The sun., 1906-01-07
WHO is MCGOWAN? ANSWERED
AT BOARD EDUCATION DINNER
TO ALDERHANIC HEAD.
Corporation Counsel Delany Says No One
win Ask That Question when lie Leaves
OfflCe-The Guest Tolls OF Ills Work
for and interest In Public schools.

Office-The Guest Tolls OF Ills work
for and Interest In Public schools.
Thirty members of the Board of Educa-
tion out of forty-sX, with half dozen
special guests, gave a dinner last evening
at the Hotel Savoy to the President Of the
Board Of Aldermen. Patrick +. McGowan,
IN honor of his long service on the Board OF
Education. Incidentally hey took occasion
to answer the question, who i. MCGOWAN"
Nicholas j, Barrett Of the Board of Edu-
cation presided, MIR, MCGOWAN sat on his
right ard Corporation Coursel Delany
on his left. Other invited guests were
Murray Dannenbaum, j, +. Mclaughlin
and Comptroller Metz. Mr.. Metz, however,
was unable to be present. Among the
members Of the Board Of Education present
were Thomas j. Higgins. George r. Payne.
Z. r. tuEnion, Dr. Louis llaupt, Samuel
3. Donnelly, Nit chell May, John j, Barry,
z. l.. Winthrop, Richard II. Adams, " illiam
Harkness, F, H. Partridge. NJ. Samuel
Stern and President H. y. Tiff.
The menus, which were intended to be
an elaborate souvenir of the occasion, did
not arrive owing TO complications over the
printers troubles and Mr., Barrett had to
describe them and promise TO send them
around later, Mr. Barrett introduced Mr.
McGowan as one who had proved himself
faithful public servant long before his
recent election to the Board of Aldermen,
and said hat the members Of the educa-
tional department had suffered a "rersopal
loss in hls advancement Mr.. McGowan
wa. received with cheers. He Sad;
II prefer To regard this tribute as n mark
oi your Kindness rather than one To my own
worth it wasa easy matter to preside over
thcRoard of A ldermen last Monday compared
to making a suenrh here dnn't know how
to thank vow Even Brother Tint, who sta
next to me. said to me lust now Why,
McGowan Won and | are getting along
finely f0r the 'ir.t time. Another guest
has reminded nr that tins occasion marks
an important event with me. Almost to
the voiY minute when | was nominated for
office recently wa, accented hv The present
Mrs MCGOWAN lwenty-0ue wears ago. and
it will IN. twcntv-one venrs ago to-morrow
since va married. to that estiInahlc woman.
"Anothar .lcsr here tonight said he
wa sorrF for me because | was going to
have lard t.mo in my new work, Why.
gentlemel | Owe that kind of "A time |
glory and honor to he mixed up in a fight
Il am sorry to leave the association Of
you gem elncn NV friendship for the
public school system is warm and sincere
I know no other school than the public
school. So long as we uphold the public
schools lust 80 long will this country fulfil
It's 'eStinv"
Mr. McCowan then said that 50 intense
was his love for the public schools hat
he Frequently stopped children on. the street
to give thena word of announcement He
said that il it had not been for words Of
encouragement his country would probably
not have had men like Lincoln and Gar
field. He declared that while similar men
might not come before the public again
meu of "p,.al patriotism would always
arise ana thIt the finest flower Of orlr citizen
ship would he 'the product of our public
schools"
Corporation Counsel Delany said it was