New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-16
,1I,TRIOW WEEDS BIRTHDAY
,.,,,, press CLUB CELEBRATES IT.

or NtW,PApER MEN TO HONOR THE
NY JoURNALisr-MR. wEEps APPEAR-
CORDIAL GREETINGS BY OLD FRIENDS
. .nprFsa IS OF WELCOME AND THE RE-
So NsES.
~. Press Club gave reception last evening
rh,ri,v Weed, at the rooms of the Club,
no and 121 Nassau-st. IL was in honor
NJ vi Weeds eichty-third birthday, and the
u .ion was noteworthy as calling ont
- Of the older men in the ranks
journalism. There was large
Ot.ocjance of the younger members OF
o. Cub also. The rooms weIe handsomely
5ocorafel. Speeches were made by ). W.
S'a,,,,on. Mr.. Weed. Erastus Brooks, James
watson Webb and others.
rur GATHERING AND THE SPEECHES.
catered around Mr.. Weed, IN the pleasant read
roorn of the Club, were James Watson Nepn
lHs ~ vears the f iitor of he Courier and En-
-. and more recently Minister 10 Brazil; Eras-
Rocks. for forty-oue years with his brother
,H a., editor and part owner Of The Express.
III for most OF that time was published IN the
- ~ well as IN the evening; David
=, stone for the past fifteen years Editor
The Journal Of Commerce; Wbitelaw keld'
195,+or nj IHF TRIBUNE james W. Slmonton, gen
- AGENT of the Associated Press William l.
poli,son {" Richelieu'1. formerly Washington cor
-as,ondcnt OF THE rRIBUNE; the Rev DR.. : Ire
er. Prae. of The Ncc- York Observer, and other OF
hoo,5er journalists Of this city. Younger members
~ the cab were in attendance III great numbers
nd. these there were Postmaster james. Pre'l-
An Morris. # the Board of Aldermen sT-Alder-
%, Vance. the Rev. Henry HIGHLAND Garnett' Cen
OIL Cbr,tenseuof the Danish Embassy Robert D.
p~-iette of The burlington HoWktyc ana george W.
Dayits oft The Poagbkeepsie Eagle.
d., Nh. presidents table Was large BANK o.
. ,-c-. with the word age in violets.
obi e- of the meelnc was briefly announced
h-,...rr.. .lent. William n Penney who inform
49,. .luced Nh Weed to the members and then
- -., .tsran. Mr.. Weed looked s-TonGer than
rs,o, ami bore the fatigue Of the evening nncn
- ,-., ms friends ant cpated. Nj. Slmonion
81, formally presented Mr.. Weed to the president
o.s,o.r,h.-, of .he Club as follows;
,f- prr-urSr: T. yes me- z e4l peasure TO preSn,
-, el.i. journalist lhurioW Neel, I", Oh l1e
u '' + In. ssa.t OF bis o rh pays us the L@nor
O. DE- iI ,.... yeas l4v, neither dimmrd his IN
-..c afU,. mr. impaired The 'l-or o., ms ms
courra.ors To- iar'L ,.. i..,I and example
,. .. d,ID.sI peg -n. man uo" NY
S..... .,. r.-et SD " poe ',.' ~. ' ~, M IL rl i
.. our ll-r". " Las Las prrh tlr 81 ~ o.
D. L s. others 4av beeu able ami WISE and
fI.-0. vs. -- more t-tu any Of ' lo-- a., ~
@ r.c. MEL Alt The cr a'or Is -teaiet tD1h tue
cI,4l. -5 k -r-lu -k.r Is = ar. 'ln a, sing H.
4, we'd has ALWAYS preferred 10 Doe q
coa,s L---inla r tI,A au ~, ~ ' , 3" p. '"
80 f-. .r. cen steadily atd.t-s 81 20 mouiui1- ana
sr. pub lc uIii.u Wal I. BIO a. IL '4 ~. ~
....- H. r-s r-i rust his influence could ne
6nr I'D ana conserved ry earnest work. IN the
And 81. ~. T ,,.. Hs 5 5T'' asp5a.ed nto
n. I- DID,. capable administrators. ue ever
a. t..at.v pushed ASIDE iae holors OF .. hsn
I'll .. Wer. within his personal grasp.
