New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-14
JEWELLERS HAVE A FEAST
THE NETWORK ASSOCIATION CELE-
BRATES A BIRTHDAY.

rwENTY-oNE YEARS SINCE ITS ORGANIZATIONS
BRILLIANT SPEECHES. FINE DINNER AND
HANDSOME DECORATIONS MAKE THE
THE AFFAIR A GREAT SUCCESS.
The New-York jewelers. Association attained its
majority yesterday, and the occasion was fttingy
celebrated at Delmoncos last night by one OF the
most successful OF dinners. The associations ban
oue,s have been generally noted for their splendid
but last nights festival easily ecipsed all previous eff
forts the snguarly effective adornment OF
nue tables with beautiful specimens OF the jewellers
art II was estimated that over $4,000 worth of
solid silver. gold cut glass and Dresden vases jar
dinieres etc. were distributed the tables.
Flowers also there in abundance
Every branch of the jewelry trade represented
by some Of Its most prominent members and men of
em.nence in other lines of business and professions
present. Ludwig Nissen. the president of the
society occupied the of honor the table
and his right and left Lemuel +. Quigg,
ST. Clair McKelway. J. Seaver Page. the Rev. DR..
James NJ. Farrar. Judge Edward T. Bartlett Dan
Eel F. Appleton, Augustus X. Sloan, Henry L.
Eins,en and Frederick W. Wurster. Mayor-elect Of
Brooklyn The vice-presdents. seated at the tables
in the body q the hail. were o. G. Fessenden c
r Hastings ]. B Bowden, c. F. Wood. II. b.
Domintck and David c. Townsend
WHO WE'RE THERE.
James P; Harper. s. c, Howard; George n WI
Wakssd G T,.S,1s W WhsseT De eas M
O. q Fessenden John c Mount, W H Thurber,
George R Howe General George f.rs FOT F. w
HSs2as GsyS PSea JosSRh Il K ha5f
shall T DAVIDSON. W. F. Aekerman, 7 II s;oan, NJ
cadmus. A. ". osmea' s F 4; Hubbard. Stanley
ner. ' IT, warren Tes S shcocks George w Fairehd
Elmer E Wood Ill, F. L. crawford' G F Wood Mood
Charles asary 1 Il Pan Mi Wan shFe H. Bss
c. V. schuyler Aanson Blgelow, H. b. Dorninick:
*oSmaEe James AGmger Rockwell H a.
Crawford. William L zeglar Abram Jorae mon
patrick and David G. townsend.
svoidabe sbsentees The former he said. was kept
away through the death of his brother-in-law, and
the latter by his doctors advice
An excellent menu was prepared and after It was
over Mr.. Nissen began the speech making
MR. NIssEN SPEAKS.
After according hearty welcome to the
pany he continued
We meet here in annual reunion to bury the
barren past and TO seek through social Intercourse
renewed vigor and announcement for the future;
as we'll as 10 renew old and strengthen new friend
For one night We sink all our differences into
the sea Of pleasure. even though we may later FISH
for them again. in order to keep up the good
natured rivalry for supremacy.
birthday The association is to-day. stronger in
membership. wealth, influence than I, has ever
cyclone which has been storming about our heads
since 1873 we nave II neder 81 SnrTe one
full share OF benefit from the good times to come,
ssadard of business integrity and business moral
fly that is due exalted station by reason of the
commodities we deal in and by reason of the ntelli
10 make success Of business.
CONGRESSMAN QUIGG's SPEECH.
Lemuel E. Qugg in rising to respond to the toast
The Land We Love" was greeted with cheers.
which were frequently continued during the course
Of eloouently delivered and patrioteally in
spired speech He said in part:
leans overload Of adverting to the good things
that distinguish the land We live in
This is our land II nas made US and we nave
made IT, America stands before the world to-day
the and OF immeasuraoe power Hncountap nd
We like 1t, why should We be asked 10 make con,
cealment Of relation at orce so agreeable ana
There is political cult hereabouts: small and
,earfu,ly select. to which declarations OF ferventy
us. but not with us From the shelter OF the
doctrine of universal brotherhood they sally forth to
however necessary or however just
THE WORLD AT PEACE
The word Is at peace to-day. and II is the first
duty Of every man-citizen. subject or sovereign
TO strive 10 keep II But the ends OF peace are
he promoted by cultvating among the peo-
pie sentiment of duh disregard for events IN
which are involved their comm ercial welfare and
their National authority. The United States are no
longer little string OF commonwealth along
single strip Of coast. The policy that would nave
lis shut our eyes and ears to what Is gong OIL
around us ls a policy that belongs to China
You as merchants. no matter what you SELL are
directly concerned in the extension OF power over
these continents. All that contributes TO the re-
ctates foreign enterprise, contributes directly 10
the development OF Internal resources ana 10 the
earnings Of every citizen And any step hover
n Ga me par. o Nations to the south OF
u.s. which subjects 1t TO humiliation or injury. when
Is d 4. 9sFrsG4S Or coaroat
SrfRe ths 70 su ns'P % Foreign Fertilization yng
European flag is to be resented by self-respectng
american Government as an act unfriendy 10 me
This suppose. is lingo talk AND II there be
Pahy e 9s e bos TO ris IN and
homes 10 devastation In the Of liberty and Tree
there Be those who are Wiling mat
mines and lis trades by European power seeking
not these only but. through these the control OF m
sfIp with them They may cali lingo" shall
cali Shame
ABOUT TRADE RELATIONS.
=. there Is anything unselfsh in human relations
:. s the attitude Of the United States toward the
interests OF othef American ITO '''i'' w - -
them the greater part OF all they produce we are
not only their best customer but IN many cases !,
IS true TO saw that we better customer than all
the rest put together The demands which we nave
formulated are so simple and reasonable that no
European nation has ever in terms opposed them
We ask only this That no government OF Europe
shall attempt 10 establish itself in TINS hemisphere
10 any extent further than that which existed wheh
or C;overnrnent was formed; that there snail DE 40
change Of sovereignty here from one EufopeAi
country 70 another that from controversies between
European governments and such American colonies
as they may have here. other European govern
ments shall hold themselves aoof' ana tha' III eo''
troversies in and between American nations no con-
straning influence from Europe shaii SEEK u a''''
itself