The morning times., 1896-12-16
NEW WORKERS dine BLACK
Governor Elect and MIR. Reed
the Guests Of Hoior.
CONGRESSMAN WERE HOSTS
Gen. Payne Introduced the Guests in
REFLECTIONS Phrases Speaker
Heard queer Songs in MetropoI-
itan Solo and EnseIn ble-Two
Speeches in Response to Toasts.

The New York delegation in Congress
was in a mood equally merry and mellow
atthe banquet rendered by 1t at the shore
ham Hotel last night to Hon. Frank s
Black, Governor elect of the Empire state
Hon. Thomas Brackett Reed also sat
sedaJely beIiIrd the biggest of the AIn.ri-
can Beauty roses and listened apparently
under proJeSt TO the delegation chorus OF
There's Il Hole IN the Bottom of the sea,
Sea, Sea-" during the iHcantasion of which
Mr. Reeds face was study in E flat minor.
There was, nevertheless, some technically
good soto singing by Hon. Amos Cummings.
Hon. LemHel E. QElgg, Hon Wallace T.
Foote, jr. and Hon, Warren g. Hooker,
cnlt.Iiy OF the pastoral cdlt IA music
now In vogue in New York, Brooklyn and
Schenectady.
The banquet was served iii elegant style
with d most charming environment, Tie
tables, which were arranged in the form
OF circle, being fairly covered v Ith
American Beauty roses
Gen. Serene Payne was the Archonor the
feasa anu acquitted himself cry creuftdDiy
under the circumsta noes OF a house entirely
out of order.
Goyernoreeiect Black occupied the place
or honor at the RI gft OF the toaStmaster,
while Mr.. Reed occupied the other post OF
honor at the left Mr.. Black was ex-
| quisitely gotten up for the occasion. He
is handsome man of fine features one
| or which was gorgeous ivory chrysan-
themum which he wore with the air be
coming man who had carried New
York and wolfert's Roost He was re-
ceiye1 with cheers and bravos and many
inquiries as TO what was the matter with
him when he rose 70 speak TO the kindly
| Introduction Of Gen. Payne. He said:
Your kindness to me Is source Of
deep satisfaction 1t is hardly a year ago
tvhgn T formal n nf
Some OF tue gentlemen now around this
! table and since then their associations
have been chief among the pleasures OF
my life, and If tonight should put an end
| To these close relations it would be to me
| a cause OF infinite regret.
! BE assared. gentlemen, that whatever
| my surroundings may be, whatever new
| bonds ma be formed, the friendships which
find final expression in this thoughtful
courtesy will always remain as the most
! agreeable of my life could not il / tried
/ half express my feelings, but / extend To
| you the warInest appreciation OF the gener-
| Gus spirit which has prompted this eccas-
] ion, and OF the kindly feelings il has
| evoked"
HAD BEEN WITH PAYNE.
! Gen. Payne then got up to introduce
| Mr. Reed Several gentlemen advised hiTn
| to ask leave to have it printed, not TO try
1 10 SDet. 1t I'LL 10 Ftsttl OtitIS
| told him that he would be very sorry for
j it, and another shouted that his time
| had expired, and To cap the climax Mr..
Quigg broke out again with the SONG about
| there being hole at the bottom OF the sea
| Gen. Payne remained with his head un-
| covered in the presence OF the cadaver OF
| his eulogy OF Nj Reed while the delegation
! finished MIN with the chorus OF Mr.. Q uigg's
/ solo, which was much aggravated by Hon.
| Dennis NJ Hurley making il duo in another
| key.
ME. Reed did rot arise until the chorus
| had subsidized TO a reasonable extent, and
| then he. was received with cheers and a
score or more Of compliments Toared in
| chorus. He said that he would only re-
| spond 10 one Of the sentiments. He had
! been attracted TO the New York delega-
| ton for the same reason that he was
| an attraction to the small boys OF his day
| his size.
| SOME TOM REEDISMS.
He would not. however. make a speech,
| but emulate the example OF MS friend. Mr..
| Black, in whose honor the banquet was
| given He could not make a speech so
| beautiful rs Mr.. Black, and. therefore. he
| would surrender at once and unconditlon-
| ally. 1t was matter OF pride to him that
| the gCTerDor-elect was from his State,
| end that was the greatest honor he could
| claim.
AIR. Reed was saluted enthusiastically
| as the Speak ker of the Fift y-fourth and the
| coming Fifty-fifth Congresses.
| The speeches We're all very short, as
| there was SC much else OF interest to do
| at this loyal kind OF a banquet. Among
| those present Were: Richard C. McCor-
mick, Denis NJ Hurley, Francis H. Wilson,
] Israel F. Fischer. Charles q. Bennett,
| james R. Rowe, Franklin Rartiett, James
| j. Walsh, Amos j. Cummings, William
! Sulzer. Richard C. Shannon, Samuel F.
! Quigg, Philip B. Low, Benjamin L. Fair
| child, Benjamin B. 0dell, jr-, Newton NJ.
| Curtis, Wallace L. Foote, ir., Charles A.
| Chickering, James ;. Sherman. George W.
| Ray. Theodore l.. Poole, Serene L. Payne,
/ Charles W. Gillet. James W. Wadsworth,
| Henry C. Brewster, Rowland b MahOney,
/ Cilar rlaS Daniels ard AYarren z NnnEer