The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-16
SENATOR PLATT'S BIRTHDAY.
HIS TED ANNIVERyARY CELE-
DRAFTED AT TIOGA LODGE.
In Vigorous Health, Ho Receives the Con-
4 Eratulations OF His Friends. Person'
i ally ana by TeleEraph-Makes Three
Trips to the station TO Meet Visitors.

/. ally ana by TeleEraph-Makes Three
Trips to the station TO Meet Visitors.
HIGHLAND MILLS, N. Y; July Ex-senator
Thomas c. Platt celebrated his seventy
second birthday to-day at his beautiful
home, Tioga Lodge, on East Mountain.
In splendid health, vigorous, alert and
keen for fun as man half his age, the
Senator passed one Of the peasantest days
OF his life, receiving the congratulations
Of friends. answering dozens Of kilograms
wishing him long life and the best OF fortune
and entertaining houseful Of friends
invited fora week end house party.
Those who came TO Toga Lodge to help
the Senator observe his birthday were
friends Of long standing: Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Ide Of New York. Collector Nevada
N. Stranahan Of New York, Magrane Coke,
who drove over from his home at South
field; Col. David l.. Brainard Of the United
States Army Hamilton Fish, Assistant
Treasurer OF the United States;
Job T. Hedges Of New York,
Robert c. Morris of New York, Lieut.. -Gov.
NJ Linn Bruce and Mise Louise Snow, his
stepdaughter, who received the guests in
the absence OF Mrs. Platt, who is in Paris.
Senator Platt was UP this morning with
the larlu of Orange County, bright and
clipper, ready to receive his guests. Be-
fore noon he made three trips down the
winding mountain road to the railroad
station to meet his friends from New York
and escort than to the house on the hill.
AS he passed through the village, where
every one knows him, and, as they put it,
think heap of Tom" there were simple
earnest congratulations for him on every
side. The birthday Of Senator Platt in
Highland Mills is not an event to be passed
over lightly by any means.
Orange county farmers in early to Satur-
day market saw the Senator driving up and
down in his carriage and commented audibly
on his brisk energetic way Of driving and
his undoubted good health.
There were calls of Good day, Tom,'
"Wish you luck on your birthday, Senator
and Hope you're feeling right, Senator"
from the old farmers who put as much
respect in their salutation Of Good day.
Tom" as others would in more formal,
sitter way of greeting.
They take a personal pride in Senator
Platt in Orange county and they call him
Tom Platt as of right.
The Senator nodded and bowed his way
through fthe village on the three trips he
made with pleasant smile and word or
two for most everybody.
After breakfast at Tioga Lodge the
Senator took the men folks Of the party
to look over his stable. He is very proud
of his ten horses, ONE of which, brilliant
black is named for John Madden, the horse
man A Mexican burro, black little
Greaser. is new one in the Senator's sta
BILE and he gets as much fun out Of the
stubby little beast as a schoolboy would
with a new toy.
Afterward the Senator, with some pride,
showed his guests the new waterworks plant
he is building for lioga Lodge. 1t is on
the shore of Lake Cromwell, beautiful
sheet of water near the lodge, and will
when completed supply the big estate
with water. The Senator has supervised
most Of the details of the work
Early in the afternoon Senator Platt
went for a long drive behind two OF his
faYorite nags and retu rned to the house
bright faced and full of enthusiasm. He
took personal charge Of his guests, sug-
costing dozen plans for their amusement
during tho afternoon, organized boating
parties, pointed out the prettiest paths
and neglected no opportunity to make
everybody spend a pleasant day.
Part OF the afternoon he spep. talking
on the veranda Of Tioga Lodge with Mr..
Coke, Mr.. Morris, Mr.. Fish and others Of
the party, going back many years in pleasant
Renaissance. When they took occasion
to tell him that he looked better than he
had for long time and congratulated him.
the Senator agreed laughingly that tho hill
country was in fair way to make q new
man of him.
Il certainly feel we'll said the Senator.
1The life UP here suits me perfectly. Per-
haps was intended for aifarmer. Who
knows?'
During the morning and afternoon
several hundred kilograms arrived warmly
congratulating the Senator and wishing
him most pleasant birthday. There
were 80 many of them that he gave up
keeping count early ia the day. Presi-
dent Roosevelt wished him the best Of
everything in the characteristic Roose-
veltan way.
A cablegram came from Senator Chaun-
cey Nj. Depew, who is in Paris. Senator
Depew helped Senator Platt spend his
seventy-first birthday last year down in
the village.
It was during the campaign, and the two
Senators with some spellbinding friends
passed a strenuous hour or two speech
making from stand in front of the town
hall and receiving doublebarreled con-
CALCULATIONS from the county people, who
drove in by the hundreds to see Tom Plat
and Chauncey Depew.
Mrs. Platt cabled her congratulations
also and there was bundle OF good wishes
from colleagues in the Senate, diplomats
and personal friends in almost every State
in the Union. They made the Senator a
very happy man. these bright sentences
coming from everywhere to his hilltop.
The Senator's birthday celebration was
the quietest possible, just gathering of
intimate friends. Job +. Hedges, solemn
and serious as an owl, was the funmaker
Of the party
How far is this place from New York;
asked a guest.
Forty nine miles from 40 Broadway"
said Mr.. Hedges
do you remember, Senator said he.
-the telegram l sent you when you were
elected Senator the last time?"
Very WE'LL said Senator Plat .They
ran, as l recall it, Congratulations. JOB,