New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-26
FRYE DINNER TONIGHT.
PLANS FOR THE FEAST IN THE SEN
ATOR'S HONOR
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT WILL PRESIDE. AND
THE GUEST. SENATOR PLATT. SENATOR
rLKINs AND OTHERS WILL SPEAK.

TUE GUEST, SENATOR PLATT, SENATOR
r1.KINs AND OTHERS WILL SPEAK.
,.,orCyeneral Wesley Merritt. u. s. A.. in COM
- n, the Department OF the East OF the Army.
,b h.adouartcrs at Governors Island. has writ
~, tho committee in charge OF the Frye banquet
.p,eht that he accepts the invitation to attend 1t
.s guest He explained his delay in writing by
~,a,,nr that he was out Of town, and that the in
s.,.a,,on was forwarded to him. He will be seated
- N. platform with the guests of honor
o,hars on the platform will be Senator Elkns.
- SENATOR German Senator Frye. Senator Plat.
s.,o.or Cullom Charles Stewart Smith. ev-profi-
sn,t Of the Chamber OF Commerce: General Ben
.oro,n f Tracy Ex-Governor Levi T. Morton. Alb
~er Mckinley. Senator-elect Chauncey NJ. Depew.
9 F Nixon Speaker of the Assembly; George r.
p;aUeu Collector of the Port; ex-Mayor William
strong William r King. president OF the Mer-
.hants Association; w. Bayard Cutting. chair
Van Of the Executive Committee in charge Of the
a,nner. Frank Brainard president OF the Produce
rxchonce; Charles A. Schieren, ex-Mayor or
p,oollyn representing the Manufacturers Associa-
zion. Judge Warren B. Hooker, former chairman
=, the River and Harbor Committee OF the House
=, representatives; Alexander E. Orr. president OF
.ha Chamber OF Commerce: Andrew H. Green, L..
y. Beasey. president of the Maritime Association
po,, ~ Now-York; the Rev DIR. Van Dyke, Con-
erossuan Amos J. Cummings, John w Ambrose
= x Cowen Of Baltimore; ex-Congressman l.. T..
o,,,e and Seth Low president of Columbia Uni
yersity.
There are fourteen tables. around which VIII De
,.,,od about five hundred and fifty diners. Gov
.-,o- Roosevelt who will preside. will make the
s.nriro speech He will be followed by John W.
.ohrose who represented the commercial inter-
s.,s ~ New-York in Washington last winter in
Educating the improvements Mr.. Ambrose VIII
.nu the story Of the harbor. and what led up 10
,ha massage of the bill Senator Platt Will follow
T., a brief speech and then Senator Elkns will
,on, The principal speech of the evening VIII
n. made by Senator Frye on the subject Ifaoe
80 Commerce Generally. and How TO promote
nam" He will follow Senator Ell<ins.
Tho dinner will be given In the ballroom OF the
u.,dore-Astora The Astor Gallery has been re-
..r,Ad az 4 reception-room. Senator Frye and his
FAMILY arrived yesterday afternoon. and were re-
o.,yed by a committee specially appointed Tor that
nyrpose who escorted them to the quarters IN ne
tTatdorf- Astoria which had been arranged lot
them during their stay IN the CITY h ,rer,hers
The CAV after the dinner he ana the lnelnoe L ;
~ The committee will be taken on tour OF tne
harbor on the Daniel s. Lamont at the lnVl!aoUh
n Lieutenant John c. Fremont, u Z. ~ ouPei-
visor OF the Port of New-York. - 49,
'I-he following men have been appointed py tpe
Executive Committee having charge OF the olileI
as special Reception Committee 70 act as 80 in
PRODUCING people and making the dinner succEs3
II d Lockwood. chairman; ". w; Chandler. 20
mund L. Baylies. George R. Sheldon. r. A. ~;
4 burrSn George Clinton Batcheer, Alfred II.
smith Vincent Loeser. William NILS. r y. w
Angel George RutS1se GIBSON AaJ0 0SS s9nder
son. John c. Juhrng. Donald b Toucy D. III h fS
William H Porter General Howard Carrq, Jon y
se Fan wo James ". Tappn George L. Du Val
and f S. Witherbee.