The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-04
DINNER TO GEN. HARRISON.
THE Ex-PREsIDBET m GUEST
OF COL. A. W. SOPER.

n Party OF Twenty-Five, Most or whau
Are Known to ne Pronounced Me-
Ri.iey Men-Fians for ths weddine.
Tho Hon. BENJAMIN Harrison was the guest Of
honor last evening at a dinner given by Col.
Arthur w. Soper at the %latter's residence, $50
Central Park South. Col. soper is an old friend
and great admlrer Of Gen. Harrison, and the
dinner was meant to be both a tribute OF friend
ship and an occasion whom other old friends Of
the cx-President could offer their oongratula.
lions upon his approaching marriage. OF course
no one would think OF talking politics at such q
dinner. Nevertheless, 1t is significant that, Of
the men gathered about Col. soper's mahogany
who take an active interest in politics, every
one is a pronounced Mckinley man.
1t was sh GRITTY after 8 o'clock that Col. Soper's
guests seated themselves ut the table. Covers
were laid for tw enty-two. The colors OF the
table decorations we're green and white, white
antrinum. white roses, and white lilacs being
mingled with the green Of asparagus plumosa.
The boutonnler es were green carnations.
Col. Soper had Gen. Harrison at his right and
Mayor Strong at his left At the opposite end
OF the table from the host sat President Me-
lancthon Woolsey Stryker of Hamilton College.
The other guests were: Col. John ]. McCook,
f. b. Thomas, President of the Erie Railroad;
Gen. G.. NJ. Dodge. Gen. Sam Thomas.
Elihu Root, f. A. Willard. A. A. Mo
IeOu, ueu. ". IL. u. COILS, Ten. Horace
Porter. Thomas p. Fowler. President OF the
New York, Ontario and Western Railroad; w.
c. Andrews, George II. Blanchard. Col. william
Barbour. Col. Frederick d.. Grant, Bank
Examiner W. II. Kimbaii. e. w. Bradley,
George X. Sheldon, and A. Il. stone.
Ateach plate there was a souvenir of the din
ner In the form of a silver menu-card holder.
upon which was engraved All extract from one
Of Gen. Harrison's speeches. On the reverse
side was the following: Dinner to Gen.
Benjamin Harrison. April 3. 1896" In one
corner was engraved the initials of the host. On
Gen. llarrison's souvenir was the GLOWING from
The Merchant of Venice: 20. dear discre-
ton. how his words are suited!'
The greatest secrecy Is being maintained con-
cerning Gen. Harrison's wedding on Monday.
The ex-President refuses to discuss 1t. as does
Mrs. Dimmick, and the friends OF both say that
they know nothing about 1t except that they
are going to the CEREMONY In spite OF this.
however, II Is known that the wedding will take
place in St; Thomas's Church on Monday even
The ceremony will be performed by the Rev.
John Wesley Brown, assisted byhis curate, the
The floral decorations are to be Of n simple
character; likewise the music. There will be
the regular orRanist OF tho chur h.
Gen. benjamin F. Tracy is to be best man.
Mr.. Daniel Ransdell of indianapolis. The name
OF the other has not vet been made public. Mrs.
lawn Ri.n'n Ifent w J. F. pc FEa lItsn a T' Z. y e. hr and SrG shs viii
be accompanied to the altar by Mrs. John A. G.
Grey of 100 Fifth avenue. an intimate friend.
The number of guests at the church will not
be many more than twenty. possibly twenty
five. These will include the members of Gen.
Harrison's Cabinet, except Mr.. Wannamaker,
who is in Europe. There will also be some rela-
tives of Mrs. Dimmick and n few personal
friends. None of Zen. Harrison's immediate
family will be at the wedding. Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Harrison are in 1erre Haute: Mrs. Nc
kee and her family are in indianapolis. but Mr..
Mckee. her husband. is in this city. No reason
is nd vanced why Russell Harrison does not como
to New York. Mrs, Mckee. it is said. las sent
word that she and her children have been ex-
posed to the measles. and therefore she thinks
1t unwise to come Enst.
There will be no festivities OF any kind after
the wedding. Gen. Harrison and his bride will
go from the chutch to Mrs, Grey's home, which
is close by. and from there they will be driven
to the Desorosses street ferry.
AT Jersey City n special car will await them,
and they Will lie ave for Indianapolis at $50
o'clock. They will probably remain in Indian
apolis until the summer. when they will go to
the Generals camp in the AdirondAcks.