New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-28


members OF the LotOs Club there would not be any
need Of any eoyenmsnt at all LLaushter II al me the
LotOs Club, or Of the UEion Clu9. or either
cub OF either distinguished President mere 10
any government at all The great question f. What is
| it that We, VINO are members OF these elups
do b to serve NOT the Pspe Of these eS en6
| ILaughtcil One OF the first thing that we
lie positions the presidents of these clubs Great laugh
teri Surprising. for instance as You SIR nave also os
President the United States, and his Cabinet was com
posed of presidents Of the Other CLUBS l MhEnoyr
| and applause.l need not say gehuelnheli
t0at that would be political millennium Wh iSo
master OF the fortunes Of all the nations of the world
| what nation in history, what nation OF our our
e has ever presented et, ' co@ns. n an
! inOsities, all nyalries. which have "IslEu, t so
past. and do disngure them IN , the
present would be entirely submergea Dy ' b1p
in this particular representation, freaf
lHugnterl lido not know, LOOKING over 1he Is % mat
presidents Of the clubs OF tnls eni 1f VI" T
dent Of the United States rather than tue prfsdc ~
| the Union Cub. fGreat laughter ana appltuSe H.
OF GogsS pans" b e'G sIge. c"S. It is the largest
club 10 has the cook; aud, on theWh0le mas sh9
fune. O. a great people ITS president IAppluse ana
Iauphter -ha not, therefore, ntetpose any person
by TIE Union Cub A, the same tlH ne
would say mat 1t would De IMPOSSIBLE lot IL
! Government unless it was secure IN the support,
honest sincere aud without reserve, ara W't GI
! Indeed, / may venture to say, tangled as our
politics are s any ~ P ANY Seooe for tne
PRESIDENCY and had the cordial support OF every IN
dvidual member of the Lotos Club would be sure to be
| elected. Laughter and appauseJ
YOu see then, gent eulen, what an important pnOlc
the power Of coulcrrng upon your country winch YOU
all so much love- even more thtu YOU rove your
selves which IL saying great deal IlaughieIl--you
/
the greatest Blooms thar ciSIz ttion has ever
conferred upon f D2''" Won '''g TO deernnr
YOU. representing all the active opinions OF our stn
uous commun!rv-y"u' repre- chliig Poiicai Opinions
rom the absolute radical whom SEQ before me-
ana yet whl not nam, L. the most dei.heiai,
conservative who meets my eye - 'Lc Cun
Of the tabc-Mr Depew lt"ughic!l YOU Pp-
combine that VIII be the coinmn non " your
counuymon am slad ii 60 nap ems ilat inc ei'a"-
it, numbers from tao otn'r GODS {" lhe conn .h'N'
my r,malis nom anvtlnG like personal appli. ~
But 10 be scr on- il IN tne commu"ity OF WNs |nch
make up tie LOos CluJl III is p'7~ihe IO De- sr'nS N
Out being iauehtd az. because o-tth HAu
ANY larticuar piece oT seriousness then any particular
1r.rr at wi, to er serious, think glclt
p AMI t6"t Tub}c activities. should Do brought
q little more closely INTO relation with MT
were iu.n be- ore We were citizens and We nave tl
bottom an over TINS country the most drNout a',
cxprr.a,io u tie glory OF orr county; and what veg
parties we b,loug TO- whatever lines OF thod&ni
oal ana genial Feelings, collected - we
ATE IN these great social ion' OF iir S' 'i o..
desire no ttImph OF party, A1t no iIl'UpA oi
persons That SHAH eary e suiJI9tu'l, = ln-
plau,rJ Let then, cllry these sentiment inl' ti
wider acuvtes oi yuOc hte. Let MS recogmzs iu an
parties men VINO love mon who nriug 9" S
service AL the faculties ana a4 tAc ld-"is
tlat they command, and. takins the fate -
enher fortune, prosperity aoversify, aIc sat
i,H.d If they Go tner duty, whether Icy
tai OF rise IN dong ID. lApp'auseI Now III, cup oi
youfs ~ have nimattd, Hdvantace over a tIc
other Clubs OF his cy. IS brandshed oenei tHau any
seat no. toast Inc Iot5s CiaS tn- s4.Iacn anon:
clubs" lLaugnt err and "iHlause.I
DANIEL HUNTNGroN INTRODUCED.
The president suggested that having drunk tie toast
to the President Of the Union CluO tleg should Row
drink 10 their personal friend and tOwusuan. f Errs
This was done with great demonstration OF c1tI1-
slasn auI the pr sdcut then proceeded 10 ev- tAc
toast Of The Century Club. There were per4aps some
men, lie said 30 utterly abandoned and Lost 10 shame
that they didn't like the Onion, or even the Union
League Cub but had never seen anybody WHO would
not Ike to bo.ong to tho Old Century. II was
their good fortune to have present
gentleman representing that club whose name
was in ways household word In
New-York; d gentleman whose fauo as au ar
fist anl whose winning qualities az man
had established for him a position to Which
his election to the presidency Of the Century Cub hardly
made an addition lie coupled with Tho toast The name
OF TIA president. Daniol Huntington. Mr.. Huntington
said
Mr. PRESIDENT AND YOUNG CrN1-rNTS; feel IN
rather doubtful position ~ ala" icyrcsent1lYe or
q position. FOR have never been very much of
frequenteT OF Clubs and have demonsrntea ~ re syn
patty with them. suppose WAS elected presG III De-
cause OF NY lLe1pcrence from winch those
be able to DO Just as they nked. Now yield without
any hesitation T. the great and mtrve !ous cam, or
tmction tor social qualities. tho bril!ancy OF
vii, aud the great variety and cxceeuce OF Ie atlh
yield to the claim OF seniority In point Of
! years which is made for ne CUB winch The
resens. 1t Is not really old Us the CentHry, and viii
he irs, step taken in this city rearyc 10 the fine
| arts was taken by few gentlemen Of wealth and
| taste-among whom was Robert LiyincsiCI-%ho en-
early 1902. THESE gentlemen. very soon ater the
nnrcassed a consdeJa6is collection Of casts
! from the antique statues. These, for some
pn6Iic. bnt after while Colonel Thmble, WHO was
elected their president obtained permission from the
| city to use the OF the old almshouse Tor
| mis- psrposc. There they fitted up gallery
and oOjained number of students, but
| there being too much European asperty IN man
agement the students became re0elious, and
formed for hemseyes ,dFawinS society
they also established social club known the
sketchlng CAB, OF which Irving, tIalett Bryant aud
nearly ali the artists OF that day members. That
club was the Century CluD. 1t was never
dissolved 1t was formed somewhere ABOUT
1920 earlier and continued up even
to tho time when the Century Club began to hold
It's larger meeting and 1t became merged into
the Century CluD. 1t has been attempted to ga
tabnsh lectures and readings in connection with
the Club but those who feel the deepest interest
in II have aNtated the idea that all Clubs should
be for repOse, ana for the natural conflict
of wit and acquisition OF various information
and easy, quiet and social life. On the part
Of the Century CLUB and The artists who belong TO It
say to you Brothers, hail Good luck 10 you May you
go you have donel You can't possibly do better
tApplause.]
REMARKS OF JOSEPH II. CHOATF.
Tho president then proposed the Union League Club,
which pretended. he said, to be the richest. II
undertook 10 rule the City Ofe New-YOTk. 1t
meddled in the street cleaning, but did
not make Of fist AT it. 1t amended charters
medded all OF things which perhaps Its late
president might be able TO explain. In the absence OF
lis present president he called upon Joseph IL Choae