New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-26
POLICE OFFICIALS DINING.
NOTABLE GATHERING AT DELMONICo's.
MAYOR GRACE PRE- SIDES AND STARTS THE SPEECH
MAKING-OTHER ADDRESSES.

MAYOR GRACE PRE- SIDES AND STARTS THE SPEECH
MAKING-OTHER ADDRESSES.
For the fourth time the superintendent, in
spcciors and captains of police sat last night at Demon
cos with their guests their annual dinner In the
shadow of great example, Jefrrsonian simplicity was
observed and there only ten courses and seven
wines Eight tables filed The electric light was
reflected back from the brass buttons and cleaning
viccspcs of the police OFF iaS and the starchod shirt
boos and diamond studs Of their guests The table OF
honor raised dais at the western size OF tho
large banQuothall and at tho centre OF that table sat
Mayor Grace who presided over the festivities. On
his right Stephen 3. French, Brdyton Ives Com
missioner John McClaye tho Rev Dr. WilburF Watkins
JUDGE Douohue District ttOrney MARITIME j. Hoffman.
and Henry Bcrgh. From the Mayors left Frederick L.
Courdort, Commissioner VoorLis Eibrdse T. Gerry,
Recorder smyih. Franklin Elacn. Judge Noah Davis
and Thomas Carroll bcalned tie assembly. Among
the Others present Captains Cafey SandoTs CAST
lin. Mccullough Brogan, Ciiuohy, Mount, Washburn'
Htliilea, ni'lidms Garland smith, Gunner, Eerghoid'
Bennett II Ioker Iielden. Copeland McEivain and
others of their colleagues; William Eeldin. l. W. }.
Hurst. L. V. ". EOsser, Judge Van BruEt. Nscrnon :.
Sullivan. Ferdinand Levy Colonel f. X Ian, Dr. Cyrus
Edison, George Bliss, WamP Kirk," Tommy Shri.s'G-n-
cral spuoa Fire mni-soner Van Cot sheridan Shook
Herman Oerichs. Washington T.. Conner Giovanni j.
Norisn, John De Mott, d" Alec Taylor James j. ke7o
ana Eihu Root
Back of the Mayor was drapcI the nag presented by
ful unto DEATH the inscription IN gold on the banner
told. Other lags festooned around the room and
tho balcony orchestra drowned the noise OF knives
forks AID general conversation with airs from me
latest operas 1t what SIR Wc>g would have called
Tho gay the gay, the festive sceEo: tho halls the
halls Of dazzling light" Superintendent Murray and the
three Inspectors Dss Byrnes and steers beamed com
placeutly on the company ana encouraged by their
smiles the captains aud guests valontly to
attack the dinner and went from oys ters to coffee
without n.urmur FINALLY the dinner was over ANA
little glasses of old Marlrll placed before each
guest IN order good digestion might wait on APP
petite. Then the Mayor arose. aud hush te on ne
| assembly. lie spoke "a follows:
One Of the pcasantest duties 81 the Mayor OF this
city thar OF presiding at the dinner given by the
superintendent, Inspectors aud captains OF police Here
VIC meet 10 ENJOY so,ai intercourse over N'!'IH'
Oates OF the past year Tuc polcs force OF til. city
holds most important trust; and the comfort ~ the
people depends moro upon lis energy ana cistilHc
thau upon those OF any other department OF the cry
| government Daring The year la.I enlrd mere nave
been many mIor.ui changes Ihe personnel! OF ihr CON-
mission tie slmcas u WIS year a-o. That hOhrS
old Roman. SGp.r.uteIent WallnE, has r"siAntI. ana
though absence - source on lcN e. We an
that MS place j. filled by one Who las July GemoHs"tc9
ah,r.y ana L have made nnu marked success m DE-
new and mp laut r'slH'$ ArF.Wy{ ~ - y.,,i,(('sl
10 this ST. know py personal oh,ervat or. that
during the funeral usrqurs OF tho late General Grant
y"Iei as no Of tie II. lAppause
rhe position OF Captain Of Police IS one Of very fr"1
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little principally; aud 40 great measure en- lo nc
conn isnedhy the sGpern;e sdcn without hi; iu, hon
10 ia lre lhr people OF hisdstrct with confidence IN
tie GOV rUmcut OF the cy wncA the, are ta1rl l" sup
port, create In their minds spirit q! asu'l III
Kim AMI dcvoton To Ina public uucs aud Ia
The CIV IpJu The captalus 70 great extent drPrud
( the morale and discipline or the force IN general
aGar 10 root ont that element " the force which fail. TO
learn snl practice that sclcontroi and 10 acquire Nn'e
habits Of temperance - necessary To tr nah.,n""tc
and tie dignity o. police ohcer "e "l hcIF ho'l@ u
tho future OF "ompa Mt rs T. high py y genera cost
this however, none but worthy Objects must ne retained
upon the force th' resn tlons upon drGhkenn,A'
ana d'sordery cnndAet mT-. - -,Eyt"'s} tHIo,'i''
cgUcte, boge That eaeL su, 'as Mayor, Noicihs
pubic srnduiehi may 70 ani' as an d" o 10 80 a,
IN this direction ana 1" c"hEr4'ha,t YOU w. uV, 20 Y
the aim Of The force seems 10 10 up"al" ana oA"'"'
| IrOongc applause
The Mayor. acting rs toast-master, next called on
Brayon Ives 20 respond the toast Of " Our City.
Mr. Ives pretacei his speech by saying: When Daniel
was cast into den Of lions and beheld tho beasts at
work on his felIow.counrymen 10 must have felt >
satisfaction IN thinking that n the programme was car
ricd lie would be spared the necessity o1mak!ng an
! after Inner s1cech have usually" he confined
"beard tao toast rospon ed to by men OF Undoubted
Knickerboehcr descent AMI Yankee. feel some hest
fancy In speaking the subject OF the city which has
been called the Golden Paradise Of the Tefuse'
Yankee" He paid eloquent tribute TO tho police fo
their part in the riots Of 1853.
Frederick r. Couderl replied TO thu
toast OF "Our Judiciary" nc said among
other things: 81 the only the room without
title and feel lonesome am not judge though
respond the Judiciary Su II should live to be toe
old to DISCHARGE tho active duties Of my profession
have hopes that may sdOrn tho bench IL Will bo alonl
time JwcVer before avn Old FOR wat bOrnin leap year
| Chsunccy NJ. Dep.w not being present, the toast o
"Our HonOred Guests" was responded to by Algernol
g Sullivan. WHO sid that uot only those present, bu
every citizen OF New-IOrk was an h0nOred ana pro-
tected guest this night OF the police OF NeW-fork.
! Elblldge T. Gerry edited paper when bt
was in Columbia College Therefore, no re-
spOudrd "Thr Press lie sald
I'm part: 1T used he said that the pen mieheT
than sword bat the blue pencil and the scissors
are mishtier than the pen The position Of editors and
reporters NJ the present time reminds Quo OF III,
picnic to which all the little boys brought baskets hed
with chickens snd sandwiches. But when the basket Of
the big hoy was opened It found to contain only
knife ana FORK TO up what the little boys had
brought" - - -, .
Colonel Fellows spoke 10 the toast Of The Police De-
partncn" and said lie was a believer IN the efficiency
quality ana character Of the finest police forco IN the
world"