The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-09
MANUFACTURERS ENJOY FEAST OF
 WIT AT BANQUET
Pay Not a Little Attention to Exeellent Viands, Too, at
 n Annual Banquet.
JOB HEDGES GIVES
 PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
Pleads for More MaSculinity In American Man-Other
 Speakers Please.

Etratfield at the annual banquet Of the Manufacturers association and heard speeches that were pregnant with -:it and wisdom. The Manufacturers chorus entertained.
 3The dinner was served shortly af- ter IT O'clock and ended shortly be- fore midnight. Under the direction of Secretary Frederick A. Bennett and a committee of manufacturers composed of Chairman George R. Kfrsten, F. L.s Cogill, A. l.. Riker, G.. w. Goodridge, B. A.. Godfrey, H.. H. Hamilton, H. B. Curtis. Will liam F. Hobbs, William V. Dee, G.. S. Hadley, ). T. Patterson and Her. bert F1ansburgh, there was not a hitch in a remarkably efficient and comprehensive program of gastrOno- v1ics,s music, humcr and educational addresses.
 The menu, prepared by Manager Frank Cantwell of The Stratfield in cluded many dainties unusual at this season and wines of good vintage, which were displayed upon litho- graphed folders depicting Bridgeport In industrial prospective. The menu included:
 Lynnhaven Bay oyster cocktails, celery, olives, radishes, mock turtle coup Oloroso; banked salmon, stuffed with hollandaise sauce; Dutchesse. .po- tatoes, sweetbreads glace; organe sferbert; roast stuffed squab, pota- toes au gratin, fresh asparagus tips; fresh crabmeat salad, French ice cream forms, fancy cakes. coffee, cigars, cigarettes and champagne.
 The Manufacturers chorus under { the leadership of G.. s. Hadley, sang many classical as we'll as popular songs which were furnished in book form to the guests for augmented chorus effect. The chorus, seated at a special table in the central part of the dining room included R. P. Fish CT, c. P. Hardwick, H. L.s Sterling, W. F.. Green, F. A. Farren, L.. M 1. Allen, R. w. Brown H. F. Parrott, IT. w. Post, J. Dunn, l.. B. Heb- bard, H. B. Curtis, F. J. Green, R w. McNaughton, H. G. Farwell, B !. E.. Washburn, A. Havarilla, w. ". Dee, A. c. Fisher, l.. C.. Ginand, G.. E H. Fray, E. F: Webster, Edward Thomas, George Rajotte, A. I. Platt, { S.. A. Colburne, C. H. Richards, A. Hayward, S. N. Beans H. B.. ( Knowles, C. Hall, J. E.. Hall, w. S.. Smith, S. F.. Strother, R. w. Beers.
 Under the mastersh1p of Albert B.. .IAvery, much humor was introduced at the very start of the speaking pro gram and continued uI1interruptedly throughout the evening. President James G. Ludlum of the association was the first called upon to say few words, followed by Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, who said there was no ques- tion about Bridgeport's preparedness. There was to be no question of the loyalty of its people. he said, and they would stand as a unit in answering President Wilson's F commands for America and Americas rights.
 Major John D. Fitzpatrick of the New Jersey National Guard, scheduled to speak pn the topic, Suggestions for Practical Preparedness" delivered one of the most humorous speeches ever heard publicly in Bridgeport. With all the criticism of the efficiency of Z the national guard, he asked that the people extend their sympathies for the : guard would be the first to go to the front while others were preparing and possibly they might even be without food while preparedness measures were being taken. He made many hu- morous suggestions for the improval < of the fleet.
 Job E. Hedges, of New York, the sprincipal speaker of the evening, speaking on Changed American Ideals,' pleaded for more masculinity in the men, more womanhood in the women, a fund of solvency for the people, less of the spread eagle talk and more actual feeling for moral rights and a firm decision to enter whattver struggle may ensue with the spirit of victory.
 L.-M. Allen, c. E. Adams, H. F. AL len, E. Abrams, c! B. Amorous, w. L.. Abbott
 J. w. Banks, Samuel ..1ey, c. E Bilton, J. H. Bentley, Ss A. Ben nett, H. H. Brautigam, Warren D. Blatz, A. H. Bullard, H. E. Burr H. s. Brown, George B. Beers, A. w. Roy F. Bowtell, H. K. Beach, Arthur Brewer, c. A. Baldwin, M. F. Burns, F. E. Bankwitz, P. B. Brill, Ralph Blackburn, c. A. Bates, H. U. Badeau, Frank V. Burton, Carl c. Back, H. J. Behn. Frederick G. Breul, c. l.. Bardo, W. c. Bryant, w. E. M. Bolles, Paul Blackburn, H. w. Bliven, Gilbert w. Boyd. W. Brown, S. N. Beans, E.. w. Bassick, w. R. Basick, F. c. Bas- sick,W. F. Burns, A. D. Belisle, Thos. Begg.
 George F. Crawford, l.. B. Curtis, John J. Conway, Thomas F. Conway A. M. Comley, Henry G. Curtis, Will liam R. Curtis, w. w. Church, T. F.. Carey, F. c. Clark, B. J. Calkins, H. A. Chaffee, Walter R. Clark, S. w. Cunningham, James Coulter, Fred R. Christensen, G. c. Catlin, F. K. Curtis, A. c. Campbell, H. B. Curtis, S. A. Colborne, B. Campbell.
 William F. Downs, P. K. Dayton, $. Damon, H. H. DeLoss, w. R. Dawson, H. D'Olier, J. Dunn. David s. Day.
 George c. Edwards, Robert w. El- nngton, George HI. Edwards, H. B. Ellis, W. E. Eccles, R. M. Flames, George M. Flames, H. H. Edge, L. R. Edwards, w. c. Ettershank.
 Joseph F., Frisbie, John B. Fitzgib- bon, James Fulton, w. E. Tanning. G- L. F'unnell, I. L. Ferris, E. L. F1et- cher, ,Johnb Field, w. F. Feeter, O. N. FesFyadA. tG.v Tones, J. B. Forgy, H. c. Farwelh sR. E. Fisher; G.. H. Fray, F. A. Barren, A. C. Flather, Raymond French. ~
 E.. A. Godfrey. Albert Gunzenhauser, E. F. Gebhardt, Wilson L. Goodrich, William J. Gyippin, George Cove, c. H. Graesser, R. A. Gibney, G. w. Goodrddge, A. w. Gray, L. Ginand, w. F. Green.
 Job E. Hedges, F. c. Hoagland. G. L. Hamnnond. C. G., Hoerle, H. A. Hor- ton. c. F. HoIcomb, Willis F. Hobbs, IT. E{arf E IT HavAns R T., H11n.