New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-12
Tributes to His Work for
Recent Victory Given
at Aldine Club.
MORE THAN 500
PERSONS PRESENT
In Five-Minute Chats Many Tell
Debt They Owe Him-Mitchel
Among Them.


man Hapgood as chairman, gave a din
ner last night for Joseph NJ. Price, VINO
they said, had done much to help elect
their city ticket-the one that VIII soon
20 into office The dinner was given IN
the hall Of the Aldne Association, No.
200 Fifth avenue, where John Purroy
Mitchell. Borough President McAneny'
,tontroler William A. Prendergast, Dud-
lev Field Malone. Collector Of the Fort
and other officials testified as to his
work
There were so many persons there
half of them men and half their better
halves that lots had to stand up TO lis
ten to the speeches. But they seemed
content, between speeches. TO gaze upon
such persons at the speakers table as
Henry L. Stimson, Mrs. ]. b. Hartman
Francis W. Bird, Samuel S. Koenig ana
Robert Adamson. The first speaker was
Borough President McAneny.
Certainly he said, price has won our
hearts and our admiration tonight for all
that he has done. The recent campaign
was not his oppOrtunty-twelve years ago
he found his opportunity and ever since
he has been following his natural bent.
New York, you know, is funny place
Every four years they insist upon elect
ing a mayor-just Cor the fun of it. it
seems. And when that man has finished
his Job they refuse to have anything TO
90 with him. Very well. This year we
refuse to allow anybody to make us go
lack TO the old administration methods.
Price Makes Reply.
Mr.. Price. the hero of the evening, APP
reared just as modest as hero should
appear before cheering gathering. lie
rose TO his feet. said ne had nothing to
ray. and then-after paying whole lot
of compliments to those about him-said;
There is one thing that We have got to
do away with, and that is the nauoha'
parties making nominations ON ma-
nicipal tickets. We've got 10 DO away
with national interference. l feel that
the success of this administration justihes
us. and we'll let Tammany Han worry
along lust as il has been doing. Nlthih
the next four years it won't matter much
about Tammany Halls opposing u.s. be-
cause New York won't bother about Tam
many Hail."
Norman Hapgood, introducing Mr.
Mitchell, said that next to the PRESIDENT OF
the United States he thought the Creates
burden fell upon the Mayor Of New YORK
CITY. Mr.. Mitchell held quite closely 70
the five-minute schedule, more so thah
lesser lights. and said
This opportunity affords me a gratelu!
chance 10 mention real debt owe 10
the men OF the Committee OF lVI. we al
should thank Mr.. Price, AS should the
city. But that was not his hrst WORK
for the city, for ] have seen much OF MS
untiring and unselfsh work. ! don't sup
nose there was ever any committee lhal
had more difficult situation than that
committee-faclng all those dlffereht
parties. II had the task Of bringing them
into cooperation. When ii had finished
its work we had cooperation, unity ana
success
1.-The people of this city have come TO
recognize that partisanship has no place
In the next four years we hope to make
a demonstration of what city can do
without partisanship help. We will make
q impossible for any honest man TO re-
turn TO what Tammany Hall has ever
stood for We will try to keep its form
of government out of the city for all
time"
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman told why the
city should be indebted TO Mr. Price.
So did Mr. Prendergast. Mr.. Adamson
and the speakers who followed.
Among the 500 persons present were Ed
ward NJ. Bassett, George Gordon Battle
Francis w. Bird, Emory r. Buckner'
frederic r. Coudert, George c. Crom-
well. Coroner Israel L. Feinberg, Howard
$. Cans, Miss Helen Greene, Job Z.
Hedges. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul NJ. Herzog.
MIR and Mrs. William Loeb. jr., Mr.. and
Mrs Marcus NJ. Marks. Cyrus Miller, NJ.
Morgenthau, jr.. DR.. Henry Moscowitz'
William G. Muschenheim, Samuel Ord
way. Lewis II. Pounds. Mrs. Douglas
Robinson. Michael A. Rofrano, Charles
VI. Russell, Mrs. William Schieffelin'
Abraham Schwab, Isaac w. Seiigman' X.
A. C. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. II. a. Sutro'
Willard d. Straight, Mrs. ii. II. Vree-
land, Miss Lillian Wald, w. Holden
Weeks and Henry A. Wise.