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VOL. XXXVDOVER, MORRIS COUNTY, NEWl JERSEY, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1905.COUNTY COMMITTEE IS ENTERTAINEDWilliam F, Comly of Pequannoc is Host at Dinner at Hotel Breslin.The members of the Morris County Republican Committee and a number of invited guests were given a complimentary banquet by William F. Comly, of Pequannoc township, at the a Hotel Breslin, Lake Hopactong, on Wednesday night, Covers were laid for seventy-two. The guests included a number of the prominent, members of the party in the State and county.Governor Stokes was compelled to decline owing to an indisposition.Senator Hillery was the toastmaster but suffering from a severe headache was compelled to retire to his room.; Dr. B. D. Evan3, of .Morris Plains, gracefully filled out for Mr., Hillery. The doctor proved a most interesting and witty speaker and so perfectly was every detail attended to that there was not a dull moment during the entire dinner of ten courses.Mr. Hartenstein, of Morristown, contributed not a little to the merriment of the occasion by singing several selections of his own composing and in his own musical style.Judges Mills and Vreeland, of Morristown, Michael Nathan, of Brooklyn, Joseph Coult, of Newark, Senator Horner, of Burlington, Assemblyman Mills, of' Morristown, Rev. 0. L. Sigafoor, of Lincoln Park, Chas. Lum, of Chatham, and County Prosecutor Raihbun, of Morristown, were the speakers preceding TVfr. Comly who in a few well chosen words thanked his guests^ for their, pompliments and hoped he should merit-'them.Mr. Comly has been an untiring worker for the success of his party and when he decided to enter the race for an appointment as assistant appraiser in the port of New York he was givenvthe hearty support of the County Committee and the position was secured.During the afternoon those that were present at the time were taken on a trip around the lake in the steamers Zuek and Gladys. ' .The entire arrangement of Wednesday’s banquet was under the supervision of Messrs. James H, McGraw, (Continued on page 4)
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Dover Iron Era
Dover, New Jersey, US
Fri, Jun 30, 1905
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