New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-25
4 BANQUET TO MINISTER COOLIDGE.

THE SOLID MEN OF BOSTON TURN OUT IN FORCE
TO HONOR THEIR TOwN$MAN.
Boston. May "a tspeclal,.-A complimentary ban
Duet was given at the Algonquin Clubhouse, on Com
monweathave., to I. jefferson Coolidge. recently
appointed United states Minister to France. The
gathering was a brilliant one and representing the
best business and social elements OF Boston. PoEt-
ical lines not drawn, as both parties were
pretty evenly represented. not much by the active
marty workers as by the staid and SOLID men OF the
city. William A. Russell presided. on his hight
WAS the guest Of the evening and on his left Pres
dent Eliot of Harvard. Others present were Ab-
bott Lawrence, the Rev. stopford, Brooke, Alex
ander II. Rice the Rev. DR.. f. L. Hale.
E. g. Haskell, the Rev. George a. Gordon Il. Mchcc'
Lucius NJ sargent, Eugene Thibaud, Henry L. Hig-
gnson, Col ecior A. W. Beard. Martin Brimmer' T. {.
Cheney, the Rev. \. =. Peabody, John {. hopes
Alpheus H. Hardy. Charles o. Foster, George r.
Fabyan samuel b. Dana, General Charles H. TAYLOR
j. Arthur Beebe, Henry 5 Howe. William +. wilson,
Jonathan A. Lane, Thomas L. Zeal, Amory A. Law
renee NJ p. Kennard John ". Chandler, Henry IL.
sprague Char es a. Coffin, Jerome Jones' Frederick H.
Prince, Arthur Rotch. William H. Lincoln JVhh W.
Wheelwright Z. IA. Clement, the Rev. George E. Ellis.
Franklin Haven, ir.. Lewis 5. Dabney. solomon Liii
coln william T. Hart Charles A. CLIFFORD. W. r. Bar
rett Rufus & Frost. samuel johnson, Robert Treat
Paine George Dexter. Roger wolcott, Henry saton-
stn,l J. Lewis S,aclpole Joseph Peabody. John IT,
GRAY Eistace E. Fiz, Amos W. stetsOh' John IL.
Holmes John l.. Bremen Royal e. Roboins' hichafu
Oney Francis Lowell Peter G. BROOKS General Charles
J. Paine W. Endicott, r., the Rev. Leighton PARKS.
W. Lincoln, Curtis Guild. Leopold Morse. Charics y.
Cottng John N. Little, Henry NJ whitney Coione'
r. F. Fdmonds Edward n. Fenno, t.
Rollins Morse Nathalel Thayer II. II. Hnunc-
well. General W. T. Draper, Henry u. GOODWILL
Edward W. Pierce and Thomas Motley, )r.
Mr. Russell gracefully opened the postprandini
oxercise. The other speakers were Minister Coolidge.
President Eliot and Eugene Thiebaud, tie frehch
Consul The speeches were, Of course, entirely OK q
nonn artisan character applaudlng the President Tor
his wisdom in selecting Mr.. Coolidge to succeed MIN
lister Whitelaw Reid and referring gracefully 10 '"e
longtime friendship and close commercial relations eA
,snne between the two republics Mr.. Coolidge said In
the course of his speech:
90 abroad at a most interesting period 1ncre
two great questions coming mp "i,ina a
refer frst TO bimealllsm. The President has lnved
the nations Of Europe 20 send delegates TO soli-
ference, and this Invitation mas peen 'hcause The
E r. IanaIlage is the only IN which Italians,
1;ermans Frenchmen and English can meet on on a
common ground and understand one s"o'n nnnventon
Bmeallism has grown steadiiy ~ L EId have
boards OF trade all over the United Kingdom nav d
petitioned I'm favor OF II. and supposed tna' LT
toiishmrv and Balfour and Goschen and many otier
leading state favonby inclined. besiuoe; nc
disastrous condition Of the trade IN ndia cansed ~
the depreciation Of the silver rupee. may induce '
,na ~ 90 further than IL has ever been Wiling 10 90
before There Is already law allowing 20 per 'he
should agree hold so cent It would occasion pur
choses of abont $60,OO00O0 OF silver ana i've a
.ironS moral support the nations which Ike frame
o. a fxed ratio between gold and silver. .o.,,
" The other matter Is the Behrng sen coh,roversy'
which is of Importance than the Alabama treaty