New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-05
HONORED BY OHIOANS.
. DINNER FOR COLONEL STRONG AT
DELMONICOS.
.prrcHEs BY GENERAL BURNETT THE MAYOR
ELECT. PRESIDENT LOW ST CLAIR
MKEI.wAY MR. GOFF AND
JOSEPH LAROCQUE.


MKELwAY MR.. GOFF AND
JOSEPH LAROCQUE
f., neriods of political excitement the sonorous
md good old Indian name of the Buckeye State.
Ohio is greatly liked by Republicans. and the
nemocrats do not like it at all. But when the
ohio men in this city come together at dinner. as
,hsv do generally once year in February, polit-
teal differences no. much thought of. and
D.roocrats and Republicans alike cheer each
Thor The members of the Ohio Society this year
,orestalled their annual banquet by at least two
,onths and had big complimentary dinner last
.vening in honor of Mayor-elect Strong. About
,wo hundred of the sons of Ohio the great ma
,or,ty of whom do not and never did hold office,
r.,hered in Delmonicos and cheered with enthusi-
sm whenever Colonel Strong's name
toned BY any of the speakers. At certain period
:, the evening. a little before the speaking began.
anne ladies came in among them Mrs. Strong. and
..ts were found for them in the orchestra. Their
handsome appearance formed an attractive back
round 10 the nicely arranged display of flags and
hunting behind which they sat. S. S. Packard.
wbo presided at one of the tables. jumped to his
Zoo, and waved his handkerchief, which
signal for everybody else to do likewise. and this
demonstration of welcome supplemented by
hearty outburst of cheering.
II was rather noticeable to Colonel BIZ
Brown seated at the end OF one of the tables at
W
Dr. Parkhurst expected to speak: for 1t can
IN, be forgotten that the Colonel made an attack
upon the clergyman In the Democratic Club Satur-
aav night, II the noted reformer was not on hand.
howeyer TO hurt Colonel "Bilrs' feelings. letter
from him was and the man who didn't get into
congress remained gloomy and silent while 1t
was being reao
The tables were arranged at right angles to the
long one at which the chairman sat, and at the
mad of each one of these tables sat one OF the
.osnrssidents of the society and al the other end
o,s OF the members Of the Dinner Committee.
william Mckinley, jr.. Governor of Ohio. was
there and arrangements had been made to have
Mr. Depew respond to THE Latest Word from the
Bowery" but he didn't come. Buckeye brown
bhons across the shirt front were worn by the
members Of the Dinner Committee. and a handsome
souvenir 10 which glued an imitation buck
eve was carefully put away by each one as me-
mento Of the occasion
AT THE TABLE OF HONOR.
General Henry l.. Burnett president OF the ONO
Society of NewYork. presided at the table OF honor
having on his right Mayor-elect Strong and on his
,ef, hand Governor Mckinley. OF Ohio Others on
the right of the presiding officer were Seth Low
General Nelson A. Miles, William J. WALLACE. ex-
Secretary stephen r. Ekns and Generai LEI, banS
YER Recorder-elect John w. Goff. William r. Mer-
RAM St, Clair McKelway Joseph c LaTs9uS er
The Banque, Committee consisted Of s Sw pSGs
Thomas Ewing Lender Ss1ss f Peel " 0@ 8 Hawk
Anere HoSkns f %yarren Bsey G. G and
nss. II Rsu siSR,'0R osm1,:: $s:'
Hobbs. H H. Broekway Fulton H McMSh1n E.
S3syns w. II ro Gsaw and Frank 4 Foye
George E. Armstrong occupied seat eat isb,e sat
So'e Rro ana Other men at the table George
FSisi' F. u s sSssi F hsWi. A.
r leonard. Winthrop Parker. Peter fucker F. l.
y N Webb s0 George N e Gu Clarke John
bieSson Dr. smith William f. Eckert ThSmas
Pss cfav Msif DAVID p Eressa
j. NJ Chandler, George Poggenburg William Allen
Al Table B. seat No was occupied by Andrew
FOye while at the other END OF the tape wers
oscupsd ~ George L. Pease Lowe NJ Palmer
George G. Cochran Nathan GusOrd Nah n,Hst GuIs,
io'd GhiTd ssnFy b B fsms'
Crawford. Fulton Mcmahon: g: c: St John. Wal.
b 5aSs AP ID Tioi SIhP F. Si safsox LEWIS
MscslloasS: p nSmas B II Jennings Kinss.
bury r,s A. G. Base. r. j. Kenwofthy, Howard Elmer
Grail Walter Thompson s Md al p raS S facing
William s. Hawk and between them al The table sa'
A. D. Juilliard the Rev. Dr. a. M M,sisad 1ohn
Rob Sna% Abner Mckinley ~ Happs - Gardner RSTS5
N Mshsrbs Charles s 6 NJ m RHSa
ii B. Wilson. George Scott AexssS n;tb Charles A.
OTIS Warren H. Corning. John Gardiner and Will
IA" Between NJ. l. Southland and Homer Lee al ranit
D. sat Brayton Ives. p shePard H. r. Frank frank
Tstt Ruch 1 Gassfr RUdarmor Thomas Quinn
n Roosevelt Schuyler, Otis Wilkinson Wil1a
s ssssf f Gsn cos Wilson h Hunt
Arson G. McCook o. Gates George ,,s n Jssepf
EdwaEa u E clf De & fAsss Shan
e e " Ns Dean; Richard Deeves frank L. Fisher
and Wl Raa "a h ssd seat No at Table ant
warren Hgey at the other end oil she eopT
r FSIhns John Tnsodq5s asT
i Leeds waf fsroM W. E Miiia% Caldwell pav
Pa %uf Porter Edmund C rOoker H. A. Glass cIayl
T Tsens Fs. s5s ss ssTSs5
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o. D. II. Bates had seat No; at lao'e HOPKINS a
S on G'n men at the W!s% BrOGksS
TSyss sss..i.r Ju1iu. cG 1msar %s% mar!
\ KIenke Henry NJ Morgan. Charles L , wausher
yhS%pson James r. E SSeTn f. Hopkins
Bernard Peters Thomas Pollock Peters M1rsv
R RTswser Henry s. " n kll psa the
Kmbail j. l.. Oldham. W ken.. 1eo'se . ="
Young IL. II. Hobbs. J. H. ketchum'
- GENERAL BURNErTs REMARKS
The nresdent IN the course Of his address said
We here to meet Coone ~, Suro o,1s arattud
for his long and manifold services to the SOCIETY
our esteem and affection for him as man from
our intimate knowledge Of the man that ne WI
souteiy clearly and wisely dscharge ane caiied
Mppause)' And our society feels that under tn
circumstances 1t has peculiar ana special naea,
stale good. honest business govesnmh sne 40
deep and abiding an interest in the prosperity, IN
good name and honor Of this great imIe ss Guy
Touching Colonel Strongs election one OF IN
rs acts of the society feeling that we a resoi,
ton unanimously that no personal appeals snqur
be made him for office or favor by any ne an,,
that he should not be burdened or annoyed by appi
cations or opportunities by any OF his friends o
his old society (appause) that our duty ana Gu Oh