Show THE B NQUET HAL I The Scene at the Uletropolita Opera House TIlE RESPONSES OF THE GUESTS fixPresident Clevelands Happy Thoughts The Observations of Chief Justice Fuller President Harrisons Remarks NEW YouKApril 3JThe Metropolitan Ojfcf3 house was tonight the sceno of thc I second chief event of the great centennial I celebration and the theatre of the greatest banquet possibly ever held within the I recollcctioa of man recol ctol The interior decorations of the now historical his-torical building excelled even the splendor I of the and display of the ball celebration previous night The stage and auditorium connected in one continuous floor was a foundation for over a quarter of a hundred tables arranged in double horse shoe fashIon fash-Ion with seating capacity for SOd Nearly eight thousand wine glasses glittered at intervals along the tables andO waiters as well drilled as so many soldiers stood readj to respond to the slightest wink of tie diners The tables were elaborately decorated The exnense of the dinner is i said to have been 35000 the wine lone 1 costing nearly sxteen thousand dollars The billoffiiro in print was eight inches j loaj and of French construction being I wound up with twelve varieties of win I anl three oordiais Over the Presidents seat surrounded tw I bv flowing American flags was suspended 1 huge picture of the face and bust of Washington At Mayor Grants right sat the President and Governor Hill was on the mayors left I Next to the President sat VicePresiden I Morton The others were Chief Tustie j Fuller General h fied Senator Evats ExPtesident Jh es Bishop Potter Secret Sec-ret Proctor and General Sherman On G t enio His side were Tudge Charles Andrews Admiral Porter Senator Hiscock cxPre iJnt Cleveland Speaker Cole of I the New York state assembly Hon S S Cox Clarence Bowen and Elbridge T Gerry I was a little after S oclock when the President escorted by Governor Hill and I Mayor Grant entered the great dining room They were followed by VicePresi dent Morton and Lieutenant Governor Tone of New York and other distin aguishfd guests of the mayors tables As Ithe part walked down the main aisle of Ithe auditorium all the assembled diners stood up in recognition of the Presidents arrival and the band played Hail to the Chief The Presidents party stood back lof their chairs with heads bowed while J Bishop Potter made the opening prayer of Horace and the d nner was begun at a signal rom the banquet director I was announced that Secretary Elaine lg Va Iwas unable to be present and President Harrisons speech was put at the end of the ILot to replace Secretary Blames which was half wav down the toast lst At the conclusion of the invocation Mayor Grant arose and cad a list of the toasts OOVCIiNix IIIL9 WELCOME Governor Hil was introduced as the Srst speaker and arose and welcomed thee aes the-e In closing his address of wolcoaie aesThe sentiment of every true American ire expressed iu the hpno that faction may not distroj that pride may not infuse that corruption may not undermine and hat sectiora 11 nay not civide this fair I republic but thi its borders may be still further cxfnd its commerce float upon Ver sea ai I ti > stars upon its Sac ce Is frU itutioiis live on and bunch and it I i iVrtyloving people con Itrue to work i > it the pioblcm ofselfgcv jirnment fo long is freecom itself exis smd tint tire shan 1 no more |