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The Ohio Society gave its twelfth annual din.
ner at the waldorfAstoria last night, and It
was announced in the invitations and on the
programme OF tho evening that tho din
ner was complimentary to tho Hon.
William J.. Strong" 1t is said that
there is not a member Of the Ohio Society who
docs not firmly believe that Col. Strong was the
greatest Mayor New York ever had. Whether
this be really true or not 1t is certain that every
body at the dinner last night did his best to con-
vince the cx.Mayor that he is n very great nan.
The dinner was served in the Astor dining
room. on the FIRST floor OF tho Astoria portion Of
the hotel. There were twentysix tables, bo-
sides the speakers table. and few loss than
$50 diners. The tables were decorated with
vascs Of American beauty and La France
roses, and with that which most Of
those present thought were leaves from the
buckeye tree. Before the dinner was over, IL
was learned that these latter decorations were
to buckeye tSat Mr. Bots orst eoad nd m
the effete East The menu cards bore bas.rclief
in coors OF the buckeye and the arms of the
State OF Ohio, as we'll AS q 1ne engraving of Col.
1t was 9:3o before the cofreo and cigars had
been passed, and Gen. Henry L. Burnett, Presi.
United States Attorney for the Southern district
that time the balconies overlooking we the banquet
room we're filled with ladies, among whom were
Mrs. StrOnR,- mrS. Gavin =. BrlcC Mrs. Henry
l. Burnett. Mrs. Anson G. McCook, and Mrs. +.
Gray Griswold.
After Gen. Burnett had told Of the dinner
which the society had given three years ago,
just before Col. Strong was sworn In rs Mayor,
ho proposed that the health Of the President OF
the United States be drunk standing. Then he
said some compime tary things about the guest
OF the evening, and called upon Bishop Potter to
speak to the toast, 1.-THE Guest Of the Even
Ing" Bishop Potter said.
80 1t is because Col. Strong is known to be In
clined to tho use OF strong language that was
called upnn TO respond to this toast in his
stead. Knowing, however. tho strong provo.
cation Mayor has to use strong language. l
am not altogether certain that, in the Same
place, should have used weaker language my
self know that my wife has sometimes said
to me:
"'What a pleasant time we should all have II
You only had as lovely disposition Us Mayor
Strong
Perhaps Mrs. Strong knows Col. Strong bet.
ter than Mrs. Potter does. However. we all
know that Col. Strong made very good Mayor,
and he made an honest Mayor. II Is appropri
ate that, while your decorations are red roses.
the eX-MRyor wears on his breast to. night rose
OF purest white, typical of the purity Of his ad-
ministratiOn and OF his life
Col. Strong followed Bishop Potter. He was
yisib!y affected by all the pleasant things that
had been said about him. Finally he pulled
himself together. told his friends that his heart
speech in which he reviewed what had been nc
complished by the various departments of the
city Coy ernment while he was Mayor.
The Hon. Judson Harmon, Attorney. General
under Cleveland, and Gen. Wager Swayne were
the other speakers.