New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-26
All THE LIGHTS WE'RE ~ hNfN'-
A REAITIFUI. DISPLAY BY THE EbiSoN 'O"-
pANy At ITS ANNUAL RECEPTION

prAr-TIFI,I DISPLAY BY THE EDISON CON-
p,xv At IT'S ANNUAL. RECEPTION
,r,a Ellison Electric Illuminating Company OF
prookjvn gave It's annual reception las, evening ~
49, ,a,,,r IN pe,rl-st Invitations had been sent "u'
- , 200 persons and II seemed proDapie ro'' "'
crouds in attendance that every invitation nhi ''n
accepted The building was brilliantly Huh'ni','
throughout and on the outside there was a" "''-
tional display. , ,,,.ros,
number ~ special exhibits 81 unus"ai interest
= hou,, IN .he various rooms Of the building.
proressor W & Peckham. % the Adelphi Academy
had On exhibition OF the rooms IN" apparatus
9th which he employs the y rays lie ha" o''o''
h,,, throughout the evening AN interested COMPANY
Ohio we're possessed Of a desire to attain In fe"
minutes fun knowledge OF the process WIN"
produces the wonderful radorraphs
In another room there was exhibition Of electric
cooking apparatu- and ironing utensils. PRESIDED
over by Young woman whose pa'r"S' wa "''''
exhausted In explaining to her women ihquis"or'
.h odvsr,sxes OF the appliances which she was
showing.
An electric piano. which required no attention ex-
can, the turning o. a crank to set II in motion or
e,on II furnls shed music throughout the evening"
Two electrical floral exhibits were the pre'uest
things shown in the building. They consisted OF oe-
signs of fresh cut flowers. among which were scat
tered miniature incandescent lights OF all co'ors'
centrepiece thus formed was placed IN the presi-
DENTS room where It attracted much attention
An interesting display was that which showed the
effect OF the same quantity OF light upon unefeh'
colors A number of samples o. Wallpaper "er"
used for the experiment. and the process employed
was intended to show to housekeepers the colors in
house decoration which will show to the best ad-
vantage under various lights. In the basement OF
! the building there was exhibition model OF the
,ubing which the Edison Company employs In
| furnishing current for lighting or power In It's
underground systems. The model showed how al
| connections are made for house equipment and
various other purposes In addition TO the special
exhibits the entire station was thrown open. In
cludne the immense power-room. where the big
engines which furnish Illuminating power for
large part OF the city were carefully investigated
by the curious crowd
The officers Of the Edison Company and their en-
ployes served the entertaining committee
throughout the evening. 1t expected that
Thomas A. Edison would be present at the exhibit
but at the last moment he was Obliged TO send a
telegram OF regret.
the maory Of Whp w snd Mrs. Wrs. Thoma.
Mrs Burr. city Works Commissioner Theodore Il
ten. Fire COMMISSIONS William G. Bryant Park
Timothy 0d: %SSSs cG"s5S
Weles Tax Collector hO,' AippiesoR Ed
Ing Fl S@ sSencey as r. 'Gsep BoWk
O. at Mis- s. George foster Peabody Lieutenant Com
Mr. s aSa%' "'sa siss ~ &
| child c. n Hoagland Mr.. and Mrs Darwin II
| James j. O. Jenkins. Martin Joost. MI and Mrs.
! Edwin Packard Mr. and Mrs. Lowell NJ Palmer.
~ and Mrs George sos,hsra NJ 4, and and Mr. Mr..
j. V. Meseroe, Andrew J. Sullivan. Brigadier Gen
erai James McIeer. Mr. ard Mrs; Frederick y
| pratt MI and Mrs Theodore Dreier. Truman J.
Backus. Mr.. and Mrs. r. p Bethany. David II.
| Cochran, William Hester. Professor Franklin W.
Hooper. Professor " G Peckhsm M and Mrs.
| Mr. and Mrs j. G. Hoasland Mr.. and Mrs Alfred
| r white Mr.. and Mrs. F.. r. Knowlton. Mr.. and
| Mrs John II. Seed Mr.. and Mrs, David A Body,
| Professor George w. Piympton. Mr.: and Mrs; John
Glib Edward NJ Shepard. M and Mrs + q Black
ford General Stewart L. Woodford General G. T.
WIN ans. Howard McWilliams Mr.. and Mrs. Ethan
/ Alien Doty Mr.. and Mrs. K. G. Peabody Mr.. and
| Mrs W s. Barstow. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew =. Beard,
! i5r Charles NJ. Bellows. Mr.. and Mrs D. W. Bnns,
! Wallace Bruce Mr.. and Mrs James o. Carpenter,
| Thomas Fitchle. Nelson Gates Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Graves. Mr. and Mrs Henry IS Hsigh
S Mrs. charles a. Moore Mr.. and Mrs. John s
| 0silvie John f. Searles Mr. and Mrs, w. r: Walk.
| lev Mr. and Mrs. S. V. White, G. ID. Wood. Mr. and
| Mrs Howard o. Wood Mr. and Mrs Tnomas
Adams jr Mr. and Mrs William G. Beecher. MT
and Mrs; william Berr!, Mr. and Mrs H.! Frank L
Pouch Mr. and Mrs N. g. Phillips; Mr. and Mrs;
Charles 4. schleren. DR.. John +. Talmage M and
Mrs. y. II. Valentine Clinton |" Rossiter. Mr and
Mrs. Thomas 7. Barr. s. o. Burnett. Frank r. Beers
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. CowIng Grove, Hadden
NJ and S N. %h% by a"e Ms
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. .Ocott. Mr.. and Mrs
Bernard Peters. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ Pratt
H. E Pierrepont. Mr.. and Mrs II Tisbont: Mr.