New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-05
BUSINESS MEN JOIN
TO HONOR c. A. HEARN
More than 100 Attend Testi-
mOniaI Dinner for DrygoodS
Merchant.

More than ono hundred leading men Of
business and civic affairs gave a testi-
monial dinner al Shcrry's last night for
George 4 Hcarn the merchant and art
collector. Mayor GaynOr sent letter Of
regret. and said that Mr. Hcarn was en-
tilted 10 all the honor New YORK could
do him. Similar letters tcstfyng 10 the
worth of Mr.. Hearn's character were
read from Cardinal Farley, Senator Root
a. Barton Hepburn, Of the Chamber OF
Commerce; St clair McKelway. Frank r.
Lawrence George a. TAYLOR. Howard r.
Butler. Thomas NJ Mulry and John w.
Alexander. the artist Benedict j. Green
hut. Of the Siegel- Cooper -Greenhut Com
pany. was POSTMASTER.
Borough President McAucny headed the
list of speakers He said New York holds
Mr. Hearn I'm highest esteem for what he
has done as "A merchant and for mis- in
valuable contributions to the Mctropoli-
tan Museum Of Art. After PAYING his re-
spects TO the personality Cf the dry
goods man. Mr.. McAneny assured the
diners that the city purposes 10 do all IT
can to improve the section between 18th
anu Apu slIt'lN, Nulin MI IlFdlil ilb ~
much TO build up I'm past years.
After outlining the plans TO give 18th
street and sixth avenue better lights, he
described the proposed subway from Sixth
avenue under l4th street, to the Eastern
District section of brooklyn. lie said IL
would cost sl6OO.0co, and would bring an
infusion OF desirable trade into Manhat-
tan. He declared that the city would meet
the merchants In every other respect for
the keeping up and Frightening of the
older business section. His references 10
the subway contracts as the best pos
sible bargain to be had" were enthus-
astically applauded.
The other sneakers were William r.
Evans OF Mills & Glib; the merchant
and art collector. Catholina Lambert. Of
Brooklyn; Charles 4. Meek. vice -presi-
dent of the Fourth National Bank; Frank
lin W. Hooper. president OF the Brooklyn
Institute: John Il. Clafiin, OF the II. b.
Clanin Company, and Bernard Rlddcr. son
of Herman Ridder They spoke of Mr.
IIcarn as many sided man whose low
able personality was equal 10 his intcg
ritv as a merchant and his ability as n
connoisseur of art. Mr.. Iiearn briny
thanked his friends for the honor they had
conferred on him
The seating list included Benjamin
Altman. r. Ross Appleton, Samuel j.
Bloomingdale. James G. Cannon. Will
lam NJ. Chase. the artist; John Clafin,
Isaac. Bernard and Louis Gimbel. Cap
tain Joseph b. Greenhut and Benedict j.
Greenhut Fire Commissioner Johnson,
Michael Kesner. Jacob l.. Kesner. Adolph
Lewisohn. w. MacMaster Mills, John H.
NacCracken. Chancellor Henry NJ. Mac
Cracker, Herman Ridder, Bernard Rid
der. Henry Siogel. Nathan Straus, jr.,
George TAYLOR, ir., Water Commissioner
H. S. Thompson, Police Commissioner
Waldo. william II. Wilcox. OF the Pub
lie Service Commission; the Rev. George
Alexander. Of the University Pace Pres
byterian Church: Charles +. Bassett. or
the Public Service Commission; Bishop
Courtney, Ellio Daingerfield, Joseph l..
Delafield, the Rev. Percy Stickney Grant.
Rodman Wanamaker. Louis Stewart,
Henry L. Stoddard. William L. Relck and
others.
The committee in charge included John
Clafin, BENJAMIN Altman. Joseph -.
Greenhut Nathan Straus. Louis j. Stew
art. r. Ross Appleton. Henry Siegel.
Herman Ridder. George Taylor. w: -.
Evans. Benedict J. Grecnhut ana Ii. A
Weatherbee.