New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
4 CENTURY OF. JOURNALISM.
CELEBRATION OF THE one HUN
DREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
EVENING POST"

More than one hundred prominent men OF the
city yesterday afternoon attended the luncheon
given for the members Of the staf OF The Even
ing Post" in connection with the celebration Of
the Tooth anniversary Of the newspaper The
luncheon was in the Equitable Library Dining
Room, at No. I20 Broadway. Abram s. Hewitt
presided and with him the guests table were
Archbishop Corrigan. Senator Depew. Carl schurz
Andrew Carnegie Joseph c. Hendrix, Horace
White ". P. Garrison and St Clair McKelway
BEFORE the speeches began, forty wonsn. wearing
large white chrysanthenums, entered the room
Mr.. Hewitt remarked that. the gates Of heaven
having been temporarily opened. allow the an
gels TO pass and TO pass In he would proceed
with the performance Of his duty the presiding
officer. IN hts address Mr.. Hewitt caused both
laughter and applause by saying:
do not think that any OF US have realized how
] aI' 20 % or uals Ne or Cur s ,iG t1@p
than sixty years. / conscious that
ne EseI1!tg mac am sqry 2iJI 70 - say 9aif
studies but perhaps there IS this Justification. that
The Evening POST comes to US daily in the atti-
tude Of authority which bound 10 re-
spect. and, Il We can. 10 obey.
James c. Garter one OF the later speakers re-
ferrtng 70 Mr.. Hewttt's remarks. said that The
Evening Post" had assumed the duty OF holding up
4 high standard OF political morals. 4 have been
a constant reader Of The Post for fifty years,
Mr Carter said and have been content as rule
let IT do my thinking for me-
Carl Schurz who presided after Mr. Hewitt was
obliged 10 go away, said Of the superior traits
Of the newspaper was It's courage 1T IS not even
afraid OF its friends" he added.
Mr.. McKelway devoted an address 10 praise OF
the newspaper. saying in part:
II the editor IS 4 schoolrnaster, The Evening
Post has been the schoonaster or schooIrasters::
II a newspaper is a college, The Evening Post
has been the instructor in postgraduate Journailsl
of its century. II may be even anatheIlatized IN
me otlces o. man man S er4 hated bv everv op-
portunist. trimmer plunderer in public life but
science in IHe very marrow OF his soul and in the
thoughts and intents OF his heart
Andrew Carnegie, who was introduced as the
chief librarian of the universe. said that the news
paper deserved high tribute. and added:
The highest truth It has seen it has clearly pro
this World Il Ras stood and to-day stands, for
@ T11Ta Ir whatsoever things are Of good report,
A higher standard than this 1t IS Impossible 70
maintain.
Horace White expressed the qualification FELT by
the staff Of The Evening Post and spoke OF the
men who had founded the newspaper and had aided
in making it successful As the present purpose
of the paper he said in part:
No human being will buy a daily newspaper
merely because 1t has fine history, or merely 70
ef eef anaEers 35 s of The Evening POST realize
neither is past record nor lis present EnaTaGseg
the paper is worth the full price asked for IT.
MI Garrison. referring TO E. Z. Godkin's labors
and retirement, said
1t is true. gentlemen. that Mr.. Godkin labors
have ended in disappointment. The American peo-
pie Is far from adopting his standard of AHeri-
carisn. the cause for which he contended per
sstentIv and so ably is still militant. not tri-
urrphant The reason IS that its goal was NOT sim
ply a change in laws or in institutions. but in the
soul OF
Oswald G. Willard spoke for the younger
connected with the newspaper. Letters of regret
from number Of prominent men were read. Last
evening there was dinner the Hardware Club
for many employees Of the newspaper.