New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05

honor a fellow member whom the world has long
privilege TO bear upon our roll Of membership FOR
many years. / need but pronounce the name OF
nor desire more from me Yet a; least some brief
word should be said to show how deep,y we OF ths
Lotos Club honor and admire him and how much
we appreciate the privilege OF welcoming ana OF
In his public career OF many years he has had no
more apprccia;ive auditors than we are. We rtc4g-
profession We recoieci that II A his public. 90,
Rss "ne'h s ca,eb Whatever Of the
many characters he has portrayed and mace gIeaiLt
IheEe mas as wboe World KIN Cheers Gentlemen
we greet Joseph Jefferson the actor We greet Jo-
Indeed. know no man whose career. either publicly
more perfectly than he. loud applause)
THE GUEST OF HONOR CHEERED.
Joseph Jefferson in rising to respond. was greeted
with round upon round OF applause M Jenerson
spoke throughout In an admirable and extremely
hannv vein and when he became reminiscent MS
anecdotes were characterized with humor that
yas Irresistible Speaking OF the warm "eicoie
accorded him. Mr.. jefferson said
theatrical star got aPPaufFs ran he na had DOW nv
dea that / was such a good man uhtI h.aru Soai
president make those few remarks Is os In the
School for scandal" the lawyer, think after l hag
irg done good action says: ladies ana gentlemen
l rope Tss Sz ~" repes Why POUNDS man ase you
shamed Of sayHE aop but i've by the badness Of
my character and II II was known n 'N1 rsn,ts,on
daufhter) Well gentlemen hope you pU % do 1S some
this r., any dd sbor nv friends would begin
sn.ct me- renewed laughter But II Is natural lnat
should f be b very IN phe city isO Of New-York
You will be surprised when eii you ' nsr ivy sixiv
49, aan In looking over "lrelands History OF
The Stage" find that one Joseph Jefferson Wa %,
ibe ben@a Of onc Master Titus The sad Joseph
larry
TeFs T s b,ry TO- be believed that ne IN
hahItants ehould have permitted such an exhibition
] was dressed as Spanish pirate or dee,s.d
az an American sailor and was 10 be overcome Dy
him. Gaughter) had political opinion on IN. th-
matter II was purely professional INCREASED mer
rjment) And az | lay on the stage with me A amer
can sailor placing his foot on my breast ana VIE
amid applause. remember the circuHstancc pei per
ecily and the beneciary II he were a ", w9h,g
off the big toe Of Titus. UaughterJ
APOLOGY FOR TALKING SHOP"
After pausing sufficiently long TO excuse himself
for talking shop" In reply 10 which he received
loudly uttered invitations to tax iurtner on tiie III"
c,denfs OF his nfe a recital which. MI. JEFFERSON
,,en,ioncd parenthetcally would keep him taihiiis
oil night he again became reminiscent. ne reieii'"
10 the period Of his life when ne ana MS i-,neI
800 T., so,oe degree iinerant managers. In thei
tour,evs they found themselves at Iength al spring
field ILL And were ABOUT !" ~ " ,,
cou,,nued .when we found that re"siouH i..'
r,as taking place in the town ana d pronin''o'y
license was placed upon our performance WINE we
uore IN This dilemma a young lawyer came ioi"a''
II s,rad hts G .rvices 10 US, with We" Vi se''ihs
,h nrobib,t,on removed. BY his wit ana hui'o anu
Ane sneech he did get that prohio''o" 80.
rbst LAWYER who afterward became one Oh ','e 49,
,,os men In the country lies buried near 'ne
Of SPRINGFIELD with the life ana Virtues
Abraham Lincoln. cloud cheers3 o-,oans
Time went on and find myself IN Ne" $780,.
IN xoroe patriotic occasion. II was dcciueo " ''
IN. star spanged Banner sung BY Inc co'" POI
and was deputed sing the hrst Ve'se .
good voice at that time, and used 10 Iea9 w, 49,
hui where led them had not the ssh IT,, o'cas,on
was never so nervous in my lie as on 'i'i nd
ard / studied the verse Until knew ~ pa ZOO
and am afraid that sang II Dach"a vain and
U,auchter) ( tried TO sing thar Vcrsc Is. .s nd I
again but stuck the first line eaGh .a',, "a
was reg,Ila rly Kissed from the stage stassI We
the wings where my mother was sttnd .. h, on
this occasion must confess cursed '"e
anthem from the bottom OF my heart; 81, ,d,tors
Mr. Jefferson proceeded TO enterta,, ,,d rem
with several more Interesting and wittiy to n,ause
iniscences and closed his remarks an iud Welcome
with expressions OF gratitude for the kina ers Of
and reception he had received from '"e
the Lotos Club. -. f,hester 8. Lord.