New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
FORDH4II CLUB DINNER,
Members and Guests applaud No
Third Term" Speech.

,1eo-1,- everybody OF any prominence politically IN
The Bronx was present last night az the sixteenth
annual dinner - the Fordham club. held In its new
clubhouse on Fordhan Heights. one of the 7rinci-
nal objects Of the club IS 10 urge improvements on
the west size Of The Bronx that VIII make u nd-
vantareous as "a residential section
There were more than one hundred and fifty
guests present and q long list Of t0asts. Exon
gresham Lernuel r. QuigE spoke on Expansion;
Thomas b. Ninahan on The Flag; Assistant Cor
poration Counsel James Lindsay Gordon, IN the ah-
seuce through illness - Corporation Counsel
Deauv 20 the toast The Day We Celebrate .
John C. TomIlns0n. formerly partner q W. Bourke
Cochran 10 The Example of Washington; Sena-
for \ A. FIshere o. "Our State" and Tax COM
missioner John q. Brady and Health COMMISSIONS
Darlington on '-Csrtainties OF Life other speak
ors were James D. BouCk. Edward Todd, Samuel
Stras5ourEer. George r. Manchester. g. ". Wan
maker. Water Register Joseph ". Savage and Con-
course Commissioner Hugh r. Garden.
Some Of the guests were Congressman John A.
GouIden. Thomas n Lynch. Justice blanchard.
Borough President Hafen the Rev. r. @. Nowcy
C. A. Becker. John S. Bush. judge !. " TSeruey
ex-I'ax Commissioner James L Wells and ex-Park
Commissioners John 7. Eustis and Samuel No
MILAN
The club for years has celebrated the natal day
OF Washington on the OF the day itself. but
owing 10 the fact that this year the eve fell on
Sunday. Saturday night was selected.
after g standing toast had been drunk 10 Presi-
dent Roosevelt and % the following sentiment 7
dare do all that may become a man: who dsres do
more is none C'Nacbcth''). the president Of the
club John J. Dunn, told something OF the aims and
ambitions OF the club
Assistant Corporation Counsel James Lindsay
Gordon. in responding 10 the toast The Day We
Celebrate" referred 10 third term Presidency.
saying:
We meet tonight 10 celebrate the memory II the
lhGfNWnel KING Of America. Washington ina ir-
caTll3tl of unseIfsh patriotism. washington nut
ne lillrQ term idea aside always DANGEROUS 10
lfee INSTITUTIONS. and q has been since thru an
lnElq-slle law that no man shall De President ~
The United States three times
This passage was greeted with great applause
Mr. Quigg discussed those paragraphs OF Wash
hgtons Farewell Address dealing with the foreign
relations OF the United States advising against
torelgn entanglements. The American policy IN the
ar East up to the present time had been "a
tIillait success, and the proposition that g. had
AeeL lustlned could De supported by ARGUMENTS 0f
great strength, but the warnings Of Washington
tuA appealed % The great body Of the American
people.
Senator Elsberg caused lots 81 applause when
ne SAID that the city was as safe in the hands
OF Mayor Mcclellan the State was IN the
hands Of Governor OdeIl.
The Senator was late in getting tn the dinner.
having taken the wrong car. lie said the car
ratified 50 much that 81 reminded him Of District
Attorney Jerome, who was always talking. but
never accomplished anything