New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-12
SAILORS AT THE UNION LEAGUE.
OFFICERS OF THE NORTH ALLAN ~
SQUADRON ENTERTAINED AL
4 DINNER.

CIVILIAN and sailor joined the hands OF good-ieho"
ship over the banquet board at 'he Ui'0' ,e
Club last evening, and felicitated eaCh o'"eI va
things in general and especially the greatness vi our
nother country. The Union League Cluo mas enter
tanned many prominent people before ihe'uo'ns
~eneras OF high repute foreigners of distnctoh men
of law and letters and others but never Deiore III i
history has II entertained commanding oihcers Vi INC
United States Navy as body The dlhie! "as o''o
given TO the officers OF the White squadron now
living at anchor of Tompkinsviie. staten ls'anu
but unfortunately 1t was lInpossioie lo' "a ' w
GERS be present
The suggestion Of the dinner was made only d
short time ago by William Berri president OF tne
Union League and quickly carrled out my
committee having the affair in charge was composer
of NJ c. Davidson. chairman, and George "A. frloe'
Andrew Jacobs benjamin Russell and J. ;. Nugeh''
Sacre,ary Herbert and Assistant Secretary McAaoo
had been invited but their regrets others VINO
had been invited but were not able 10 De present.
we're Captain Rob.ey d. Evans OF the lndlaha' mp
tain Crownnshield. OF the Maine Commander Mans
ned OF the Fern, and the commanders OF the otner
,varshps now fastening TO rendezvous with Inc meet
IN these waters AS the fleet is under orders 10 De
ready to sail on six hours notice, the presence Oh
Admiral Bunce and several other officers on the shps
was made necessary, so that the Navy in iac' ""'
40, as fully represented AS the club intended Presi-
dent Berrf of the Union League. presided. Among
.hosa AT the speakers table were eXSecretary Ben
5amin r Tracy, Captain Schey OF the hagshlp New
York: Captain p f. Harrington. OF the Ierror'
commander r. p Leary Of the Katahdin; Commo-
dore Montgomery Sicarl OF the Navy Yard. ana
General Stewart L. Wocdford Admiral ID. Braine. re-
tired; ex-COrporation Counsel John a. 1ayIor anu
General w c Wallace. william Berri welcomed
The officers on behalf Of the cub. and afterwan 'he
others at the speakers table made short speeches
Mayor Wurster had been invited but cold kept
him away
Others present II. s Hayes, Benjamin Estes
u " T. W.
Comes. D. Thornton. f. r. Moore. T. d. Mosscrop
y. Townsend Thayer. J; b. Davenport l. r Taylor
Don c. Seitz Charles w Price, Major ". L. an
dee G. W fIarnlan Charles Cooper. y. g. Men
benjamin F. Blair. George +. Moulton, l. H. BraS
don, A. II. Doty. w. II. Denling william T. rae
T. Dwight Warren f. Hil, K. 7. Everett. G. >
Whitney, w. f. Fuller, J.. w. Robinson. > y
Chief Engineer j. II. Chasmar. I. S: \: Major f.
IL Hobbs H. NJ Brigham Bowling Whithel9, J. >
burke c. NJ. Calhoun, D. N. Resseguie. NJ. H. Muir
raw j. w. Cooper c. Il. Johnson. A. c. Tate
John u Jewell. II. {. Larowe; Henry r. Heath
a. Price. John $. McKeon, a $ Rchey' George ., W
Wilson j. W Downer, IT,, c. j. Sands II Drisler
5r., r. benedict. William Hemsireet A. G. Pale, BAILEY
Passed Assistant Engineer r. r Hall. L, s: =
C. n Russell Chief Engineer G. Andrade, [. S. \.
and Marshall T. Davidson.