Governor Honors Chairman Wm. Wade: Declares State Administration Has Kept All of Its Promises

Citation: "Governor Honors Chairman Wm. Wade: Declares State Administration Has Kept All of Its Promises," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 25 April 1916, p. 12; image, Newspapers.com (clipping by mattjameswade, 4 July 2019).

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The opening and closing; the middle (Governor Whitman's speech on the state administration and further speeches) is summarised.

GOVERNOR HONORS CHAIRMAN WM. WADE. Declares State Administration Has Kept All of Its Promises. QUEENS LEADER IS CHEERED. Guest of Honor Is Ex-Chairman of Republican County Committee and President of Richmond Hill Club.
A dinner to William H. Wade last night in Richmond Hill Masonic Temple was one of the most noteworthy affairs ever held in Queens. The hall was crowded and the large company was representative, including the Governor and other State officials and many local judges. The dinner was arranged by the Richmond Hill Republican Club in recognition of Mr. Wade's past service as president of the club for seven years and also as chairman of the Republican County Committee.
While the dinner was expected to be a sort of Republican lovefeast, it was something more. There were many prominent Democrats present, and the several speeches emphasized the character of the occasion as a tribute of respect to Mr. Wade's personal standing in the community apart from his influence as a political factor.
Governor Whitman arrived at 7:45, and the dinner started. Others at the guest table, with Magistrate Kochendorfer, who acted as toastmaster, were State Controller Eugene M. Travis, Deputy Controller William Boardman, Frederick C. Tanner, chairman of the Republican State Committee; Judge James C. Van Siclen, Judge Stephen Callaghan, Judge Burt J. Humphrey, ex-Congressman William M. Calder, Jacob A. Livingston of Kings County, Robert W. Higbie and the Rev. Walter Austin Wagner.
Governor Whitman remained half an hour, and the dinner was introduced by his speech, in which, after expressing appreciation of the splendid local work of the Republican party under the leadership of Mr. Wade, he said: […]
[…] Theodore P. Wilsnack, the first president of the Richmond Hill Republican Club, presented Mr. Wade, on behalf of the members, with a handsome bronze clock.
There was applause for several minutes when Mr. Wade rose to acknowledge the gift and the complimentary speeches. He briefly expressed his appreciation of the gift and all the kind words. […]