New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-11
DINNER OF THE THIRD PANEL.

sHERIF-F's JURORS EXPECT TO HAVE A GREAT
AFFAIR on NEXT THURSDAY EVENING.
The Sheriff Of New-York County. Whatever his
politics may be- enjoys each winter distinction
accorded to no other reside1t-that Of being the
guest Of honor at three important public dinners
his hosts being the members respectively OF the
three panels Of the Sherns jury. The functions
OF the Sheriff. jury perhaps not clearly under
stood by the average citizen IMMERSED in the Code
Of Civil Procedure and not a member OF one OF
the panels but It enough for the purposes OF this
paragraph TO say that OF the duties OF mem
hers Is 10 pay fines for non-attendance at the ses
sions OF the panels which fines being gathered TO-
cether once a year are devoted 10 the preparation
Of A dinner at which the Sheriff IS the hrs' among
many guests The third panel. indeed. IN ls'o
omitted its annual dinner. devoting the FUNDS IN
hand to the needs Of charity, so pressing In that
panic year: but such course is not necessary
I'm 1895 Sheriff Dunn has been in office only fe"
weeks but has already been entertained by the
members Of the first and second panels. respec-
lively On Thursday evening Of next week. cd
ruary H. he Will be the guest OF the third panel al
its dinner, to be held at Delmonico's There Is
ALWAYS rivalry among the three panels as 70 the
dinners given by them and the men In charge OF
next Thursdays affair say that II VIII De iaIseI
and interesting than any dinner ever Iii,
given by a Sheriff's jury panel mere CorhentIs
Vanderbilt j. Pierpont Morgan and Lawrence hlp
among the members Of the fh a1d
practise Of rne-paying make possible the NOUNS
OF the elaborate annual dinners. $500
Each OF the three panels consists OF 10 members
Tn. third panel will b. out IN force at It's dinner
on Thursday night and Will greet there lbl guests.
Chauncey VI Depew has been A guest at Sherln ;
jury panel dinners IN the past, ana on tnls o., o.
casiorI m will act POSTMASTER Among tls
other guests A dozen or Of whom Will proOaDly
ba called up0n for speeches-although there Will pe
no FORMAL list OF tOasts-will he in addition 10
sheriff Thomas j. Dunn the guest Of honor. CON
gresham William :; Mesick. Of Michigan con
gresham John VI. Allen Of Tupelo Miss; Jus,l.e
Francis NJ Scott John :. Wise, Randolph GugEen-
beimer President Of the Council; Marion j. YER
dery ex-City Magistrate JOB r. Hedges; ControDrr
Coler Thomas l.. James. J. Edward simmons
Frederic Cromwell. John Sloane +: + Olcott'
samuel Thorne Walter ; Johnson, John y. Moore,
George ] Gould Henry ". Cannon, J. VI CeDe!os.
Tienrv Loewenthal General T. L. Watson Ihomas
and Assessments; W. II Porter, Anthony y Brady;
Judge Rufus 3. Cowing Corporation Counsel
Wbslen Ex-Governor +. =. Lounsbury OF Con-
nectlcut: Chief McCullagh. II. c. Du Val. wafer
0akman Judges Olcott. O'Dwyer Bischof, BOOK
staver Gildersleeve. DAILY and Nc Adam = - =
Senator Jacob A. Cantor. and Michael /. DAY.
Deputy City Chamberlain. =, 49,, Ls.
The preparations for the dinner are IN me nallus
NJ tho following committee. Frederick l. AddHiS
chairman: William O. Conklin joshua W % -
S|sories = Dieterich r Somers Hayes. JOSIAH I.
pin and Edward NJ F. Miller secretary. A
faa,u-e Of the dinner Will be the souvenirs con,
cerninr which nothing definite VIII ne known UNI.
no jurors and their guests behold them on M
tabIes on entering the banquet hall But i can ne
said that this years souvenir OF the thru paIue,
di-ner will be a silver article or much artlSllC
,nert which has been selected from among lVrS =
two designs submitted