The sun., 1897-01-13

the three gentlemen whose tickets I promised to
pay TOR. the committee reluctantly consented TO
sprirg me upon this long-suffering gathe rim z
murmur or repine. for will conflne nv
remarks to brief half hour In that time
ssnnol ess Eve inference TO all the thopshts which
ping over In my giant brain. but II cannot say
All want to cay. Ill guarantee TO say al that
Although but sos days have passed s,nc.
last We hotel men had square meal. a year has
H. and soms a snd wo have have rSl.ed around with
nat that u Will take about four years OF McKin-
Icy imitation to blow. us up into shape again.
anco Of Park q Tiiford we hope to- TO see good
times again; and IL the plutocrats will stop
to grow up to its hotel; capacity we may vet be
able no,e to hear % the spproachng footsteps of our
setshGrswthEut m rss, feeling I. Incumbent upon MS
What Is to become of the older hotels II they
don don %'tstop putting up new oncsf 1t Is a ques-
somethingl Even this famous place Deimoni-
oos-wili soon be but tradition. Eort year
our annual banquet will be held at the new Del.
monicos, or over at the Poor Farm. we haven't
decided which. hate to think Of leaving this
room, about which cluster so many delightful
And what social events! How often have 1
oircied about THIS room In the mayes OF tho
daughters have We'd with each other in their
efforts TO win from me reluctant smile. Now
sdays u any one Wins a smile from me they
,-, But fear am wandering from my subject
The fact is ! have been jottng down on my
occurred TO me for this speech, and in ms a
thouehtless moment / sent my cuffs to the
laundry. Ny. old habits OF extravaganza still
times. That's congonial topic. anyhowi Ger
tainly the year has been trying one. We have
to one boarder. But to- night we lay aside our
cares and take no heed OF the morrow. We arc
Sssay but perhaps this seed may fall on good
When learned that Mr.. Depew was to
speak night determined to lay low and say
to sail In the Doctors class. But am in hope.
the Doctor will speak. for think well OF him. I
s% sss
We have been neighbors for ycars-just across
the street from each other,and never cross
word between US. Whenever he sends over to m Q
for drawing Of tea the loan offs natiron or the
wash boiler of a Monday. ! always accommo.
that need change Of air goo 20 over D aud s % s"if
over my plans with him, and he tries to persuad o
m. to tSsvel @ BY some other route. But let that
worked the public In harmony. Folks rush out
Of his depot, tired dirty and cross, and dash for
after they have spent a night with US they can I
get back TO the depot quick enough to take tho
ii suppose ought TO say q word about. the
trip we hotel men took to California last May.
II was wonderful journey. We had a beauti-
and believe there were some other cars, but 1
didn't notice. There 10 q big man In the lobby
of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and the chief route
TO Lower California 10 indicated thereon by \
bright rcd line. That Is tho one we took-the
one painted bright rod. Seventy of us were
loaded into this train. and We stayed loaded
In IL for three weeks. We took Mcrri-
field and Ashman with us. marked respec-
lively Exhibits A and b, Just to show those
Western farmers what we could raise In the
cold, efete. and clammy East. Yes. we took
them out at great expense-that Is. great OF.
penso to some Of the party; didn't stack up
against them mSself. We had trying
time crossing the great American desert.
For many hours no water passed our
parched lips. but we submitted to the
deprivation with Christian fortitude. Our
sufrerings made us think OF the forty miners.
and what they went through to get to Califor-
MIA Some of our party went through great
deal to get to California. Some OF them went
through everything I had except my return
ticket, and after | got there l almost wished
they'd got that. But We had . gorgeous time
when we got there, and returned to New York
flled with delightful recolloctions. As well as
with prunes and fruit, canned goods, native
wines, evaporated peaches, liver pills, and graft
tude."
Among those present were Justice smythe,
Justice OBrien. Justice Cowlng. Police Com
missioners Andrews and PsrEsr. District Attor-
ney oleott, Magistrates Mott and Went
worth. Recorder Con. Chief of Police Conlin.
Pos,m,ster Payt9s. Col; Warnsi George g 6.
Brockway. Comptroller Fitch. the Rev. c. l..
L. Wetherbce, Maurice Grau. Frank Sanger.
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