New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-22
JEWELLERS AT DINNER.
WIT AND GEMS GLITTERED TOGETHER
BUSINESS BEFORE pLEAsuEE-soME OF THE


accounts written Of them being marked by o'ii'
liant attendance gems OF oratory, and sparkling '"'
payne. The scin'!llatOns OF such timeworn phrases
take new lustrc when they reflect in dim anu
feeble way The convival reunion Of men whose u''N
associations sparkling and brilliant The Ne"
York Jewellers Board 81 Trades second annual pan
quct, held al Dclm0nicos last evening is entitled 10 al
tho conventional phrases Of praise and TO the re9Pc'
which accompanies immense wealth as well a. that
TO the representative, Of ancient and h0oi"pu
craft Precious silver cpcrgncs. magnificent candle
sticks and solid plate helped the good things 10 I'd"
and drink make The tables groan ~ they have often
gr0ancd in print before Oh smaller provOcatioi horo
than $50 firms dealing in silver and gold and precious
stones represented at the dinner and they aicu
from Boston. Philadelphia, Plsburg, Cincinnati, ~
Louis and other big cities, well from New YORK
1t only the second annual feast Of the Jewellers
Board Of Trade; but it set a high standard of eA-
ccllcncc fOY the many tat 1t Is hoped will succeed
it with each revolving year.
The officers Of The Board Edmund J. Scoheld,
president; Leopold stein. first vce-presldcnt; Guldoh
". Hall, second vice president; David Keller uclS'
uIcr, and Ilcrlct VI. COndt, secretary and assistant
treasurer. Mr scohcld presided \, his table sd'
Charles H. Dana, Leopold stern, \. Herman. president
Of the Cincinnati Wholesale jewellers Associations
judge }. r. iirady. NJ. H. Roth,chd, q. W. Hull,
Colonel Robert Ingcr,oll. the Rev. DR.. McAithur
and Joseph Fahys Others pr. sent were:
j. Adler >. Avery. Ira Burrows, f. Ben. j. > Blake
\ Blumaurr X. l.. BuIdick >. BacGinton, w. Bryant
G.. IT, Iigaho {. \. Boyn;on, \. Bergman H. H. bu'D''
W. \. Copeland II. 4. Cook. H. II. Cook, t. v Oi'tu''
g. G. tonstock H. CoL2ens, H. VI. Condit l. De- Roy, ~.
william r. duncan. G. j. Dod~hun II. Drcyiuas, II. b.
Dyer o. \. DrnSwatcr. II. +. por'mu~ J. G. Downing
NJ DanelC :. Dcnni,on. j. Davidson, L. f. I1n'tcin ;.
Eng.andcr. /. Ettiuger, f. A. I-ci", l. T. ELLSWORTH
ororlr T.. Fahys, l.. w. Flcrham. w H.
fiuqcrad l. ". Friedman, \. Frank. G. NJ Foer. T. y.
Fes,endcn i. A. Frey ). irInkr, Henry Gnncl' W. >
Ginncl Augustus Goldsmith. otto Gran. g. W. Hull I.
W. Harman. \. Ilodenpyi w Oshamp IL. T. Ham,
D. G. Pcrci,al, Henry Hayes, o. Hcern, :. G. Ho"aid'
t. Herzor T. V. Huvcr. II. X. Iis. J. George Hntchl'
son, C. Hcllciush, r. II. Hubbard, G. NJ Had J. IL
Hart $ NJ. Hyncman. r. Hamilton, p, c. Jacque~' J..
< Johnson IT,. A. Il. johnson. David Keller. A. L.
Kettle. c. r. Kmhan solomon Kaiser Lou, Kahn IL
Kohn c. H. Knight 7. l.. Kc.,-y, e.. krrmcrctf. j.
Kar-ch. 4. Keller, j. Kammefcr, J. \. Kapp j. Ko.h'
W. LeaycnWorth (. Lindebom. VI. J. Ll--hu'r, D. H'
Iane Is. J. \. Lebkuchuer T.. Loc-Sr, A. j. LoWn'o'N
b. Iocwy. = II. Lew. j. =. Lutz. william Lanfd'h
Irving \. Lewis NJ. Lucnth,l. the ROY Dr. NacAih"f
: f. Myers NJ A. Myers +. W. Miller. J. G. Miller
l.. W. Martin W. }. Miller, /. Mct1gor. ;. J.. M"i"iu
S Muir. D. +. Myer. G. l. Mott. c. r. MoiieI :. !"
McPToudfoot. NJ. A. Mead. w. T. Muss'F II. N''r
j. II. Noyc., H. l.. OWcnhcim'r. NJ J.. op
pcnheimer, II. s. OpIeuadmer, 4. oppenh'iMoi
". Paul \. Paul c. j. rouerncId, J. Pohy' T. l.
