The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-03
TERRAP|N AND TALK.
Happenings at the Board of
Trades Fifth Annual
Dinner.
DEAR In HIS ELEM ENT.
Governor Werts and Mayor
Wanser Arouse Great
Enthusiasm.
"ABE" HEWITT ON WATER.
The Great Need of Growing Cities
His Experience as Reform
Mayor.
"ABE' HEWITT ON WATER.


fact that the President, Joseph A. Dear.
had more to say than anyone else. and
that DR.. Gordon was here. there and
everywhere, fixing the windows so that
every one could get pneumonia without
half trying, was altogether different
from the usual gatherings of the Board.
Instead of the usual handful 8 which at
tend the meetings. over a hundred were
present last evening, aud such excellent
speakers as Governor WertS, DIR. Stod-
dard, ex-Mayor Hewitt of New York and
Otto Grouse had something to say as well
as Mr.. Dear. The cause of all this start
ling metamorphosis was the excel lent
dinner which Fred Linn of the Hotel
Washington prepared, and the unusually
good speeches which were made in honor
of the Fifth anniversary of the Board.
The guests assembled early at the hotel
aud after general handshaking and in
terchange of the courtesies of good So
ciety-and bad jokes-wandered into the
dining room as Ed. Crammer's orchestra
playel march. The tables were orna-
mented with tulips, which, at the close of.
the meeting, were ordered sent to the
various hospitals. President Dear, with
a large white and gold badge, proudly
sat at the head of the table. A delegate
from the Board Of Trade. spying the
badge, during the progress of the feast,
asked his neighbor If the badge denoted
that Mr.. Dear was of the white label
brand and extra dry" He laughed so
heal tily at his own joke that piece of
che bone of the terraDln he was eating be-
tame lodged in bis tracaea and he
almost cnoked TO death. When he had
recovered, Alderman Dusenberry, in q
uIgnified manner, explained that the big
white badge signlfied that Mr.. Dear was
member ex-officio of the Dinner Com
mittee, and TO prove his statement. re-
IL. -t1.nI Il ..f.
that fact in beautiful blue small plea. This
other members of the committee, DR..
Gordon, Nelson J H. Edge, William j.
TAFT, Robert w. Elliott and John j. Voor-
hees, wore blue badges.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
Governor Werts sat on Mr.. Dear's right
and Mayor Wanser had The side which
the Scriptures say is reserved for the
goats. He had good company. neyerthe-
less, for next to him were NJ. Linn Bruce
and the Rev. DR.. StodGard. of St. Johns
Church, who sat at the end of the table.
Next to Governor Werts sat ex-Mayor
Abram S. Hewitt, of New York, and next
TO him was Otto Grouse, looking as
though he felt that the Board had some
uesign in putting the law and the gospel
30 far apart.
The others at the tables were:-Dr. E.
C. Stockton of Newark, Major Pangborn,
w. H. Rogers of the Paterson Board of
Trade, j. A. Walker, M. Murray. Frank
Stevens, Thomas Fl. Williams, Robert
Bouham, Eugene Hartnett. D.. Gray.
Thomas Egan, Richard Van Worst.
Miles McCartin, George A. Heaney,
superintendent Snyder: Principal
cipal Hopkins. Professor Eckoif of the
High School; Police Commissioner J. Z.
Feeney, W. J. Tait, w. Hogencamp.
Aiva A. Bedell. John Reid, J. p. Hall,
John Casey Alderman, Alex Dusenberry.
Mungo j. Currie, Abadiah Washburn.
William Van Keuren. George E. Watson.
w. H. Ewald. Samuel Hague, w.
w. Farrier, Nelson j. II. Edge.
Frank Henderson, Charles Van Anglen,
Walter Dear, C. g. Stimets, William M.
Baron, Henry Ives. James Leo, John
Mehl. Dr. Issac y. Quimby, James Hunt,
George Bouton. S. NJ. Harvey. Louis H..
field of Orange. Principal Guilford, DR..
McNaughton, J. Jessop and y. j.
Locke Of the Camden Board of Trade;
A. j. Corcoran, Robert Anderson, Alex
anaer Miller, S. ". Tompkins, Frank
Potter, President McCurdie and M. Rus
sellof Of the New Brunswick Board OF
Trade; J. Scheiliagburger. Theodore
Smith,. j. Ellington. Guy Weber. L. H.
Perlman, j. Woodmansey, of Paterson;
Peter Page. james McHheny, The Rev.
G. p. Garrets%ss, Bshjssmidp jsnad East East
CoIon,el C0Ha, pnn ). j. TofPey, s Judge J. A. NC Nc.
Grath, NJ. Rohr, Sheriff Stanton, Ruben
4. Simpson, |. b. S. Hilliard, II. G.
Heltaire, George Richter, f. Z. Moore,
w. d. Marlin and j. L. Cough.
When all had been seated they turned
to and discussed this menu with that thor.
oughness which characterizes all that the
Board underta kes:
Blue Points on Deep Shell. Imperial Sherry.
Bisque Of Lobster, Cardinal.
Hons D'EUvREs.
Varies. Small Chicken. Patties la Refine. Varies
FISH.
Ksnnebec Salmon, sauce Hollandaise; Sauterne
Cucumbers. Potato Pershade.
RELIEVE.
Tenderloin OF Beef, larded Jardiniere Claret.
ENTREE
Stewed TerrapiD, Philadelphia Style.
SoRBET AU KIRsH.
Cigarros.
ROAST.
California Quail on Toast, Current Jelly.
Moer and Chandon-
Lettuce. French Dressing.
Nesselrode Pudding
Assorted Cakes Bonbons.
Roquefort. N,,,e Brie aea p.;s,ns
French Coffee. Cigars.
LIQuEURs.
NIP. DEAR MAKES SPEECH.
When the cloth had been removed, Mr..
Dear congratulated the company upon
heinO DreSoQG, he Nto &ihu W SOo 6O
,,,,,T tnere and could only wish that all
the meetings of the Board were as well
attended as that annual one was;
II congratulate the Board," ne went
n, s.npon having passed critical
period. One half the human race dies
before reaching its fifth year. This is
onr fifth anniversary and 1t shows that
we are here for usefulness There ara
some things we have done aud many
things we have not done.
M Dear then enumerated few things
the Board had not done and claimed thai
the organization md been Inst instrumental u,1v na1
nd smoke of the grand architectural
beauty, surrounded by magnlneen
PARK, which would soon occupy the nioch
balween Grove aud Henderson streets.
.You wouldn't think such thing DOS
sible in Jersey City, !" he exclaimed, earn
estly, at the laughter which gree.eu ar m,s
prediction. "But you walt lew year.
and see the grand pile which the genius
Of one oasour local architect
Exclalkatlons Of sOnF lAni'