The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-21

aiy, cndcivor to break up the ice of reserve aud
const,aint which cnbri'sScs this cnd OF TIE
table, so that thc llustrious speakers whose
names appear upon the cards may have m open
sea to launch upon. This icy metaphor of tic
mi, iativc suggests rot only the letting loose OF
the foods of wit and cloqicncc. bus also ihc
special distinction which dgniics your 'iHsi'
dent upon this crystal anniversary Of our society
which I beg to acknowledge with humility, ahd
which the fertile genius OF committee has
sgnili2cd by these beautiful glasses, the product
of OF .stccmcl members. Our lnm!a!
dinner cards have increased in artistic value
and ingenuity, with ctr years. and the larger
experience OF committee make, "cat! tui'itt
the fruit OF all the pass.' They have already
become both the records and the monuments oi
history. Their value. like that OF good wine, not
only grows with agc. that they arc already
worth more than they first cost lis, but each
year adds move! excellence above all ne.
,lcccssorS trust we shall be able TO get these
fragile souvenirs home in safety, and preserve
them successfully we have their iorcrnnne's,
and to keep a good watch on our crystals when
we take "a little more cider from them.
Our fifteenth yelr has shared the general rra>.
perity OF country. Orr turkey WAS Il fat.
we'll cooked, and eaten with good ?ppcitc
and cheer anybody We numh,r npw-a
larger roll than Irco,e. Our treasury
hulsrs with surolI,, of $:loI,; "oris >pond-
ing in fit ratio to 'ha, of the nation. whcn cur
prudent treasurer and cur ambitious historian
are waging windy wall,tc over. like our .o'.
srcs.ucn theirs. hut You may all NoS>ess
your souls in peace. and sacrifice no sleep tor
fear that either they or congress will tail to
relieve us oi all .urplusagr.
This year Of marvellous national prosperity and
boundlcss hope. in which wr have shared vi;',
ail our fellow citizens. Whose last wccI; looms
just before us ,lla,l"wcl lty shocking
national tragedy. Like thunderbolt out of
clear shy the atrori"'iS murder. by uont2ni'ti'
hlc TOOL of an anarchist, OF our Truly Great,
wis, and patriotic president, the divincy IN.
dowcd statesman, the tCrdcr and true husband.
the honest man. and politician, the thrstiln
oi unwlyerny iaith, the immortal William Ne.
kinlcv, cast the pail Of afiiction over all our
people. 'B,il being dead. he We, sl,calcth.'
Great was. and is, the services he r"nl>red
the nation living, his sublime transition conferred
an infinitely richer heritage upon it than even
his life. That week oi suffering and un'aitering
trust in God at Bufpo, did more to cl,rrl and
destroy the growing stCEti2i> ana inlclitv of
the aye, and turn the minds OF men from ma
tcliasm TO spiru,lsln than any event Of mod,
ern times.
We, likewise, called to mourn the rclen.
less strokes of the in>atiair ar"hc" i'll our own
narrow circle.
William Frink. who fr many years ml,Elg au
tie freight business oi tha Delaware. I.ar':nw.n.
ma and Western Railroad company "l;r .ity
SO atilbly and cor,"ou-v that every business
man he.c came to esteem linn ~ friend. li''l
Jam. Ii, 1901. lie horn in >n,uu"hanna
county Feb. -, 1875. Ideui,icd tor forty year;
with the Wlslbmn street Presbyterian church,
he served it faithfully is an elder AMI ;i,iSiee
for twenty y.ivr. lie WI, always active in @l
Christian and bcie,"lcn; work. a good citizen.
irle New Erglnndcr in the whole motive oi hi,
lie. His modest and consistent record j, :,
g"0dly heritage to his !amill and ID u.
On April !. Tisodor,> Hart passed TO mis- r..
ward lie Was born Sept. 10. l>i', Al Athcn~,
Bradford county. Al the lime nj his icmt'c he
was postmaster At Pit,ston, and the own'" and
editor ot the pittsion GNZcttc though i.lr ro-
rinn> ol which he had n.mcs-cd his -tlon. l,rr.
Sonaitv on wide circle ri readers. Tie vas
prominent in county and STATE politics; hal been
II member oi III" legislature: delegate 10 he
National Republican committee in 1896, wli:'.
first nominated Mcknay, and chairman {" ,hc
Republican county committee. lie was az eu-
nest Christian, official Of the L1zcrnc Baptist
church, president ut tha Young MEMS thr",im
association Of rltst1h. ! director Of the Key stone
academy At F1ctoryflc. \ worthy representative
Ut our society.
Prof willard W. Grant WAS stricken down in
the midst oi his labor, and u-eumc-S, lust aI L.,
finished reading to u class the sentence, ''Voung
people, We will hay" our reward ior our ilhcly
in the next world " il lhr lli.i! school 1t
which he was principal May l0. 1901, lie va,
born in Northern New York. in i,tG. graduate.
high in his class at Harvard in 1863 and had
devoted himself with zeal and ahil. 10 he
educate Of the ,oi,lg-that most important oi
all "mployment> for thh'y active and success 1ful
wears, and is HOW enjoying lis immortal reward.
Within til" li. 'n"f year from our small mrli.
bcy>
"rhec all have tuicd the golden key
That open, 'he palace uf Eternity