The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-17

the guests marched into the beautiful
dining room to the strains of Bent
ley's orchestra and the music of "On-
ward Christian Soldiers rendered by
THE Ephemeral Club" a chorus con-
sisting of two score male voices. The
tables were prettily decorated with
cut flowers and ferns, while at each
plate was a boutonniere, a handsome
menu card and a song list.
While the banqueters were dispos-
ing of the tempting viands. The
chorus rendered song after song, old
and new jingles, and the more popular
melodies, interspersed with impromptu
numbers inspired by the doings of the
evening.
When all the good things had been
packed away and the tables cleared,
the guests sat back in their chairs
to listen to the flow of eloquence from
! the orators of the evening.
After the viands had been disposed
of and the coffee and cigars had been
served, Willis F. Hobbs, president of
the association, and who officiated as
postmaster with credit to himself and
the association, called the gathering
| to order, and as the first business of
| the post prandial session introduced
i. F. Curtis of the association who
gave some at least of the guests a
surprise by presenting Fred Enos
president of the Board of Trade, with
| a very handsome silver loving cup,
suitably inscribed. Mr. Curtis refer
/ red to Mr.. Enos as a distinguished fell
| low citizen, and as collector of Gus
/ toms for the district. and said it was
unusual for him to say a good word
| for a customs collector, for he had
dealings with many, but in this case
| he was forced to do so. He said he
had had dealings with custom houses
from east to west and never before
! had he had anything to say about
them but MI Enos had awakened a
| new energy in Bridgeport and initiated
a new interest in the city, making the
Manufacturers association proud Of
their nation, of their state, and the
city, putting Bridgeport forward as an
| important part of the nation and max
| ing it the industrial capital of the
state. and sending the slogan MADE
| in Bridgeport" around the world. And
| Mr.. Enos kept the men behind the
| satisfied to add to the population of
the city two or three at a time, but
Mr.. Enos added thousands at time
| and is justly entitled to the distinction
! of being called The Father of
! Bridgeport He deserved to be hon
ored for all time by the people of the
| city, and as fitting memento of his
great services Mr.. Curtis presented to
him a handsome loving cup. Cheers
| greeted the conclusion of Mr.. Curtis
| remarks and the "a Jolly Good Fell
low" was sung by the assem- blage.
The cup is a handsome one standing
about IA inches high, with an ebony
pedestal, and on one side bears the
| seal of the city and upon the other
| this inscription:
Presented to Fred Enos by the
Manufa cturers' Association of the City
| of Bridgeport, in recognition of his
| work in connection with the Indus
| trial Growth of the City,
Enjoys the Work.
Mr.. Enos briefly but pertinently re-
turned thanks to the members of the
association for the gift and the recog-
milton for the vast services which had
up to the standard of citizenship you
have set for me-"
The cup was then filled with wine
and passed to the guests at the table
and all drank.
Mr.. Hobbs said that while many of