New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10
TWENTY FIVE YEARS OLD.
Wonpan's Exchange Anniversary
Celebrated by S1ciss Luncheon.

In his address to the directors and frlenos OF
the New-York Exchange for Womans "orh' NO
334 Madison-ave yesterday afternoon. ROBERT I.
Ogden said he had found. as Lincoln said. that
the only way TO do the Lords work In the Lord $
own way to be In a chronic state OF DUST
To give and give again. and give uncedslhslS'
was the secret of life and life more abundantiy,
as he saw it, and he also believed that the giving
- 10Th sa1f and means in cause Ike that of
che exchange was one of the best investments the
world offered one. And you have demonstrate
in your quarter of century OF WORK thal II 10
not founded upon sentiment alone. you nave
bsIt year after year sound business princpies'
and from the shrewdest business STANDPOINT you
can be considered financially safe
The Swiss luncheon which was given SesIeiua'
IN the Exchanges rooms was in honor OF the
tyenty-hfth anniversary of the associations exist
ence Delegates from score or more Oh sis'ei
assoc;.tions were entertained from Boston. San
Francisco Pittsburg. Chicago, etc, ana the ofuef
of the day Swedish, in recognition Oh 'ne ldet
that the first bureau to open under cnarler anu
for purposes identical with that of this parent
exchange was in Sweden OF. by and Tor S"edish
gentlewomen The red, blue and yellow flag was
everywhere yesterday; the service was IN S"eolsh
style by young girls in picturesque o"eoisii sdiD
The luncheon itself was set in swedish IashoIl'
all the viands placed at once upon the ooaru' san
fish and Joints various breads and cheeses ana
the guests were all supposed to help themselves
in the most informal fashion.
Letters of congratulation, well as regret be-
cause of enforced absence were read from a num-
Der of the exchanges many friends, including Jo-
seph Jefferson, who sent generous contribution
and said that nothing less than matinee could
have prevented his being present to enjoy the oc-
casion Bishop Potter regretted an ofhcial engage
nent, which could not be deferred, but wished al
good things for the good people engaged in such
good work" A telegram from President Roosevelt
assured the exchange managers of his continued in
terest and his earnest wish that their twentyffth
anniversary might have happened at time when
he nearer home.
In the few remarks made by Mrs. William Choate,
the exchanges president, she said she was forced
to jot them down paper, because it had been
voted by the board of managers that only Mr..
Ogden should speak at the luncheon, and she had
always made 1t a rule to obey the managers.
That continued Mrs. Choate, 'fs, am sure,
why we have always had such a harmonious
board And 1 they said to themselves If
she talks as long she does at the monthly meet
ings and gets so interested her subject that she
forgets when to stop it will never do on that day.
You remember the young man who, when his pros
pective father-in-law jumped him, said: L shall
go to the house again guess know when
to take hint Well, I've take the hint and writ
ten down my little say and carefully counted the
words Mrs Choate spoke of the employees of the
exchange AL gentlewomen, and to them we owe
much. Without them. their patient. self-sacrf1c-
ing. intelligent cooperation, our best laid plans
could not carried out Mrs Choate also spoke
of the assistance the press had been to the work
mistakes (but you must remember Lincoln said the
man who doesn't make mistakes doesn't make
anything), the press representatives have never
held us up to ridicule. They have seemed to real
ize that earnestly and unselfshly trying
to do best
More than a million dollars passed through
the exchange to The lives of needy hard working
gentlewomen during its existence and through
the numerous affiliated associations throughout
the county to which the New-York Exchange has
given birth between five and six millions have
been thus distributed. In thousands of instances
hope has been revived, a family reunited, even
suicide averted through this opportune unobtru-
sive agency. But, of its most generous sup
porters said: Though it has made thousands
sef-supporting it is still itself dependent" There
is still mortgage of some thousands on the Madi-
son-ave. house, though the smaller debt has been
wiped out Mrs. George F. Baker giving 5000 for
this purpose.
Among the many who enjoyed the exchanges
hospitality on the occasion of its twentyfth birth
day Mrs. f. T. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Billings. Mrs. James Trow bridge, Miss
AIdrich Mrs. Louis Delafeld, Mrs. Lawrence and
Mrs. Frederick Nathan. Among the officers of the
exc present