New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-12
IN HONOR OF HAMILTON.
THE HAMILTON CLUBS ANNUAL DINNER
SUCCESS.
SPEECHES BY ROBERT n. ROOSEVELT. PROFESSOR
WATSON BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AND DR..


WATSON. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON AND DR.
H. =. FRIEsEL
The Hamilton Club of Brooklyn celebrated last
night the birthday of Alexander Hamilton. in It's
home atRemsen and Clinton SITS. The appropriate
ness of honoring the memory OF the brilliant fnan-
cier and sta tesInan who conducted the Nation $
finances in its early days, was. as one OF the
sneakers said Of especial interest az the present
time. when the country's finances are absorbing
the attention Of its legislators. The statement
credited to some unknown skeptic, to the effect
that the Hamilton Club exists for no other pur-
pose than TO celebrate once year the Drthd1y OF
It's favorite statesman. might have been believed
last night by a person unfamiliar with the cluD
activities but at any rate the celebration was
most noteworthy one. The guests were seated AT
tables placed IN three rooms: in the largest was
the head table presided over by James Mcheeh'
the president of the club. In another room, COLO
mel Willis J.. ogden was the presiung genus an"
the shouts Of laughter and other sounds that came
rrom thar room before the after-dnner speakers
were called formed the chief subject or CONVERSE
ton In the other rooms. Above the mantle oehhu
the head table an American flag was gracefuiiy
draped. one course OF ices was served III "'.'-
ture SHIPS Of state. at the helms or when were 'c
stars end stripes. and biscuit gace was serve" u,
little box Of red white and blue. which formeu
a pcdestal Tor miniature stntuet!e OF ih'H'o'l'
The following were the guests at the dinner: ;
Alien George H. Abbott. CHARLES Adams, Fri'H
Achos j. c. Barnes. II. Il. Boyd. HuHh bo!u' f.
8 Harrett ] H. Bates. Alexander Barrie. w j.
nrun " Bartlett j. l.. Bureigh. I. j. Backus'
II Brown L. D. C. Berg. T.. Barr. f. G.. B'ackiord'
G W. Bangs. g. c. Brooks. J. q. Dettmer, II. I.
Du Val. f. L. Eames S w Eames. ID. Edwards
DIR. H. y. Fricse George T. Fiske, A Frazer j. y
Frothineham. f. Il. Fiske. w. X. Grfith, J." X
Greene t. r. Greene. f. a. Guild, WlIlam
L. Gerrish. +. l.. Gracf w. c. Gardner a.
A. uealv. Henry Iicntz + l.. finc'
A. D. Beeken. George NJ Colt. |. II. Cary. W. q.
Clapp L. y Chaplin ~ II. Chapman. y. ii. Glen
ont C. Cure T. W. Gambler, j. II. Cowing. f. H.
Gambler G. : Coleman. ". T.. Davenport. {. u.
Davenport - +. Dodge. T.. a. Doty. Theodore
Dreer. A. L. Dow. c. Dennis. Guy Du Val -. H.
Downs. f. H. Laurence. John T., iees", mi
j. Il Holland T.. :. HICKS. G. hatden -. j. 10Y "
ard. G. ". lde G. Ii. 1sham. j. g. JohnS1n, -: H.
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II Il'g 81 iazol. T. A. Moore William il Maxwell II
J. Morse q ". Mead. !. J.. Morgan, J. J.; M HPs'
IT, Walter Mason James McKeen, John W Mason
= l. Min'en F. g. .6 M2"y WiI an Mason sons Wiiam
p. Mason 4 q McDonill. ". II. Nhhols II. -.
Moore. H. Ormision. W H. Ropes. II, : kams9y'
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powers f. Packard. +. \. Parsons. J. r PraeSeI'
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