At 8 p. m. the line will be formed and proceed to the annual dinner.
Tickets for the dinner will be $3.50 each, and are now ready for delivery. A dinner committee of New York members of the Society has been appointed and consists of Mr. John F. Doyle, 45 William Street; Major John Crane, 10 Bridge Street; Hon. Samuel Adams, 339–355 Sixth Avenue; Dr. J. Duncan Emmet, 103 Madison Avenue; Mr. James Curran, 512 West 36th Street; Mr. Thomas B. Lawler, 70 Fifth Avenue; Mr. John Goodwin, 70 West 23d Street; Mr. James O’Flaherty, 22 North William Street, and Mr. P. Tecumseh Sherman, 15 William Street.
Checks for dinner tickets should be made payable and forwarded to Mr. Doyle of the committee, at his address here given.
During the dinner, selections will be rendered by one of the best orchestras in New York City, and there will also be vocal numbers by eminent soloists. The after-dinner exercises will include a number of brief addresses along the Society’s line of work by Hon. Hugh Hastings, State Historian of New York; Mr. Osborne Howes, Treasurer of the Boston Board of Fire Underwriters, and by other gentlemen. Mr. Howes, here mentioned, is a descendant of an Irishman who settled on Cape Cod, Mass., as early as 1657—nearly 250 years ago.
Kindly state, as soon as possible, whether you intend to be present with us on the forthcoming occasion.
Members may bring personal guests.
Fraternally,
William McAdoo,
President-General.
Thomas Hamilton Murray,