New-York tribune., 1910-11-22
GAYNOR'S FUN At DINNER
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insisted on accompanying the Mayor to
his automobile and seeing him safely
headed for home. Mir. Hyde said he had
heard the Mayor was to attend the din
ner. and had come over to the hotel on
that account.
He Is the bane of our lives said Mr
Hyde. He came over here alone. but I
never thought he would endaRger his
throat by attempting to speak
Mr. HYDE had a long wait before the
Mayor left the church people, where he
was evidently enjoying himself.
An Enthusiastic Reception.
They all gave the Mayor an enthusiast
tic reception when George H. Taylor.
president of the club. who acted as
toastmaster, introduced him as a man
whose administration of the office TO
which he had been elected commanded
the admira ton and respect OF every fair
minded man, regardless of his party af-
filiations.
When I accepted the invitation to
come here" said Mayor Gaynor Il
thought | would be able to do my share
of the talking. as l generally do when
| go to dinner, but I fear / will have
trouble in making myself heard in a
room so large as this. If | am not al
together mistaken the Dutch Reformed
Church was one of the first established
in this part Of the world. but I cannot
speak by the book in regard to this. At
any rate, it shows that We are growing
quite old in this country. Your denom-
ination is getting to be a very large one.
not only here. but all over the country
You have churches in sections now
where formerly the people never saw d
Dutchman.
Everything good in this world is of
slow growth Things that are done in a
hurry are badly done. Everything of
good comes to a maturity by glow de-
grees. You mustn't be discouraged if
we can't do everything at once.
Il know some ministers who expect
the Mayor to reform the city in a min
ute. We have made progress, but the
trouble is you want us TO do everything,
and leave nothing for the generations to
come
Although the 'Eellows make more
noise than the rest of the papers put to-
gether. they are of little account. They
are always calling on me 10 right a
wrong without suggesting either the
ways or the means TO accomplish that
end. They want the gamblers put out
of business without delay, and just fall
short of telling me how to do it.
Some of my friends would call upon
me to act il they saw a man spit upon
the Brooklyn Bridge. Some would COM
Ilain that there are too many newspa-
pers dropped down from the elevated
railroad structure 1t takes time to rec
tify all these wrongs. 1t cannot be done
in day.
Two hundred and forty years ago,
when the Dutch gathered at dinner.
there were always schnapps on the table
and they drank gin, and plenty of it.
But il didn't seem to hurt them. because
the Dutch blood is we'll distributed in
their veins.
1T is very refreshing 10 attend din
ner where there is no tobacco smoke and
the other usual accessories, which /
won't mention, but / think you will know
what / mean. Generally my eyes smart
fro mthe smoke when speaking at a
dinner
Il want to thank your president and
you all for inviting me here, and it has
given me great pleasure TO come"
Among the other speakers were j. II.
Platen, Consul General of the Neither
lands; the Rev. David J. Burrei OF the
Marble Collegiate Church, and Judge A