New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
1T WAS DINNER OF DINNERS.
SHERIFF's JURORS HAVE A MERRY.MANING.
AN ADMIRABLE FEAST COSTLY SOUVENIRS AND
JOLLY SPEECHES GIVE DELIGHT.

AN ADMIRABLE FEAST COSTLY SOUVENIRS AND
JOLLY SPEECHES GIVE DELIGHT.
OF all the public dinners the season through. there
Is elaborate none better worth
attending than that which The Secohu
Panel Of the sherns Jury gives. For handsome
souvenirs. bright speeches and general good unlc IL
holds n rank that makes every man WHO Is fortunate
enough TO be invited anxious to attend IT, Inc an
ncr which the Second Panel had last night at Del
monlco's exception to the rule The large
hall was unusually brilliant the tables were decorated
In the caterers best taste, and the wines and viands
were better than those which any cpicurean at
Roman banquet even dreamed OF tasting
At the head table sat Adon Smith. foreman OF the
panel. and chairman of the committee OF arrange
ments of the dinner. lie has long held these Offices
and TO some who do not know him elsewhere
these dinners his monument At the table with him
sat W. IL. McElroy Sheriff John J. German. John ;.
Wise, Allan L. McDermot. St. Clair Mckelway'
General Wager swaync. the Rev. DR.. George X. Van
De Water, ex-Judge Noah Davis. and Judges Joseph
+. DAILY, David McAdam. james Fitzgerald, Henry
DischoG. jr.. Rufus b. Cowing. and H. W. Bookstayer
The guests, who numbered about 200, were seated
at six tables. At the ends of the tables sat NJ H.
Moses, Jacob Hays. Charles X. RaDdall Jules a.
Montant Richard r. Hunt and George A. Meyer
Mayor.elect Gilroy and Corporation Counsel Clark
occupied seats together at table F.. The Rev Dr.
Van De Water said grace. In the course OF the DIN
ner the lIatton Male Quartet sang several songs and
the souvenirs which had been awaited with much
curiosity, distributed. They were solid silver
pencils about five inches long when extended, having
three faces bearing on them, enamelcd In blue, the
symbolic mace scales and fasces and the words
"second Panel sherllI's Jury, December 49, 1872"
After the coffee had been served Mr.. smith called
for order ard in n happy speech announced the only
regular toast 1.-The Sheriff Of the City and County oil
Ncw-York.1 Sheriff German responded TO It, telling
d;ner or elsewhere but particularly at dinner. Mr.
toasmaStcr the rest Of the evening. The Rev. Dr
was both witty and wise. and listened - with
nouncing that the old theory that If you wished
that the evening proved that the thing TO do was to
give them dinner.
st. Clair McKelway kept the guests, laughing al
uost continuously during his speech. John D. Wise
ey,Ilidge Noah Davis and others also spoke. Among
those present Judges :. NJ Ehrlich, II. y.
Van Wyck and j. ". FltzsmOns. Forest II. Parker.
Joel o. Stevens Edward VI. Brown. Henry ChNS"n'
f.. G.. W. Wocrz. II. w. schmidt. W. ii. BeadlestOn,
T. W. Wocrz. \. lIayman. Arthur T. iowcrs );
-caver Page. Henry A. Rogers y. Crmmns samuel
r. Avery. Richard v lIarnctt. Jerome Buck. Dr.. \.
e Mcdonald. Henry LOewenthal. Robert W. Gala
wav f. ". DcvOc. \. Gilbert. DIR. ;. II. Ialcot, :.
A. Walker Edward Kelly. Angelo L. Myers. Judg" II.
P NcGown Judge y. II. Mccarthy. John Il. Sexton
ana General T.. J.. MolncuX.