New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-08
a. far We.. ard South a. that Of Sunday. The 81
I<,;s and New Orleans journals allude - It.
pUBLIC MEETINGS.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

As,seisl meeting # the Chamber Of Commerce vas
b.ld YESTERDAY With reference t. the death OF NJ
George Griswold one oi the oiiesl merchants NJ '-'
city. ~. =. .,;o,
The President, Mr.. PELATIAH PERir, IA opening
the meeting remarked that they LAD met for tie pai
o Of showing ia sOue ~sy tn,T rec peel ivr oNs ~
Their Oldest member eId ODE Ct the Oldest merch1o
/, III. CITY. Mr. Gri- sods Business career has ru1
through more thaG tny yesrs, ard lie que.tInhed
AZ her any nan had ever been nore "a L 81 for up
,gttress and hor esiy, OF possessed more integrity
intelligence, during so long business career. MI
Gri.woh had al Tsys occupied COILS lous place
auorg The business Of this city snJ ia The grea
commercial cr,is he hsd been looked npto as leader
and g. 8 nan slwsys 10 be relied upon. tie vas a'so
conspicuous 10 81 public charities and particularly ID
he pryste CHARITIES wss he useful sod estimao's
nan; bic death leaves blank IN society WHICH WIZ
Lot be essily filed.
Mr.. RoBfRr b. MrsrURs presented the following
preamble snd REQ ntiOu-: -
remove from By death a.-ocist- AID fellow eIsn
Geors, Gse4 90 dep4I,td thl' NE on ,As On ns. the
erts, teg-roe pubic pii And nof. Son o tue d-c-s'
exhibited curing his ons life Of eu,epIl'e ud .ctye
dng from the ocunsnc e Of the Present century - VIC
day If his oe,th. -,
funeral II their deceased ss,ocste. ~,
Ks.d That copy these re'ou.ious be presented % the
family Of the with expression o sympathy "a
s ctus which has tai from TEEN their hesd d
community Of It's most distinguished eiIrens
Mr.. JoHs a. STLvESs then gave a slight sketch OF
Mr.. Giisxold's business career, and PAID deserved
uerths
Hew VS. followed by Mr.. PROSPER NJ. WITsoRE,
who referred particularly to the fact that Mr. GrIs sot
had passed unscsthed through al the gres, CONNER
cisl crises since the early day a, which be came IRON
Come ctcut and commenced business IN this city.
Mr.. WV. X. SIRosG also made eloquent euiogy
on the character Of the deceased After which the
resolutions passed unsnimcusly, and the Is 'drq
adjourueo.
There are at present only twenty sight living mem.
bers Of The Chsu BEL Of Commerce who we're eIec'ed
beyond thirty years since. As it may be m1tei OF
interest To kn0s who olde-t merchants std gentle
men connected with Commerce are, annex the st OF
the t~en Y eight above mentioned:
james Boornsn elected July |, 1871; Hick.on '" Fed
elected July l. 1917; Stephen Whitney, elected Jap ils
Peiiah PERT elected May 1919; He c. DE- Rhan elected
MAY 1919: john R. Hnrd elected May 4, 1919; William
Cav cleo ed March ss James De feyer Osien el.c 20
March T. 1890; James F. De PeJssr elected March y loOi
Bysm Stevens. elected March 7 i529; John A s'eyea',
elected Mach = -; Samuel Mari. elected Mncn7 lS-j
Benjsniu Aym.r elected May7 1872 Charles keg elected
NAV Is22 Thomas suserD e c;ed May = 1874 Cssb Bar
stow .eot.d 81s: ilm " De Forest elected May ls3i
I.aac Green Person eec'sd MAY 1875; Ch.He. osy
Sept s. 1875; George rrmb!e, erciri Nov l'.
Reuben Wih., elected July s. 49, L. A. Hornsp .lecsd
Msrcn jS27 James Brovn, elected Sept lsIl Charles
Rrs.n elected July 1877 T. Boonen Graves ELECTED Nay
1898: John Ferguson elected Nov. 1873 Hemy UnGnei
elected Feb g. 1922 JsmesI-enox elected FsO Z, lSSp