New-York tribune., 1897-02-09
JEWELLERS IN AHAPPY VEIN
THEY GATHER ABOUT THE DlNlNG
TABLES AT DELMONICO'S.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY oLcoTT TELLS OF THE
WORK HE HOPES TO ACCOMPbIsIi-oTHER

DrsTRrcr-ATToR oLcorT TELLS OF THE
WORK HE HOPES TO ACcoMPLIsH-oTHER
SPEAKERS AND THEIR ToAsTs.
No one who looked in upon the big dining hall al
Demonico's INST evening would have thought that
times have been especially hard with the jewelers.
Of late Even the members OF the Ncw-York Jewel
lers' Board of Trade. who were holding their an
nual dinner there last evening. seemed TO have
forgotten 1t for the time being. Occasionally they
remembered IT, and drew down the corners OF thelf
mouths as they realized how unfortunate they
/ really were. but the next moment somebody said
something good and in the laugh that followed
hard times and duh business were forgotten NC
Kinley is the advance agent OF prosperity. said
David Dodd. jr Somebody said he is a long way
in advance OF his company. But the company IS
coming The jewellers did valiant work for sound
money In the campaign that has just been won
and they have perfect confidence In the return OF
good times"
There were nearly 175 jewellers az the annual
dinner and none of the seven annual dinners tha'
have been eaten by them has been merrier than was
that OF last night A. j. G. Hodenpyl president Of
the Jewellers Board OF Trade directed the festlVi-
ties from a scat the centre OF the guests table
and along that table on either side OF him sat
Colonel John s. Wise. ox-Corgressman from VIZ
gina; District-Attorney Ocott, the Rev DR.. ku-
dolph Grossman. Joseph Fahys. General W. ~.
Dutce Wilcox and Samuel Greenbaum
Others present included Charles H. OBryon, q.
O. Bates A. V Huyer. James W. Appleton H. II.
Treadwe. y. j. Young. George Scribner' u. H.
Gould. c. Mount. II. X. Dyer, +. , Read D. .
Spencer. J. f. Spencer. r. H. Ingersoll, Charles H.
Engersoll Irving Smith II. w Patterson Z w
IIarman. A. X Sloan, J. B. Bowden. d. II. Nalen-
tine. NJ l.. Bowden. George NJ. Hard. W. 7. Dore-
mus .. II Johnson. 7. f. Arnold w. II. Brown
J. b. Wood r. l.. Crawford. J. NJ Bloomfield w
scnGen 81 MalkfG Hoace M " W Hu!3S Seer DAVIDSON
clark G.. H.. Hodcnpyl G. v. Faircrnd; O. n
schulz A Lambert II. r Veith; Ira Barrows e.
G, Hudson. J; c9hn w MeQqlarn; royIi FramT ram
S'ln KrkPsIfck SsHSFi J. r. Kem S3aN' F. ae GeSrss
b owen. il. B. Thorpe, II. NJ. Condit; n B. Bar
Gn d G. psreyS e qh5mp1on Sman L. l. S2sP9af Ws
J.. Martin, H. \. Bliss Dr. \. NJ. Radn, Charles f.
District-AttorRey Q!co,,t promised a millennium for
have been fosted upon you to speak: appointed,
not elected by your votes and know am somewha,
OF hat grand prosecution colonel Fellows but for all
that, can promise you that the present DSirct-At-
old members and the new ones he has pat In oihce.
the servants Of the people. working from carly
ise you that the pgeon-ho'es will be laid bare and de-
nuded Of their contents own up 20 my inexper!-
hope to drag something tina, will next year merit
your commendaton." There were uproarl2us cheers
for the next Dlstrict-Attorney"
Other toasts responded to follows: Other
Peoples Jewels Colonel John $. Wise; Peace,
Patriotism and Prosperity the Rev. DR.. Rudolph
Grossman; Trade Organization the Best Guaran.
tee of Mutual Respect and Protection" David
Dodd jr: "Our Country" General W H. Hen
bricks. OF Kentucky
Letters OF regret were read from Garret A.
Hobart Governor Black. Ex-Governor Flower. Cen
eral Horace Porter. Stewart l.. WOodford, G. l..
Tiffany and the Rev. DR. Macarthur.
The Dinner Committee. to whom vote OF thanks
rendered. was thus constituted: Ira Barrows,
Leo Wormser. August Oppenheimer, d. G.. Town
send John L. Shepard. Leopold Stern. solomon
Lindenborn, T.. S. Johnson. jr.. Charles +. Wood,
Simon Sichel John e. Mount W. l. Rosenfed and
\. j. g. IIodenpyi