New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-13
IN HONOR OF THE MAYOR.
A DINNER FOR HIM At THE REPUBLICAN
CLUB.


CLUB.
MR. STRONG TALKS OF HIS AnM1NIsTRATIoN AND
SAYS THAT IT WILL. BE APPRECIATED MORE
* TIME PASSES ADDRESSES FY ELIHr
ROOT HOWARD pAysoN wIl.ns
John PROCTOR CLARKE
MD OTHERS
tn. Republican club OF Ncw-York save din
ner for Mayor Strong in tho clubhouse. at NO ~
Fifth-ave.. last evening. and one hundred me"
sat ut the tables which were placed ia the din-
ingroorn on tho second roor and in the parlor and
reception-room on the first floor. y. L. Merriam
the president OF the club. presided at Table H.
IN the paror and had the guest OF the evening"
at his right band. while Charles g. wilson Fres'.
dent of tho Board o. Health. sat at the r'sht "
the Mayor
Among the men at the dinner were pl'trict-At-
torney w NJ *. Olcott General Arson q. McCooH'
Police commissioners Frank Moss and George
Moore Smith the Rev Or. w. II. 7. Fdunce' Ten
eral C. II. r. Coils Fire Commissioner D. X. SH'''
fed William BrookHcd. Coone! ;. y. H. 'iuE'I'
job f.. Hedges. Myer ;. Isalcs. r. p L'iiho'"I' d
Edgar Lcaycraft. William Leaty. ; NJ M'IlNe"'
Elhu Root, II L. Stoddarl Mortimer &. Addoms'
l. g. Bloomingdalc James \. Blanchard. John
Proctor clarke j. V. Nrooman. Howard faysoh
Wids Edmund Wctmorc. Alfred r Conkilng' Johh
Sabine Smith r. l.. ~ Dorr. n. Il. De Mili. >. NJ
Deuel. and 5 G. French.
II was a:3o =. III. when President Merriam III ~
PRODUCING MAYOR Strong satd that nearly all the
uVt-''.'1 ''"' ,,,,o-.,-,s,. unse- the present
administration were members OF the Kcp"pHcah
club.
THE MAYORS ADDRESS
Whom tho Mayor arose 10 respond J." said he
began TO understand why his admins 'r'''h nA'
been so unpopular. and there were roa'S Oh '""s
ter He had not been - h'E"'F ta 20
clared' s'h'e ~ ,t, orl, man in the party
,o''' - ,,,, b.. has said often about his
,ioa.. - conduct Il uor-part.sau administration
'nd hls efforts TO live up 10 the pledge Later he
ana HIS e"o''' ~
,,t,u ~, administration VII be though, 81 bet
,r ~ Tine eocs Oh believe that ther, are inT,
things connected win my 1 %I III H. .pprS,ri-
WI iiEe er th. Improvement ~ th' public
schools o ihc .y wa.,a 4 a. ~, nv hilns % h
NV v 'r6n,bs For dr;ern years the Grand Jnry h'H
been declaring that the Oh gi'"s w.. ,,tr ~ Inc
a.II 49,. Nv no, s,,t Oh a ilry that condemned tno
Tombs Was IA, mrs. Mayor i' ~, IT,, '.. n,. s.,
old Tomhs must ., .o' H. r',i,, ,nrrc Tho third
Hin. i. The laying u The new winter mains ana
sewers pas' This clubhouse ana .''.-r Gois Viii
Flfih-aY. "r ,,-p "i9,.b-i daughter. hut whom
NE 10 T. ion and Es yilu. comes 10 ho appr,-
ciaicd tho people sill rise Np ana '''' ..'' '''
minlsird'oH "'-. o., ..,, much about the u"U
,,iili, schoois except tnat 'hcy were badly "@n''i
When ~" N"y''." ma i',' .-, iicd Tor ard th,
@ ,r9t,on Vii nave 10 continue d." work 81
buildinC schools r. t. NOT u'7'"-- ~ 20 ss , i -
about the cl, amer s'''r,',, ' tre.,. ,o bscoui.
SsIimV Their. has been great Improvement on
Rlackwelrs Island wh'r" ~ io"I o ~, ,,,i-.
cared tQr 49, a. 1'g.~. No. no plg.fv ~
HS' p" be- compared in Nth with tn condition 9i
somc Of The places on Tho ISLAND On ''""''' Do
4SS has becn considerable criticism u %" I'o-
lco bofIrt-nen, but want 90 say that inc '.',-
ton ~ l'.i wis ~" q,'i"'Fsi ara m, t LIZ, y,,s
ion IN lr, ,5ooeTre 70 .he good work OF the po-
lice. am proud ~ -" loi,'. - 49,, = . bccn n,
n n,, '-ss;,r Inc FIRE p-pirmcn, has given M
10 trouble ..,..-
TIE Mayor distributes sum a, .a,I
the departments o. me cry cow '''''' '.-
that when bis term al ''n'' ,''''' >" a.,,
n" was N''"N To- "-'' :, .,t..., ,.i,,t
and in'r" aN VI" "'''''' W '
PRAISE FROM MR.. ROOT
III, Pc, pr rsruce mad. an adar.e. ard then
r..i,,, r,,cf as called On 20 speak Nr Root said
,t,, ,b. clri, v-,r an Incubator for Republicans.
,rd M. q mace TO agh- in. However much the
members - tt" club might amer .'@ '' '''" "'.'
e., .t ,,,,i,t,.,l car,paigu 10. declared th.y could
.' W. No. .t,.-, a., ,,....r,,b
ne Il'"'IE "'" , , .i ,n dini
III / could nav" tie settlement "i al '"' "l'l-
c,,l,v" ne said Il would have General Tracy sign
,,- nd b,,vo AR I., eign 81 paper and then
have solid union against T'mm'nY' with Mayor
c.-o,,,, a, tho head of flc ticket
@,."''9 ..t,r us greeted with much cnfal-
The decldra'4'N wa
elasm and the men pr'rr'i spr'nf - i"'T l'"'
- .,,.ir u.uIs.r. while inry cheered f0r
ana ""''' a., Z, 49,, ,...... no, >, e,,.,l.
nearly a minute. INN w. ,tt-
in terms % praise OF u it'f 9ir 'HS "''n'''S'
,ion vinding up with tho assertion mat "lFh Mt.
e''''' - - orl,. v.,s over tho good which
he heI performed "ol'A begin 10 De ne'''r .p''.
'.h'eN AM ''''' 49, led. ......- ., ris.
the public estimation 81 "'''' '''"
...4 a. q
ILL.,. vulcan ~ IN. Uc4ifn Boar made
frtSld'"' ''' - 49,. ',,,,,, the YORK nf
address "h''i'.'h- many
the Health Department.
.. 80. ,,pD,,-r,-,: THE CITY
WORK 'f lNfi''' i-f' I'M 800
3, ard p.v-on VilGs The Deputy Commissioner
81, -, ,,,to , .n...1 n which b.. rc-
of Works, 4