New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-13
LINCOLN'S DAY HONOKED.
DINNER AT UNION LEAGOE'
THE MARTYR PRESIDENT THE SUBJECT
OF MANY SPEECHES.

rpxop 1IppITT. OF RHODE ISLAND;
MAYOR HOOPER. OF BALTIMORE
AND OTHERS sPoKE-THE DAY
IN THE CITY.
Tho assembly room of the Union League Ciuo'
~ Rrooklvn was a scene of unusual DrilNano!
last evening when 800 members OF bro0hi!"
leading Republican organization assenioieu ~
celebrate Lincolns birthday. The con'''i''ee o''
arrangements had planned for the dinner VI, III
elaborate scale and they succeeded well III p'"o-
ing II on record as one OF the pest !" NV '
series of Lincoln dinners given by the ciuo'
LONG sestoons of red. white and blue hung from
the ceiling. and the walls were liberaIy orapeu
with flags and banners, all bearing 'he s''' ""c
xtr,pes Behind the guest table was hie-s'N'
nortrait of Lincoln ana a photoerap" "a '"e
enuestrian statue s,f Grant to be placed III Ho"'
NJ the clubhouse in April. The tables were prev
t,Iv decorated with small pots OF MOWERS anu
candelabra The souvenirs were lrdiieu '"'
,no.-sizai stee, engravings of Lincoln. The CON-
mittee of arrangements consisted Oh '"e"'o'
wallace chairman General Stewart L. Wood
ford William F. Fuller John r. sutton "iiiia'i
Coonev F D. futile, Clarence w. Seamans'
Iohr 7 Purle,ph A. F. Beales, II. c. Wells ana
F. H. Tyler
A n,easant feature of the evening was 'he
,,ro.cn.otion by the Union League club OF ioN-
inc cnn 10 the Art and Literature Cohi'i'i''ee
of the Hamilton Club. 1t seems that inc haii'-
ton Club had planned to have Dig dinner i"s'
evening. at which Booker T. washington ""s :"
he the principal feature. But when the iia'''ii'o'
Crub learned that the Union League looked upon
It's annual Lincoln dinner as one OF 'he th1i'e'
which it could not put aside at any Gust ~
decided TO postpone its dinner IN reference u
the Union Leagues custom. The presentation Va
tno loving Gun WAS made in recognition of the
Hamilton's magnanimty The members ol ,me
Hamilton committee are James Mcheen' Wills
l. Ogden. Duncan Edwards, f. H. Ltchneiu anu
Francis L. Hine.
Tho following were the guests at the dinner
Those present were:
Guest table-Mayor Frederick W. Wurster', MayU ,
Alcaeus Hooper Governor Charles Warren Llppnl,
President Stewart L. Woodford; boT }5spry NJ Cal
iaher and the Rey John dumPs'SWHe Cooper. j. F.
Ar naef NO. J. W. coopeT H Timps0n H.
Aeekie r. What T. Beade Misf x aShAfS
Tebbets j. +. Brown, Captain Ernesiqs Gulick' ~
Al Ressiguie Minos Murray, w. J. Moran sn : Me- W..
MilsOn g. p D. M MsTa' v. Demng Warren +
I'm. William G Pase Elh " shiebirr and George
TABLE John Morrow Jacob MsaTs M Aqdrem
Clarke j. s 0silyie. WELCOME s jarvis NJ Wa Sas
Russell Beaedc h. D. MG'SIr naen nc john K
Crum, H. l. Smith j. a. e Spear Howard vl@1Ns'
Charles Whemqs ar }Ghn George Sp T. MouIon +
Blair. Frank Rudd. N. Park Collin II. ;. bi'ugm""
W Taba no. Sor' s sFa H. cechrane peter Milne
Trim 4 c. Becker Mitchell b. L. WsiIaee
x r. Waikey Joshua NJ. Van Colt, f. H. kcker. A.
Il creagh cremse K,c EoG E Bas fsrsS
J c. stevens. Frank H. Tyer; 5 T. L. "G'aV WaTg
q and Theodore
Table 10. a. Il; Doty E; BatnsId' s Mi >
GS ass F VI H HGSG } }aase JChnso%
sPeTTy S F Knseand W E H Edmlssr Il 1aa r.
William D. Dickey. " c. Bryant. J. Henry
DICK; ana Andrsw D I Eaird., W Harmon. John
winston Henry GsPSn Esmss W w MaSvs Hsnry
H iients Duncan Edwaids Wills l. ogden, A G.
Acnonad, Dewin Carr Ansiln P hey, yne rex
2 Rr6wn wv WI'j Comes Charles H. Russell. Foster l.
Backus. James McKeen and ; A. $ , Haight,,, ruuor
T. y Allen. Thomas Nash, H. $ ogden, Martin s
Allen. Charles 5. Whitney. A. snelecor Frank l..
Frank Frank sellman. Charles cooper G. A. Harrow, J. J.
Lieds jr VILLAIN Barre g. w ha adans GSorEe
Robinson, II. F Lppitt' William Fuller and Will
'' Table no y W Hussey. d, NJ Munger; ]. Nc
Dermot, d. Thornton. q. w. Hebbard, o. R Heb
bard, s NJ Meeker H. L. Bartlett. F H. Cross
George Dickinson. G. H. Reynolds. y. j. Gates, X j.
Kimball. J. G. Dettmer. b. l.. Benedict r. D. Bene-
dict S Wood Cornell. Alfred Romer II ]; Downs Downs
\ ] Pouch G. L. Rossiter. f. G. Blackford, Horace
J Morse. George 7. Tangeman and Howard NJ
Smith. -
Ieward r l.. Wyckof. John Ditmars. John X
Slime. 4. T. Kelley; Charles e Miller B.eii F. A. Mat
Treadwel Dr. Robert Scrmeeour, Edward 5. Fow-
Ter. Henry F. Jacob 6 S9rhs p c Rfmsen
George La Vie. e A Leslie Thomas l.. Wells. \
G. Perham J. r: Ron1ig, J. ID. Alderman. Frank
Brainerd and a. E. Blackmar. .
Table No. 9-W H. Hoschke, Jabez Burns, F. r.
Young a. l.. Weaver c. l.. Weaver B. F. Jayne
6 H. Mills, d. S. Wills. Joseph X. Wells Henry
Walters. J. f. Otrogge James Iefferts. ]. p. Ipis-
grove. Herbert Appleton. ". F.. Cptegrove. s. X
johnson and Henry c. Wells.
Timothy L. Woodruff H. L. Palmer W. A.
Booth William Pettgrew W. Lamb. r. H. Smith
Z y Guman, A. d. Baird ard William W.
GOVERNOR LIPPITT'S REMARKS
General Stewart L. Woodford. president OF the