The Newtown bee., 1903-09-04
TOWN TOPICS,
OPENING OF THE BEES NEW OF.
FICE BUILDING,

OPENING OF THE BEES NEW OF''
FICE BUILDING,
BRIEF SPEECHES BY LEADING C1T1
ZENS.
The informal reception and opening
at the new office building Of The Bee
Publishing Co., Thursday afternoon
and evening, was attended by some
what more than 100 people. The old
est person present was Zalmon S. Peck
in his 91st year, and the youngest,
Master Donald Wright, the young son
of Mr. and Mrs Frank Wright. Ice
cream and waters were served ano
cigars passed to the men who cared to
smoke. At about 7.3O some brief, in
formal speech-making occurred. M. A.
Todd was first introduced, and said he
had Just come 1900 miles on purpose to
be present on this important occasion.
He told some capital stories and closed
by Offering his hearty congratulations
to the Messrs Smith of The BEE.
Rev o. W. Barker was next intro
duced, and after telling some stories,
said in closing:
We are here tonight as well-wishers
of The BEE, to congratulate it's own
ers as they break camp and take up
quarters in this bright, cheerful, pleas
ant new home. There is something
exceedingly delightful to me in this
up the hands of those who are our own
brothers and neighbors and friends.
sometimes hear THE BEE criticised
because it indulges in gossip, because
it's trade is little things. believe in
gossip, for what are we to talk about?
The weather? The poor weather is
bearing more than its load. Foreign
missions, even though they possess the
flavor of romance, are too far away;
European politics are too much of a
muddle and too hard nut for us to
crack; even the eastern question:"
which once engaged mems minds, has
been put upon the shelf. Then let US
talk about our neighbors; they are
right at hand. And what should in
terest us more than the affairs Of those
who touch elbows with us upon the
street, who look at our flower beds over
the line fence? If we are interested
in our neighbors in helpful way, if
we wish to know about their affairs
because we wish to serve them, there
is no harm in gossip like that. There
is something beautiful in the life of
small village; you do not know in the
city the name of the man who lives up
stairs. So far as we can approach the
idea of large family in this community
wishing each other only good, counting
others Joy, weeping with each others
sorrow, we shall be walking the right
path; and just so far as The BEE helps
us tread that path, land it guides our
feet if, it does not move them), we honor
and support The BEE.
We, too, pledge our hearty support
to The BEE andg give it ouribest wishes
tonight because it Is run by clean
men. In these days of corruption and
public scandal, when it seems as if one,
to keep himself pure, must walk about
hedged in by bulwark of stern pro-
hibitions of things, good things, he
men who WELD influence because they
take positive stand for the right. It
is breeze that blows the right way
for one s dropping spirits to rub elbows
with men who can successfully own
newspaper to-day, and yet not truckle
to the passing whim or the captivat-
ing fad. 1t is bracing to ones blood to
know men who can be successful bust.
ness men and yet be men who are not
ashamed to take active part in the
work Of one of the churches OF the
town, who are glad to be interested in
the management of the Sunday school,
and who can even-a thing most rare
for men to-day--be found with strict
est regularity in the gathering of
the people for prayer. 1t does not hurta
man to mix portion of religion in the
draught that sustains him. Though
fools may now and then chuckle at the
man who INDUCES in "Sunday school
politics" and in ''old women's way of
thinking," the men who are true and
whose friendship it is worth while to
have, will in the main pat such men on
the back and give them lift over the
rough places.
We give our earnest support to THB
ulations because it has achieved sue
cess. We Americans all worship at
the shrine of success; we love that
goddess and place our dearest vOtive
offerings at her feet and garland her
throne. No matter how the success
comes 1--WE are not too inquiSitive), we
still worship success. A man may rise
to the heights of financial success by
devouring widows homes, by standing
on the shoulders Of other men, not
needing the cries of those he has
he has slain, be he successful he still
is our hero, the one at whose feet we
fall. The nOiSOme pool yields its poi
sonous scum, the vampire Stings with
vehement rage; and men whom we
count honorable men, get a poisoned
and corrupted heap Of coin from dark
hiding places which bear not the light
of day. 1t makes us feel, then, that
we are hOnOring ourselves in cOngrat-
ulating ,men who have won success
because they deserved to win it, who
are taking this advance step to-day be-
cause they have faithfully plodded up
the long hill of strenuous endeavor.
We like to 90 back to "the day of
America as it was when only compris-
ing thirteen little colonies, a mere
strip along the Atlantic shore; we like
to think of Professionalism as it was
when the shammer rang to post the
theses on the church door at Witten-
burg. I have heard something about
'the day of small things" for The BEE.
Eighteen, twenty, twenty-five miles q
day Reuben Smith used to tramp over
these country roads in quest of "ads''
and subscriptions. He lost flesh and
he gained friends. His shoes did not
wear well; but he laid the foundations
of success SO deep and strong that tho
BEE means we'll and bids long to stay
in our homes. This comfortable build
ing, so we'll appointed, is an advance
step, my good friends, in your career.
You can now tighten up the girth
strap and start in for another run. AS
your friends, as your neighbors, as citi-
zens with you in village of scenic
beauty and in a country with unsullied
flag, we bid you Godspeed to your con-
tinuing success. AS the honey bee
draws sweetness from the lovely chal-
ice Of the flower, so may TIE New
TOWN BEE still draw sweetness from
life's common cup and scatter it
abroad.
Prof G: S. Platt was called on and