New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-11
MIR. WANAMAKER HON0RED.
TIE GUEST OF THE MANUFACTURERS
CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA.
A THRoNG OF PROMINENT MEN ATTEND THE
RECEPTION 10 THE PosrMAsTERGENERAL
REGRETS FROM THE PRESIDENT.

RECEPTION TO THE PosrMAsTER-GENERAL
REGRETS FROM THE PRESIDENT.
Philadelphia April Io.-The reception to Post
master-C;eneraI wanamaker by the Manufacturers
fgub this evening" al the club house IN Walnut
g, was the finest and successful affair OF its
kind ever given in Philadelphia. The work OF deco
rating the building began On Monday. aud was not
CONNECTED until noon to-day The halls and stair
u,ys ware one mass Of flowers, ard the secondnoor
front room in which Mr.. Wsnamsker "received,'
also was prousely decorated. The second. third and
tou,,b floors were used dning-rooms. The ~
,.,ton No phiadelphlas honored citizen marked the
apening of the clubs new quarters. Inc guests
hsran TO arrive before p. NJ. and an hour ls'er
every room in the spacious house was well niieo
N, Wanamaker came early, and was greeted with
,Ar.a rousng cheers general and-shakng fol-
loved The Pos tmastnr- General, after the refresh
ments had been served retired to the general nc
IGNITION room on the secosld floor, where WIN
Mayor Filter samuel II. Cramp, Horace & DisStoh,
James DobSou, and William Wood, VINO aSsisUu
Thomas Dolsn. the president Of the cuO' nc heVu d
formal reception for nearly an hour anu HaiA
Tie stood upon raised pIauV''" WI" ny
covered with the rarcst flowers. anu aoo'e MS hc'u
was a foral arch forming huge envelope stStnpcu
and pos,marked and addressed 10 the Postmaster zen
oral AN the decorations OF the room were In keep
Ing with the work Of tho Postothce Department me
refreshments were served informally in the assembly
room. the guests standing There were No tQaS's
nor speeches.
over 200 men present, including secre
tsries Proctor Noble and Rusk. Attorney General
miller General uazen A. J. Drexsl, Mayor Filter,
John Field James McManes. William F. Harrity, Di-
rector Wagner Director stokley Wnism NJ. Smith,
lanes r. Gates. George :. Graham. William b. Mann,
Charles F. Warwick, DR.. d. Hayes Agnew, Dr. Ia
Costa DR. Pepper, DR.. Pancoast. d. VI. Fox. Colonel
Robert p Dechert, John BaNlsley, General John F.
Blankeu-
burg Joshua L. Baily. Isaac II. Clothier. Lewis {.
Cassidy Thomas Doan, DR.. Drysdale, william L. FL
kns p. A. 4. Widener, the Rev. DR.. Wayland Hoyt,
George Pierce. Alfred Graft, william V. Mexican, eX-
Governor Robert f. Pattison, William NJ. singerly,
Judges Allison, BreCy, Hare Fell, Finettcr, Reed,
Thayer. Arnold, Hanna. Ashman, Ferguson and all
the Judges Of the supreme Court VI Pennsylvania,
the presidents Of all the Philadelphia banks Congress
men Harmer Bingham Kelley and darlington, Gov
ernOr Beaver, who is member 81 the club; eX-GoV
ernOr Curtin, United states senators ingalls, and Hig
gins Lieutenant Governor Davies, General Hastings,
General James NJ Tyner, General Horato @. Sickles,
General y. p Banks, Charles V. Stone, Of Harris
burg; J. Lowre Bell, Superintendent of the NAH Ser
vice Supervising Architect Windrm. j. II. Jackson, OF
Wilmington Del Charles Is. Lord, George ". Hanis,
Washington; ". W. Johnson. baltimore Alden epesrc,
president Of the Boston Chamber Of Commerce John
Moses. Trenton; ". W. IL. Davis, Austin 4. Ware.
Worcester, Mass; James Sawyer, Boston; Lyman
William Lambdn, Joel J. Bailey. Andrew Wheeler,
Richard Lee FeAron, J. J. Noah Charles Heber Clark,
J. y. Dunbarry, Andrew H. Miller, New York Will
lam P. BemOnt, F.. c. knight, the Rev. DR. George
Dana Boardman exMayOr King samuel c. Perkins,
Edward y. Benson. Edward shippen. I. Clark Davis.
Charles Emory Smith, Colonel A. X Mcclure, F. Car
roll Brewster and W. ". Justice.
lerter of regret n ad from President Harrison
whu SAID Public duty alone my absence and
prevents my uaEgling with YOU IN doing honor 10
Pennsylvania's repres emf ative in the Cabino7
Vics-Prcs dent Morton wrote d" regret exceedingly
THAI previous engagement deprves OF the pleasure
Of awaiting myself Of the kind invitation of the Man
ufacturers' Club the dstin he'd member Of
tho Cabinet from PENNSYLVANIA
Regrets received also from Admiral Portcv,
General ". T. sherman. the Chief Justice and ASs0c
ATE Justices of the supreme Court Of the United
states. General Gresty, Congressman Charles ONeil.
Senators Quay. Cameron ard sherman. samuel !.
Randall, Secretary Tracy. John Russell Young.
" llam ". Dudley Nathaniel Niles. :. Il. Chase, WhaT
ION Barker. w G. Mcbride. H. :. Manning and H. "
Preston. Nv Garrison, the First Assistant Post
nrTal and Mr.. Whitfield the second As
obliged III the last moment to send their
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