The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-15
JUDGE GARY HOST TO
MYRON 7. HERRICK
Noted Men at Railroad CIub
Luncheon; Praise Exam
bassador's Work.
MAYOR AMONG SPEAKERS

Myron r. Herrick. ex-Ambasstdor n
France, was the guest OF honor ycste-d,e
at luncheon given by Judge Ebert u
Gary at the Railroad Club. The FORTY.
six men whom Judge Gary assembled 70
do honor to the ex-Ambassador co-sii.
tuted possibly the most notable y~op,
ever gathered at such an AFFAIR iu mn,
city
The luncheon was served soon ,f,or
/ o'clock. There were no formal spc,,he.
but Judge Gary. talking FIRST praised NJ
Herricks work In aid Of American,
stranded in Paris at the outset " ,1s
work. Judge Gary was Chairman 81 tho
central relief committee formed TO az.
gnnize this relief work Ito spoke with
much feeling OF Mr.. Herrick's eudeavor,
and told some anecdotes OF their work
together.
Mr.. Herrick replied that ne was ex
tremely glad TO he at such ID gathering
where. looking about him. he saw 50
many of his own personal friends For
himself he disclaimed any personal credit
In aiding Americans 20 get home safely
Gen. Porter. he said, had done much 10
A'iB Ai' l'lltA "blh ut ~ NiuNldl llUff
Judge Gary called on Gen. Porter. who
was also at one time Ambassador 10
France. and who gave a humorous talk
that kept his helrers highly amused.
Mayor Mitchell said that In his relic'
work Mr.. Herrck had put New Workers
particularly in his debt by his work In
Paris
All OF the speeches were extremely
short. There was no official mention
OF the Presidential boom that some "
Mr.. Herrlck's friends have flthcred
Mayor Mitchell was asked II the boom was
mentioned
mo. 1t was not--not at any length
anyway" he said. ~ just tried to say
"a few OF the nice things about Mt Her
rick that deserve to be said"
The guests sat at long table with
rounded ends. Judge Gary sat IN The
centre of ono side, Mr.. HerrclS sat at his
right and Mayor Mitchell at his left Next
to Mr.. Herrick sat Edgar NJ Cullen. eN-
Chief Justice Of the Court OF Appeals q.
this State. Rear Admiral Frank +
Fletcher was next to the Mayor.
On the other side Of tho table facing
Judge Gary was j. y. Morgan. On Mr.
Morgan's right sat Daniel willard pres
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Gen. Horace Porter was at Mr. Morgana
left. Next to Gen Porter sat John u
! Rockefeller. Ir. Henry Waters Taft
brother OF ex-President Taft. sat next TO
Mr.. willard
Tho others at the table were John
| Huston Finley, State Commissioner of
Education; A. Barton Hepburn, Julius
| Kr,rtschnitt, +. ". Kellogg. Judge ~ s
/ Priest. James Speyer, Ogden Mills Reid
] Howard Elliott, Alfred II. Smith, prcs.-
dent of the New York Central; T. De Wit
| Cuyler. Stuyvesant Fish, william "
Truesdale, James A. Farrell Frank $
Witherbee OF Witherbee. sherman & co
Theodore =. Shonts. s. II. Bertron Of Bor
| iron, Griscom & Co, Frank Trumbul'
chairman Of the directors of the Chcsa
pcakc and Ohio Railway: Fairfax lIarr.
son. president of the Southern Railway
] Otto T. Barnard. Col. George HarVel.
I Samuel Mathcr. Charles n. Hilles, Fred
erick w. Whitridge. Il. l.. Hine, AleNandor
Hcmphll, Frank X. Sturgis George W
! Perkins. Dr. Alexander &. HUMPHREYS.
head Of Stevens Institute; Judge Robert
| Lovett, Luther Kountze Franklin Murphy.
| Ex-Governor Of New Jersey; William
| Loeb, Jr., James A. Stlllman, Frank A
Munsey. Leslie NJ. shaw, Henry l. slim
son and Charles NJ Schwab,