The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-21
WINE, WIT, WISDOM.
Board of Trade Held Its
Tenth Annual Banquet
Last Night.
PRESIDENT FURsT'S ADDRESS.
Mayor Edward Hoos Renders
an Account Of His
Stewardship.
STOCKTON SPEAKS FOR THE STATE
Brilliant Speakers on Morals and
The Norman in Business
Who We're Present.
STOCKTON SPEAKS FOR THE STATE

ln1 oUuTQ u lIdue IdSl Ii6it
the city. county and State to run them
selves because yesterday was the date OF
the tenth annual dinner, and on these oc-
casions the member descend, throw their
high ideals to the winds, and eat, drink
and make merry like ordinary mortais.
The dinner was an excellent one, the
speeches were excellent also, and every
member with just pride congratulated ms
fellow member on the fact that the tradl-
ton of the Board for good dinners was
fully maintained.
The b%anqueting TALL of the Hotel Wash
ington was beautifully decorated with
fiags of all nations. and SO large was the
number of diners that an overflow meet
ing took place in the back room, where
the thirsty ones gave vent to their feel
ings by singing twenty-one verses OF
a lugubrious ditty, the words OF winch
were I'VE Are So Dry"
With commendable p~unctuality, the po-
likeness of presidents Of the Boards Oh
Trade, as we'll as kings, Mr.. Myron ).
Furst, took his seat at the head of the
table. having to the right and left of him
Mayor Hoos. Simon Sterne of New York,
G. Waldo Smith of New York, ex-Attor-
ney General John P. Stockton, Rev. j.
| Francis Morgan and Major z. K. Pang-
born as guests. AT the long table sat the
| following.-Dr. Leonard j. Gordon, George
w. Conklin, John Mullins, Andrew J.
Corcoran, eX-president of the Board; X.
". Elliott. John j. Voorhees,, s.. H.
Smith. August Booraem, John A. Walker,
| Joseph A. Dear, M. Murray, James
| Clarke, j.. s. Coward OF New York, 4.
| G. McCully, ex-Director of Education Z.
L. Stowe, Thee. Smith, H. Brautigam, }.
| P. Landrine, r. A. Simpson, Miles Nc
Cartin. Henry McCartin. w. e. Drake,
Genera, ". G. H-eppenheimer, Ernest J;
Angien. w. Knoblow, H. Otterson, George
G Fountain, H. "A. Steffens, Leo; Samp-
ter, Finance Commissioner a. L. kei-
D5islns' Colonel r. NJ. Floyd, =.
g Halstead of Omaha Y " ro,r "a.
speer' Jr:, J. - G. ra 1onng =. ToM Mp
/ Master, James G. Masking, w. Hogen-
camp, John Casey, p. =. Gleary, ". !.
Vidal, w. J. TAFT, I. w. Tilden. ]. W.
Robert Anderson, DR.. g.. K. Dickinson, f.
w. Cane, DIR. H. Spence, Samuel Hague,
James T. Cough, John Gopsill, John Gan
non. T. M. Gopsill, ]. Wahl Queen, Walter
Dear, Leroy Schemerhorn, w. A. Cor
coran, Robert j. Corcoran, a. q. Mum
| of Bogota, Hugh Roberts, Captain ]. f.
Kelly, c.. Smith, John Boyd. Gustav May
err, Director of Education Quinn, Edward
Hoos, Jr., o. H. Lohsen, Alderman Henry,
DR. Mortimer mpso Assemblyman A.
Walter. James Leo and H. Y. Condic
After grace had been said by RevS ].
Francis Morgan. dinner was served, and
this was the menu
Huitres Amontillado
Blue Points on Deep Shell
Lake State Celery
Potage
Hors D'Oeuvre
Petits Bouchees aux c~hampignons
Sailed Almonds Crescent Olive
Hot House Cucumbers
Poisson Haul Sauterne
Broiled Kennebec Salmon,
Lobster Sauce
Sliced Tomatoes
Pommes en- Surprises
Relieve Pontet Camel
Tenderloin of Beef
Larded a la Jardiniere
Lobster a la Newburgh
A la P~equannock
$3.50 per Million Gallons
Roti Moet & Chandor
Philadelphia SQUAD on Toast
Fried Hominy Gnrrant Jelly
Monroe Pudding: Sauce q la Hawaii
Glaces Tortoni Bon Bons
Entremets Llqueurs
Cafe Havana Cigars
The intellectual feast followed, and tbs
.sfurst' course was the address of Presi-
dent Furst, who was loudly cheered or
rising and this is what he said
AS president of the Board of Trade, II
is my duty and my pleasure to welcome
you here tonight at this the tenth annua
member who have faithfully attended
all of these festive occasions, and VINO
have listened with delight, at different
times. to my distinguished PREDECESSORS
as for instance the native, wit OF tn
rugged mechanic OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the incisive sarcasm and pollsned sen.
fences of that prince OF good feiloWs ane
renowned after-dinner speaker, our oWr
Observation-Disclosures the learned ane
disputatious u~tteranees of our distin-
guished fellow member who would rather
horse Of the Board, Joseph Dear-daugh,
ter)-I ask your kind indulgence, you an6
all present. | promise that this my in
itial postprandial speech shall at leas'
have the great virtue of brevity- CLEAR
hearty / feel somewhat like the boy
who cannot swim, who is coaxed by ms
companions to go along ana watch IN
deep water by his friends and told. Nov
swim. Qaughter.) That's about my
position. Less than ~forty-eignt hours age
in the water, I kick Renewed laugh
aThe Board of Trade of this city need.
no eulogy from my tongue. Its recert
for the past ten years is part OF thu
history OF the city. 1t has Loyalty advo'
Gated every measure that would tend tt
make our city a better I'M IA CREATE
one. and has manfully defended at al
times any movement that threatened thu
welfare of the city or that was regarded
as an invasion of the rights OF It's citl
zeEs. ~
Il shall not weary you by a recital o.
the various movement that have en-.
gagged the attention of this body, only
touching on one in passing, |. e., thu
equal taxation measure. the enormous
amount Of work done for this importan
law nv this Board as a whole By
4 certain members in particular, who ex-
nended time and treasure in pushing thi.
preat work to a successful issue, where
| Nv this long suffering city received tardy
though incomplete justice, would, taKe
by itself, be sufficient reason Tor the ex
istence Of this body, ana serve as a.
answer to that large class OF citizens Wht
are constantly detracting from the ser
vices rendered the city by this and SINH
lar associations. In union there i:
strength, and If the same public inter
est and civic pride can be aroused her'
as exists in other cities ana town.
throughout this broad land, If manufac
turers and merchants particularly coult
he brought to understand the possible
scope OF the work of this Board. II Woult
NOT be long before our membership rol
would contain 500 names, and IN du'
time thereafter, when strangers VISITED
/ our city, we would be able to show then
i another fine building besides the vi.
4 Hall. Cloud ~applause.)
II shall depart from the usual pro
gra1nme of the presidents address at tn
\ annual dinner, by refrainlng from IeIllnl
YOU how the affairs of the city, count.
and State should be c~onducted. Laugh
ter.0 I won't eve touch water tonisnl
Much ~laughter.) Mayor Hoos. who !