New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-07
BUSINESS MEN TO FEAST.
THE AMERICAN COMMERCE DINNER
PROMISES TO BE \ BIG SUCCESS.
TO COMMEMORATE THE JOHN JAY TREATY WITH
ENGLANp-L!sr OF THEsspEAKERs AND

MEN ~ CHARGE.
The American Commerce dinner. which is to be
held at Dclnonco's on the evening of December 49,
promises to be big success. All the arrange
Inonts have been practically completed. and the
banquet will be ore Of the mos; significant that
have ever Teen held in New-York. The idea is to
have every American industry and every section of
the country represented.
The dinner which is commemorative OF the sign
ing of the treaty NEGOTIATED with England by John
Jay OF New-York is to be purely commercial Il
is to commemorate the close Of the first century Of
commercial liberty in America as secured by the
Jay treaty
s W. Fairchild chairman Of the Committee on
ARRANGEMENTS Yesterday named the following
speakers: Senator william 7. Frye, OF Maine VIII
speak OF "Our Merchant Marine: ex-Postmaster-
General boa VI. Dickinson. of Michigan. Will re-
spond to American Commerce; General Charles
H. Taylor, OF Boston. who viii represent the
American Press" and General Horace Porter. who
will answer to the text THE American Business
Man
The acceptances received far indicate ina; from
800 400 persons will be present, and that they will
represent a greater variety of American industry
and manufactures and a larger measure of the
Nations commercial magnitude and wealth than
mas any similar assembly in the country. The Re-
cepuon Committee announced follows:
Chauncey NJ. Depew. chairman; Colonel Daniel
Appleton John Jacob Aston samuel - B2bcock,
Matthew G. - Borden Henry W. Cannon. Andrew
Carreg g, Joha ClafiH. Charles H. Coster William
Bayard Cutting. Charles y. Dana. William T..
Dodge Andrew H. Green. Clement a Griscom,
Henry =. HYDE. Richard Irwin, Woodbury. Langdon.
seth Low. Charles II. Marshall John \. Mccall.
Richard A. McCurdy. Frederick T. Olcott Whitelaw
Reid. John u. Rockefeller Theodore Roosevelt.
Samue. b Schieffelir. Or. Albert Shaw. benjamin
H. Stllln an John Sloane John i. Stewart, Arson
Phelps Stokes, Albert Storer. the Hon. William /.
Strong. Martin IL. Sykes Cornelius Vanderbilt,
William II. Webb and General s l.. Woodfoid.
Many well-known men have made known their
intention OF participating in the celebration. The
details are in charge OF the following committee:
Samuel W Fairchiid chairman. Horace {. Du VAL
Clement A. Grscom ir.. David Oliphant Haynes.
George Pryor Johnson Everett Walton Little. w al
ter s Logan. Charles y. Moore. George W. Per
kins John Winfield Scott. Arthur Turnbu, Villa N
Hull Wicklam and Timothy J.. Woodruff.
Chauncey NJ. DepeW. 20 whom the idea of Com
mcrcal Day" December 49, is credited, said ycster
day: THE historical facts 10 support this movement
are pregnant with interest and suggestion. Some
/ OF those interested seem TO be labOrng under the
| INSTRUMENTATION that have made mistake IL
naming December 80 the date. The jay Treaty
was not made IN day. From the time Of Jay
nrpointncnt until the ratification OF the treaty bi
both countries period Of three years elapsed; bu
II was in December. 1875. that Washington espresso
! TO Congress his approval Of the treaty whole
| and with the close OF this year mark cen
| turv of success Laugurated by this treaty. De
| cembcr 10 was mentioned Because thai date haC
already beer chosen the meeting for the gather
ing and banquet in NeW-YOrk."