New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-12
FIR ON A WARM NIGHT.
DINNER OF THE PURIFIERS ASSOCIATION.

%, MERRY TIME AT THE HOFFMAN hooSh-
,r,,,vs nv r c, sHAYNE AND OTHERS
=. rA.+ &c known as making the fur fly be taken
N mean making merry, then tho fur ne" lss' oNon,
,,s IN the Hoffman House, when seventy weh-hho"n
c,tizens engaged in the fur business ana orsa'Lo'
r1dsr the name Of the Manufacturing FurHerS AsS''
c,ation cat down 10 their third annual dinner Anos
-. nra pryate family. Each man present hhe"
his ,erhbor and the dinner was so good ana inc
etrars 90 fragrant that It was almost iorsouoh 'n
formal speeches had TO be MADE. EnInohu " Isun
who presided looked mere boy in comparison |" INC
veterans by whom he was surrounoea, ?o' no
charged his duty with such easy grace and undouo'eo
ah,tfr that the vote OF thanks which was gwen MIN
vas ACCOMPANIED by an enthuSiss outburs' OF ap.
plause lie set his listeners In roar OF
laughter in his opening speech IN ueSeI'Dthe Nv"
representative the audience was; Tor ssld ne, "o
Rave here from the smallest SKIN 10 the 0SS'''
merchant ,,
Tho menu card was alike costly and unique Bound IN
alligator skin Of light brown TINT 1t had on The iroh
cover in silverplated lettering, the lhter'"iheN
initials of the Of the organization NJ. F. ~
. C. c. Shayne who won his spurs Al 10 last FIc''
Dental election as effective campaign spe"her'
cat on The left of the chairman and showed by MS
sneech that he could handle the dry subject OF tra
with as much telling force as though he were maAius
soul-stirrng political oraiion' LINKS "ioN
Commissioner Charles n. Taintor, ahou10F
abls supporter Of the cause OF protecnon IN tue
evening he responded to the toast OF Inc fross.
These arc tho names of the officers PreSiden'
Tdnond r. Lyon; vce-prcs dents Goors' IL. oo"us"
and r. H. Silverman; treasurer Oous 'lAk' !''
secretary John j. Prince; board OF directors Auoiph
Maerlander, L. Loewus A. faatkS H. MARX. n 'ss
and L d. Greenfield; reception committee H. Is.
eU,.rrnan Chairman: l. D. Greenfield, NJ. Mayors ana
w Freystadt Those present included A Frazer IL d.
Walters, C. c. shayne. Charles ~ Taintor J. huSs's'
Z Clark r. r. T. Gnffth, II. D. Prince, { q Jones'
A Platky, s. s. Ward, II. Marx J. Simmons g. CiIn-
mjotu, J. Mayer, D. Prince, P. j. krNekeL A. u Poni'
6. HerZIg r. schoverftng II. Bennett, L. Loewus, L.
ramv M msye<s Julius Wen, VI. Gray, +. 5. Ul-
mann H. Goldman, II. MaerlendeT @. Prsetof1ous' u.
Roessen B. Butler, s. r. Williams. G. h BecEer' b.
Herts Samuel Unmann Leopold Well, q. Gray n
Mseriander z. 7. Griffith, s. II. Benedict. A Caldwell
p Williams, b. StrattOn, A. Hers, J. Cassidy, d. l.
Harris L. II. Rogers, " Hetnsfurter, r. Colnhs, l.
Tanpenholz, d. Steiner, ". B. Van Pet, NJ. Ii. Bow
man, H. MuuEer, A. L. Beiden, c. NJ. Boland, A.
Jacobson, f. sambault.
Secretary John J. Prince read letters OF regret hoh
ex-senator Warner Miller, John f. Pummer, Channcey
NJ Depew, W. Bourke Cochran, Judge John X. Brsdy'
Alfred Frazer and others.
THE cHAIRMAN's OPENING SPEECH
Chairman Lyon made brief opening speech which
was cheered 10 the echo. "we are here" he SAID as
cn 10 unite for the defence OF common interests
AZ to cultivate feeling of good fellowship and
closer acquaintance among the different members OF
mir calling We are an unique organization, too In
his particular sense that even II we have not any Oh
the grea, oratorieal guns Of the land, We have an
eves-ready supply Of homo talent, Of which We are
proud. Applause9
@ O. shayne who was received with cries Of What's
the matter with Shaynel" He's ali right" In reply
ine 10 the toast American Merchants" said:
The merchant relationships to himself and one
"A tho public Honest business Is more really eontn'
teat.os 20 the public the merchant himself Al
saon1h- Eoems % and gene@ly 70 the soHmu'
rsty that the business is self-seeksr and
although his motives may be sefaggrandzement yet In
point Of .set no man manages legitimate business
is trying 10 do even himself For in the economy OF
GODS prevalence right and welorganized business
In a bsnsaeenee and not q scnshness.
The American merchant loves America There Is no
ether coun.ry like It. and fortune are here open
% all who are willing work for them Neither class
6,stinetions nor preudces neither differences OF
bth relaion ideas prevent the man OF true me
from winning Just reward Of his labor In THIS favored
land OF 1890.
Success in life ia not the effect OF accident or chance
a. a. he result Of the intelligent application of certain liked
pgnc!ples 70 affairs Of everyday life Integrity, con
esntraon and cneness and ability are essential to
success; but no ability however, splendid can command
success without labor and Dersevefng appeauoh'
lPrelonged applsuseD
REPLIES TO VARIOUS TOAsTs,
Emigration Commissioner Charles n. Taintor spokt
for The Press "wrongiully used said he, " hi
press engine of tyranny; nghttuly used II is th
mighty oulwark Of our Institutions tAppiause.l
J. u. Wall was next called upon to reply 70 ou
Centennial" His remarks were warmly greeted r..