New-York tribune., 1906-07-08

York City. who spoke on aThs Currency" and
oy Festus J. Wade. president Of the Mercantile
trust Company Of ST. Louis. and Robert B.
al armstrong. president Of the CaSSalty Company
Of America
0On ana tennis tournaments. IN which loving
cups ana tankards were prizes. and trips TO
ElatSsDurg Barracks and Au sable Chasm made
the Gays fuu OF interest
Ihe entertainment for Thursday evening COM
SrlS@I ,S - banquet for the association members
@ Iu ther families. and the following night there
~as q oallad concert on the lawn in front Of the
hotel. with singing bv Mrs T31IseeU kim S4,i1ar
anu anu 1fs r c NewbOurg. Of Philadelphia and
tte ~ ~.lalpllS quartet, Of Troy. For this occasion
ana Chinese lanterns. and hundreds Of electric
nEt.s rt,I strung across the piazzas added to the
The first large dance OF the season v-ss Give,
on pa tne night OF the Fourth in the white parlor
<a5Ilohs those VINO participated were several
Ouicers from ElattsbuFg Barracks
After the dance many Of the euasts raDatrs1
.0 S rHe sLotto Ior supper. Mrs. George kellogg
OF PIattsburg. daughter OF R. NJ OIyDhant vTsS
nostesS OF one OF the parties given there The
grotto which is built under the high east piazza
- seen az It's Desr BY night Then nyriads Of
S e.eS1tIc nc Hsnts sleam from among the greenery
land -ii>7 iSiiy
The Hotel ChamDlain did not celebrate the
Fourth with the explosion OF frevrorJ-S for
which the majority OF guests were arsfef,,I 60
those who missed the noise and exciter1aDf b9d
only TO take the trolley to the neighboring citv
This is "Old Home Week" at Plattsbure which
is gayly decorated and hundreds Of her sons and
daughters are attending the Homecoming. Some
OF tnern are making the Hotel ChampIain their
headquarters '
other guests here. who are in no vsv con-
nected with the town. have been taking ad-
vantage Of the week Of festivitv and ha1s fo1115
entertainment in it's street fair and other at
fractions OF the week
several government Representatives we've bara
1asI week at the convention of the Association OF
railway Accountants. They are Samuel Nc
GoWen, assistant paymaster general OF the
navy: Major Chauncey Baker of the army: II
h thompson. representing the Postofice De-
partment; Major Terrell. Of the Treasure T,e
parement. and L. II. Mattingly, representinr the
Keep Commission. These men were sent 70 tEs
convention TO speak for the national a.ovarnr,aDt
IN the discussion Of plans for the rnifcatiOr and
slmpl1hcatiOn Of the handling OF accounts inei
dental TO the settlement for TRANSPORTATION mr.
n1shed various departments Of the eOvernr1snt
A II. Plant, Of Washington controller Of fIe
southern Railway Company. was elected presi-
dent OF the association.
Judge victor j. DOwling came up from New
ork last Sunday with his wife and children
an9 mas taken possession OF the cottage in
Wnlcn MS FAMILY spent last summer
Judge Henry Gildersleeve another cortseo-
mas also arrived with his family
Among the guests already arrived who sDan4
l9st season mere and who Will remain most of
tne summer are Mr. and Mrs A c. Vhitrid-a
MT ana Mrs c. W. Baker. Of New York and M
ana Mrs. James r. Gordon. OF Montreal y
francis L StetsOn, Of New York q guest at
tne Hotel Champlain and former resident 81
FIattsDurg, made an address at the opening re-
cepton OF Old Home Week.