-n-l.nlcl4u Of sel-,c. uu- could impair I- power
Il. a.; uI ..u-. a 'o' h.. lL.l-" lu "., I 6
al ar- l. Use vf be nduen,, conu-i',e' oN n.'
sa. and love O winch "r. 'tie anu now '--'ei
o. ..A b.. Doa' co.. -l1, Apit,7, u, r,.. t ,r.-
a. l .l-. -e3 f. official service li,.. A'ot
1...-..... Na- .r me turu.s VI r.'Uul'Ht l. Noon
Ir ,..-r. e.. of purpose and marked capacity for
i...- sr. yI-.r'u- s.ttrmtnt-ln'llt4 mn ID ,.,'
,1 tB. society ~ he capitals OF Eng and and
r. - I'd rYerc create aut STIMULATE sel .li-.rl
d....r" ~.ch mtrIV ilol was VS. V 81 ",r
r.cE .fl-- lu i-r J. ,1 ~ Oh. m I ..,,.tv dining
r,- IT'D tempest OF tbtJ critical hour NJ " %
.,. .cuma 100, ANA W. "a no ape 4 other re-
Wa rltn con-clou~.rss 81 du DON. II 'iIs'l, y
l I.' i,. '' .ni s.ry tue SAXON as we at The
CT o.. ST. Cloud a. Fiauh3sn G Io al r.,, AN
ii''i', vn ha. counrcu- t.e names Of Benlt
M Fra.En au1 llurIo" "eto w. c . ,i' mn ~
devu rn.r DID history, io dee c1ef. 81 % "uoD- '-'
e. .crr -.4,-. % grateful SER, q, ,, 1,
{ fu
i re.. . AueIi .a. st4,e-ulu~Hlp and oufna isli
e-''.- TO-, TOD 81. 10 nearly ISL W. are justly
rrlIi I. and htlrN %. now IN dHre'.o i1i
I u.. .n,-t once ou- father and oui 'I .ue
In III. ..tt..-gh0se pr-seu.- WITHIN tLese room
NV. OBJ. ,. much pleasure. 'n -ltlluIc I" p WIZ
s-, 'g ,.I hear, here 5ai,a.,s VIII uIue tu'
lo. al l- sail enjoy a0ird ta9 oil napl. a1
GIVE lh. reward awaiting al VINO truly stIiye L
g.Jlty rur brotherhood OF man
SPEECH or JAMES WATSON WEBB.
lance Watson Webb was then introduced as the
oll.,- iv.ng journalist IN America. tie said
Iuiu't know Thai s10ud ue called upon 10 say any
hing Gid. -ul4y. dlu not say uu- lYeiF hdi cOu'
a. ~ua p ~ to-day "a I'd I ,n"a ~ 'cr %
accom- .u-. from sex bed. Bu coud uo1 le' ,uc.
a. opp. run..y pass 10 m,el one wiz No, "nom
g. rn1r ears. first MT NJ weed 1874. when w
vlrs .oi1 army, he &c volunteer az WIZ Or
tx.cutlou of two or tnree weeks laugh ell Wheh W.
o.a-f eG over the question Of aOo ou sun we H9 n
6-u hrm frieIds ever since ION hsarlIy ~ IN, oA
triul-e o Mr. Weed II ms long career 81 uHet
uooue has accomp isbed more or lnaoe AIH0I l''enU
tLal LIZ.
GREETING or MR.. BROOKS.
E-a.tus Brooks was introduced as one of the oldes
con,erlp ,rarIes OF Mr.. Weed. His remarks were a.
follows:
'u' . "s srolTn 81 many wears az Mr. weed. /
cal W. rrt interest the striking incidents IN his Ions
o. r,.} Of rIe striking Incidents the lite
O. tbs Nation. IL Is mrthug I" rmehiDr SLa. Nv Ia
bres unOeI all eighteen PRESIDENTS Oh u4is -Nat,n
II -. d c,lld during the administrator Oh WASHINGTON
Nh -ae majority ne has been un terms or intimacy
u. tie went, hive Governors OF Ncw-HOrk lie las Fole'
To- LciI4y al. .,.,..o.
d. .aS witnessed more Of Tie chahces anu cnaH-e'
o. f. e. tu.r IA. 10 the lot of most men. 90
lie a.s seen TINS nation from small De5lhnlhA
"a o.. .8nr ope of The migufest Of fhe eartn he Ia
seen De population increase from o,OOOOoO %
81 100000; be h4s we'd through Two wars d S;de, oi
own owl war. He rem-mbers the sboiilo.
o. the save trade loOS ana ne 81"
tie alb Iuu4 of slaverg III TINS counI,ll
All T. removal lie remembers. also. tue great IRE %
,3-. " 1-u ,crl-r-i after came To New-1 Ork
500 or 900 private residences we've burAeu ooSu'
pUDI building -