables and draped along the fou
walls. In the center OF the hall thes
ropes converge to form a star. On tn
sides of the walls are American shield
3 and potted plants The dominatln
/ feature Of all. however. is n giganti
{ efigy In colored paper strips Of tn
big battleship Delaware. This Is o.
! the north wall and Is composed of nv
colors, red, white. blue, green an
r black. Tonight the picture will b
p brilliantly Illuminated. over the head
/ OF the diners. win be many Japanes
lanterns. which when the big arc light
( are lowered, will bathe the picture q
/, the ship in a soft refulgence OF rec
! The speakers table extends along IN
r entire length of the hall At righ
[ angles to II are eight tables for tn
guests. The table decorations will b
Sonquils.
The First Infantry Orchestra. sta
toned in a balcony In the south sid
of the hall, will provide music durin
the evening. Hanna viii be the catere
A photograph of the banquet seen
viii be taken at $50 o'clock, when IN
guests will be seated.