The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-03-16
and eternal happiness of Edward F. c.


cheering, lasting several minutes. Staid
men not much given to enthusiasm way
ed their napkins and cheered again and
again. Mr.. Young smiled and bowed and
smiled again particularly at a group OF
| enthusiastic guests on his left.
Governor Werts managed at last to
make himself heard and announced that
| there would be no immediate response.
He introduced Judge Blair to speak, he
said, amid much laughter, 'sto the assem-
bled multitude
Judge Blair in his inimitable, suave and
witty way started off with a little fun at
the expense of the left hand group afore-
said.
81 am he said, "a little in the con-
dition of the gentleman at the lower end
of the room. Gaughter) I am somewhat
like the little girl about to retire. She
was asked by her mother:-Aren't you
afraid to go to bed without saying your
prayers? and the little girl replied:-'Not
SO long as 1 sleep in the middle. (Roars
of laughter) When 1 came here and was
4 located in the middle here near the water,
felt that there was no danger. Renew-
| ed merriment) was asked to attend
| here and jumped at it. l came here sup
| posing that 1 was to be allowed to enjoy
perfect and luxurious peace, learn some
thing, and at late hour of the night
! take some of you home. daughtero L
have been transplanted to the head of the
table There is nothing more agreeable
than being at the head with all it in
cludes instead of being located at the
| foot with all that excludes. Laughter)
To have the satisfaction of sitting in the
seats of the mighty and think you will
| be distributes of a few extra bottles is
indeed pleasant. Gaughter) I assume
| that seat at the head of the table, on
account of it's dignity. restricts it's move
ments and action. Now a gentleman
away off below may use his knife instead
of his fork, use the tablecloth instead OF
| his napkin or slip under the table; it
wouldn't be noticed down there, but If it
should occur here and Judge Collins were
| to slip under the table, the shadow or
| that disgrace would cover the whole of
the table (Yells of laughter) l am here
as a representative of the Crescent CluD.
! Gaughter) I mean the Carteret Club,
to honor this distinguished guest. l think
! there is some mistake about all this. l
| have been president of the club and dis
/ charged the duties of that Office 1 think
well, yet no one said anything about hay
ing drink to me- Oaughter) My view
of all this is that it is the man behind
the presidency. (Cheers) 1t is that
when you go to the First National Bank
in the matter of a note, let me say, I've
never had an opportunity to do SC my
self, that he is the man who pulls you
out of a hole. When you are in trouble
| 1,t Two
words give relief (Applause) 1t is be-
cause he is man of affairs and these
characteristics in conjunction supply the
reason why we are here tonight (Ap-
plause) We like men who do large things,
! inaugurate and successfully carry for
ward large enterprises. Such men we
admire and hold in respect We don't
always agree with them. Sometimes they
Iunhorse us and defeat our cherished
| hopes and ambition but we like them
| even if they do. They compel our admira-
| ton. for success is the thing after all.
| (Cheers.)
Judge Blair then turned and at that
] moment somebody put on the table the
| loving cup. a magnificent creation of the
| silversmith's art. 1t was of the most
graceful design, repoussed, and inscribed:
ITO E. F. c. Young, March Is, 1850,
| from his friends. While everybody
cheered Mr. Young sat gazing at it with
unfeigned surprise. Judge Blair, taking
hold of one of the three handles of the
cup then turned towards him and said:-
1.-THE club, Mr.. Young, has purchased for
YOU this beautiful cup, and, by the au-
| thority and in the name of the Carteret
Club, / present it to you as an evidence
of their respect and affection. Cloud
cheering, the guests giving the Chautau-
qua salute) 1t represents its confidence in
| YOU and its admiration for you. 1t Is
/ large. showing the measure of their af-
! feetion 1t represents what we wish You,
| sir all sorts of success in a large meas
ure 1 can only add
| Here's looking at you!
! MAY your days
| Be multiplied-and
Your plain ways
Be pattern, for the thousands who
| Are not, but should be like you.
Governor Werts, when Judge Blair fin
ished, led the cheering for Mr.. Young.
| Cheers and sIe's a jolly good fellow"
broke from every part of the room, in
| creasing in volume when Mr.. Young rose
| to reply. his lace oiiOW OWCo INV AiiuSii
| affected he was by the splendid tribute
of affection displayed by such gather
| ing and for a few minutes he couldn't
speak Then, in a clear, steady voice,
/ he said
'GMany years ago I read in book, with
which / hope you are familiar that it is
| More blessed to give than to receive
Let me reverse it. When your commit
tee. consisting of Colonel Toffey and Mr..
Dewitt, waited upon me and informed me
that the Carteret Club wished to tender
me a banquet was surprised and en-
barrassed and hardly knew what to
answer. After 1 had recovered from that
pleasant shock-Qaughter)I began to
think why they desired to honor me. The
only conclusion / could arrive at was
their everlasting friendship for me.
| (Cheers.) Nothing, gentlemen, touches me
SO deeply as friendship. Friendship, If
true, is forever, and I will avail myself of
the opportunity to say that beyond the
Carteret Club and all through my life,
friendship has followed me. (Cries of '.You
deserved it.'') If it had not been SO Jer-
sew City wouldn't have given me its
! friendly support, and I couldn't have ac-
! complished what l have done without it.
! When | first moved into Jersey City the
population was about 5000 and the city
/ extended on the north as far as Bav
street, was bounded on the west by Grove
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