New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-21
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FIRST OF THE BIG DINNERS
REUNION OF SOLID CITIZENS
ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE NEW-YORE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE NEW-fOHB
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
ORR. CHARLES STEWART SMITH THE REV.
DIR. sToRRs THE MAYoR-ELEcT. MURAr
HALsTEAD GENERAL MILES. ADJ
MIRAL ERBEN AND CONTROL
LER ECKEL.s-A LETTER
FROM DIR. PARK
HURST.
In London they have Lord Mayors banquet
in the Guild Hall once year and in this city
they have Chamber Of Commerce dinner once
a year. These two gatherings of representative
men OF the English-speaking in two Of the
greatest cities Of the world afford reasonable
ground for comparison. The big dinner in Lon
don is made up of Cabinet Ministers and titled
persons OF prominence generally, and what IL
said there is taken forecast Of what is to be
done thereafter ty the Government In power.
The big dinner In New-York-and 1t took place
last night In Demonico's for the 126th time-has
no person Of title; would have had at least one
Cabinet Minister John G. Carlisle. last night
only he changed his mird; and what Is said 10
the embodiment Of the oplnion Of men whose
stake In the country enc whose Interest III itS
prosperity are at least great as most OF those
who sit around the fable In the White House to
give counsel to President
AS Macaulay spoke ct the Press In England
being the Fourth Estate OF the Realm so might
some American historian speak of the Chamber
Of Commerce Of New-York being the Fourth
Estate of the Republic--f the Peope. the Gov
ernment, and thn Press be taken as the other
three In the order named What the Chamber
OF Commerce think and what they say may DO
taken as a fair barometer Of the condition OF the
country and with this as the method OF meas
uring last night it is safe to say that there are
better times in store for New-York and for tho
country during the coming year than Democratic
plundering and blunderng allowed in the lass
two years.
NEARLY 300 PERSONS PRESENT.
Close upon 300 persons crowded into the public
dnner-room OF this famous restaurant and over
flowed it into the adjoining rooms-a condition
of overcrowding which occurs only at one or two
other public dinners during the season, notably
that of the New w-England Society. But what q
gathering, You should have been there and seen
IT, II represented every walk OF life and every
shade of politics
There was the venerable James S. T. Strana-
han representing what is best in the citizen VINO
has the welfare of a great city at heart. ana
Mayor-elect Colonel William l.. Strong who has
the welfare of a greater city at heart The HeV.
Dr. Storrs, who an excellent representative
of the pulpit had seat Of honor at the guests
IA ble and his speech ranked among the pest that
were heard during the evening. In additoh I"
the work done by the Committee of Arrange
ments special reference should be made 10 the
energy. the industry and the righteousness OF
Of
secretary. who never once seemed to think OF
himself so long as any one Of the 800 people who
sat down appeared to be in want OF anything.
A preat MANY persons seemed desirous OF snak-
ing hands and talking with James Fl. Eckes' the
control,er of the Currency. VINO sat in line with
the chairman while George j. Gould, VINO was
next George Rutledge Gibson. who presided az
Table f. was sought out by many people VINO
wanted to shake his hand. and did
Tammany was there; at least some OF "has
is left Of Tammany there; but IT was har'n-
less and you would not note the absence Oh 'ner
cheers amid the ihunders of applause whicn
greeted the mention Of the name OF Mayor-eieo'
Strong who. In the absence OF Governor -eie''
Morton sat on the right hand Of President AieA-
ander T. Orr and ex-President Charles ;. smith,
who sat upon his left
THE DECORATIONS.
word for the decorations. Tney were elao-
crate and well arranged. or course oiu "'o,
dominated everything. as it had a right to. ana
tnasa ve,phty men of business seemed as gao
~ schoobovs AT being unable to turn their eyes
f., any direction without seeing that symooi Oh
authorty and freedom. tine Stars ana stripes
4 handsome living picture in the orcnestra GAL
larv napled bv tall palms and ferns. and listen
Two ottartively 10 every word that was spoken
ord i,,rinp heartily in many of the cheers that
u,ara hoard was Father Ducey, who has been
raf.,red ~ as the Pcpe's reporter" ana VINO
emiIed and nodded at MANY people who saIuteo
him.
THE MEM.
The design OF the menu cover may De mus ue-
scrihad. The chief and lower part Of the device
was a pleasing group. composed OF the heau VI
Nercury the god of Commerce. the winged wheei
introduced in bold and positive manner sus'
esstive of rsp pid transit. on the one SIDE oeihs
shield bearing the arms OF the state OF >e"-
y,rl and on the other the seal OF the Chamoer'
here. also were the punchbowl. the ooats heao
ord dishes o. fruit Issuing from TINS were
branches of ivy. suggestive Of good cneer anu
fellowship. each leaf bearing the name oi o"s
q, tho twenty-seven presidents or the Cna'.ioe.'
dating from the year 1853 to the .presens r. rnaS
All this encircled the inscription. WIFI D.
"Ors hundred and Twenty Annual In Dan
ua, ~ tho cnamber of Commerce, or the olass
- N.wyork Tuesday Evening, NoVemper ~
,eo.., Above the inscription was the inver.eo
crescent Of good luck, which was na'"e0 ''~
van,her 90 The menu was as foiio"s'
Huitres.
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