The sun., 1895-01-13
7Y0R MEETS EX-MAYOR.
hRoEG AND hewitt SWAP SPEECH
Es At THE LoTos.

City Depart-erts 90 the Ladies, Al.
thepgh the severty Hs.kerr Tor Them-
oeing 20 No Nou-pertissn Mayor 60
the Bitter Fad, ssa h fer Freer Lager
F,esr-Ths ex-Msyo- Predicts that Col.
st-o.R wen't FInd Irimseir 80 Popuisr
vhe. He Gets the once. An Filled, or
Feel .. Jolly After Few Meaths More.
The Lotos Club in pursuance OF its custom Of
aqusrter OF century, gave dinner last night
TO the newly elected Mayor OF New York About
$50 diners were there and after dinner "the
real cerebral picnic" as Gen. Porter called 1t,
began, and It was proceeding at last
accounts. yirginlu crceper was the principal
decoration Of the two large dining rooms,
between which was the Presidents table. At
the right Of President Frank r. Lawrence sat
Mayor Strong. Gen. Horace Porter, and ex-
Mayor Abram 8. Hewitt: at tho Presidents left
Recorder John W. Goff, Justice Edward Patter-
son, md John A. Mccall.
On the opposite side OF the table wers Col.
Job L. Hedges, Gen. G. H. T. Coils, G. c. Bea-
man. Chester S. Lord. J. A. Taylor. James
X. sheffield. and William Henry White.
Among the others present were Charles
II. Knox, President OF the Board of Ed
ucation: Miles o'Brien, Col. Henry G. Duval,
J.H. V. Arnold, George F. Spinney, T.. c. James,
DIR. A. L. Northrup, DR.. w. w. Walker, w. d.
Mann, George II. wooster. Stanley Middleton,
J. II. Flagler. George r. Gibson. w. T. Evans.
John =. Milholiand. Frank B. Thurber, Col.
J. II. Cowpcrthwait, and Ormond Smith.
DR.. Parkhurst, 1t Is said, had once accepted
the clubs invitstion, but later he sent q letter
Of regret, In which he sad he was the victim of
circumstances beyond his control. There was
little curiosity manifested as to what these were,
and whether Superintendent Byrnes and Mayor
IL
oetons i'io"u'"'p io' "'"' WIZ ." NM ""'
concerned. once ned. =, ,,.uo. s,,o,r .xy..o,
,rs,-,,, "a G.n Porter v,sr. hnhh,ing over
.., Lo~'se' - ~nu ..'' .,'' oiee. .,ans ~.
Oyer them Mr.. Hewitt taking issue with Mayor
ftrono.s feeling Of satisfaction at his first
twelve days experince In the Mayoralty, said
that Col. Strong would have ample opportunity
ssi tha. IL Mayor Strong was fit for his office he
would have no dithculty whatever in accomplish
ing any measures on which he determined, even
-ta.u' .se a.u y. NV n...i.. y. Wv, ,,s o
caereor OF TINS eity' Mr. hewtt sAia' coa'a not
Mac n. sonnJ no dts1onl,v in having anv basd
- d.,ar,,nsn, .v.n ,hs mos, nnt,, a. h. 70.
:. M even .e ., mos. nos p", % ~ p. ne
whatever the Mayor ,.,s desired cd. ,o, p,..,s,,
Prank r. Lawrence introduced Mayor Strong.
$3.50.
= 4" Washington Irving tolls us TINT In the early
days OF tho city tn" buraomasters were wisely
ss.s sy sgA2 2 Coming sssmswa.rs near to
~ ~. .sys y s,renn,h NAV ns M sn s
ever chosen to ali the once who was H better
80 Tntas - f1uS 'to-nici,t Tbe fxstos tSph has
~ Ts.e ,et Ia memhess cans ans
~ q S,osS cnotr , Eye "a 10 - S III e 49, w. ser .s
sefvcs that whateyer measures he has IN
aind for the Welfare Of the community he will
eave q no more @ zeaioGs , enpporsefs than tne menu
fh:s. :isSScas .sDl..'e i. and with, With hope.
s?s stIsns ana .siS ss was greeted with wild cheering
!. I'm my peres,InstlSn. about the world I have
ed
That does not represent the members Of the
ySsps sxo before % t my day ''sn p''n'eo many
I have to thank you for the honor OF this re-
esption, ] have q doubt. though, II = is any
sai sop
s% sssn Il h3Ns ssss eSe Rsa wsSs
Mers crss nsd %ih 20 hm but
Strong said:
you might baSkSSI I ball. mo before the end
40. came here because. l am Mayor OF New
York city and wanted to honor your invitation I
suppose you ali want office or you would not ask
me to come here. Mr.. Lawrence has candidly in
vacant Office Of City Chamberlain; hut Mr..
Hewitt can tell you that can't give him that.
Another has said: Now, Col. Strong. when
you have a good thing don't forget us Now, /
haven't vet given out any Of these nice plums.
90 you're ali on deck Most of you, guess. want
10 be Excise Commissioners for the Lotos Club
has not a license to sell rum-on Sundays And
you wouldn't want to go in n back door to buy
run, IA voice: Don't have to"l
Now, boys lat this word Mr.. Strong was in
terrupted BY Cheering and applausej You want
o. remember that some Of these fellows who
won't like It IL you can and they cant. There
are only three Excise Commissioner
ships. go YOU can't ali have them. / don't
know that you can have the Dock
either. There is too
much money in Il, guess. The Street Clean
Ing Commissionership is mortgaCed to the
ladies. They came to me and said: You belong
10 us Col Strong and said All right Some
more came TO me and said; You belong to us and
we want the Commlssionership OF Charities and
Correction and said You can have It, Some
s 80, to iua % ,s th Schooi IT,, " Us, anu
ssiSd "ei'i, AZ that too Wien tn,a 'tbat anu 70
~ nq,,a ~ .na: a. Sr.r,n ,a ;S s4a trht 20
VI t't'shS tdcy Is