New-York tribune., 1908-01-12
HONOR FOR MARK TW AIN
Guest of Lotos Club at Last Dinner
an It's Old Home.

across the guest table from him a party OF
kindred good fellows helped ;he Lotos Club say
farewell TO its old clubhouse. No 5Ss Fifth avenue
last night.
Within ten days the club expects to move from
jrs home Of fourteen years TO its building.
Nos ne Il2 and ia West 57th street and as
hitting valedctory TO the old quarters brought Mr.
Twain 70 help in the goodby as typical in his
htrnor and joyous optimism of what the club
stands for
Three hundred members and guests packed them
selves into the rooms the ground floor Be
tween two Of the rooms was a crescent shaped
sable and at this were seated Frank r. Lawrence,
president Of the club and beside him at his right
Mark Twain the other side Andrew Car
regte the Rev Dr.. r. 5. Macarthur, Colonel
Robert p. Porter. former director OF the census,
and Colonel George Harvey.
Across the table from them among others
Colonel James NJ Beck. former United States Dis
t-ict Attorney; H II. Rogers. Chester 5. Lord
vice-prasident Of the club: DR.. Alexander C.
Humphreys secretary of the club; William H Nc
Elroy. Colonel William c Church, Hamilton
Wright Mabie and General Stewart L Woodford
Ia introducing Mr.. Clemens. Frank r. Lawrence.
the president Of the club, recalled the fact that
the club dinner in the present clubhouse. some
fourteen years ago. in honor of Mark Twain
he then read this letter. which Lord CurZon
the chancellor os the University of oxford. had
announced that degree was to be conferred on
AIr. elem MS:
drawn 5IT by the. newly elected chancellor. who
en5e4>4S % 20 20 mas ma l IL one Who " ws ssie married
70 an American. have been particularly anxious
10 accept the degree I feel that the honor will IN
Isrs hfTntelg IN t he highest tsqar standards and
Tor nearly half century has made an
Tlce.
Mark Twain. in addressing the members Of the
club. said
wish To begin this time At the beginning. lest
forget altogether that Is 10 say wish 10 cd aI's te
YOU for this welcome thats you are glNlhs' anu a+d @
Welcome which Won gave seven years ago anu
which ] forgot thank you Tor az that IN I'm 80
ne fourteen years ago. which also lorsoI u
bors you Won l9' vii Continue this custom give me
dinner every seven years before }2il i me 5 9s'9
II ne %. - - A. porter have paid me many
compliments. Il s very difficult 10 axe coli5 ~
---s-rs or not II :e Just difficult take them
TIgrchter.7 The other night l was at the N m
55ia-neEie They were complimentng MN mere, re
there all compliments, and none o- men o+
l=ve bv bread alone. but Can live on compliments
-f-r-rrrs The stronger the better. and l can
manage 10 digest them ttlihh lld. e,,IiT7sr,7s
= T--- frerr av-slv sad take them out again once
= ~ q m Collect compliments. and began there,
a-F ! have brought somz of them along. s,
7-e -i~st one of these les-I wrote them Gown
and preserved theI think they are msL{y t4sy goDu
T-z1Eh-erl. and extremely JUS II is g+ 3I a SaIa
vas h FIRST one TO make voyage OF The MiSs5 s5
rr--A Mark
and navigate il for the whole WoTIo-
NJ Twain here stopped reading. took his eyes
from the paper he read and said to the guests
How do you do" Then le continued:
r hat had been said at the time published my
f-0- there might have been money IN my p9chet..
Yen know nov I aLIC~. - ] - = - Here is another
T-rpIirent by Albert BiEeIow Payne my 6ogra. %
a-d he has been At my elbow TWO and one-hal
5aTz, 5.,z s,,rnose that he does not know ne. but
e-~s he knows ne He SAYS MARX WalI W. ! = -aat 90.
--a-ar-- great writer great phllosopIer, d eLFa
~- h. Is the supreme expression of the huIl1'i II
being with his strength and ms Wea a; AlTS -assor
-0-ced laughter i takes q genus III o'---A
% c1r.-ac as many Iacls as lhal-
r5 .,,a several more stories Of the compliments
--a- had been paid MIN. and then told Of the nap
nest experience that he had in England ne s1''
vas al dinner given in the building Of, OF the s
Punch publication. humorous laltIt p" -os4ast l
ar7rzciared by all Englishrlen Il was m .5 -
--rs5ege ever allowed foreiEner- entered ] 80 ~,
dining room Of the olILo-ns nh he 5s5er for over
together who have been running -, u 4i77r4T when
. -. T-rIa rarenaonv' Then there was that
-z=s+a-i7g silence for a while and out of cioset
zs 80 - be- hand 2 copy OF the previous weeks
Tape- Nlcn 13 -ao a. = zen = IS ss, Thank you That
-ba r-atriest incident OF the diEneT, the oetlsnt
= e-l mat wonderful table When she was aoou1 ~
4aTe have hardly got aeqnalnJeG @ Tls MN iear ger
r. me come in here BEFORE. and they never VII WI
again That Is one OF tt- b-aull"' ii-'' ~
: cherish
Nj. Twain spoke feelnEly Of his hospitaoie re-
c.n-fo7 everywhere in that country de salo-
WHY the policemen knew ne eveTywhere', ,,;da, aha
,-.izee-e5 + q very nigh compliment, lnatto, t
--roza -oIiceraaa London would hot GiaI3 anS
ne. aur would put Up Jlie H. 80 lust to let me
cross The street
NJ Carnegie n mis- speech referred 10 'He osea
;-- vlan Mark Twain was pecunlaThy eIli'!0i
-s.ze.= as ne expressed il. and told now ne HaU
ro-ra or1t Of the difficulties like q man -,
~ -9-4-zirr " said AIr Carnegie their clel taiA
sf.or- the UNIQUE quality Of Mr.. Twain's inter-
AZURE few men knew the man tnal lieS ~ NJ -
r;-s--s-v work M Twain has been 'rleo i'll d i7i'
IT,. ,o-7,e n men In this world supreme mo-
-e vr4a, the test IS made. Is this pure eoio oi
= = clavg Now. This test came 10 ny Niei
II. found himself embarrassed pecuIi4IilS- h
has happened 70 men before Ihefe are -
= ts-- which cover such conditions anu Hia'is
-. % g=,-arfasye Of the remedy thus aIIorueu
..1-o so M Clemens. He did not ask "hdt -
- % nv creditors2' but What is due 10 my
sIfq- He entered the furnace OF tIlal iiI1- --
emerged hero another man ol -. n
4rrotJgf7 the same furnace-Slr "s.'ei .,t,a-
- ct- waiter Scott viii live IN history 'ose.iiei
-. 49,, botb went through that furnace
a. 81 conclusion OF his speech, ana "A1e ~
80 were still cheering him. CoI"iei =
t--o,,gl- forward the red and gray e'"ii = a.
C,fo-5 doctor" and NJ Twain was hlaue - -
= The diners rose TO their leeI IL ~ - -
- with the mortar board on ms hea'i, anu
81. soz-, aan1irfngly at himself Mr Twain
said.
49, -, s,ov,r always did like red The
55ar it is the better Ike il was porn porn LOT TOT,
savage Now, whoever sa" .tss-s..E 80 Of an arch
srgei that could compare with thls - hc sEoTtiy-
al envy me eIi GEMS ,.-f11 Ie the only lady of