The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-13
PETER C00PER'S BIRTHDAY.
ENTERING HIS EIGHTY NINTH YEAR
AMID CONGRA TULd TIONS
A brilliant Reception In his Daughters Resi-
dence-The Degree Of Doctor Of Laws Com
ferred on the Venerable PhiInnthropirt.

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go, -, ,.a vsn.-,n'o pn,,.n,hron,.,-
with whlte mar moving arouhu MS Deam-
ing lace ana down 70 MS shouilers' Mr. fcter
Cooper stood on tho threshold oil the parlor OF
his daughter Mrs. Hewltts' nj Lexington
avenue last evening ana WeicoHeu tIe lriehus
VINO came 10 ms Dlrthuay party ne began
Yesterday MS elghty-hlnth year' no SHOOK
the hand oil each Vlsitor vigorously. Ihe
long. whlte locks swung out from MS ihce
as nc leaned forward 10 listen 10 tho
CONGRATULATIONS. Among the hrst 10 ar
rive were Mayor cooper eN-uoV' Iliueh'
Cyrus W. FIELD Brothers John ana Ahthohy.
from Manhattan College; Fathers Shea and
Dolv from 81 Fronc,s Xnvier's Church: the
d.. ~. ua,s.,, Ct. r,,,,ro Dol, II q
Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby. Judge Daly. y. D.
Grant. Jr.. Thurlow Weed. and David Dudley
ir,,i riold. Later came came a; a. LOW. oOnh D'gs'ow
william y. Dodge John Cadwallader, H. A.
Mnrquand Andrew II. Green. Charles T.. White
head. the Rev. DIR. Adams. Bishop Harris. II.
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T.. DAVIES frol, boua' ~ l.. NJ barlow
Bishop Potter Dr. Doremus Theodore W.
Dwight. and william NJ Evarts. Tho
wives ana daughters OF many oi thcse
visitors swelled the assembly. On tables here
o,,t ,i,oro ,,.,ro roro h,,,,nots rnrda with tba
anu 'here W'rs r"ro uoulue,s' N"rus' Wi'i .ne .ne
names oI the donors, nestled in the midst oi the
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wildered. The ladies seemed expressly eager
10 conpratulnfe him IL WIS not often that he
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ooulu "uui o9S 'Wo S'i'7nC'' W ni'
admirer before he was interrupted. There was
no reproach however in his mild eyes shining
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hrouEh ils spec'acles' nc sIoc'ou oa0n ho"
conner with n benevolent smlo.
This is kind very kind in my friends 10
como o,d 500 mo- ,, said ho yhen no conld cot
'oHno ahu sec me- s"lu me- Wnen Nv '"u'i Eo, "
chance strengthening himself up. and placdly
surveying the brilliantly dressed Indies and
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three parors. " II was far from any wish OF
mine that this receptlon should be given. but
perhaps 1t ia best. The honor to be conferred
bmcnmsn hay, trinI to enconrnge lint Kind Of
eathIhR tnt makes Ipen % n ,Heryun1 ne n9Ln ,
docum"St ia aii Greek TO me- / dare say It's
well enough"
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| York, with Regents II. II. Picrson, ChHuncey NJ.
| Dcpew. George ". Curtis. and Or. o. II. War
| frcrt ~ ,yhich NJ C,nnnr sal Tina Chnncc.lor
wore his black silk gown and shqye board hat
| lie sun mat nc Regents 81 Tue university had
and cspcrially To- humanity in establishing a
great and free instiIutlon-the Cooper In
H,lsu.c " ''n Ill ~ iIIniiut tU,un ".u ~
memory after the ponderoqs monu-
~.
80 a. ,, ~, w " pnk : III VI Ii d..IL y,
uhVi'Ts. anu ol 7'uolaTs II" iSktu tne clcIk ~
the Regents 10 read the resolution OF tho Ke-
| gents in August last. that Peter Cooper should
| ha given tho dpprae of Derior OF LAWS Then
| ,bn Chnrc,,ii,r ask,d Iiishcr Iiarrts and th,.
D. ~ - ~ z 80 -. NJ
nov. W NVanS 70 IT'ssHt thN Ivslbicnt; mt
| cooper seized pr Adams > hand. shook IL heart-
| ily. and II was some time before the three men
| were straiEhted out in line and were before the
| ChanceIlor and Repants Then the Chm ncellor
| mnde n sneech in the aim lonyuace Mr.
n's.v ~ ~, i-n'ii III lnit un- q II IL
Coopers under lip dropped vGcantly ns he lis
| tened, nnd ne drew long breath when IL was
| done. He pulled from his breast pocket n doc
| ument. and. clearing his throat began 10 rend
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the ad,auccmcnt amt diffusion of scientific knowledge.
i,,hns assured hai when Ohr'ismy il'.i comes - he
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| of h.e 10 sunir ana reriiate fhc ect"ns ~
| mankind My experience has comreilcd me 10
| hcie,c that il n 90 'ho application of science to
the Nff that look