New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-15
TIE AMERICAN SILK ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING AND DrNNER-THE SILK CULTURE
OF CALIFORNIA.

| ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER-TIIE SILK CULTURE
OF CALIFORNIA.
The annual meeting of the members of the
silk Association OF America held yesterday at the
office No % Duanest The leading establishments in
the silk industry represented. The annual reports
of the Treasurer Mr.. j. n Stearns and Of the secre-
tary Mr. Franklin read, and contained interesting
information regarding the progress OF the silk industry
the in the statistics and the general
prospects of the trade. The reports showed that the
Association IA firmly established and IN a nourshng
condition The following officers we're elected for the
coming year:
President, Ward Cheney Hartford: Vice Presidents.
Thomns ~ Daie. Paterson; A. Is. Strange. Ndw-YOrk !;
Di1rctors-A. A. Low New York: f. Oden Horstmann.
Philadelphia; Il. Rcharuson, NeN-YOrk; George b..
skinner. New-YOrk ank YOnkers Ira DimocS Florence.
Mass; VIM. Strange, Paterson G. Greppo. Paterson
Mass: Albert TIT New York W. Iscnner Pniiadel pnia
H. W. Cheney. Hartford.
TrcasurcT-JOhn y. Stearns, New York Secretary,
Franklin Allen. No. % Duane-st., n. \.
The anniversary dinner OF the Association was given
at Dclmoncos, at Broadway and Chambers-st., last
evening AT p. The representatives OF the silk in
dusry OF this country gathered there representing
importers, dealers manufacturers. and producers The
larger than had been expected, per-
sons in all being present After a prayer
by the Rev g. J. Mingins. the members
took their seats and shared in excellent dinner
Thomas NJ Dale Paterson Vice President OF the
citation, presided. Among those present were Ward
Cheney OF Hartford President OF the Association VIII
liam Rvle, A. Il. Strange H. .. H0rstmann OF Philade
pha. George B. Skinner, C. Greppo Of Paterson A.
SOliliao, Albert Tilt. Albert FJurke, william II.
Copcutt William Gnlon, B. O'Donohuc. George II.
Burnett. Joseph Newman Of san Francisco, John n.
Srearus Treasurer ana Franklin Allen, Secretary Of the
Association; Reuben RYle Peter Busch, Louis FRANKIE,
G. "a. Kimbal. Frank Arnold. A. BegOden, william Skin
ner j. p Mckay, r. Richardson, A. G.. Jennings, VIM.
Miles. :. NJ. MeyenDerg, William p Poole, ana George
The Secretary Franklin Allen then read letters Of re-
grct from Robert Hanne President OF the Paterson Az
tute The first toast 'The President Of the United
states" then read by the chairman and answered
that II he had been told 20 years ago OF
tle present magnitude OF the silk trade he
festival they were now celebrating be considered
for It would produce in future, through the
toast. The SILK Trade America" 3. Richardson
spunded The ilk trade OF America, he said, had mad
great many gu u--o,' iS "a" ft h"s nrd
IL Is tO-day' an estaDlSHeI Iacl. H. nas il,u,
rupicd itself in the last few years. IL mas shown
progress which neither England nor any other Euro
peau country cal show. While the Manufacture Of
mixed goods, pOUln-, goods OF wool ana six has not
only supply good yarn they could be made equaI % tAe
Irish p0plns. 80.
fOrna, was then called upon aud made speech cIdn
producing country OF the world The response 10
the next toast " IIe Industries OF America was a.
slgned 10 j. W. SITE bu5 he declined. John l. Hyes'
secretary ot The OOl Manufacturers Association aA
I1e fourth toast Our societies" received re-
spUHre from Niuam strange ei Paterson 10 the nltA
Toast, Inc NufAIhSnrH, luoh4is y Dals "a
snort speeches tnen made by Fankiin Allen. r. o
Hors,m..lu qua WaId Cheney. Mr. Dale Jnen SAD thlt
10 became the Association 10 DC Hi4A4-ul VI
those who had labored IN tng cause
OF the Industries OF this country. lie mehloneu INC
name ui Horace Greeley a. "a Iu Nuo n'i ~, 80 '
battle ut projection wAO had made the dlnerenJ IN
dustFies what they were l9i lay anu saiu I-i me-
~4crcu % should be nonOrcu ia sucuCc- lac
toast was accordingly drank IN silence