New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-22
A JURY'S GALA NIGHT.
OF THE sHERIFF'S SECOND PANEL
ELEVEN OBSTINATE MEN DID NOT MAR THE
HARMONY LAST NIGHT

i-iSi-' 4--' ODpliNAIl. MEN I'D NDT MAR THE
HARMONY LAST NIGHT.
The idea which small boys and young women have
OF soldiers life gained entirely By seeing them
parade In gala attire, with drums beating, bands play
ing, colors flying fair relatives and friends waving
handkerchefs from balconies and windows, and great
crowds shouting. The impression which the public
has OF the duties Of the second Panel Of the Shers
jury is similarly onc-sided and Inadequate As the
youths and sentimental madens know nothing Of the
hardshps OF the m2rtial life the citizens of New
York generally hear Of the Sherhs jury only when
the passes Of It's jolly annual dinners are sung The
soldiers life Is not all pomp and ceremony, and the
Sherif's juror does not spend his entire existence
dining at DemoncO's and laughing at witty speeches.
Perhaps the Juror has trials well as the persons on
whose cases he sits. but the beauty Of 1t all Is that
the recollection of the last dinner Of his panel or the
anticipation Of its next lghens his every burden,
and gives n silver ning-a triple plated one-to his
every cloud.
The second Panel OF the sherins Jury had It's annual
dinner at DemonicO's last evening" and as usual set
high water mark Of merriment and good fellowship
which will be hard to surpassa record OF enjoyment
which will be broken only by success OF uncommon
measure. As usual, the Committee Of Arrangements
showed fitness for IFS task falling not whit short
of genius. AdOn Smith, the chairman, must nave
believed last might, from the numerous ASSURANCES which
20 received. that she dinners OF the panel were Ike
by common consent. His associates were Richard T.
Hunt, George ~ Meyer, Jacob lays. Charles Is Ran
DALI Jules a. Montant and NJ II. Moses. These gentle
men indeiatigable in their efforts to SEQ that
each guest lacked nothing to make his enjoyment com
plete the chairman. These six sat at the foot
OF the six tables which placed at right angles
10 that at which the guests of honor at
General Horace Porter presided and sheriff German
sat at his left he being baked at the other side by
ex-governor lanes +. Campbell Of Ohio Others on
this dais Of ROYALTY Judge Rufus b. Cowns, Judge
James FITZGERALD, ex Postmaster Joseph c. llcndIiA,
Of Brooklyn; the Rev. DR.. George X. Van De wafer
Captain Henry Erbef L. 5. n; General Wager
swayne. Judge Joseph F. DAILY and Judge IL. W.
Bookstaver. Those at the other tables included;
George Ods, L. V. Skinner. Lucius Tutuc c. f. DoAne
C. r. Ilo-mcr, J. Il. Wilson. G. Z. Craig, j. f. Anes'
w II. Harrison Edward VI Brown. T.. St John Hayes,
Henry Clausen, Z. g. w. Wocr1 H. W. schmidt Beh!a-
min Collins 5. Charles Welsh. J. s. Armstrong. 4 H.
Flower }. y. Townsend. /. O.. ogden. Jane" buckley
g. " C. Lowery, j. NJ Campbell. Charles A. He's Frank
Paul. j. a. Pillow W. L. Roe joel o.
Stevens, +. T. Robinson ]. W. Dium"onu' IL
j. Dean. W. H. Bcadle-ton Dc Forest FOX,
F. Il. Einmons II. Van wacencn. l.. 7. Barker.
William G. Browning, J. y. Bingham, ~ W. Cooper.
Richard Huer, D. II. King. it, John Abcndfoth samuel
T.. Avery, samuel l.. Avery. j., George H. Robinson.
William L. Andrews L. V. Iarnott James fraser, Max
well smith. X. VI. Galloway. r. w Devoc. DR.. b H.
Talbot George Il. Cathcart. w. T. Lawson, Thomas r.
Gilroy j., Dr. j. j. Gornan, ~ H. Field, Charles T.
Lord, II. Won l.. Meyer, T. .. Meyer Charles r
Hart Gustavus hermann. JOSEPH {. Baldwin.
John T. I,ker John NJ. Goc,chius. Eliot Norton.
f. h. Thurb-r Alexander Taylor IT, Clarence Creighton.
Henry NJ Brush Edward T. Coe John J. Carroll Peter
f. Never !. II. Crane IL. T. Cutter John stanton.
4, Nones David C. Andrews, Alexander u. shaw, Victor
T. Koumage Judge X. \. Van Wyck. A. f. Bowers. H.
10 .wcnthsl. c. {. burke. Forrest II. Parker " w
Mcscloo Mason A. Stone Judge J. IT. Mccarthy. judge
J. T.. Newburger, J. o. Ioss, H. S Clark.
The bill o. fare, l. usual mt the dinners OF the
fttfra - ttpss non Ia
ct The souvenirs were handsome piPe', oTname'ned
with silver made by the Gorham Company, a pack
age 81 Ma,ur tobacco ,mpanying each one.
soon after O'Clock General Porter raped for
order and told string OF god stories calling iorth
peals Of laughter. which were generally iol'
lowed b. aitesrlaps Of meriment lie hFst
aroused smiles BY referring 10 " donl' silth
II c,ajd: IL You want 10 enjoy an orange thor'
ouchlv. some philosopher has said eat
lemon first | am the lemon 10 night. daughter
BEHOLD the oranges at my side ready 10 be pluohea'
This Nation has the most abundant causes Tor r
iocsg We have eaten all We wanted ana hah io's
Of our crop, left for export notice mat the largest
incr 40 la orr exports has born In dried apples
am glad 10 sec that In return for the great tide OF
immigration which las been cent 10 our shores. we
are doing what 10 swell the population OF for
cea countries daughter We export all OF or
product, that alr able. and can the rest II has
remained for the mind of the American 10 conceive
the plan TO eat all We can and can all We can 'Lineh
ter The only famine which our land las lad lately
J., water famine in New York. IhL' does not wriy
members Of the second panel. who have long ago
ceased to regard water a beverage
sheriff German aid few words, and then General
Porter called Ex-Governor Campbell, who spoke In
Jolly vein and Was warmly applaudcd The Rev Or.
Van De Water then told some OF his best stories.
and wound mp by mofalihns just a little.
General Porter then introduced cAlosmis or
Hendrix. Of Brooklyn. the first y >tmi>rr lie
knew Who did .ot pend half his time IN reading postal
cards, tIaughci.I Mr.. Hendrix made speech.
which wa- in the worst possible TASTE. VI social
dinner presided by Rep ibicd. General Porter
befse. the second Panel Of the shcrrs Jury, IN which
are many Ecpubctns, he made "a Iamnany campaign
speech
General Wager rWayno was the next speahcf
hi, address being OF rather serious strain. In
guest, listened t. IL with evident IN
t"re-t Then tho Schumnvn Quartet SAM
" TO Wander j. the Shcrhs joy The last sp5ech VA,
a humorOu, by W. Il. Green. and the curtain fell
On "A happy assrmblage singing " Aud Lang Sync.'