New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-31
DINNER IN HONOR OF CHARLES DE KAY.
HIS FRIENDS GIVE HIM TESTIMONIAL OF
THEIR INTEREST IN HIS APPOINTMENT
As CONSI'L-GENERAL To BERLIN.

| HIS FRIENDS GIVE HIM a TESTIMONIAL OF
THEIR INTEREST IN HIS APPOINTMENT
As CONstL-GENERAL TO BERLIN.
1t was an extremely pleasant dinner that his
friends gave 70 Charles de Kay. the art critic OF
THE Times" as Testimonial to their interest in
his appointment as Consul Genera to Berlin" .ast
Night at the clubhouse Of the Liederkranz Society.
| Many men vel known In the word OF art and
letters there and ali had good time The
dinner given by the courtesy OF the Liederkranz
and was served in the German style. The men who
gaze the dinner Included members OF the Authors
Cub the Fencers' Cub and the Sculpture Society.
This was the committees: Edmund Clarence Stedman.
J. q. \. Ward. Gustav II. Schwab. John Murray
Mitchell Co.onei William Conant Church. Russo!
Sturgis. William Scott O'Connor and Clarence
Clough Bue..
Colone. Church. who was called upon TO preside,
sat under the American and Garman flags. Mr.. De
Kay sat. OF course his right and F. Ritschl the
German Consul. at his .e>1 Co.one Church re-
marked. when he got up to repy TO the toast ITO
Our Guest" that he had not expec;@! to be caned
upon to preside. He went on:
Il have not brought my encyclopedia and have
not book of quotations. 50 you will pardon me-
hope. If 10 not make elaborate speech
JUST at that moment the cuckoo clock on the other
side Of the room called out Cuckoo cuckoo" and
the men broke into Of almost uncontrollable
.auehier which asted several minutes Then Colonel
Church said he knew Mr.. de Kay would carry with
him to mis- new post the loya. goodwill of his coun-
trymen.
The guest OF the evening said he was deeply
touched by this hearty reception from his friends
In closing he read original poem in German. In
which he urged the Germans of New-York TO get
together to purge New-Yor from its inqultous
government, as the Germans In the Fatherland had
done The poem was dedicated 10 the German
American Urion. and brought forth long applause.
Then Consul Ritsch responded THE German
Naterlanl"
Colonel Church. in introducing the next speaker,
Gustav Il. Schwab. ,poke OF the good work Germans
were doing In heping 10 purify politics. Mr. Schwab
spoke on "New-NOrk Reform" and said that the
seen them before IN regard 10 municipal govern
m,nt H. believed ;hat when they (hLs commttee)
caLed upon the people ot the city to put their
response. Richard n. Adams. the president replied
TO The Liederkranz."
John La Fars. spoke on Art; John Brisbin
Schuyler on Journalists and Literature: Brayton
Ives OF "Aihlet!cs." ami IL Shuaio on japan and
the japanese War" Handsomely Illuminated and
framed autograph testimonial! given to Mr.. de
from T.. G. Stedman. Daniel G. Gilman. Charles Dud-
Icy Warner. Charles K. Miller Professor H. H. Boye
sen Noah Brooks, Laurence Hutton william H. Nc
Eroy. Hamilton ". Mabe. J II. Morse Thomas
Hugh Kelly Frank X. Stockton. Colonel Daniel
Appleton. Kosslter johnson and ". a. Linn.
A,dong others present were ;. =. Avery. Richard
". Glider Robert Bridges Albert Z. Ryder. Frank
H. Scott Joseph Is Bishop. Augustus 81. Gaudens,
william W. Appleton Edward Appleton w Scott
O'Conror. Daniel g French. Henry LOOMS Ne
Barrett. Robert L. Johnson e. G. Nadal william
Carey George H. fInztn. Thomas r. clarke. l.. +.
Tooker. + : church. Arthur S. Hardy Charles
q. Whiting. Raymond Ward. Olln F.. Warner,
Joseph Il. Glider. Gustav l.. Kessel and John Will
.am-.