New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-11
4 COuPLIMEyT no JOHN PENDEP.
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER BY THE WESTERN UNION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

ENTERTAINED AT DINNER BY THE WESTERN UNION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Executive Committee Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company gave a private dinner at Del
monicos last night, i'll compliment to John Fender,
of London the largest owner of telegraph property in
Europe The table was laid for twenty-three guests
in a parlor on the Fifth-ave. side of the house
There were no special decorations OF the room, and
on the table itself besides handsome flowers til
were only two fixed pieces. One of these
was figure which held banner
inscribed with the Initials of the COM
pony. DR.. Norvin Green. president of the
Western Union, sat at the head OF the table, with
the guest of the evening on his right and Abram s.
Hewitt on his left. At the foot of the table was
General Thomas T. Eckert, vlce-president and gen.
eral manager. tlanked by David Dudley Field
and General Z. F. Wlnslow. The other
persons present were Jay Gould, Cyrus
w. Field, ex-Judge John T. Dillon, John Van
Horne. c. Z. Huntington, Russell sage, John 1:
Terry, Horace Porter William Dowd, Samuel
SloaG. Chauncey NJ: Depew, Wager Swayne, George
J. Could Il. NJ. Galloway, William d. Bishop,
Amos H. Hopkins aud Louis Fitzgerald.
p At the hiram end If cv the prs. f9nfr Gre a5
c ryFns' ". Field, David Dudley Field CGauncey NJ
Dopew and General Porter made brief speeches.
No allusion was made TO the relations OF the tele-
graph systems of the TWO continents or TO the ousl
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lar occasion of Mr.. Penders visit TO this country
In response TO the toast TO the guest OF the even
ing. Mr. Pender spoke Of the great growth IN the
telegraph system of the world in the past few
years He said that its future was assured, from
fine fact that IN commerce 1t was u supreme neces-
sity, He complinented the Western Union
Telegraph Company in the efficiency of It's service
"a he had experienced it and observed
it, In England under Government control the
telegraph had not given the same satisfaction as
had the Western Union IN respect TO SclentIhc de-
yelopment, extension of system and the reduction
of rates. He would regret to see an enterprise SO
theoretically carried on the telegraph III America
removed from any other sphere than that OF private
enterprise. .A =;
In conclusion Mr.Pender suggested a sentiment IN
honor of the United States, to which ADTam ;.
Hewitt responded. He proposed toast 10 the
Western Union Company that brought president
Green to his feet and he at the close OF MS REMARKS
offered sentiment in honor OF the first Atlantic caDle
which annihiiated time between the Old and New
Worlds, Cyrus w. Field replied briefly, giving
way to his younger brother" David Dudley
Field In what was pronounced the best
speech he ever made, Chauncey NJ. Depew
alluded to the fact that " he was booked 10 speak
at the Cooper Union meeting tomorrow
night" Referring TO this General TOrter, Tue
last speaker, who shared with MI DepeW Ine
honors of the evening in the pleasant humor OF MS
remarks said that he also had been invited 10 the
Cooper Unlon meeting but that he nap decllntu
because he did propose to allow MS nale W NC
used To draw an audience for Mr. Depew."