The sun., 1916-11-17
COMMERCE DINNER
FOR PREPAREDNESS
Prominent Men Urge Military
and Industrial Activity in
United States.

A~,nericanism. Industrial and military
preparedness and New York were all
praised by five speakers and the words
OF laudatton were applauded by nearly
hve hundred citizens at the 14Sth annual
banquet Of the Chamber of Commerce OF
the State OF New York. held in tho ball
room Of the Waldorf-Astoria last night.
The organization dates from Colonia
days. and tho first OF these dinners was
held In Fraunces's Tavern. down near the
lower end of Manhattan Island. The an
nual events have assembled nan OF the
most representative men of civic life. but
nom ever attracted a more distinguished
gathering than was brought together last
night.
At the head table. besides the speak
ers. were: Major-Gen. Leonard Wood.
representing tho army: Rear Admiral
Nathaniel X. Usher. Of the avy Thomas
A.. Edison OF the world Of science, for
mcr Senator Eiihu Root. Comptroller OF
the Treasury John Shelton Williams. A.
Barton Hepburn. julius Rosenwald.
Robert Newton Lynch. Stephano Lau-
zanne. director OF the Paris Mntin: NJ.
Percy Teixotto. and CASTOR Leibert.
Among well known representatives OF
business and professional life. seated at
the various tables. were Henry Clews,
' dtSiltliit +. NHg 'tiEhbC Ibos'
erick II. Underwood. George Foster Pea
body. Edward r. Jerry. John II. Stanch-
field. Lewis L. Clarke. Samuel Rea. s. X.
Guggenhelm. Frank Trumbull. Charles
NJ. Schwab. Col. George Harvey. August
Belmont. Ralph Peters. George W. Per-
kins. Jacob ". SchlT. Samuel w. Fair
child, Thomas be Witt Cuyler, John n.
Ryan. Frank 4. Munsey. Henry y. Davi-
son.. Frank A. Nanderlir, Theodore +.
Shorts. Willard u. Straight, Lindiey NJ.
Garrison, former Secretary OF War {.
Thomas W. Lamont. william r. Wilcox.
Frank w. Woolworth, Felix NJ. War
burg. Joseph l. Se,ignan. Adolph
I.ewisohn, Philir T. Dodge. Francis I.
H!ne. Darwin ,. Kingsley. George Il
Cortelyou. Cornelius y. Bliss. Jr.
Mayor Mitchell spoke In behalf Of the
city, and though devoting hts address
chiefly to an exposition of municipal, A.
nances took occasion to declare his belief
that the question OF preparedness is the
most important issue before the American
people. That there might be no trace
Of scctionallsin. two speakers were
brought from the West. Mitchell u. Fol
iarsbce OF Chicago and Henry J. Allen
OF Wichita, Kan. one clergyman, DR..
Nehemiah Boynton. had a place on the
programme.
Dis ussing "The Economic Position Of
the United states aftc: the War" u. ".
outerbridge. president of the association.
said In part:
I'VE nave no occasion. We are not
asked to ofer our lives but what do we
give OF our thought. our time. our SER
vice TO the problems OF our city. State
md nation. Are We ready to give our
sons 70 he trained to defend those funda-
mental principles for which our fore
fathers ave their lives. 10 he taught to
realize the responsibilities OF citizenship
precedent to enjoying its privileges. 10
learn to care as much for thep public well
fare as for their own material success.
to love country and home mora than
wealth and pleasure? II not our patriot
ism lass where once We had thought 10
lead.
Mayor Mitchell compared successive
city budgets to show how the present
administration has exercised economy
and read figures 10 prove that the port
Of New York Is the first IN the world.
MIR. Foliansbee. talking on "Our Coun-
try from the Viewpoint OF the Middle
West" sa,d Chicago considered New
York "a rich and generous relative" He
urged the necessity ''of our country's
thinking nationally and not sectionally.'