The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-24
DINNER OF THE CHAMBER.
cor. BLAoK rEIEs NEW YORK NER.
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bNDHNtsES - ~ hHN@AeNS
papauet, Toe. ana Spoke on Currency ne
Fsrns. but Rarlsa 70 Throw Mech Light on
the s~uhject-Saayor stronG Discusses the
Duties and Oscillations or the Citizen.
with all tho festivities due to tho occasion
and characteristic of tho institution the Cham
Der Of Commerce OF the State Of New York cell
obrated its 10th anniversary last night In tho
new Delmonico banquet room. Numerically 1t
was the ldrGest banquet ever held by tho inst-
tuition, nearly 500 persons being present, among
them tho Governor OF the State. tho Mayor OF
the city. and two Cabinet officers. For two
hours the guests ate, drank, and were merry,
and after that they listened to speeches on va
rious subjects of moment by men specially quail
ihed and specially invited TO speak on those
subjects.
The eight tables at which the members and
guests were seated completely filled the big
gold and old rose banquet room, which for the
frst time was thrown open to o banquet. The
decorations OF the tables were OF crimson meteor
roses and pink bridesmaid roses, except in the
case Of the Presidents table. which was deo-
GRATED with ferns. orchids. and American
Beauty roses. At each plato was . menu card
showing q symbolical engraving. Over the gold
letterod Nineteenth Annual Banquet of the
Chamber OF Commerce." two female figures,
murally crowned. Joined hands. typifyinG the
union Of New York and Brooklyn. while under
meath were seen tho liner st. Louis and the
famous locomotive No. 900. The ices were
served In boxes covered with the seal Of the
Chamber, bearing tho motto, mon nobfs ndti
soturB." From o gallery at the ind of the ban
quet room came the strains Of popular songs
played by an orchestra.
In the orchestra gallery sat anumber of ladies,
among them the wife and daughter of Secretary
u tnon NJ the Ghnuhor NJ CopnpnarcA and tha
wife and daughter Of Rear Admiral Erben.
Father Ducey and DIR. Chauncoy M. Dopew also
wandered into the gallery during the proceed
ingp, and were followed BY John Jacob Aston,
who 10 q member of the Chamber. In his open
ing words President Alexander e. Orr paid q
compliment to the guests Of the fairer sex when
no said:
1T see that We have with and above US TO-
night q number of ladies who have done Ms the
honor to DO present [Applause.l Ipropose that
In acknowledgment Of this honor We salute
these guests Of honor"
Immediately thero was an outburst Of ap-
plause. and the banquet room rippled with
waving napkins and handkerohiofs Several
enthusiasts attempted to throw roses into the
gallery. but either the distance was too great or
the aim too low. for only one blossom, o huge
Bridesmaid, reached the gallery, and that
landed on the bald head Of Q member Of
the orchestra with q r~osounding "plopi" That
the temper Of the members has not altered since
last fall. whom the Chamber did 90 much to save
New York for sound money. was shown BY the
enthusiasm which President Orr aroused whom
In the course Of his annual address he said:
"In following the time-honored custom OF
this Chamber and congratulating you upon
having reached another anniversary period
in Its history-the 129th since Its Organise
tion-I am also justified In further congratulate
ing you upon the fact that the bright ~anticipa-
lions which we all formed Immediately upon
the election of Mr.. Mckinley are In process Of
being fully and happily realized"
A great outburst Of applause greeted the ref
erence to President Mckinley. At the close Of
his speech Mr.. Orr said:
II will confine myself in introducing the
speakers to merely mentioning the toasts: but
first I will call upon you to rise and drink the
toast to the President Of tho United States"
All rose and held their glasses aloft while the
orchestra played "The ~star-SPapGled Banner"
Some one took up tho song. and hundreds Of
voices were helping tho orchestra along when,
in the midst OF the first Btanza, Mr.. Orr raped
for silence and called:
"Three cheers for William Mckinley" S.
The cheers were given with q will. after which
tho programme proceeded. Tho first speaker
of the evening was Secretary of the Treasury
Lyman J. Gage. whose subject was Currency
Reform; Now or Whenr'
seoretary Gage said:
SPEECH OF SECRETARY aAol.
MR.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN I must
confess to some surprise at tho youthful ap-
pearance of this company. My honored friend.
Chairman Of the Committee Of Arrangements,
informed me with O perfect gravity Of manner
that I would meet here o company Of men who,
for one hundred and twenty-nine years, had
met annually together to celebrate the greatness
Of their beloved city, and to plan together for
its future growth. 1t 10 evident that his state
ment, involving the idea of such personal lon
Your grandfathers. your fathers, and you in
proper order of succession, were all required to
tho progress Of u great city's, q great country's,
development.
the evening was, no doubt, the health and happi.
ness Of King George, but your fathers threw
i%n"Sirin aeAt df eHR Mhe Of i ihSsp aaS SSo0 for 81 ' sSs e soc
tense and :6robbing period Of time, meet In the
name OF q nation now great with the destinies
Aren.
and triumphed. We honor their labors, we
yenerate their memories. We rejoice in the
must not torEst the rssponsibiiit,sS WI Which, SI' the ~
great inheritance carries with It, That was not
- SSSS1ho u lawn
when he declared that the cares, anxieties, and
troubles of his new estate were 80 many and SO
great that sometimes he almost wished his
brother hadn't died.
Our fathers had grave problems to solve. Our
own are equally serious. They, are even more
should fifty example our fidelity. That is tho
price through which tho good we enjoy may be
honorably possessed, added to. and passed on to
those who follow us.
We are met just now with one of those prob
lens which must be bravely faced and wisely
solved. 1t Is a question fundamental, In a ms:
teriAl sense. to the welfare OF every member of
the mighty group which constitutes our ma
nohal life. 1t touches the humble and depend:
ent more closely than 1t does the strong and
powerful, although in its final determination
INC Iar.reaching ,~destInies OF all are involved.
pressed industry and enterprise. Thanks to
ihs wise Instincts OF our people, and to their
declaratory voice uttered In November last. as
surances have como to lift doubts, to Danish
Tears, To brace hope, and to lend courage. This
happy. reaction IN enterprise now Witnessed
the stimulation TO industry-which has followed
or the bliRhting influence of that fierce propa-