New-York tribune., 1909-03-18
CARNEGIE LOTOS GUEST
ALL HAIL "ST. ANDREW.
Dinner for Patron Saint" at
"Udrming" of Nez0 Home.

forrnalIties necessary 10 the completion OF tne
clubs home About four hundreo men n ~
greeted Mr.. Carnegie their st Andrew anu
linen prominent IN diplomacy. literature la" anu
Journalism spoke his praises without use u
perlatives but warmly.
II was the humane and phlanthropic phaSe
Of Mr. Carnezie's nature thet the speakers d~eiI
on mostly They acclaimed a hero and to the cove.
of the menu appended. held by Scotcn pIdin
ribbon medal in imitation Of bronze oearius Q"
one side likeness OF Mr.. Carnegie ana the lf'sorp
ton .'Iotos Hero Medal and IN s'nalier le''e'
''Fsta bished March Il, 1902" On the ooVerSe sloe
it read Awarded to Andrew Carnegie
Frank R Lawrence. president Of the cIuo pre-
sided the other speakers being Chariemaghe IoNeI,
former American Ambassador 10 GERMANY sa'nu'i
7, Clemens. St Clair McKeIway, Richard WATSON
Glider. Senator Depew Dr- NehelhidA Dug 'i''' 1
Mr.. Carnegie. -,
Mr.. Lawrence. after referring to the aid given
by the guest OF honor TO the Lofos CUB salo ina.
rIeat as had been the success Of Mr. Carnegie MS
benefactions had been even greater. ny Law"
renee said
welcome YOU to your new home Amid these
surroundings you are henceforth to puTsise bis ch
after causing to expect house Of great sisre sir
picity. begued us to this Florentng b,p5 has
now entered it's fortieth year. 1t had outsTqGWTn GT
and tonight even this large hall is taxed beyond
its capacity though not often may we expect such @
great out2ouringT e. OF the memOeFS 4S : ~"
The transition from the old n, hoGSe cb hPs hsd pS Sold it's
acet nome but had not been paid for when 1t
mac and ba6 torn m down he building which formerly
stood the panic Of 1907 occurIeu,
synient for its property deferred and its resources
Indefinitely tied up. the predicament was to say
the least. disaereeable one. Tor the ciuo oou'1
go neither forward nor back ..
The situation being made known to MT. - me,
the work should not be delayed; and advanced the
means to proceed with this building ana onsv I as
to leave your president, at the end q mos most e Ge
somehow or other an obligation had been conferred
upon Mr.. Carnegie ,,, A., .,,,-.A
one other thing he did. He predicted the course
Of affairs unerrngly that oy foho~hg ne 20 ag 20
nice nice he ne gosT nsTt og at ist the right moment and
make it's contracts on terms the most advanuse-
which lie s. generously furnished. was constructed
for thousands Of dollars ess tnan Tou.u na
been possible either year earlier or SIX houtis
What a happy omen that our first assemblage
honor Of this iustrious patron OF art ana letter5
now makes grateful acknowledgment; TO whom tne
mucb. our friend and fellow memker to whom I
ask you to rise and join With me IN Nisnlns
negie
There were cheers and applause for Mr.. Carnegie.
following the drinking Of the toast to his health
and when he arose to speak. Just here Mark
Twain. IN immaculate whits nannels. entered the
dining hall. and there was more applause
The way OF the philanthrop!st is indeed hard.
begsn the ''Ironmaster." beamirE. In this matter
Of the Lotos Club building I simply exercised my
business instinct" After telling about the achieve
uents Of some Dumfermne ladies one OF wAom
invented golf Mr. Carnegie said:
There has been much talk Of what be made
OF scotchman II he Is caught yogGg ouI 5ne
a scotchman make out OF you.
Mr. Carnegie then discussed clubs and CLUB
liability saying:
L, generates universal feeling & thst s man man
E}5 a,aTt as not worth knowing That is wnat
makes the I.otos Club what II Is. II IS saving
ssibs like the Lotos OF ali the blessings OF life
there Is none that ranks above that OF good fei-
Iowship .-...-..---
Mr.. Lawrenc. announced that whitelaw Reid.
American Anlbas ssador TO the Court OF St JaInes's
the only living ex-presdent OF the Lotos Club. had
sent a Letter in reply invitation 70 the din
ner which was read by Mr.. Humphreys, secretary
Of the club. Mr.. Reids letter follows
possible for ne TO be With. you at your house
warming Having participated actively on two sim,
be particular pleasure To- attend the ,ds last o an1
# Is ike Mr. Carnegie TO have come 10 the
F4fth avenue clubhouse et,er the panic and hope
@ succeed on the night 81 the u IN ho m maSng a6nE
you. but n making him fes, that every member OF
Win eli good wishes for even greater prosperity
in the new Clubhouse am WfTf Ti1ffTHI IW I2FFR REID
FfseE Sox + York lawrence f'''' ''- i'''''
Mr.. Tower who spoke next said:
1t is a curious thing-that q a small and re re
impress on America. One is General Forbes, who
9 aaped Fo n9uesn 5ne # happens 1 m that that
the castle of General Forbes has been Included in
Mr. C4rnegie's gift to his native town
The speaker referred to the early life and sue
cess of the guest OF honor. and added:
He has done two or three things which eudsar
him to us alone. establishment Of the Carne-
gle Institute in Pittsburg Then we have his Hero
Ind peuSiOn for retiring professors. He
encoura ged the youth. aided those who might
aaTe oF ana he mas has aaG hfPpy M as Tns
Of many worth living because he has lived.
To-day was St Pauicks Day, this is the L.otos
Clubs Andrew Carnegie night" said Mr. Nickel
way. st Patrick and Carnegie were both Scotch
men Both became wanderers. ST. Patrick left
his country involuntsrily; Mr. Carnegie left his vol
unfairly" After paying q tribute 10 Mr Carnegies
Americanism Mr.. McKeway said:
Mr. Carnegie is as thoroughly American as any
OF us. ineligible only TO the Presidency and the
Vice Presidency Of the United states, and wanting
neither. He is valuable and valued citizen OF
poiygot Republic Valuable because he has done
for him. Valued. because he almost alone among
agnates has insisted that he was taxed too low
and little. and should he more highly rated.
Nor are some Of us sorry as none Of us can be
ons % are are an aa bemse o ba hsT aEe
never will be unanimity of estimate long a
man is alive And after he has ceased live.
e % @ TO S n1 Wish neee2 Ho o M Mfe o Nh Nh
Carnegie That carries with it the certainty Of
criticism of MIN. We ready 10 stand a unit
for the cause. and to endure with him the
sequence Of resultant ~ ant crit CTitiGism ism, and 49,,
factor of hberality in others but he is more than
topic, institution. and the cause in others OF
the discussion tn,, Of himself m ,a am not egogzins
makes three occasions for editorial comment whers
to be boon is even better than 10 be a bene-
fciary.
Mr.. Glider said that Mr.. Carnegie was a boon as