New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-19
CHARTER MAKERS HONORED
COMMISSIONERS GUESTS OF THE HAMIL-
TON CLUB IN BROOKLYN.
THE AFFAIR INTENDED AS A CONGRATULATIONS
ON THE RESULT oF THEIR LABoRs--
SPEECHES OF PRAISE.

SPEECHES OF PRAISE.
Tho members of the Charter Commission OF the
Greater Newly ork were made TO feel last night at
the Hamilton Club in Brooklyn that their iabors
we're remembered kindly by Of Brookyn's
hest citizens. They received the greatest send-on
that any one has witnessed ut the Hamilton Club
for Ions time
The guest table, al which the Commissioners sat-
was beautifully decorated. In the centre was
miniature Brooklyn Bridge. with Father knicker-
hooker and Miss Brooklyn at either side. James
NcKeen. president of the club. presided. ana win
him on either hand Dr. Lyman ABBOTT. Cen
eral A. c. Barnes. William G. De witt siias H.
butcher, Mayor Gleason, President Seth Low or
Columbia Harrison r. Moore Ex-Mayor Charles
A Schicren General benjamin F. Tracy and Mayor
Nurster.
Others present were r. r. Appleton. Franklin
Allen Charles Adams u. c. Anthony. L. De C.
Berg William J. Bruff. J. II. Bates. l.. g. Black
ford Henry H. Benedict. Teunis G. Bergen, T. b..
Brown. Joseph OBrlen A. Victor Barnes. George
G. Brooks. William BERT. Edward Barr, j. q.
Barnes Walter S Brewster H. l.. Bridgeman'
Clark Durham s Il. Chittenden. Henry G. collins
Isaac II. Cary. Sturgis Coffin. j. r. Cowing Will
lam J. CoomHs, l.. y. Chaplin, f. H. Cotton u.
H. Coutts. Stewart Church. Norman 5 Dixie j. q.
Dettmer D. H. Downs II. S Deshon, CARL II. De
silver G. w Doucherty Francis r. Dodge Charles
Dennis Guy Du Val. Ethan Allen Doty, J. H.
Dougherty W " Dykman. Francis L. Eames.
Stewart VI. Ea;:cS. J. 8. Froth!nGham, T. l. froth-
inshan,. -. = Tiske. r. L. Graef. Nelson j. Gates
J. Warren Greene Franklin L. Gregory william
Gilfllan William L. Garrish. George b. Gold
schmidt h s. Hubbard. f. s. Hicks, II. b. HATH
away E T Howard Matthew Human, O. r HID
bard j. T. Holland. J. y. F. Herreshon Cro"eh
MADDEN II. G. NJ. Insrahaw. William Jarvie 'oi''
G. johnson D. II. Judson. Raymond 1en-
j. KinbaH r. H. Kiddcr. J. NJ MhoH
z F. Knowl,on T. r. Kennedy, w c. kehosS'
Milton Knapp. f. II. KELLOGG. sidney '. Eo"en',
D. G. Legget John =. ladd. John r. Leec" 80
NJ Luther F. II Lawrence. stephen Lohes' 'o
s McKeon. H. j Morse. A. V. Marckwaio, 'ne
p.v n Mcconnell Albert g. Mcdonald. w j..
Natheson Charles A. Moore. James Mckeei Cpres-
dent) w II Maxwell II. +. Noyes, II. r, ->I'c ,
w l.. Ogden. NJ c. Ogden j. H. ohPh"''' 49, =.
Ormiston William f. Pisot W. H. foI'e. ~ "
Pisot J. G. Powers Calvin Patterson J. - 10y
n Partridge J. F. Praeger. William feaK ~
Packard. F. II. Parsons. y. Il. Putnam Char'eS =
Perkins X. C. Peabody. Samuel Rowland. Lewis b.
Reed D S, Ramsey C. T. Staples: }; r. SotzaV W
Shepherd. Bryan H. Smith. Frederick b sGhenGk
SsOTss fire sioad An ws sM" Vaushan rup
per. A. L. Taylor J. V. s. rhayer Robert r TIL I'LL
nsy william Tr TsyGr WINS II T tncteJ Van cee
Augustus Van Wyck F j. Vernon, Niiliam IL N W
snds5sn, Jackson W WaSs John ~ wnscW
Whitney. Theodore r. WS Wii1 II Wi al w and
Cornelius Zabriskie
THE AFTER-DINNER ADDRESSES
IT.. altar dinner sneaking was of the greatest
interest 70 all persons any interested In the
nol,tical affairs of the newly made city The pres
ence Of no less than a dozen public men OF NEW
York and Brooklyn. and the subject on which all
tho Commissioners were expected to SPEAK maze
me dinner political gathering of the first order;
When President Low name was fIrst hehtioneu
nv General Tracy in his speech the applause was
iorc aud loud easy TO see from ine SpHiI
~ the listeners and the words of the speakers that
Wr Low Was a prime favorite. and the general re-
jul, ~ the dinner was n strong impetus TO his
Sonrn for Nayor of the Greater New York a.,
Ne udr Gleason was present ready 10 eKhlpit MS
hocxS hut he received little encouragement. zen
erai Tracy whose name has also been put lorih as
aass;hIe "a 1didate said nothing which could De
copetr,,ed rs an attempt 10 commit hmseit on the
snbiecf Of his own desires but he gave 10 MS near