New-York tribune., 1903-04-26
DEPEW'S GOTH.
Montauk Celebrates HIS Birthday
uith Tzcelfth annual Dinner.

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the only speaker of the evening. and entertained
the diners for more than hour with his comments
on current affairs and the exposition of his optl-
mistic philosophy of life.
Thomas II. Troy, president of the club acted as
POSTMASTER At his right Senator Depew. and
at his left sat ex-Iieutenant Governor Timothy L.
Woodruff Chauncey NJ. jr- cBuster'o sat near oy-
The feature of the evening, aside from the speech
of Senator Depew, the presentation OF the
birthday cake pink and white. surmounted by
miniature reproduction OF one of the New-forh
CentraTs passenger engines about two feet IN
length. By the pilot stood the engineer IN jumper
overalls and cap, the face so closely resemolhs
the features of Senator Depew that 1t raised a
general laugh
When the cake had been placed the table be-
fore the Senator little Miss Adele Pratt. daughter
of Willis c Pratt stepped forward and made the
following neat speech of presentation:
K were sixty-nine years old
But. then, of course, I'm not
Whose is Chauncey on the spot
It's awful hard to make a speech
At such a great big dinner;
But here's cake that you must take
Because, Chauncey, you're a winner
Adele then sang a song eulogstic of the Sen
Two more little girls Marie and Viola Pratt, SIS
ters of Adele then stepped up and the three sang
a parody on 'Pnky. Panky. Pool! with Chauhces
NJ Depew substituted. This was followed by three
cheers for the Senator, and. amid much eooa
natured bantering he began his speech. He SAID
in part:
friend in the sos said in reply to my eongratS-
dag: Gs it is painf1 E Temiader Of how
That is not philosophy We celebrate d sS ftrnsf
Providence for the future When past Sky @ 1o NV bv
make e m naber as Of s who
cotemporaries who have departed curing tae oynae
which appear at once month Of the purses nurses
and s5 nbtRs that citizen Who notwt
standing he has been nifty years IN In se 9ssb g ami
versary A gentleman who has Just returned from
Cuba met there an old resident with PT3nfa Pfs1atng
sndtSfr rS Rf rs ShG
peted tour Of his countrys colOnss and is said aid
P to be ebgaggd bs @ne to bs GSnPg pgshTay 8ay Of e
we are in most respects the foremost people IN
and superstoHs and Yet some respects the
most eonservative AiexandeT ham nai9f nence aIc to-
day as in their lifetime. The revenue system o OF
Han0n s sfns een bToasa sbonf by less than
revolution. The glorious victory over the 3 BTltsn d
r ersfore hsd no nasnes ssfgao Son the the
national bank. which destroyed it., and for the
creation the subeasur with the nS hosrdng Sdnsn OF
it from circulation and the peoples use has con
Thee@ he Sole els Merit Of this policy is that differs
that of all great commerciaI pations W19 system
is the result of many centuries OF expeenGf H
fines and its Righteousness at other times, which
affects disastrously all our business and industrial
among greatly successful peoples have national
whc6 ff af has nd 9prn quality IN the
winter it is tight in summer It is loose in the
spIsd asd When We're s boys in the good old days
in s np r. the 2 Gd With
eagerncss and reached the days %lth e&qiusILe h
tme apple time straw berry time and huckle6erry
afrca INN in midwinter We have apples and pears
all seasons by cold storage We have stra@De%r[les %
they ripen at our doors. Cheap and swift trans;
fbe boTs as Of today the easufes Of our youth
l trust that the agitation Of this year VIII make
eliminated result by proper legislation ao6 in
the a Of If our ann a6 a a abof e ave in the
last year progressed in organization and in power
they destru :tive OF the comforts of the peace
and almost v Of the o s G5 % e dgeher snd in OF ha
mony and live under perfect understanding or or
settled before ali outside Interests involved:
pay tribute to one eminent leader with whose work
have been intir ately familiar for over quarter
BY his ability and his wisdom N he has
organizations and one OF the most Tespected dhat
business talent which would have won success in
has established and wisely administered a vast
fund for help and MAINTENANCE 7d Wlt ia iac{, apo
hood through the many critical difficulties OF the
rights and winning the respect of the railway pres
dents and managers with whom ne mas nad 70 a deat
nearly to a common and mutually beneficial under
fuaI debt to Chief Arthur of brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers.
The difficult problem with busy men is how to
get rid of bores-bores fer loans, bores for wants
Of every possible kind. The poet Horace In Roman
days gave the tip to unload them on your friends.
But that not always possible. The two most
importaut words as preventiveS and antidotes for
Loss and worry are mo and 'stor To be able
10 say the fascinating promoter. mo" to
fhe friend who wants your Endorsement to his note,
mo" to the one whom you wish to help, but whose
request involves you in his business, which you DO
not understand. If affection or friendship. or the
failure of will power leads you tC say yes, then
come in the productive qualities OF stop stop
you accept your loss and cross the transaction OF
your books. 1t means that you turn deaf ear 70
the appeal that Il little more and little more VIII
make the business success return you your
1t never does. The obligations pile up, the worry
increases until your limit is reached. Only the
most drastic measures will get rid OF such people,
and they the ones closest to Us.
We pass this way but There is no return
over the old roadway There should be no reason
for desiring retrace steps. No one who has
wisely lived should to go back and begln
again. / have no sympathy with those who Woud
throw away all the pleasures Of the past, all ITS
loves and friendships all the emotions felt as each
left behind, II only they could be once more IN
possession of youth and have life before them. AT
each milestone gather and distribute We
leave something of hope, Of help and or en-
on if we are determined that the world owes us
pleasure than sorrow, more gain than loss,
happiness than misery, more friends tha1l
enemies rich accumulation ike that OF the al
fectiOnate greeting which comes from you all mere
tonight which does not burden, but relieves when
Iightens the task the heavier ii grows which starts
US on the with plrer spirit a clearer
brain a happier heart and a better purpose