Parsons, W. c. Roberts. ). A. Rider. T. w. K''k"'"
H. : Roberts i. T. Rec, Leopold stern l'doT' S''f'
f. : Sherry. A Schwob J.. NJ. S9Nchnle. A g. sch"an
j. T. Spencer o. o. Stn!nan. j. :. Spencer. T. A. Smith
r. r. Suou,. c. ". Sweet. J. r. Scott a 7. sylvester
\. Simon l.. \. Sondheim +. l. Smith J. W S"nior'
T.. /. Skinner. {. ii. smith. }. L. Nh'phtru H''h T.
Thomas b. Thorpe W. 4. Thomp'on, G. y. IhoiI"
j. y. Taylor. II. Tn,crmsyer d. Un"rmeyef T. Inter.
meyer G. ". Van Dcven,cr. II. T. Vc.h, e. 7. Neith
T. l. Wallace 5. wsach w. 7. Woodruf. a. A. Web
,ter. o. D. worurcr +. 4. whitney. Y H. White Leo
wosm,er e.. W. washburn. T. X. Wright l. T. Wilson
l.. Wr.l NJ Wood. r II. Wheeler. G. L. White. /. Welsh
otto Young }. Il. Yatc.
The members Of the banquet committee were VI. D.
Roth,child cfaifmah; J. G. Downing. :. T. Ny"r-,
David Keller. George f. Fahys and James +. spencer.
-.t.rs
gatherings, one that Of The National Association
Of Jobbers in American Watches. on Tuesday and
"wednesday the body held secret sessions at the Cafe
Savarin on Tuesday the maker, Of wat n movement,
met. and on Wednesday those II watch-cases. H. T.
Hahn is the president ON Tuesday evening the
Jewellers League. the insurance organization 81 the
trade. had it's meeting in the Masonic Temple
The insurance provided by IL is $1,000.
for which only SEQ year Is paid.
II has a large membership and rs president IS Henry
HAYES. The League had lively fight over the
question ~ The admission 81 half rate members, who
Should only pay half the dues and ic entitled 10 har
tho u,ual Insurance. This proposed innovation WI,
rejected by AN overwhelming majority. On the sruund
that the halfrltc members would have cqua
voice I'm the Lcaeue with those who paid full rates. and
mi-lt yand hy swamp them.
Both the organizations lad plenty - repre- cnl'ivcS
at the Board Il Trade dinner bnt all that took place
there was jolly and l0viaL lIatchcs were buried
words beaten into ploughhares-or. rather into
knives and forks.
The toast list Of the Jewellers Board Of Trade Wa
admirable model for all dinner giving societies. u
lad only siN toa,t,, and, that 10 the Pc>d M #
the United state, drunk with the usual l,yal
hDnors and without Response. there were oul, FIVE
-pccchcs. The consequence that the enthusiasm
was unfagcug. nobody gr,V ur-l and the proceed
ugs over al scasonahlc hour. The toast. wcrr
accompanied hy original poetic NOTICES. the author OF
which stephen G. Howard All Of them were
clever and several Of them exceptionally bright. -
pcciay that which ran with the subject Of The
ladc-.7 and wa, 4, follows:
II our 'ou, were tossing now IN the scorchins
flames Of ladc,
AnI We Lad one cooling drop. We would drink It t.
the ladies'
The ,pccchcs we're all short but the opening al
DIRE, Of welcome by the chairman shortest II all
II wa, little bat it fulfilled all the requirements Of the
occasion. Short ,pcechcs always appreciated \,
Burns says.
Ask why God made The gem so small
And why 80 huge the granite
Because lie meant that men should set
The larger value on it,
meaning. 1t without saying. the gem.
In replying 10 "Thc Goldemitl's Art" the Rev
Dr. Macarthur uttered much rich wit in a setting
Of solid wisdom. some Of the things he said
have boy who is just beginning TO study the
classic. He came 10 mo tonleht and asked VIII,
onirbt' WHY .ad hc do they i've 'I in New York
Well said J. some live IN New York, but all who can
i've III b".ioh. 'Lll2ht'rl some HVc IN chicago.
Wcl, said he. 'as Tcnnyson saws. "bctcr year Of
Now York than a cycle Of Chicago ~ Great laughter
and cheers
Charles \. Dana replied for 81 the press which had
for motto on the card:
"a power. ana one of the powers that be-
The frcc-t thing In the land OF the free
Colonel John X. Fellows Wt- not present a. respond
for The Ladies' but the toast va. hnnOrrd with en-
tn.Iasm all the same. Judge Elaiy in his best
vein. and abundant In uncci0tc rs "A genuine plum
pudding T. IN plum, when he pended - the toast
Of The Bench aud Bar
For d" our Country" Colonel Robert q. InecrsOll
an eloquent and much clrrrcl speaker. Whether
Ben Grover I'D, the chair" the versatile motto
maker said Of the " baud of the free" she goes :"
There excellent music ~ well rs excellent or
atGrv al the Jewellers Bard % Trade dinner. The
music supplied by the Llcdcrkrauz Qnartct. who's.
programme of fourteen -cl 'ctlpn- the last 81 which
was Auld Lang Sync" Owen In a stYic that
hearty applause ana cordial AMI well deserved com