New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-22
ODELL AND DEPEW THERE
But Politics Banished from Brooklyn
Nes0-EngIand Dinner.

At the twenty-frth annual dinner of tho New.
England Society of Brooklyn last night, Governor
benjamin g. Odell and Senator Chauncey ID. Depew
sat at the same board. The Senator had place Of
honor on the left Of Elijah r. Kennedy president
Of the society. and the Governor tho pres-
dents right. At one end of the table was Timothy
l. Woodruff. who selected a the Plat confer
ence on the Senatorship 10 walt on the Governor
He had been unable to find Mr. Odell during the
day but the dinner brought them together.
Political differences. If any exist forgotten
about the wide New England board. which occupied
one side of the largest gallery in the Pouch
sion in Clinton-ave
President Kennedy made the address OF well
como and proposed the toasts He declared that
the feast of Forefathers Day is for New England
ers. and for them aiO4e. He said that Brooklyn
Neutrality-suspicious. landed day ahead of those who
belonged 70 the NewYork society. which account
ed for Brookyn's celebrating December 81. a
day ahead OF the New-York society.
The hall decorated lines suggesting New
England corn fields in pumpkin time Cornstalks
and holly twined around the shields OF the
States. one OF which. that Of Georgia. refused to
stay in place after the coffee. and came tum-
bling down the heads OF the diners. At the
presidents table, besides the official guests, were
Stewart L. Woodford Samuel j. Elder. Rear Ad-
mral ]. B. Coghlan George S. Chappen. the Rev.
Cleland Boyd McAfee, George V Brewer, president
OF the st. Nicholas Society; F. d. Hennessy, pres
ident Of the ST Pauick's Society. and Henry
Sanger Snow.
In Introducing Senator Depew. President Ken
nedy said that he had the rescue after
Senator J. =. Dolliver had failed them and that
he had sacrificed an engagement with Ex-Governor
Black to speak New-Engand
I'm leading Just the strenuous life" said
Senator Depew. between my friends who SO
anxious TO help in my contest. / don't know
where I'm going to land. I'm really on the May
flower. Where she'll land 1 don't know" The
Senator then spoke the safety OF the govern
me base iIlst auHt- NAL Law He Yplai ed
that the overw hemiug election of President RoOse
Welt due to the fact that the people recognized
they had in nivl safe man, who would do what
he thought right under all circumstances.
Other speakers and toasts The State OF
New-York,' Governor Odell; The Leaven of Puri-
tansm." Samuel J. Elder; Some New-England
Influences" the Rev. Cleveland Boyd McAfee and
Patriotism and Pie" George S. Chappeh
GOVERNOR ODELLs SPEECH.
Governor Oden said that the decorations of corn
husiis made him feel at home. he used TO
speaking at upstate fairs He declared that Sen
ator Depew had stolen his thunder when he talked
about the charter which was written In the cabin
OF the MayhoweI. The Governor said lie had in
tended to expand that idea his contribution
Il came over here tonight TO listen. rather than
talk" he 1T Is the first purely social visit
have made the Borough OF Brooklyn since vas
elected Governor. l have been over here when
things We're hot and partisanship ran high. Perhaps
l have not seen Brooklyn people at their best One
thing l had always heard about Brooklyn does not
be true, at any rate thought you all
went TO bed 1870 o'clock. ordered my carriage
that hour: but 1t ia now 1880 O'Clock. ana none
OF YOU seem eager go home.
The Governor then talked OF the Importance OF
education to toe State, and outlined some or the
great strides In education which New ork state Is
making. He warned the New-knglanders that book
learning not all they should teach Young peo-
pie He said II was more important to teach them
to be fair and square with their fellow men
In response to his toast Mr.. Elder. an atIoIHe!
Boston, said that they were smiled at IN boston
for all sorts OF things, especially the way iaeas
spread to all classes of its people. Then he pro
ceeded to make the Brooklyn descendant smile
with several new stories Boston folk. He told
the story of the Pilgrims. and pointed out me
wonderful growth of that little settlement us
spreading to Vermont. Northern New-York and
through the West. He cited the census to show
the way the Pilgrim leayen had leavened the
whole lump He spurned the idea that the III
gTims were cold heartieSs. fearless mon, ana that
the benefits OF New England ancestry were over
rated
Let us face the question just II stands, he
said They were vigorous strong men. They be-
Iieyed that the individual above all; that no
;riest or potentpte should stand between them and
their beliefs They planted that belief in this land,
and the leaven has done a mkhty work.
The Rev. Cleveland Boyd MCAfee declared that he
was Westerner and knew something OF New
England influences. Boston is great place for
anis of one sort another he said Il was there
lasr wear at a memorable anti-imperialist meeting.
| heard many eminent speakers, who declared that
they could not and should not return President
Roosevelt to the White House. They were wise
men of the East The only trouble was that they
stopped the wrong manager.