New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-15
SILK MEN AT DINNER.
ToAsTs TO THE SHINING FABRIC.
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF TEE SILK
ASSOCIATION OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WITTY AND GRAVE.

WITTY AND GRAVE.
There was great deal oB silk but little, any, silk
stocking, represented In the one hundred and sixty
influential citizens who sat down last evening IN
40. 20 Grand-st for tho sixteenth time In as many
years 10 eat their annual dinner They memberS
Of the SILK Association Of America and the place whore
they enjoyed themselves was the Merchants Central
Club The dinner, and all connected with It. was
so eminsntIy successful that stranger would have
supposed that he was having good time in the far
famed Delmonico's instead OF In quarter Of the
city where fashionable diapers are unknown. There
was O profuse display Of silk American days. The
polished pine ceiling was as shiny rs SIX one could
shave himself In the big pillars Of the same material
which ran through the centre OF the room. twined
with smllax. David IL uAmmatt, the assistant secro
tary seemed qualified for place In six-day go as
you.pleass' for not during the evening oio ne
Sit down-aiways foot, seeing that everybody was
comfortable aud had what no wanted
Henry Burgoyne wilson, Of the firm OF Dexter
Lambert & Co., was also active IN the sfrSnse-
meuts which were carried out without hilton Inc
president Of tho association, Frank ". Cheney Oh
South Manchester Conn., presided. Our Country
the Land Of the Free to be responded TO oy Cen
caAl Stewart l. Woodtord but in bis absence joseph
Barbour got the floor and so impressed those VINO
listened to him that tho other speakers would have
yielded and allowed him 10 continue until al adjourn
ment was had, but Mr. Barbour was not that sort OF
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shouting, Is they did shout, but unayallingE, Go
on Go on' state Senator Griggs of New-Jersey,
was good second 10 the from the Nutmeg state.
and told least story which voted the best
Of the evening
Among those present were Edward Fl. Ammidown,
tho Rev. E. Gulbert Louis Wanle, Congressman Ash
BED p. Fitch, A. c. Jennings, OF Brooklyn Congress-
man Felix Campbell, Ira Dimmock, president Of the
Monotuok SILK Company; W. L. Strong, @. II. Wurtz,
Byron Rose, Editor Of Tho American Silk JounaP
Leon HArvter, 3. A. Armstrong r. Arai, F. W. Al
cock, John c. Rye, Japanese Consul s. Full Y.
MAtsuo J. p. Mckay, Hugo Funke, O. Farley. 1r,
John r. Emery, A. Lensen, N. NJ Bedding, r.,
A. A. Brewster, j. Ers4ine, w. H. Barnard. Charles
Horn, l. J. Wright, r. X. Arnold, James MoCreery.
James c. McCreery, /. y. Hayes, P. Henemsnn, A.
NJ Town send, s. W. ClRpp, s. D. Webb, Colonel J.
d. Conglon, r. G. Richardson, George T. P9ms 1,o
b. EEskins and @. w. IASk!ne. ,,-,-..
B. Richardson, secretary OF the association; knight
the SaS-tsblss The chairman made brief opening
speech ave may said he, DO as olssmnT
greden, possibly can b. In many vs scSpe f%dco ous
mixture an excellent and sueculsnt salad so 70 SPEAK
daughter and applausel Our first toast, IN, The
president OF tho United States having SesI
Celebration, win be drank without any response 1
next toast two wrough. into one, our Counryrrhhs
cradle Of the American SIX Trade viii DO responded to
by Mr. Barbour Mr. Barbour gave an mteresuns
history Of the silk trade and Of its development sna
by the stars. and, Stripes Congressman simonds
replied for The Congress OF the United states" stao
senator Gng for tn, safe o. r @ sna s s9S
Markets for Homo Manufactures. Colonel j. ".
SSRsa0s 'RGh s so societies. and Peter Eys for
Lzdics.H