The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-26
MANY OLD MEN TELL TALES.
DR. M RD'S PARTY CNITES MEN
uBO>T YEARS AGGREGATE l,211.
One VINO wss invited "a the "Three Score
and Ten" Reception Feared TO Come
lest Ills Girl should Find Out His Age
and 60 hack on Him." somebody Said.

and GO Hack on Him." Somebody said.
Fi,-v--ix men. all except few Of whom
vere ras' three score and ten, were the
g,a.'- # Or william Is. Hurd in his home. so,
BEDFORD avenue, Brooklyn. yesterday after
loon The aggregate ages OF the members
of 'Do gathering was about S2ii years.
r1' every one Of the boys was go strong
and ,,tr'v that II seemed reasonable to
,.If.o hat before many years most of
,l.rg uiil gain admission TO THE suns hum
.raa- year class
Dr. Hlrr'- reception was unlike any ever
heard q m Brooklyn. Only those who could
f,a.' of 70 wears or NOR" were invited DR..
.Iuri l. = dou'ls' who i in his eighty bird
,-ar. and has lived in Williamsburgh for
,asr.y Iaif II century. The idea of the
Ttr." score and Ten reception was his
.Nu.
i have a great many friends whom
'tvsno' -oen III many years" he said few
,eeK~ ago. 'and | want 10 get them to-
sr.r.- ana rtchange "reminiscences of by
gone DAYS
y, he arranged the reception at his home
Yesterday afternoon and his daughter aided
A.n 10 the arrangements.
guest ai { cared, and sooi a steady stream
81 vuI'.-haircd men was entering the
l.4-" IS-Judse William b. Hurd. Jr.,
a.-,-'-i hi~ father III receiving. Dr. Hurd
stood ia the front rarior ana received his
old trIcrGs, who ~er" presented 20 him
~ Or. o.ly u'l.er young man III eight 4,
Nctnri G. Ellsworth. whore long friendship
fog l1r. iiurd wa the excuse for his pre-e1.cc
\. Nrn guests shook hands with their
.o-' and mutual gratulatiu,s were
.l,.p'c 4. 4 l..tcu,r could learn TINT the
'"o',ll,u wa- hrii gig together old friends.
D.. --".r cases long separated just as i, had
U"g PLANNED 20 do.
WY. II j. thirty years since have seen
'ug,' both would cay N once. ard then
rrnlni-""uccs would follow until new
arrival occupied DR.. Hurd's attention.
B'rure IA" reception hal been IN progress.
MANY minutes y. X. Barnum was an
..un",d pr. Hurd d ;anced and shook
o." hand Of tho seveut y-eight -year-u
''a1 We'll. well. We haven't met sine,
,ve were in Danbury together Atty year
rsu.- Dr. Hurd said and then explain, d
90 The others that Mr.. r mum had rea,
In tie newspapers of PREPARATIONS for tn,
'"crp'ion and had written him a reminder
hat they we're friends Ia Connection
many wears ago. Mr.. Barnum received al
invitation hy the next mail
.cw minute, later former Chief O.
pouc" Patrick Ga ~ b II arrived Back
$40 1915 u Hurd a {, en- James Jourdar
""r" Police Commi- ipners in Bru, "
when Mr.. Campbell was Chief of the
'eratment
lent John Pvburn coming to the rccop
tom Mr.. Campbell vas asked
He told me he wouldn't. wa ha answer
lie said II he attepded the threesc,r
and ten. reception his girl would 60 hac
IN him Wien she learned how old h. 8
and for TINT reason he said ne wasn't co, =
nd ''''''N "''' 'e Ne so''e 10 DE mar
Then came Benjamin W. Wilson. pre.i-
dent of tho Board Of Trustees If All Snl H.
'hlrrh IN Williamsburg, who had birti
day party last week in C,,iebraiion of Iii
~ years, n vii IN DR.. Hurd made a spaec' /:
tprIner Judecs 4 II Daley and George /.
