The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-26
GEN. RUNYON BwANQUH4ED
Largest A~ssemblage Of New
Jerseymen Ever Seen At
tend the Dinner.

NEW YORK, April 20. 1oJo.-lHe uluuer
TO Minister Runyon. our ambassador to
the Court of Berlin. com prisedrth most
notable assemblage Of Jerseymcn ever
seen in this city. The Hotel Valid OFF
was literally overrun by the sous OF the
sister State of New Jersey, representing
all interests. civic. political. military and
religious. There was an elaborate dis
play of bunting aud flowers and ever
greens, with many beautifully tinted
lamps to give u more vivid coior1ng TO
the scene.
Proceedings opened with a reception in
the rotunda. adjoining the ulnlng nail
i'll which Minister Runyon received DIS
host of callers, assisted oy a Committee
comprising John f. Dryden, Cortlandt
Parker, Thomas N. McCarter aud Vice
Chancellor Van Fleet. Tue honored
guest having ia his haracteristically
genial fashion welcomed his callers, Che
entire assembly adjourned TO the spacious
dung room, where some three hours
wore spent III the discussion OF the yari-
GUS epicursan attractions which went to
make up one OF the most elaborate prand-
ial programmes ever supplied.
Hon. Franklin Murphy presided over
the festivities. AT his right were seated
the Rev. Monsiguor Doane. Joseph
Garretson and Cortlandt Parker. while
ON his left could he seen Minister ftan
you, Henry Wizard, the rev. ii. BAKER,
Vice Chancellor Van Fleet and Thomas
n. McJarter.
Chairman Murphy opened the pro-
granime by Introducing the guest OF the
evening. lie spoke or Minister tunyon
as IL man with whose record every one
was familiar, having ln his fourteen
years OF professional experience held tue
highest judicial offices IN the State OF
New jersey. So that those who proposed
10 honor hin most could 10 so in no filter
capacity tnan when they spoke OF him as
CnaueeIior. Having citsd The scriptural
quotation in reference TO tile turning OF
Inc sword into the plowshare and the
pruning hook he said ne knew OF no one
living To whom this expression could be
more appropriately applied thar TO
General kuuyon.
Il am extremely gratihed with this
evidence of friendship and appreciation, "
said Munster Runyon, because 1t has
come from those With whom l nave Deeh
- ieng associated"
He thanked them for their congratulate
lions. He entered on his new duties. he
said. with due regard for their import
auce. Inc Germans, he said, had aided
materially IN pudding up aud developing
tue resources OF this country. he con-
Guided with a warm tribute to his brother
Jerseymen ana predecessor, William
Walter Phelps.
After a caDiegram was read from Mr..
Phelps, who congratulated his successor
and d. ank to his health, letters were
lead FROM United States Senator James
Smith, Jr., and Thotnas 4. Bayard. ex-
Minister TO England.
Governor Werts responded to the toast,
The Stats," DR.. Henry Baker. TO "Ihe
CAulcu." rienry Willard, "Our Foreign
keIatiops.n ana spec hes were also made
Newark, Judge Garretson, of the Su-
preme Court, Cortlaudt Parker, Thomas
n. McCarter and Chancellor Var Fleet.
Among those seated at the various
tables. were:-
v. R. Gourley, J. q. Gaskell, Thomas Rays,
Alfred Mills, b. N. Nevious, P. L, VOORHEES,, J.
Gloss, A, ". DICKINSON. A. H.. johnson,
Thomas c. Barr. Oscar Keen, j. H. Lippincott.
Woodruff, f. w. Stevens, Colonel e. P.
Neauey, William r. Alllng, James A. Coe,
Charles Hayes. Horatio B. JOY, George 3.
Jen9Inson, L. Spenser Goble, 5. 5. Tiffany, H.
G. Haskin, Al. Carter, II. II. pepper. William
Il. hunt, Allan McDerInott, +. Chiids, j. Fiem-
A.. Starring, J. E. Fleming, George R.Gray,
siias {. Hatseys Luther Joy, Charles F. Kilburn,
A. +. r.. MAriIu, z. Sanford, Edward Balbach,
McCarter, 10. II. Pitney. R. Wayne Parker. S.
h. Pennington, D. A. Ryerson, E. B.. William
son. e. g. Keasoey. H. NJ. Barrett, E. ~.
Cole, G. Lee Stout. Dr.. Z. B. Mande.
vile, Edward Kanouse. 5. S. Sergeant, DR..
C. S. stockton, J. NJ. Grinneil, E.. B. Ward,
Leslie D. Ward, Wallace d. Scudder, J. s. Fl.
GlaIk, JOu "a III y. w o =, IL. II LAY
I. H. Duryea, Frederick :. Fish, George 5.
Duryea, j. A. Clifford, e. Spaeth, 0. L. Mock
bridge, James Couit,. g. G. Campbell, r G.
Jenkinson, George Wilkinson, Henry Atterbury,
S. H. Gray, L. I. Green, @. E. Green, A.
q. Garreison. Z. Burd Grubb. ]. j.. Bergen,
Senator II. I. Barrett, James I. Ball, w. Ell.
Custis, R. Gray. Jr.. j. 4. Robb, john l.. knser,
Robert Adrain, 5. ]. Meeker, Oscar W~illigord,
James C. Haddock. Horace Ailing, Ben jamin
Ter J. +. Connolly, Alexander Mine, w. D. DAILY,
DIR II. .. HeDdry, John 1Ilingworth, E. F. z:
Young. William Brinkerhof, 7: n.
McCarter, Jr. johnson Cornish, F.
s.. Hudspeth, Frank Bergen, T. n. Jackson.
Charles B. Thurston, Elias Ward, E. +. Z.
Young, E. B. Gaddis, David Young, William
Brinkerhoff. J. A. Beecher, W. FL. Heisley.
William F.. Jackson. P. 7. Quinn. wilbur
Applegate. ". H.. Blackwell, Samuel Kalisch,
Philip Baker. F. S. Douglass, J. H. Kase. j. Fl.
Meeker, Warren Truesdeil, William r. Weeks,
DIR. Edgar Holder, A. o. Headiey, Louis LIE
Long. William L. Allen, City Treasurer J. N.
ArbuckIe, G n Bergen, ex-Jddge j. Frank
Fort. Assistant Prosecutor Louis Hood. Sam
uel KIotz, Herman LehIbach, Ezra a. Marsh,
Roe. r. B. Lewis, G.. w. Sheibier. John L.
blake, Louis Y. Martin, Will am D. Edwards.
Tne Committee of ARRANGEMENTS included
FRANKLIN Murphy. r. F.. Baliantine. Thomas N.
McCarter, William Clark, cortlandt Parker,
John F. Dryden, Joseph W. Plume, Frederfcs
X. Fl aghuyssn, Eugene Vanderpool, Antony
o. Keas. S, A. v. Yau Fleet, Andrew kirkpat
lick and Edward H.. Wright.
Minister Runyon viii sail on May 5. on
the City of Paris for Berlin.
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