New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-14

gan Dock Commissioner j.. Sergeant Cram. J
Congressman Amos J. Cummings. Deputy-Con-
troler Michael T. DAILY Elliot Danforth. Patrick
Diver Subway Commissioner Peter j. Dooling.
Sheriff Thomas ]. Dunn. Judge p. H. Dugro'
Marten Engel Coroner L, T. Fitzpatrick, ex-
Governor Roswell p. Flower. John Fox. Register
Isaac Fromme ict-Attorney Asa Bird
Gardiner Judge Leonard A. Giegerch. Judge
Henry A. Gildersleeye Edward Glennen' An
drew H. Green. President Randolph Gusgeh-
heinner Of the Council. Harry c. Hart, Wiihain
r. Hearst. Maurice F. Holahan, president OF the
Board OF Public improvements: Health Commits
sioner William r. Jenkins. Highway Commits
sioner James p Heating. City Chamberlain
Patrick Keenan,, Charities Commissioner John
w Keller Civil. Service President Charles II.
Knox Correction Commissioner Francis j. Ian
try. Justice David Leventritt. John p Madden.
James J. Martin. Dock Commissioner Peter F.
Meyer. Park Commissioner August Moebus
Rollin NJ. Morgan Nicholas Muller. Presi-
dent Michael c. Murphy of the Health Board.
Dock Commissioner Charles F. Murphy. Street
Cleaning Commissioner James Mccartney.
Hugh Mclaughlin John McQuade. Louis Nixon.
OF the East River Bridge Commission Stephen
e. Norville. John T. Oakley vice president of
the Council: Justice Morgan ], OBren, Thomas
n. O'Neil Justice Edward Patterson. Patrick
J. Ryder John J. Ryan. Thomas +. Ryan. Fire
Commissioner John J. Scannell. Martin Schenck
Of Troy: Frederick c. Schraub, OF Lowville
Police Commissioner John B. Sexton, James
Shevlin, Thomas F. Smith. Justice Frederick
srnyth. Register William Sohmer. Benjamin F.
Speaker. John B. Stanchfeld. Of Elmira: Will
lam E. Stiiiings. Nathan Straus. Justice Charles
Fl. Truax Samuel Untermyer. Justice Charles
n. Van Brlnt, School Commissioner George NJ.
John w. Weber and Thomas ]. Whitney.
LITTLE soCIABILITY AT THE START.
It was not until the dinner had been in prog
ress some two hours that 1t approached any
show Of animation. The guests seemed to de-
vote their minds more to the securing of food
and drink than TO sociability. About o o'clock.
however. the boxes began TO fill with women.
brightly dressed and gltterlng with jewelry.
Flowers were taken TO the boxes in great guam
titles. but as there were not enough floral trb-
utes to 60 around. some of the men made up for
the deficiency by carrying to their women
friends the alabaster swans and other devices
which decorated the tables There In turn
quickly gave out. and when some OF the guests
began handing UP the plated candeabra ana
fruit stands to the occupants OF the boxes, there
were many objections on the part of the
walters responsible for the contents OF the
tables, but II was not long before the
tabiecloths were stripped OF, everything except
cigar ends and coffee cups.
HOMAGE TO CROKER.
Meanwhile Richard Croker had been the OBJ
Acct Of much attention from his followers. Sit
ting with his characteristic jnscrutable express
sion on his face, he seemed to be utterly oblivi-
Gus OF the servty Of the procession of admirers
who seemed grateful for the opportunity of
xraspine one Of his hands. patting him on the
shoulder or who we're far privileged as 10
whisper some piauditory word in his ear.
The sorbet was served in box surmounted
by a tiger. The menu-book was an elaborate
production having on its frontispece an en-
boesed figure of Jefferson with the National
coiors and the at-of-arms Of the United States
| IN relief and bearing the inscriptions Banquet
in celebration Of the hundred -and-ffty
sixth birthday of Thomas Jefferson by the
Democratic Club April the Hhirteenth, 1899.
Metropolitan Opera House, New-York'
The book contained also a fac-simile Of the
original document OF the rDeclsfktion Of HIDE
pendence in the handwriting of Thomas Jefferson
CHAIRMAN'S INTRODUCTORY.
II was nearly 10 o'clock whe1lPerry Belmont
to open the oratorical part Of the affair.
For some zen minutes he pounded the table in
the effort 20 obtain order but the confusion was
great that he was unaI,e to make himself
heard more than a few feet distant Nespairing
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