The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-26
JOHN BICELOW'S RIPE OLD AGE
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS kEEP
MIS- BID BIRTHDlI.

Family Reunion in the Morning and Then
the kilograms, Cables and Letters
Come-Flswers BY the wagonlsad
Many Callers In the AfteruoOu.
John Bigelow's ninety-third birthday
anniversary was celebrated yesterday
NJ Mr.. Bigelow's home. Il Gramercy park.
by his children. grandchildren and great
grandch ldren. with hundreds OF per
sonal friends who kept calling through
the afternoon 20 wish him as many more
birthdays "a he has had. That part Of
New York is never so lively ~ an afternoon
a. when Mr. Bigeo~'s birthday comes
around. and yes, erday a record was made
In the morning there was a reunion
Of the family and MIR. Bigelow was photo
graphsd with his son Poultney Bigeiow.
the latter's daughter. Mrs. j T. Aioysiis
Clark. and Mrs Clark's daughter. Miss
Evelyn Bigelow Clark An important
ceremony was the hanging Of n new por-
had inst been finished
kilograms and cables Of congratula-
ton from everywhere began To- arrive
the first thing in the morning and kept
coming all day BESIDES .here was
stack If letters brought nv the postman
or delivered by hand. and flowers kept
coming almost by the wagonloyt ana
TSss.nts by the score.
The party at luncheon included only
ono guest besides the family, and that
WAS }. Pi.rpon, Morgan. Miss Bgsiow.
Mr.. BiGeiow's laughter. presided.
and ther. wer. NJ The table Major
and Mrs. John Bigelow. Poul,n.y Bigelow.
his daughters. Mrs j. r. Aloysius Clark.
Mrs. Newell TiIton and Miss Dorothy
Bigelow. aud tn. husbands rf Ms Clark
and Mrs Tilton
In the afternoon the friends began 10
call Among them were Mr.. and Mrs.
James Pinchot and their daughter. Lady
Alan Jobn>tOne. wife Ot the British Minis
ter - Denmark. and Prince rrnubetzkoy.
and tho-'. that came afierward repre-
ssutei pages from Who's Who and the
Social Register.
Mr. BiRslow received many congratn-
lations. not only upon his birthday hat
upon the completion Of his latest book
u il called Building Temples Of Peace
With lntemper.d Mortar. and deals with
III" high cost nf living and tn" tarif
During the r'.C..ni campaign Mr.. Bige-
low gave ampl. evidence THAT time had
not dulI.-d TN. k.a.'nn.ss OF his intellect
or bunt..d his pen. for h. made "A number
pi important CONTRIBUTORS w campaign
literature. Yet few realize that n. was
only eight years the junior Of Abraham
I.,ncoin and William Ewarf Gladstone.
And h. still ke-p- as much abreast OF the
times h. did when sixty years ago he
used to edit ,h. Ersrin0 Fo~t.
Mr. Big-iow has b--n u Democrat most
Of the riin.. for seventy two years. which
IL more than twenty years longer than
anybDdy has ever been Republican.
H.. has been lawyer editor. writer and
diplomat. achieving distinction IA each
field Mr.. Bigrlow'- hrsi public ONO"
wa- IN. InSpsCtorship of Sing Sing prison.
III 1856 lie was Consul AZ Paris during
the greater part ~ the civil war. and IN
1884 WAS made. Minister "a France. ser
wing for three wears. IA" has written many
hooks an many subjects since 1850. How
active ~ his interest In affairs u shown by
the. fact that he IL president Of the board
81 trustees Of the New York Public
library. a trustee Of she metropolitan
Museum Of Art. and pr--st.nt "i the
Century Association