New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-17
THE FIRST PANEL DINNER.
.,,rwrrL FEAST FOR SHERIFF DUNN AN
r~,oyARIE AFFAIR.

o..V ~a,,o, ,be parting with Jolly TON" Dunn
~ feast was also a welcome to Sherln-elect Grel
william H. McElroy presided ana among those
sst on either side Of him at the table of honor
VIM "o ~ outso,na ard incoming incumbent OF
Sh.ovaltv were ex-Speaker Thomas Bracke.t
- A a Paine. Commissioner John w Keller
.r,s,us Thomas the playwright; John ;. Wise.
- Judges CowiuG. McAdam. Van Brunt aud
r,,veerald Among the moro than TWO hundred
-, ubo sat at the cthe- tables according TO the
, ,,rr,shed by the Dtrncr Committee were:
- Carroll William Brookncld
sSs 9ar Tn,ermeyer. samuel I Peters
john ,. NWelSe Henry d. Brewster.
Charlie. M.vsr John II. Armstrong
F PAYS p p o'Dwyer. ,oonsi Henry o Donohpe
i j. t0IW oKeon. Henry McAleenen.
Charles ! I GSntry Thomas VI. Mccarthy
EdwsfdJ C Coosan Judge Henry Bischon, jr
yG !o- + Braass Strong charles e KnSblauch.
s. psS aSss lanes H IN 5e'"'"'
n NJ w p N Taber William II. Ricketts,.
Thomas s I, BJS Frederick A. stokes
Hs~ard D Trowbrlds.. Hush 0,NeL
6 Ism. a. Y Barnunn. Judge Francis NJ. Scott.
i. ?. Mscd q Gibson. An nSe%S " ". Mile.
W ySsI1n 4 conoveT, stephen Farrey.
Ty Is.S + + PAYNE Judge James \. Blanchard.
ogden Joseph J. Gleason.
chairman McElroy started the laughter in his
opsnlng speech by saying that while they had beer
eating he had caught one man whispering into the
nor ~ Mr. Gren: Il was always against the Irish
Commenting on the number of Judges present he
unmarked that II It not for the danger of
bsing misunderstood he would say that they had
. t1u bench Then he introduced Mr.. Dunn. who
was heartily cheered. Mr.. Dunn said solemnly:
am about to retire Sheriff Of the county ,o Of
q nosition as any man can hold If Grell gets as
much fun ont Of It as have. he VIII be happS
viii take care OF him. and he'll take care or you.
When he sat down the diners sang with VIII
.rIe's Jolly Good Fellow" and followed it up with
three cheers and a tiger Sherh-eect Greh was
also enthusiastically greeted. He said;
shall endeavor TO please every man who ,, has
good men on the Sherih's Jury.
Commissioner Keller came next He said;
The greatest impression Tom Dunn ever made made
on my mind was when sousn p0r ronsrtv VAS
one horse. She asked me to get work for IT with
horse passed he Civil Service" said he had not,
and Dunn refused him a job. But / have had many
did not know as much as that horse, He Is learn
ing pnochle now. and ] hope Grell Will get MN
place on the exempt list
Passing on 10 speak OF Mr.. Reed Mr.. Keller said:
Everybody comes to New-York. Mckinley will
Washington; but 7 could never see what attracts
Ietormers here However even the ha Used ic
whiskers on his chin is burning bush whence nee
comes the voice of God telling him TO purge the
Htties the Moabtes and the Tammanyites, comes
here, This. which was taken as reference 70
The Rev. Mr. Slcer. brought out mingled misses
and cheers) And after all why should they not?
For is not this bound to be greatest city or the
world?
Mr.. Thomas. in speaking 10 the toast WINE,
gave several excellent for drinking wine
new and then" In a dramatic aside he SAID
that when one to think Of II that expression
comprises all the time there Is
When Mr.. Reed got up the diners gave him three
fesound!ng cheers as a welcome 10 his new home
in New-York. A remark made by Mr.. Thomas re-
garding prohibition in Maine led the eN-Speaker TO
defend his old home against the mistaken view
OF the result OF prohibition there" He said it had
resulted in Maine losing all taste for liquor
This met with howls OF derision and sarcastic
laughter but Mr. Reed never cracked a smile. He
said the popular mistake due to the fact that
whenever a New-Yorker went TO Maine the hos
pitable people OF that State broke the rule ana
gave him drink only to save his life.
Other speeches made by J. L. Taylor and
Major Putnam Bradlee Strong.