The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-15
THE COSMOS CLUB.

Its Fourth Annual Dinner Rightly and
Merrily Celebrated.
A jovial company of about forty repre-
sentatives of the clergy, the bar, the
medical and Journalistic professions as
sembled last evening at Taylor's Hotel to
do honor to the occasion of the fourth
annual dinner of the Cosmos Club. An
elaborate menu was served, with the per-
lection for which Taylor's Hotel is so
justly noted, while music aided converse
ton as q digestive. The feast Of reason
began shortly after nine O'Clock, and the
"wee sma' hours" were near at hand
when the last toast had been responded
to.
Counsellor James Flemming. the presi-
dent of the club. read a letter of regret
from ex-Maycr Gilbert Collins and a tele-
gram from Mr.. Donaldson, of Philadel-
nounclng the first toast, s'The Cosmos
Club Mr.. Flemming reviewed the his
tory of the club and its achievements
during the past year. He said:-"Some
of our older members are not among US
tonight, notably the Rev. Father Hen
messy, who was one of the founders of
the club. In fact. it was established in
the beginning by the clergy. We have
done much during the past year. Our
good friend, Prof. Miller. or plain Mr..
Miller as he prefers to be called, has car
eried us into Africa; we have visited the
stars; we have tried to solve the question
of dreams and ghosts; we have treated
questions Of municipal government, and
we are at peace with ourselves and all
the world.W
SWhat this city needs is greater self
respects among its citizens. Just as soon
as our people realize their duties we shall
take our place among the leading cities of
tho onnnfrr fNhora ia M rnnro ~vr,Iou
full city for commerce, health and beauty
than ours. We have done all we can to
spoil them and have succeeded admirably.
There is nothing like the hill. nothing ike
the New York bay, the bay Of Naples can
not compare with 1t, and for
there is no place hke this. Where can q
locomotive touch the stern Of an ocean
steamer but in Jersey CityS All we need,
/ say, is self-esteem. Know your duty,
gentlemen, and then do 1t. Don't get up
fictitious enthusiasm after election. Don't
howl about frauds after they nave been
committed. Take steps to prevent frauds
Club, as of all others Of like character. is
to cultivate self-esteem.n
Prof. John Miller, of the College of
New Jersey, inspired by the following
quotation from the Earl of Roscommon:-
The press, the pulpit and the stage
Conspire 70 ceasure and expose the age,
proceeded to exDOge the evils of monono1v
which he called an ~tuuus and to cen,
sure the people for not taking measures
TO restrict the growth and power Of i'm
mense corporations. The professors in
d~ignation was divided between the Penn
sylyania Railroad and the New York
millionaires. whom he called great ice
bergs. He said:-NA man may be a good
man and vet a tool Of Satan, as in the
case OF Chief Justice Fuller. who was
made what he is and put in his present
position by the railroads" He also criti-
cised Postmaster General Wanamaker,
who, he said, was one of the most pious
OF men to his certain knowledge, but was
dominated by g power beyond his control.
Mr.. Slave McGee responded In his GUS
tomary able aud pleasing to the
theme from Fletcher
.* = be it your care to augment a heap of
wealth; it shall DO mlne to increase in know
ledge"
lie said a man of knowledge has al
ways in his possession q fund OF happi-
ness and ENJOYMENT, and that knowledge
is to be preferred to great wealth.
Mr.. Charles F. Wingate, Of the Twi-
light Club. of New York. spoke nj some