New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-26
THE CITY CLUES DINNER.
SPEECHES BY MR. Low. MIR CARTER AND
OTHERS.
4 BUSINESS MEETING AFTER TIE FEAST AND
DISCUSSION or PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
To THE CONSTITUTIONS.

DISCUSSION or PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
- THE CONSTITUTIONS.
The CITY Club tried an experiment last hisn' N
Tho v.av ~ "a social dinner. n VIII n scF'rA' so"l
sneerhcs were mingled with some business OF
nature - Interest the members ana Keep 'l'"'
round the board In the blk assembly room "' ''''
s,,.rabiv after midnight. The dinner had been ar
-o,red with the approval Of the Board Of Trustees
winch comprise James {. Carter PRESIDENT W
u,varl Cutting y,.e-pre lent Henry {. I'""'''
treasurer. James - Pryor. secretary ana l''"'''
: N.n,nrn. General Wager Swayne' ). j. '"Aiii',n'
I Frederic Kerrochon. Il. W. O. N'ilns' ). u.
Va, Ar,-,,-c. Boui.not Keith. J. Kennedy 1o'' ana
Albert Sickney Tn. Committee 81 Arr"nk'iI'"''
.,,.r,-l r'r.ler * Mlllrhrook J. Noo." Hayes
.u1 y " q yelling That they dii thor "''"
wolf WAS testified - hy tar amp" JHS'l'' """0 ="
H.. dinner hv those in Attendance
,rhoe. who enjoyed The dinner and ~" 'p'''"''
,ycro J. T. Kcruochan. J.. M1dlehrook. X fHit'h
r.,,,,, ~ 4 Stiles. n II Camnan. j. v. Hayes
II i,anc f. a. Wilcox r. \. rhelan. q. II. Macy
/ y paft.atcr. r. W g. yelling. j. \. Gould. jrr
u E.nvcn. g. NcCulloch. T. Woolcy !. H.
Price " u Edmonds. J. i Murray. \. ward D. y
aicKlin William jag Sch'ef'"hn. I"inan - f''''"
4 K Prentice. Lewis l.. Detailed. +. - hawkins
- : Ion,uton. ]. t. DUN. " \ Dun. e. u. Ash
l.r G. Gri-Wod r. y. Young +. Taylor G. :.
Nadol \ $ Frsaeu J. T. Loayitt. X. HitchcocK
J. W Pryor seth Low. Joseph H. Cho"ie' H. a.
Paddock, !. !. chapman. DE Forrest 'iah'' T. '"
Kennedy. n. VI. Montgomery. }. u. stem j.
Eminr c. latham G. r. Davies. 9. A T. Pratt
Roland Holt. T.. r. Rice. j.. Il. T. FalrcAild
y. Keith. Il. i. Lounshcrry =. A. snow
s = Aver. = T. Rice. ". Harris Eoomc. Dr.
Caneway Wheeler II. Pcckham. ". {. Gni.iVcr' T..
H. F!oyd-Jones r. H. Belts. W. J.. Brown. j. NJ
Hare. W. Johnson. jr. J. A. Gris"old' ~ -
| Spencer. q. + Garfield. +. J. Goodnow w H.
| Swaync w G.. Park ]. II. Durham, g. T. lie T.
| C. Williams II. Holt, S. l.. Parish, n. D. hoS"ci
| and Augustus ID. Shepard. jr.
| one significant aim OF this dinner, "hich may
| come to be annual incident IN the ne oI "''
OrgdnizatiOn was 10 promote the so'la' S''c Vi
| the clubs He. This strongly emphasl|ri III
! the interesting address delivered BY John HirS'h
! RhoaGos presiacn; Of the Greenwich Savings Bank,
who hld been called upon to preside. II was touched
! Upon IN more or les direct way by an OF ur
| .pcallers Of the evening. These WERE FIRST Seih
! Low. VINO dwct upon the question OF consolidation
| OF Ne~-lort anu Brooklyn. declaring mat lie la,
In the pen'.ng bi.l II should take place AT one
when IT was brought about. he said, but the cites
should he asked to take leap IN Tho daTk.
! Wheeler H. i'ccLnam VAS Tie next spcaN'i, n'1
| his text wa reform. ii, was followed by X. fnlioA
cJttrS who ielt that ths was no tne TO leci "S u.s.,
tDura, u - the Work Nn.cl the club starter "','
to DO The publ vas not corrupt ne saa,,I AZ A.
eiacaioo and THIS VIZ part o. me worn .ne e,D
was 10 SET tSa! to p9.Qiin In. psor'e ,h nv
Ing to the br."f that th'rc were men IN lhe 10
| cub and IN the Good Government clubs III whose
| honesty Of purpose they could believe. ,
! + naIy Tresldont James 6. Garter was presented
| Spcahil!g men who VIII not ice cOnVnc"o, ne ie-
|
theoretical principle Of reform bui the instant TAU
got his machine IN order and sounded the note ihcy
all fen Inc and marched to i. II" PAD rlpui'
| to co oncl War ng. rcIlarkln1 that IN removing 9
siructl1ns from the streets he had accomplished q
great feat. In Mayor strong he declared ne p"pP,
had elected Il man OF rar" intelligence ana p'rir'
honor who had been true 10 the necessities OF the
| situate and the combination # ere dmstdhc. :
which elected him. For the municipal c''cuoh III
1871 he favored cutting lcos" from al parties ana
,llng IL on an independent bass "Tho LEGISLATURE
| IL in cHa.re' he remarked TO fro'i4cl X'l cli
tals nui You DO nom NJ With slaves. " non nc
,,nvor H. -. ,hc Ids - q boss i.e only way You
| can move him is b. terri vinC HIM
Three amendments to the constitution W re- on I
! and ua.scd a. cxtrcnt.t 'N' h4r. r.
FIST was ~ % whether notrh" acceptance OF pun
! III. Office The pr; o. trustee snpNid serve -
render meant rs tIt t'claip. TIC second vas 20
increase the number Of tr'it rg to won't a"d INC
,hir TO fix tho MEETINGS the first - cones
! dayg Of February, March aad juno