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pelu,onico,s Last Evoninr.

betusonico's Last EvoninE.
Amidst an enthusiasm 90 pronounced and pro-
longed that 1t drowned out tho efforts of most
OF tho speakers invited to grace the occasion,
the New York Jewellers Board Of Trade held its
ninth annual banquet at Delmonico's 9 last night.
Thore were about 500 diners present After the
toast to tho President OF the United States had
been drunk standing A. J. @. Hodenpyl, who
was presiding. delivered an addrcss Of welcome
which was greeted with howls of acclaim not
only at tho beginning and tho end, but all
through as we'll.
Leopold Stern. who sat at tho speakers table,
then rose, although his name did not appear
upon the list OF speakers. His appearance was
Tor special purpose, and so cunningly did he
conceal his meaning and purpose, aided by tho
whoops Of his hearers, that 1t wns twenty min
utes before any one made out what ho was talk
Ing about. 1t was finally discovered that he was
there for the purpose Of presenting handsome
silver service to II. II. Treadwell of Tiffany g.
Co., who rendered distinguished service to tho
jewellers trade by his arguments at Washing
ton when the tariff bill was boinE considered.
Mr.. Treadwell endearod himself to the jewellers
by simply saying THANK you, when the SER
vice was uncovered before him."
The first man to make speech and get IL
heard was the Hon. Franklin Bartlett, whose
toast toast was, Our Country, and Its Greatest
jewellers art; thon, referring to his toast,
reused great laughter by saying:
It's a pretty big subject to talk about.
might talk to you about our charter. but nobody
understande It, not even the commission that
framed it. Wolawyers owe debt Of gratitude
TO those framers for priceless heritage that
should keep us In moderate affluence for at
least u quarter Of n century"
Louis Edward Bomeisler then spoke on Tho
Majesty Of tho Law" Edmund Wetmore, the
next speaker. speaking to the toast Past and
Present. referred to the growth and amalga-
nation or trades as a step In tho general scheme
OF evolution.
"The so-called trust" said he, I" that has be-
come SO striking u feature In present business
management, that has excited SO much alarm
and provoked so much hostility, is but a natural
development Of the same immutabe and irre-
sistible law of industrial evolution, 1t
that may be misapplied. or, like every
human scheme or contrivance, abused, but, also
like everything that cmanates from natural
law and not from natural dcpravity. the final
effect must be benehcent, and lin timo that
which is now seen in part, will be universally
necessities of business do not require cannot be
maintained, and a trust which the necessities of
business do require cannot be prevented.
Other speakers were the Hon. Charles B. Hub
bell on The American Scholar the Hon.
George R. Bidwell answering to tho toast Our
The Priceless Jewels, and F. l.. Crawford, tho
counsel of the board, who spoke on Tho Art
Side Of the Jewellers Craft" BY way of diver
atty the diners sang songs between the speeches
and fragments OF songs during the speeches.
Among those present were Cornelius Van Cott,
Maurice Wendell. H. b. Thornbury, Lloyd Mil
ner, Charles 4. Cook. Dutee Wilcox, H. J; Carr.
Z. G. Braxmar Thomas f. Arnold, G. Eacret
and Irving Smith.