New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-24
IN HONOR OF SETH LOW.
THE HAMILTON CLUE GIVES DINNER TO
CoLUMBIA'S PRESIDENT-ELECT.


Another of the dinners to well known men for
which the Hamilton Club OF Brooklyn is becoming
famous was given last evening in honor Of President
elect Low. who will shortly leave Brooklyn to as
sumo his new duties at the head Of Columbia College
About $50 of the members of the club sat in the din
ing room of the clubhouse, on the Heights, and In
the other rooms thrown into it for the occasion The
only guests were Mr.. Low, some OF his Immediate
relatives and Professor Drislcr.
Among those present besides the speakers were
Congressman W. c. Wallace, General John i. Wood
ward Charles Pratt. Judge Willard Bartlett, Robert
D. Benedict. Edwin \. Packard, Colonel J. y.
Partridge John Glib, L, NJ. Shepard, Ethan
Allen Doty, IL. X. Sheldon DR.. C. n. Hoagland, Tunis
g. Rercen NJ. c. ogden, f. b. Bartlett, \. l.. Dow,
Theodore Il. Willis F. p. Bellamy, 5. b. Cmttenden,
w Cary Sanger A. G.. Mcdonald, W. J. Gaynor, :. b.
Duryea Charles A. Moore. Joshua NJ. Van Colt. w. W
Tupper W. H. Ziegler, william H. Williams and DR..
g. w. PIympton.
The speaking was begun ~ President George VI.
Ocott who said among other things That Columbia
College could be congratulated upon her choice Tor
president. and New-York upon the gain Of citizen
who had done lis part in every good work in BrooR
Iyn The removal Of Mr.. Low to New-lofk should
he an additional reason for the annexation OF New
York to Brooklyn. Npphuse)
Mr. Low was greeted with a storm of cheers and
applause and spoke with his usual felicity lie spoke
at length about Brooklyn, and his regret at leaving
there was no city on the globe containing SO man!
DcopIe with so few among them rich or poor as
Brooklyn. he said he believed that an unusually
large number of people in BI ooklyn regulated uieu
lives by the highest standards and discharged tlic
duties of citizenship with the utmost hdehS' lie
smoke of the needed Improvement OF the lTose
terminus in Brooklyn and suggested that tina area no"
used for the storage of be thrown into Washington
ST.. and a broad promenade made from inc brusc
20 tho CITY Hall He would use land between SANDS
81 and the river for the storage of cars by changing Tie
preseut curve at the terminus in the opposite direction
ne also suggested the wisdom OF laying out the SUD
-. coon IN lac absorbed in Brooklyn upon wise
R nnaies Washington beautiful lie eApIesseu lhe
nan that Rro0kyn would some day nave great
OPiic THrarv and referred TO the public proht rom
H In reccnt revival of the Brooklyn Institute.
' Professor Henry Drisler, acting president OF S0
,phs smoke of the gain to New ORR III securing Mr
low and The benefit it was expected WOuu afCIue 10
he college by his accession 10 the PRESIDENCY.
General Alfred c. Barnes responded 10 te sshunenI
1he Tvo Cities referred 10 the WORK Mt. 20"
ala in connection with Professor Bfyces American
COmmOnwcalths." -, 49,, ,..,..
Dr Truman J. Dackus. Of the Packer institute
enoEe for Tie Schools" ex-COngfessmah - V. Nhtc
Tpaenonded 10 the toast The EXchanges,' SecfetaF
LANES McKeen. of the Hamilton, SPOKE lof ne
SInbsr. congressman W. {. Wallace for =" Inc LcSis,
lators ST. Clair McKelway for . Inc IhlVefsiN Ol
The state and James s. r. stranahan made me clysh
speech, his subject being The Citizens Oh broohhh'