The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
CALDWELL.
VERONA IN
ESSEX FELLS
HOPELODGEBANOUET
GOv.-ELECT FORT ACTED AS
~TOASTMASTER.
Police COMMISSIONS Bingham, Of New
York, Was One Of the Prin-
cipal Speakers.

Governor-elect Fort presided at the
eighth annual banquet OF Hope Lodge No
124. F. and A. NJ, of East Orange last
night at the woman's clubhouse, Last
Orange.
Addresses were made by General
Theodore A. Bingham. police commits
sioner in New York city; Francis J..
Woodman. grand master Of the District
Of Columbia; James ]. Bergen. Justice Of
the New Jersey Supreme Court, and the
Rev. w. Warren Giles, pastor of the First
Reformed Church, East Orange At the
speakers table were seated Albert c.
Stevens. William Carman. grand master
OF New Jersey: Judge JamessB. Dill, l.
e. Bomeisler. grand master of New York;
David Reynolds. w. Holt Apgar and Will
lam Logic.
During the evening the campaign song
Hold the Fort made famous during
Governor-elec Forts campaign, was sung.
Three hearty cheers were given with a
will for Mr.. Fort, and Mr.. WooduiaI
started the song, Hes a Jolly Good Fell
low
Instead of the usual gavel, a nightstick
was used by the postmaster as a COM
pliment to Commissioner Bingham, who
made some pertinent remarks regarding
municipal government, and a. policeman's
WAAh1NA AdAA(A AAAt ttA III ~ VtAEhs
The newly elected Governor, who re-
ceived an ovation when he arose to In
troduce General Bingham. said: This
is the beginning of my term. If at the
end of II, after the distributions have
taken place. the same AMOUNT of enthusi-
asm shall prevail, | shall indeed believe
that the people of New Jersey are patri-
otto" A reference to President Roosevelt
brought forth prolonged applause, which
is a rather significant action at this time.
He introduced General Bingham as the
Peerless leader of the greatest force in
New York"
General Bingham said that he would pre-
sent two thoughts. First, / want to saw,
especially to the younger men of the audi
ence, do not forget that there are such
things as honesty. truthfulness and loyalty:
for on these three qualities depend the
future OF the nation. DO not become Inn
mersed In money getting to the exclusion
of other desirable things. The only thing
worth having is the society Of ones
friends. Liberty costs, so do not be I'M
willing to pay that cost
The second point, he said. was the preser-
walton of the town meeting principle. OH
which, be held. was founded the most OF
Anglo-Saxon liberties. our republic he
said, us. I fear. only an experiment as yet.
and its weakest part is municipal govern
ment. me lOWn meeting principle seems
to have disappeared In our large cities, stu
dents say as a natural result Of large ag-
gregations Of POPULATION.
There Is no reason. however. why, II
Ten or five men in each district. Alder
manic or Congressional, are willing TO do
1t, they may not induce a return TO the
town government principle. and benefit
municipal government. for they could do
much. for the reform Of municipal condi-
tions of the present day"
The committees in charge of the din
ner were:
spaakers-James b. Dill, John Franklin
Fort and winthrop F. Scarritt.
Tickets and Seating-R. w John, G.
Cassidy, w William stagg Cerren and
Joseph P. Voorhees,.
Catering-William o.. Turner, t. How
ard Brumbaugh and Lorenzo Benedict.
Hall and Decora tions-W. Frederick G.
Mason, w. Otto G.. SLIDER and w. Charles
H. DeKroyft.
Music-Henry s. Babbage, John j. Shay
Ter and Otto Zaremba, jr.
Addresses we're also made by Mr.. Wood
man, Justice James J. Bergen, OF the SUI
preme Court and the Rev. w. Warren
Giles, Of East Orange.