New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-30
LAW ALUMNI AT DINNER.
MEETING OF GRADUATES FROM THE
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL.

Er.rIIU ROOT MADE PRESIDENT OF THE AssocIA-
TIoN-coNTRoIr.ER FITCH SPEAKS on
THE GREATER NEw-YoRK."
The annual dinner of the alumni Of the University
Law School held last night at Delmon!co's
Judge Willard Bartlett the president Of the alumni
presided At the guest table were Dean Clarence
ID. Ashley. Chancellor Henry NJ. MacCracken. Will
IAN ID. Guthrie. Dr. ID. Il. ST. John Roosa. Judge
William Ramsey, Controller Ashbel =. Fitch. the
Rev. Percy Stickney Grant and ex-Controer Smith
Lane.
Others present were Hans 8. Beattle. John A.
Kampng. Frank NJ. Avery. Elmer S. White Judge
James A. OGorman. Philip Carpenter. Louis +
Doyle. ex-Judge Ernest Hall. william j. Lardner
William G. Peckham. Winthrop Parker. Morris r.
Ferris. George II. Hyde. william A. burlington
George Wallace Richard L. II. Finch. Charles A.
Hess. Edmund l.. Mooney, Frederick G. Herter
William s. Stuhr Judge Thomas s. Henry. George
f. Garland. City Magistrate Charles f. Smms,
jr. and John D. Lindsay. Mrs. f. Hallock Car
penter alumnae OF the school, was also among
the diners
After Judge Bartlett had spoken a few words OF
welcome. DR.. ID. Il. st. John Roosa was intro
duced to speak TO the toast OF THE Physician
The sentiment attaching to the toast asserting OF
physicians that whatever good success soever they
have the world prOclameth, and what faults they
commit the earth covereth." supplied DR.. Roosa
tion he quoted from the Bible amid much laugh
ter: Woe unto you also. ye lawyers. For we
laden men with burdens grevous to be borne, and
We Yourselves touch not the burdens with one of
your fingers.
Judge William Rumsey. whip followed. spoke FOR
THE Bench" He continued the badnage INDUCED
in by Dr. Roosa. Biblical authority was not wholly
on the side Of the physician asserted Judge Rum
sey and he quoted ASA went not to God. but TO
the physicians And Asa was gathered TO
his fathers"
Controller Ashbel p. Fitch speaking upon the
subject. Greater New York" said in part;
The city which we have got now is a great bust
ness CORPORATION the financial affairs of which have
been managed since lSl on lines largely arranged
by Samuel j. Tiden and initiated In active prac,,s s
year s45 OooC0 from taxes and over go WDW"
from the proceeds Of bonds together n;n S w nst
try to continue to have in the new city We must mus,
finish our great bridges and docks. we must keep
up museums of art and natural history; ,, we we
must be maintained and extended: and we must de-
fend every inch of our public parks and hand them
down beautifed and adorned as heritage 10 our
children. ~
At the basis Of all this lies the financial aues-
ton If We can keep our credit and sell the o, 6on1s
can continue 10 have all of these Things we are
going into the new copartncrship with masnihcent
So far as the population which we shall be Joined
wn S wnch ks no and for
great many years into its population people OF
every race and tongue in the world can get along
safely II seems to me. when u takes In IFS next
door ne!ghbors. In fact. the difficulties which we
have to meet in the new city will be slight COM
pared with those which our city population has
successfully overcome in the 113 years which nave
ella psed since your ancestors founded this city.
Dean Ashley William ID. Guthrie and the Rev
Percy Stickney Grant also spoke.
Prior TO the dinner a business meeting was held,
at which Elihu Root elected president ex-
Judge Ernest Hall vIce-president. Winthrop Parker
secretary and John D. Lindsay treasurer. The fol-
lowing were chosen as the Executive Committee:
William burlington. Isaac f. Russell and william
s. Peckham