The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-10
Y. N. c. A. DINNER
Commodore Philip Enthu-
siastieally Welcomed at
Hasbfouck Hall
Last Night.
STAR SPANcLED BANNER
Guests Cheered, Applauded
and Sang it With a Will
Prominent People
Present.

The annual dinner of the Young Mems
| Christian Association was eaten last
night in Hasbrouek Hall. Covers were
set for $50 persons. The Dime was CIV
en- to the business men and clergymep
of Jersey City, in order that they might
learn what had been done since the prev
ious annual meeting when there was a
practical reorganization of the work and
great promises were made for the future
of the association.
The large hall was beautifully decorated
with the Stars and Stripes. Each guest
wore a pink and a small flag on his coat.
The long tables, of which there were four,
extending almost the entire length of the
room, were t%astefully set. The guest
table was directly in front Of the plat
form. AT it sat President Louis Sher-
wood, W. e. Drake, George Tenant and
the guests of the evening. The guest of
honor was Commodore John w. Phillip,
commander of the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
and former Captain of the battleship
Texas.
Commodore Phillip entered the BAN
quet hall shortly before eight o'clock. He
was greeted with loud cheers and waving
of handkerchiefs.
At the other tables were:-Earl Insley,
Josephus Plenty. c. Howard Slater, M. f.
Stires, Jr., the Rev. r. K. Wick, the Rev.
Cornelius Brett, DID,, Samuel Stirling,
DIR. Edwin Westervelt. George w. Morrow,
the Rev. T. J. Kommers, William Brown,
H. H. Hilton, Eugene Leake, F. Woolsey,
the Rev. George Wilding. W. j. German,
J. Meade, DR.. Ulamor Allen, Edmond Row
land, John Rowland, ]. P. Lahey, Richard
Lahey, the Rev. Conrad Bluhm, Charles
| Vreeland, DR.. Vreeland, Vreeland Tomp-
kins, ID. Smith, w. v. Wilson, N. NJ.
| Whipple, S. Wilson, William A. Gahagan,
H. f. Bush, J. S. Wood, DR.. W. r. Laird,
r. W. Rooster, Geo. E. Morgan, Thomas
P. King, j. C. Lembeck, the Rev. w. j.
Swaffield, DR.. Geo. Fyfe, C. A. Holbrooke,
| John Olendorf, c. l.. Gilmore, J. P. Ian
drine, Richard Ellis, A. E. Crockett, E. C.
Gardner, o. H.. Lohsen, Thomas G..
Adams, H. W. Bahrenberg, C. n. Bahren-
berg. William Bender, E.. NJ. Doan, j. w.
Hardenbergh, Myron ]. Furst, T. ]. Stew
art. C. c. Stimets, E. NJ. Church, the Rev.
Benjamin Otto, Hugh Roberts, S. H.
DIN, the Rev. J.. f. Morgan,
George w. Russell, the Rev. w. S. Rob-
inson, D. D., j. H. Hilsdorf, r. Ander-
son. N. D. Post, c.. A. Crosby, w. T..
Hunter, DR.. John G. Parsons, Samuel G.
| Mount, Charles Maxon, R. A. Alberts,
Irving P. Towne, Elijah S. Cowles, Henry
Bramm, A. E. Kline, J. w. Kidd, the
Rev. E. F. Grower, DR.. L. A. Opdyke.
Joseph A. Dear, F. NJ. Gopsill, DR.. E. l..
Bull, S. C. Stivers, GeorgeStevens, John
McAusland, DR.. H. M. Smith, Earnest D.
J. Villaine, Thos. w. Leake, Charles M.
Prior, John Nordine, S. r. Smith, George
Fl. Caufield, John Applegate, William
Williams, w. P. Wescott, Jr., William H.
Allen, George Tenant, George O.. Os-
borne, the Rev. C. S. Wright, DID,, J.
Westervelt, A. Wanamaker, Edward B.
| Rommell, Overland Dealing, F.. E.. Price,
Samuel P. West, Louis F. Lyme, A. L..
Becker, c. H. Cooper, George c. Foun-
| tain, J. H. Pilson, A. j. Doan, the Rev.
r. A~y1esworth, Frank Hague, Charles
Stell, d. w. Hull, F.. T. Kellers, p. S.
Hulshizer, James R.. Williamson, Thomas
M. Smith, R. w. Stout, H. L. r. Van
Dyke, the Rev. Frank S. Goodman,
William Drake, Elkanah Drake, Charles
w. Laws, the Rev. D. B. F. Randolph,
Thos. w. Coyle, F. P. Ogden, John H.
Coyle, Hamilton Vreeland, j. e. Bern
stein, L. G. Gilmore, Robert T. Boyd, the
Rev. N. M. Sherwood, James Parker, F.
A. Gebhardt, Jos. G. Parr, ". r. Wheel
er, Benjamin Edge, the Rev. H. c.. Cuss-
Ter, the Rev. w. E.. Chalmers, the Rev.
George r. Garretson, the Rev. F. w.
jackson, Jr., the Rev. H. C. Cronin and
William P. Kastenhuber.
An excellent menu was served by an
auxiliary committee of ladies, of which,
Mrs. G. w. Clerihew was chairman. The
ladies comprising the committee we're
Mrs. I. S. Van Wrinkle, Mrs. j. P. Lam
drfne. Mrs. A. e. Kline, Mrs. c. A.
Crosby, Mrs. T. N. Gerow, Mrs. w. D.
Post, Mrs. I. S. Stout, Mrs. Brice Col
lard, Mrs. Pilsen, Mrs. G. NJ. Morrow,
Mrs. R. G. Osborne, Mrs. M. E. Ramsey,
Mrs. L. Webster, Mrs. w. J. German,
Mrs. S. H. Gahagan, Miss I. Prier, Miss
John Bumsted, Mrs. j. Old. Mrs. John
Rowland, Miss B. Elliott, Mrs. II. A.
Chamberlain. Mrs. E. S.. Cowles. Mrs. c.
Doremus, Mrs. w. E.. Drake, Mrs.
Grace was said by the Rev. Walter J;
Swaffield. The guests were entertained
while eating by the selections from the I.
NJ. C. A. orchestra, led by B. Davis.
The banquet over President Louis Sher-
wood made his address of welcome:
1--WE welcome you" he said, Hto the an
nual dinner Of the Y. M. CA. We are
grateful to the guests VINO have come
from affair to be with us this evening, and
more especially to Commodore Phillip,
who stopped to see us while on his way
to Texas"
He got no further, for with the mention
of Commodore Phillips name the diners
rose en- masse and cheered until the build
ing shook. Handkerchiefs were waved,
and those present went wild with enthus-
iasm, The band played 1.-THE Star
Snangled banner and everybody Joined
in singing the chorus.
Commodore Phillip, who is a very mod
est man rose in response to the spon-
faneous greeting given him, and seemed
deeply moved by the warmth Of his re-
while the national hymn was sung. When
they were seated Commodore Phillip
said
the manner in which you have received
me. Your chairman has said that l
have stopped over on my way TO Texas.
II is more tina a pleasure for me to- be
with YOU this evening. Now as / see that
you have a large programme OF aoie