New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-29
CHESTS OF THE MERCHANTS
THE FRENCH DELEGATION AT DINNER.
r.xxn nv THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
spsscp,s BY NJ. Tx FAIvRE, NIX. coU-

DIRT MR. CURTIS AND OIHrhA
I;hertv and the loves Of Nations. eterna'
~rst,tude aud the inspiration OF sn"hno o'H =" ~
ara n. we'll enough 10 their tut they VIII not sup
,, ..x,,,.,v. diet of that sort Of thins VIII
cr.,,. the hic-ps necessary u 'oree
an. sre,t doctrine OF liberty. equality "nd irA'er""
down the throats OF the enete m"nsrrhes OF Tue "o
In rccoe uiti"u of this fact tn" CHAMBER OF 70"
.prpemented the ,desus,ic ceremonies OF the un'e"
Of Bsrtnoldrs Statue With realistic banquet a. D''
mou,co's IN the evening" frenen n"erV o.
.r,oan p.,rotism can't exist without the roast 'ce
=, old England or some good and sufficient equiv"
snoh as nmbales q la De Lesseps or soroe' par
Tired AMI hungry with paradne an" "' -.
the gnests ana representatives, OF 'n0 .,,.r,
.,rsnsth.n.d in the cause oy tn" good tnne''' 60"
- s,.,,,, carved 10 the evening To c"nn'e'A''
e.. .,,r, wet outside the banquet NALL ""'0"
was of external appli"at"n' 80.
.nnp,v of dry was Pfo''"'
tn.,ae for excu.vely internal application
AIS O'Clock the French visitors and the o'nor t'e'
-, ,. Cn.mber ~ Commerce. gathered In the big dining
room "a tn, numb r Of 200 ami ovsr. Thai nom" OF
feasts and aferdinncr oratory aagay'' o"'"'su Wv"
nov.r. and a,r. wel-traned orchestra, watch bal
uart,y thrown OF the bondage OF the ~ksdo pot
pourrt played iuspiriting srs tn tho gallery anu -"
went merry D-imonco dinners nsnA'I no.
Tho sous of wao stood snou"er 10 sh""'"o "
sha charge NJ Yorktown wont cunning toge'h"r OF
the oh seas for English cruisers i"'"~" 'h ' "
slaught on the sorriod courses OF . SSo-a-p'S'"
nd he rout o
days Of TO With tho rattle OF kuiv"s ana '"rA'
80. m,ny,sd fraxmsnu OF FrAnch ana
Fox,ah o.pversstlon aud the coneratn'at'ohs
and com pliments called torth by tho great oo""A" "
keeping with che mixture OF Languages oe'"w "A' VIC
present blending OF the rrioolor and tho stars A
Stripes above
sOMK OF THOSE PRKsEST.
m Oh. a,a. at tho head of tho sat President
James NJ Brown OF tho Chamber of C"mmerce Win
him wero R-ar-Admfrai 4 T. Luce. D2v'h NJ o'one
Major-Geu-rai J. NJ. sohoheli. Colonel bureaus "r
Pusy Napoleon Ney. Ansusts Bartho'di Engs"e spur
Ter, Albert Lefsivre, Count DE Essep"' "s"~'A N"'
eer Admiral Jsures. MI. Desmons. George "'"ap
Curu. Frederic K Coudert Mr. Deschamps Levi a.
Morton and Colonel LausseiSt
Al the long rows OF TABLES that stretcned across tue
room sat half the wekuown men OF Now YORK. n'no"k
those norice were:
George Wilson, Auguste Caubert William n Lyon. paw"
D. Acker dudley Ioan Cri"mins snoS + ~ orr
S~rneai Gar ,r Henry A. Moore Amb"-~ snow. w
Waps s s1y h ,;s,a%D G"- HTnod sunny william
II sisrbuck. commodore GhcrArd' IL ,dougmu"Ihs'
S Sa raw rr"S W"% o"n.oo sullivan Icscpn
rn F,1 lesT Po nS Joseph fys
Page FIe Devoc. Eug-ne Kelly Wilson . run n
Leon Richard Hunt S S@1s s 1' s ySi1g9
Henry Gentse Henry, E. sD1'ls s,n,.ao a..,..
