The sun., 1879-01-12
SPEECHES AT THE L0T0S.
MAYOR COOPER. Ex-MAYOR ELY, AND
JOHN KELLY AT A BANQUET
Tho Three Making spceches-Congrntuiation
and Compliments Mayor Ely Remembers
the 81 900 "A VI onth he Once Used TO Draw.

OOhN hLIL1 - n GdRQGEAs
Tho Three Making rspceches-Congrntulatio
and Compiiments-Mnyor Ely Remembers
the 81 900 n Vi onth he Once Used to Draw.
Tho different elements Of metropolitan
politics were curiously blended at the din
nor given last evening by the Lotos Clubto Mayor
Cooper and ex-Mavor Ely. About ninety
gentlemen were present to sit down to the feast.
and this number was largely increased by
callers at the hour when the speech
making was begun. The President Of
the club presided at the middle
table. On his right sat Mayor Cooper. who was
fauked in the same direction 10y Tammany's
Grand Sachcm. the Hon. Augustus Schell.
On the left sat ex-Mayor Ely. and
In regular order wero John Kelly.
DR.. Hammond and Peter Cooper. Noah Brooks
and Or. Charles J. Pardee. Vice-Presidents Of
tho Club. sat at tho heads OF the upper and lower
tables respectively.
There were present also. as members or
guests OF tho club Postmaster James, Chaunccy
NJ. Depew. Noah Davis. r. j. Roosevelt.
Thomas Creamer. John Foley. Denis o Dono-
hue. Commissioners Cox and Brennan
Moses Mitchell. Geo. Osgood. J. p Cropsey.
Geo. II. story. Constant Mayer Chas. II. Cha
pin. T. Ii. Dolph. DR.. IsaRc |. Hayes. Paul du
Challu. and Thomas W. Knox. Mayor Cooper
was received with much enthusiasm. He said:
feel Id deeply the hon91 ,hai & The elao has az oone5rcd
b., innicr.and ihai is Your hs1i T. Invite TO digner
50 much s ,eomphmcnt :. myself ,as
same tine thank tho Pre- ddent or the Mind and cour.
teons manner in winch he ha, eNpresscd his ersonsl
The remarks which he has been pleased 10 ma ke
sss1 me s,SsF ssS hi. return = mol, Psoea
occasion. and n not wise 10 dinner OF this klnt 10
President ,ays he must hot boi., WHO fatei6 81.
so i yo9 Sn b "a; he sr T9' & Sfe aaS o @ %es @ ca: a
was told inst the speeches might vary Ia lcngh rom
ana gentcncn who have the faculty saying tiuss
l.. Tna Her IL one ls IN MA n so
a.ree uug aud that in the prde which -harc N
cl4rdes. and its educational facilities ami ~ aiin
s.ry ,h99s v ,n ss,,e n or ths her
which You have conferred upon me this evening.
Ex-Mayor Ely said:
am very glad to have had another opporuniity q
suuc that I may he credited with au orin-
siy % SnF' ai lei 0' s aiyS oace w" WoSt est'g, RE-
dc nf., - eash mouth to be he ar.i man with pos
,iniy the cNe.ruon Of TIE Compuolcr. 20 receive
acry @ ec",an, .am % OF sooo oi u .aa rrdt,b%y 20 hiVs @
ever shall cid,avof /, survive Il The monthly .sry
was one ~ t1c ver, pleasant c!cunsance OF The
with the nnicos Mayor Coo PER will d-cutcrau
Rmos ss "' 6nss ' Ss iSs'i9' gn "iS
the past two were the occasions which II has
Iprediet or Nyor c,olyr. who has eutcrcd upon hi.
tS,ns ,Sat . "a, Now ~ 5 ~ sI
who ne.se ,'es So raIe Q, mental rhy-ies
,,SIe1 eaisi ma;iii,1'e 81 t,s s%5s" % S'y Arpisae
and I can say uia, Nj Cooper. is iu'enor u
entered upon HI. dutcs under such favorable cit.
SeT.si .nnsnt ~ Sl vooi eSrnN When sSy .f hpt III
hore be w ils u very pleasant posuon ami that all
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