New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-18
gaYJyG AN ANNIVERSARY DINNER.
THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF MECHANICS AND
o,pAnrcNFN 1O5 YEARS OLD.

THE GENERAL SOClLIf VI ''SN'"O
TRADEsMEN los YEARS OLD.
Tho General Society Of Mechanics and Tradesmeh
OF the CITY of New-York was los years od !cs,er,
dov. II has a large membership, is In a hcur'shHs
condition and like the Cooper Institute Is poweri"
agent for GOOD among the Young men ana women vi
tbe city who arc willing to take advantage OF the
helms IL gives them to help Themselves. THO AP
nrcpt,ccs, Library free evening classes IN VpeWrllmg
and stenogiaphy, the gift OF Twelve Tree
m tho New Yor; trade schools and the care OF wdowS
and orphans are few Of the principal FEATURES Oh i's
benevolent work. A.,
The members held a dinner last evening in the
Hotel brunswick In honor of the anniversary OF 'ho
society. It. ladies' dinner ana there WIZ
as MANY women as present. This did not DANISH
wine from the tables and there was no Due nopon
in the corner Of the invitation caro-. buo III ro'"i
for the pleasure of having their wives ana da"eers
with them the cheerfully sacrlhced ai'er uhn'f
cigars. , n
Able speeches were made by ex-Judge Charies T.
DAILY. who acted as the presiding officer by MIS-
Martha J. Lamb, the historian OF the soclely' w
And,ar Carnegie who said that he wanted to join
a. and asked everybody to vote for him and they SAID
they would by George Van Siclen and Others.
On the dinner committee were stephen NJ. wright
William j. Van Arsdale, Richard T. Davies, Charles
T G.l;away. Johr NJ Mossman. douglas TAYLOR,
Frank E. Conover, Peter De Baum, william stoheDacA
and Jacob S. Browne
Among those present were:
General Stewart L. woOdford, Henry j. storrs' Mr.
and Mrs Richard A. Storrs, Mr. and mrs
Edward Gridley, Mr.. and Mrs Edward L.
Gr,d,ev Mr. and Mrs. William r. Worral, Miss Minnie
Galloway Mr. and Mrs Marc Eidlitz MT and Mrs. John
l. Tucker Mr.. and Mrs Robert G. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence w. Gaylor, the Rev. A. W.
Halsey Horace T. Rowley, Mr.. and Mrs. William n
Bowne Washington Haddock, Mr.. and Mrs. freeman
rioodoood Mr. and Mrs. William f. Bloodgood, MI anu
Mrs Charles c. Alexander, Robert Rutter MISS Alice NJ
Ru.ter Mr. and Mrs Horace L. Ruttcr, Mr. anu MIS-
lanes Morrison and Mrs. Alfred Jewell George D.
Jewell Mr.. and Mrs. Francis w. Doane Miss Maresfe1
GALLOWAY Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kane Mr. ana Mrs.
Alexander S. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs John NJ Mossnal
charles T. Canda Mr.. and Mrs. Warren A. Conover
Richard Lamb Jacob s. Browne, Louis f. Hallen, Miss
Co,ne,,a Van Cott General and Mrs. E. W. Serrell, Mr.
and Mrs William ii. worthen, Mr.. and Mrs William C.
smith Mr. and Mrs. Erskine Van Houten, Mr. and Mrs
John q; Bogart, Mr.. and Mrs William H. Nosbt Mrs l.
Hoffman, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph j. Little, Mr. ana Mrs
William Stoneback, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis W. Harrington
Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Fish, Mr.. and Mrs E. s. Vaughan
Miss Mamie Vaughan Mr.. and Mrs Andrew j. Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. L. b. Woodward, Mr.. and Mrs. william
H. Vantassel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Macbeth, Mr. and Mrs.
John j. Roberts Mr~and Mrs. g. l.. Bouton, William H.
Webb Albert Ayres James j. McKcnna, Thomas Rae
Samuel Warren. William X. OBrien, Henry Bessey John
H. Waydeil George F. Peck, A. ID. Sheridan, H. c. Mande
Nile George II. wyckoH Richard Poillon, Charles E.
Rogert.