COX. who arr po'h II. next appeared, ant
hon cam" IN" oldest of them all-Dr
william B. Rich, who scarcely showed hi
Usn
DR.. Rich was VI on his last birthday bu,
H" appeared 20 b" one of the vouugr-'
men ia III room and lis clo~e-o'It gIa yiSl
tair wa II tinged with black tn,
k"v John II Wells, y no il one of the pas
'ur- ~ 'h" S0uti Third strest Congroga-
rpnal church, although he celebrated hi
"-' F-~evcn'h birthday yesterday, Wa
''""" VI" I'll INT say anything ont |
r.lUc us birthday for Some ti'ne, tut TN,
ttr' sn' on finally and everyone rendered
com rrI' MA ION.
Former Congressman William J. Coomb-
raimrJ himself of as eligible to attend,
and a. l." pa -s.'d II, he said to Mr. Ellis
worth, VINO presented him Don't bet Oh
49, 81" doctor that m not 10; only very near
IT. Ellsworth said he wouldn't. but tn,
NM '~luon came out later when DR. Hurd
PISSED around a now autograph album ana
nyG al! 20 write their names and ages.
VI. '""inhs was allowed to stay after his
~" Wns known, but was subj ~ ed to good
'sal If gOUd-uatnred Chaifng
II Nt> pniN short time before the par
."r' were filled with -cligibles. and they
III med IN groups, swapping stori.s
W'l clock, making as much noise ana
hNlug ~ good IA time as society women
e.. a pms tea,
When tl"y had all gone, DR., Hurd sat
dp"I ana thought IL ali over. -Didn
Vt g o. NoH'' Il" asned Il haven't en-
S'ur ~ those men IN years ana Iva hau
"'n'eil.lv PLEASANT time. Arcn they
"a IN" too ing lot OF toys
i"'h o." teamed over the leaves of his
H'i"t t9h 'opE and reai the names vi
'1u." . b" attended ihey wcic. John
d. W"...a5r 500 q. Paine, age 10, Thomas
:, Me. norman W. Kingsley, IS; Ala eat
u B,cra"sv, n. Col Henry Martin,
John i"Igiran. IS; George W. Belts, -,
,a' ia 'ainplcn, IS; William Dick. 20,
" 10 raIg, %, ,harles II. Gillespie, 20;
= ID Morris, -, Louis e. Gilissl 10, 81, VI, ses
N.F, 10. anc,, taylor. 70, Daniel u VII =
los. l''.r Nyo OF, "A, Z. g. Barnes, ~,
William j 'oornl :. IN, 7 : Cooper. 20.
,,"." Brooke, 49, j Waldhcimer. ii,
-0r1 Appl"gate, 90, Edgar pa bee. ~,
y a. ar! G l-arimer, 70; Wi lam h Cort.
= VA IAN ID. Chase, 20; y II Parnun, ~,
h Daley, II; \. l. No IN. -, james D.
Foam, 49, Cyrus II. Fay, O Goorg e l..
L., I, Jamc- W. Rirgs, 70, BenJarin W.
WI .ou, 80; G. a los ID Cook. II, D : Holmes,
81. ta' n'd Mcnamara, -, X. g. HutcNin-
~, Is ' + Living,toli, 20. W " Good
~" William u Rich, 81, Henry G.. Dis
l'"', -. r ank Hagadorn, Davis $ Gift
~, -! George l.. Burr, as. George II
f'- .'., ~. George G. Reynold-. II. oscar
,"'-' c', ~. Manning Morrill,. "a; K Van
7.'. hurrh II, Isaac b. ALI, 90 And james
''ur.au, 20
D. !luri wn- born in B-ookfnld. Conn,
'" In'v :. lN2h ~ an carlv aua y" moved
- NorTsdk and ihorc' TO Da: bury, where
To- ~t"'t MS h,vhooi he stuffed den
'i-'r" o.. ! rr1cti~"d in Williamsburg, in
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