New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-31
YEARS DEATH REVELS-
HILARITY ON ALL SIDES.
Frolics ON Exchanges Lo9ng Cups
for City officers.

Loving cups and engroSsed RESOLUTIONS, accOAI-
panied by fine speeches, marked the closing OF me
last business day Of the year IN the departments
of the city government Business houses IN the
Wall Street district had informal celebrations
among themselves, after which all Joined In the
annual tumble and roll farewell to the old year IN
the Stock Exchange.
In the city departments the employees in Con-
troller CIRCUITS Office bought law library OF two
thousand volumes, which presented to him
yesterday morning. The presentation speech was
made by Deputy Controller J. W. Stevenson Fire
Commissioner Hayes now Sherif-elect. received
a cut glass punchbowl from his department. John
r. Shields, assistant secretary made the presenta-
ton speech
George Schwegier, who for seventeen years has
been q clerk IN the SuFrogate's office and who is
the Assembfyman-elect from the 2Sth District,
received loving cup, suitably inscribed, from his
friends in the surrogate's Office County Clerk
Thomas L Hamilton also received silver loving
cup from the employees of his office The presenta-
ton was made by Major Edward J. Atkinson. OF
the 9Th Regiment. n. e. N Z.
In recognition Of being allowed to parade BEFORE
election without being arrested, the United CITIZEN
Pedlers Association composed Of East Side pedlers'
presented to Inspector Flood set Of resolutions
and to Captain Murtha, OF the Eldridge-st stauon'
q silver loving cup. The presentations were MADE
with the consent of Commissioner McAdoo ana
took place In the Eldridge-st. station
The employees Of the Bureau Of Assessments, In
the Department OF Finance, gave a ''year end" re-
ception for Edward A sattery Collector Of Assess
rnents, at Frances Tavern. About forty guests
were present
Commissioner General OF immigration F. W.
Sargent was at Ellis Island yesterday, and an IN
formal reception held in his honor. Conlrns-
soner Watchorn invited all the heads OF the olVlS
ions to meet him, after which Mr.. Sargent nlaoo
an address Then the entire company went TO the
Bowling Green Restaurant as the guests or W1LnaIn
r Junker Toasts were responded to by Commits
sioners Sargent and Watchorn and the heads OF
the different divisions.
The Stock Exchange bade the old year goodby
with the usual celebration after the close Of bust
ness. The band and drum and fife corps OF the Sth
Regiment helped the merrment. The galleries were
crowded with the wives. children and friends OF
the brokers' AS soon as the exchange closed the
fun started the atmosphere OF the trading room
was filled in twinkling with confetti and crossed
and re-crossed with strings Of ticker tape ana
red white and blue streemers.
Big rubber balls a foot in diameter were set
loose among the brokers', and half dozen football
games were started, the scrimmages becoming
complex when one mass around a ball mixed II
An immense hsg was thrown in on the floor after
Whole crowd Of brokers led by Lanscon and Gift
ford, old college football men, started q rush
The members Of the New-York Produce Exchange
de elG to amusement as relaxation from bust
ness Jolly marches were accompanied by the
covered with va1iegafed confetti, and women Wis
tors in the gallery were constantly bombarded with
rolls of ticker tape.
city tomorrow, churches, halls and clubs. Over
in Jersey City Mayor Pagan is to hold reception.
at which he will give to every woman caller a
pocketbook with a new cent in it. Randolph Gug-
genheimer will give New Years dinner to the
pupils of the Free Industrial School Tor Crippled
Children at the school, No. ~ West 57th.st The
Brooklyn Young Mems Christian Association VIII
have a New Year celebration Il the evening, at No
500 Fulton-st Controller-eect Metz and others viii
speak. The Hamilton Republican Club and the
Harlem Republican Club will have the usual GELS
brations.
with services. Old Trinity st. Patricks Cathedral
St Andrews and Grace churches will welcome the
year with the usual Ginning Of bells