Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-16
CITY'S BIG MEN
MEET AND GREET
THE MAYOR R-ELECT
A Notable Gathering Attends
the Reception to Mr.. Raymond
at Down Town Club.
MAYOR JACOB HAuSSLlNG
EXTENDS GOOD LUCK WISH
Other Prominent Newarkers
Bespeak Success for the In
coming Chief Executive.

A1ayor-elect Thomas l.. Raymond
was the guest of honor at a reception
givea by the Down Town Club in it's
ROOMS in the Kinney building last
night. In point Of numbers and tn
prominence of the men who attended
the reception surpassed that given by
the organization to Governor James
f. Fielder a year ago.
About 700 men passed before the
mayor-elect TO shake his hand and
wish him good fortune in his admin
istra ton. In the course of this the
function was halted for a moment
while those testified the affection in
which they hold Mayor Haussling.
Mayor Haussling. who was midway
down the long line of men. came be-
fore Mr.. Raymond and, reaching for
ward, grasped his successors right
hand in both of his own, saying:
Greetings to the victor, and good
luck. i want to wish you the very
best good fortune while you are in
office.
Mr.. Raymond leaned over and
laughingly said something in reply,
and every man in the room began to
applaud. As Mayor Haussling re-
leased Mr.. Raymond's s hand the latter
joined in the applause.
The guests were presented to the
mayor elect by Robert 5. Ward, pres
ident of the club. Others vino stood
in the line were James II. Shackle-
ton, chairman of the committee;
Joseph M. Byrne, ]. Henry Bachelor,
former United States Senator James
Smith, jr., Forrest F. Dryden, Rich
ard c. Jenkinson and Wilbur S. John
son.
Among the first to geet Mr.. Ray
mond was former Senator Smith, who
said: Il congratulate you, and wish
you the greatest success in your
office. If you are a bad may or, you
will be the first bad mayor that New
ark has ever had, and | am sure that
will not happen. We men of Newark
have always been very proud of our
mayors. I knew them all personally
from the time of Mayor Moses Bige-
low down."
The arrangements for the reception,
made by Mr.. Shackleton and his as
sociates, were perfect. Mr.. Raymond
and his hosts were stationed in a
corner of the reception-roorn. Imme-
diateiy behind them the national
co1ors were draped, while in the mid
die, directly over Mr.. Raymond's.
head. there hung shield bearing the
arms of the city of Newark.
Lines of men passed swiftly before
Mr.. Raymond, some stopping to ex-
change more than the formal greet
ing. For once since his election no
was not called on to discuss politics.
Midway in the evening word came
from Governor Fielder that he would
he detained in Paterson, where he
MO .axyin ha
and would not be able to be present
The mayor-elect was brought to the
club by committee consisting of the
president, Joseph M. Byrne. j. Henry
Bachelor and James II Shackleton.
Immediately on his arrival the recep-
tion began.
Among those who were present
was Louis V. Aronson. who two
years ago was the candidate of the
Republican party for mayor. Among
the others present were Supreme
Court Justice Francis j. Swayze,
Prosecutor Frederick F. Guild, for
mer Prosecutor Louis Hood, cort-
landt Parker, Uzal H. McCarter,
John R. Hardin, Edward NJ Collie
William L. Morgan, Selig j. Mindes,
Conover English. John ]. Bracken,
John K. Gore, Herbert r. Jacobus.
John Cotton Dana. Police Chief
Michael T. Long, Hugh c. Barrett.
Wallace NJ Scudder, Sheriff Ralph B.
Schmidt. Register Thomas p. AL
worth, County Clerk Joseph McDon-
ough. Comptroller Tyler Parnly,
Herbert w. Taylor. Edward d. Duff
field, Postmaster Frank j. Book. Hor-
ace c. Grice, Charles Hood, Chaun-
cey G. Parker, Judge Charles F.
Herr. Frederick l.. Johnson, George
w. w. Porter. Hugh b. Reed and
Ferd r. Moeller.
The reception committee was made
up of Robertson S. Ward, Charles L.
Farrell, General Joseph w. Plume,
Uzal Fl. McCarter, Forrest F. Dry
den, Frederick Frelinghuvsen, David
H. Merritt. Franklin Conklin. Rich
ard G. Jenkinson, William b. Kin
ney. Mavor Jacob Haussling. former
United States Senator James Smith
jr., William Scheerer, Judge Harry
". Osborne. John r. Hardin, former
Governor Franklin Murphy, Senator
Austin Colgate and former Prosecu-
tor Louis Hood.
The arrangements We're made by a
committee consisting of J. H. Shack
Teton, J. Henry Bacheller, Joseph NJ.
Byrne, r Arthur Heller and Theo-
dore F. Keer.