The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31
|~DINNERTO MAYOR STRONG.
HIS HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS GIVE
MIN a LOYING OUP.

Ths Hanes Or cossrniasisner Parker ana supt.
Oeastabie Net On n. ThouEh-Gen. Ceiiis
uahss the Presentation apeech-Thsoasre
neespveit writes In Praise or Mayer strenE.
Mayor Strong was the guest Of honor at q din
ner given by flfty.two city officials and exon.
cials at tho Astoria last night. Among them
were Police Commissioner Avery ID. Andrews,
Tax Commissioner Edward p. Barker. William
Brookheld, Henry w. Cannon, Commissioner
OF Public Works Coils, Col. 8. v. r. Cruger,
City Magistrate Job Hedges, City Chamberlain
Arson g. McCook. Francis NJ. Scott, Col. George
X. Warning. President Charles g. Wilson of tho
Health Department, and Robert j. Wright.
Police Commissioner Parker and Superin-
tendent of Buildings Constable were not present.
and their names were not engraved on the low
ing cup which was presented to Mayor Strong
during the evening. This loving cup, the gift of
tho heads OF departments and other office
holders. 10 of silver. and almost q foot high.
Around the base Of tho cup. In gold letters, is
the inscription: ITO Mayor William L. Strong.
from his friends and associates In tho city Gov.
eminent. 1s95-1s97." On the front OF tho cup, in
raised gold, 10 the city coat Of arms; on the other
side the Mayors monogram. On tho bottom of
the cup and hidden from view arc engraved the
names Of the Mayors hosts ct last nights BAN
quet.
Gen. Coils. on behalf Of his associates, made
tho presentation speech. He said:
"This is . great occasion. It 10 not the ordi-
nary semi-oflcial f~estivity at which mepy Of us
have been present during the past throo years.
1t 10 q family gathering, and where Macgregor
sits 10 the head OF tho table,
This evening we begin to tell the closing
hours Of q great epoch. These are tho expiring
moments Of tho autonomy Of the Empire City Of
tho United States. During the last throe years
Of her life she has been cared for by our beloved
guest. Mayor William L. Strong. There lives no
intelligent and honest man who will not confess
that morally, physically and sanitarily New
York is q better city to live in now than she was
I'VE are apt to congratulate ourselves that
we all had something to do with 1t; perhaps we
been but for tho intelligent counsel and sterling
honesty, petriosism, and civic pride Of him who
mept since Ian. i. 1895. he must DO tho princi.
william /: Strong. have the very pleasant
duty assigned to me Of expressing to you not
onts ioo 'e tSo love eS Of your fri friends ndsa and 0a assoc oSc
ates in office. whom I know you are glad to see
around yo1 this evening, They instruct me 70
will wear you In their hearts while they live.
and tomorrow, though the official knot will be
united; other tenderer cords will remain I'M
AS a little souvenir Of this occasion. which
may servo to remind you and your son of the
pleasant scene now passing. they ask you to
accept this loving cup. 1t comes from the fond
hearts of sincere friends, and they hope their
faces may be engraven as indelibly upon your
memory as are their names upon this little
piece OF silver and gold.
Mayor Strong. the last. and may I say, gen.
tlemen. the best Mayor of the old city Of New
York. in the name Of your friends and associates
In office, l drink Your health. long life and hap
piness.,'
Mayor Strong responded in a brief speech of
thanks, and from that time on acted as toast-
master. empowered to call on anybody to mako
o speech. Not a man escaped.
The following lettcr from Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt was read by
Gen. Coils and loudly a%pplauded:
my DEAR MAYOR: ! shall not be ablo to get
on to tho dinner to you. so Unjust write just q line
to say what o keen pleasure 1t 10 to me to have
been associated for two years with the very best
Government New York has had within the
memory of any man now living. No half cen.
fury has done as much for New York as you
have done by, your administration, and 1 am
glad to see that people are now realizing 1t.
Faithfully yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT"