The sun., 1909-01-02
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CROKER A LIFE BURGESS
FAMOJS ALBANY CORPS PUTS
HIN AMONG THE ELECT,
Along With King Edward, Theodore
Roosevelt. Andrew Carnegie and
bishop Doane-Croker the Lion Of
New Years at the Democratic Club.

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! At the Democratic Clubs New Year
reception or reunion yesterday Richard
Croker was the central figure, although
it was not. as had been said in some quar-
ters. reception rendered to Mr.. Croker.
He spent most of the day at the club and
naturally almost everybody who came
in looked him up and had u few words
with him Mr.. Croker was most cordial
with all, tn we'll known and the 'un-
known alike, even to The workers who
came to get friends out Of difficulties
with the law. although these did not
come to see MIR Croker about such mat
ters--not in these days.
President John Fox and Mr. Croker
were about the club together more or
less most Of the day. In the afternoon
Mr. Croker went out for a walk for a
short time. He leaves for Palm Beach
on Monday.
The club members who came in durin z
the day had morsel to whisper about
which they seemed 10 enjoy. 1t was
the news that passed around the club
of letter which Mr.. Croker had received.
/ The letter told him Of his election as a
life member of the famous Burgesses
Corps Of Albany. The letter and its in
formation probably would not please
Rabbi Wise at ALL but il records Mr..
Croker's comembership in a limited class
Of twenty. of whom one is King Edward
and another Theodore Roosevelt
The letter which Mr., Croker received
was dated at,the ArmoTy Burgesses Corps.
Albany, December 81, 1908. and signed
by Walter Fl. Read, secretary II was as
follows
I have the honor TO inform YOU that at
I the annual meeting OF the Burgesses Corps
held Oh Monday evening. December 2s.
YOU were unanimously elect ed q life member
without fee or service requirement and
upOn receipt Of your acknoW led gment n
general certificate will be duly forwarded
to you.
In extending this courtesy. the highest
within the gift Of the corps. the command
feel that they are honornG themselves In
complimeuting one whose fellow citizens
number him among the worlds foremost
leaders Ot men and organizers of activities
There are twenty life members Of Bur-
gasses Corps Mr. Crokers nineteen
companions in this number are John II.
Starin, elected in 1856; King Edward VII.
of England, elected in 1861: Chsuncey M.
Depew. 1870; Theodore Roosevelt, W,
Seward Webb, F. p. Olcott, John Boyd
Thacher and Rufus A Peckham. all
elected in 1888; President Porfirio Diaz
of Mexico, elected in 1891; Andrew Car
negie 1893; Levi p. Morton, the Duke of
Verag,Ia and Bishop Doane of Albany.
all elected in 1894, Admiral George Dewey.
1900; Sir Thomas Upton and VI. f. Stone,
1901: Comte Rene de Rochambeau. 1902;
J Pierpont Morgan and August Belmont.
1898
Among the callers AT the club yes
terday who saw Mr. Croker were Sem
ator W. A. Clark. Daniel = Cohalan,
r. j. ODonnell, Timothy u. Sullivan,
James F. Gaffney. Walter +. Burns, Will
lam p. Mitchell John Slattery, Herman
Ridder. Francis Higgins Michael 7.
DAILY. Richard Croker, Jr.. Eugene l..
Bushe. Dr. John B Crosby. Isaac Fromme,
Henry Steinert, r. b Mofiatt, James
Fitzgerald. W. J. O'Sullvan Thomas
r. Grady, Charles '. Fornes. l.. A.
Giegerich G. + Roesch, Daniel +. Finn,
william l.. Marks, John Whalen and Leo
Schlesinger.