The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23
DEPEW SCORES ANOTHER YEAR
WORDS or WISDOM At THE NOV
TAIk CLIH LAST NIGHT.

Welcomed 10y 1imONhy l.. woodruff NhO
Makes a Joke-TRr senator Tells OF
tits Political Experience and OF the
Good Wsrh Performed b, OId Mcn'
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew il II years
old to-day. and last night the Montauk Club
NJ BROOKLYN celebrated his birthday. He
was the guest Of honor The Aontauk
Club has been celebrating tho Senator's
birthday for the last fifteen year,. The
celebration always takes the form OF din
ner. but last nights dinner was different
from, The preceding ones, for women at
tended.
Three hundred mon and women Assembled
10 show In what esteem they held the Junior
United States Senator Of New York. This
number was o great deal larger than the
club could accommodate in their dining
rooms on the third floor, so the first floor
was turned into q dining room too, and
the clubs bowling alley made into kitchen.
There was a grand hand shaking fest
before the dinner began. Senator Depew
was accompanied by his wife and Chaun-
cey, Jr senator and Mn Plat were also
quests. They sat at a table on the first
floor with Mr. and Mrs. DepeW, Comptroller
and Mrs Grout aud former Lieut.. Gov.
Woodruff.
Near the guests table. but not at It. was
Miss Isabel Morrison, who Is TO be married
to Mr.. Woodruff tomorrow.
When the dinner was over Toastmaster
Woodruff introduced William A. Avis, who
Is the Montauk Club poet. Mr.. Avis had
a poem to read which he had written for
the occasion. IL j. called why We Brought
the Girls and referred 10 women being at
the dinner The fnst two stsn2as read:
The committee for this dinner had to think up
They S TeTs sorIiou,E puzzled didn't know
The Ga stag was Chestnut: 80 Ct course 1t
Who ever heard Of ohestnuls in connection
with bVpaWy
That's Why we brought the girls
Mould Dr. Osler chloroform at sixty SO
Then cts be thankful that the doctor cannot
have bis way.
No chioroforrn for me or mine-eIcuse ne,
Tbere's lots OF ON for boys and girls past the
sixty spot.
That's Why we brought the girls.
The poem made hit. There were several
In welcoming Senator Depew Mr.. Woo
run said IN part:
I'VE are honored tonight a. never before
IN the long series OF these annual dinners
comme lucrative OF the birth Of our dis
IN attendance those without whom an oc-
casion Of this character lacks the grace and
charm which can only be impaired by the
presence Of the ladies'.
Tonight we welcome most cordially or
lady friends and thank them for conserving
to grace this banquet. We are particularly
honored by the gracious presence OF Mrs
Depew, to whose continued health, pros
perity and happiness We would drink a
toast II the tables and glasses had not been
removed, but all the same we pledge the
undying friendship Of the Montauk Club.
Never in the history Of this club has any
thing more extraordinary taken place than
the fifteen consecutive birthday oelebra-
tons by which prestige immeasuable has
been conferred upon the Montauk Club
by our versatile, venerated and must also
cay venerable guest, Chauncey NJ. Depew. /
refer to him a. venerable, not 6imply because
seventy winters have besisgsd his brow
hut because Louis the Eleventh Of France,
King George the Fourth Of England and the
immortal Shakespeare were all born on the
Esd Of April also, and Of that Incompatible
quartet the only survivor IL DepeW.
Senator DepeW at 90 didn't take chloro-
form and under It's destructive influence
30 to thN happy bunting grounds Of the
Mon;Auk ,ribe beyond the stars, but he
took a wife, under whose invigoratinR
influence he has stayed with us upon the
earth and will remain for years and years
TO come, unoslerized, celebrating In this
wigwam Of ours the birthdays which are
Nno unleoJOnea Oh lle , journey, Out IN MS
case seem TO mark no diminution Of that
superb physical and mental being which
God gave him.
A part Of Senator Depew's speech was
as follows:
political promotion is the oomplime Mt Of
several hundred gentlemen REMEMBERING
for 80 many years the annivers ~ which
made possible for me the Joy OF living wish
] could share with you all It's pleasures re-
Hawsa 80 ali lee line To- G.
the occasion is gTaoed and honored by
the pres5nos OF ladies. Surely this gal
liant limo vatiOn is tho suggestion Of our
genial and popular President, Eeut.-Gov
Woodruff, and inspired by the happy event
which is 10 occur within few hours, where
We unanimously wish for bis bride and him
self long life, health and happiness
i have searched for yeArs for some book
in which had been collated the oracles Of
Delphi and their effect upon the history
Of the ancient world but have been un.
abe TO find il. It u known that the ut
terances Of the god controlled the politics
and foreign policies Of the classic age for
centuries. A most interesting volume
would be the effect Of little, apparently
trihing things upon the fortunes Of lndi-
viduAls, parties and peoples. In a bill
rendered by William l.. Marcy, as Judge
TO the State Comptroller, when the law
required an itemi1edh ACCOUNT OF eIpendi-
lures, charge Of 50 cents for patching
his pants impaired the future fortunes OF
that statesman and Of his party. Gen.
Winfield Scott, the Wing candidate for
President; had won the admiration Of the
country by his gallantTy as q soldier. and
his canvass was. exceedingly pro missing
until In giving an excuse for the delay In
answering thb Communication Of an inn
portant committee he claimed Il was due
TO Absorption In 'hasty plate OF soup
That hasty plate Of soup laughed him
out OF the oanvaBs. No man ever came
20 near the Presidency and lost IL as James
@. Blaine. Had he carried the State Of
New York he would have been trum-
phantly elected, but The State went against
him by only i0S7 majority The famous
ALTERATION OF tbs three Rs. Rum, Ro-
msnism and Rsbellion, In the speech a few
days before election, addressed to Mr..
Blaine en- behalf Of the Protestant minis
teu by the Rev. Dr. Burohard, ahenated
tens OF thCusAnds-of yoteB and not only
ended the ambition OF a lifetime but changed
the course Of American politics.
a single remark made at the Executive
Mansion In Albany when COnhing, Arthur
and Cornell we're in conference led 10 the
creation q the organization which defe ated
the third term and nominated Garfield for