Fs:n E nsm VI S9S. 'a'''H .@'
John H. lima" Ihohs' Kn E''Ir eu,e%l"i vrles~,,
James NJ vsrnu. i9r,er " Mu%icd Mat
Pc egsT MAJ. 'on s.. s: sa 1.T a M
sel fa Root, ca"%Gs, p"gs", GS ,rI.T G.
ton 5 fisk Vncen1o Bota. Ames b Houston Grorsr
3u1"!%rd "I F%~sln ha.cn liam L. strong Ellie,
shepard arson stokes Ih, H WHEN rs' moG nnse1 %
fh.nel Niles Mr. iIrlad Parke Goiwin. Amos H. Emo j.,
s Tnn a. s sss m etTa eeTs J@"es stokes robert
Hoe McSuy the ley; pS; ,e and san;.i d. Bat
d Ssas' Percy r'"' Horace White and ''''' D. ''
In the course of the evening Page presented
ds sill zen DNn
the uru who toasted Lafayette when no 'Isod this
GoI HsSe wp" received uen from the of Jonn
Montrose. OF ramsns n J.. wno was present a. .he
dinner Lafayette The first badge bore the portrait
Of Lafayette and he verse;
LAFAYETTE TUE NATIONS GUEST.
The fathers IN glory shall sleep ,
But the sous shall cteruaIlv keep
The tablet OF grattud" right
W" Sn SG~ we "S ,ea "i0 mt 'sV rir knee
But our hearts. lafayette.
We surrender to Thee.
T'he other n an epitome o. his lite:
General LAFAYETTE Anverxne France. l757At
tern he enarsT IN ,ip %r%sf Ss h Az s
Can year wa 1 hm s sn"s" To ,
the held The army rG hs pnrIe s Al ne e s' VIII"
Men tn >aalaon a Ia d stat"g al ."w q NE eo'',
son,ne Columbus AT the p3nd"g "a vrior hu9o n,u
Sbesrs was reiterated tue BACKGROUND and Inc toas
OF the evening we're begun
OPE>ING REMARKS or PRESIDENT BROWN
President Brown raped for order aud said:
THIS has 1esn very S saPRy y s s9s Of
ery rG s wo5 nd" sem ~ s W
have Sis he very dngai.hs" &C ef IT,
at the ns ,s aS 1'% CITY
TINS nSp s 9a b.s We Sp n%sS sG
2' ar, Ir OF snSs Snng these two Republics
Dc p,Of to ~ as I'm standing the band playing The
Marseiilase." aiier which the President continued AS
follows:
% EXT wv nUw P0se st To Rs SG s
nG pr%piop am sorry to ind pre-
pared French laughter bnt am happy 10 say they arc
alton very good VIII give The o.sL IN English The
Alter thus toast drunk to the accompaniment
OF more music tue chairman ~ad:
GENTLEMEN: The toast win give you u.s. THE Pres
dent of the French KepuDnc-Rght Makes Might" zap
plausel
coxsuL-GnNERAI LEFAIvKE's RESPONSE
Consul General Lefsivre all the glory and gold
lace of French uniform and spoke as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GEsTLEMEs In response 10 y3 our
the President Of the French French Hspvs Q" ah nt
par A I we ap Navy oner thaGks tor your KIND re
hope Gsan, the @ odD,S SS In rga
ages liberty tsei raising the far
Done r better ter naS IN New York the empress Of
.s Se@s aS he Of
Ing grAndy the ceremonies OF thus afternoon
with lib r3y SoS statesmen methods cutvana
wars sol 81 rS. AMI between abor and capital hope
Liberty leads 10 prosperity rus
tween the two nations lead Increased commerce.
President thank IN the OF all my comrades
again for kind reception prolonged ap
plause.]
MIR. CoUpnRr SPEAKS FOR THE FRENCH CHESTS
The third tOast "r TO Our Guests from Beyond TIT
Sea- was responded to by Mr. Coudsrt who said in sub
stance:
Some willy dplomatist has told me that am expected Il
In French which, believe the next best thing 10 be
Ing expected TO speak English; but find that am
pected speak French and English will that
AM not anxious 10 speak at all lLaugher Well
WI back fLaughter have special obloct II
language as was sure To please TIVE
kinds audiences and will dazzle and astonsh thos
speak French by taking that language for the bal
ance OF the evening. tLaughter
Continuing III French. MIR. Coudert sadi
All the world knows that there wer
two great workers responsible for the elevation o
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