New-York tribune., 1911-03-15
.SWALL0WTA|LS IN B0WERy
"BiII" and "Bunny' Glad to See
Frederick Townsend Martin.
THEY HAD TO STAND UP. TOO
Such a Crowd in the Mission the
Chairs Were Taken Long Be-
fore Big Show Began.

"Bowery Bill" drifted into the mission
last night and found sterding room at a
premium. He managed 10 edge in next to
Bunny" who squeezed up 10 make room
FOR him
Gee. dcy must be something dom he
said. De whole gang is here amt
never seen de old mission 50 full since
President Taft showed. What. up.
'Bunn~'7"
You bet dere's something doin'. All the
s"ells are comm down and give us talk"
is dat all dey're goin' II give u.s." BIZ
asked Gee. dey are goin to take fash
lights. TOO. and have extry singin' Say,
amt dat our old pal Francis Rogers singing
now Sure II Is. What's he stoppin for :
Here dev come--here are 10 real swel's.
Why. it's me old friend Freddy Townsend
Martin himself"
The gang was wise By that time and
the Bowery Mission roared its welcome as
Mr.. Martin. his brother. Howard T. Martin
and Bertraln Cruger made their way down
70 the platform. having come from Mrs
Hermann Oelrichss dinner 10 bring some
Of their cheer to dc Bowery." The Bowerv
felt the compliment OF being visited I'm
man VAS there with his hashlight bomb
and also did full Justice TO the visitors
Then Mr.. Martin told the bows why he had
come
You have 10 idea" he said. how ah-
sorbed am with the problems Of the poor
There is plenty for all. and II makes me sad
TO think that men ike YOU ere denied q
fair chance 10 get your share"
Here was sentiment the Bowery men
thoroughly believed in. and they shouted
themselves hosrse 20 prove that Nr. Mar
tin had made fine start. Then another
important Truth vas impaired to them
Man is ths greatest inhabitant on Tho
face of the earth" Nr Martin continued
And If all would serve each and each
would serve all there would he no pov-
erty and strikes and trouble for any one.
The laborins classes need not charity. BIZ.
justice. The nation should soc 20 - ths.
every man has an equal chance"
That vas another hit. and there we're
cheers aplentv 20 show that the only
thing needed vas \ chance. and Averv ore
there would become just 8s rich ~ Mr.
Martin
Then the speaker Went on n say that the
class he belonged to was not the happiest
class but that those who earned their own
living by Tho sweat OF their brows We're
the really happy men That point did not
get as many cheers as some others But
he went on and told them tnat with all MS
troubles and sorrows he kept up his coUr-
age and never enjoyed 'ife half so much
when attending social functions as he did
when telling his friends on he BoNery that
/ they should keep their hearts pure and
good
Gee Bill whispered Bunny" he
sure Is a good feler 20 leave all dem FIT
avenue ladies and come down here and tel
US that"
Mr.. Martins speech was not the only
thing that made the regulars glad they
went 70 the Mission last night. James T.
Brown cheered them up considerably wher
he told them that never before were the
| idle rich with apologies 10 their distin-
| guished guests. and the idle poor SO near
! together. After all, he said, there was not
such a great amount OF digerence-they
both were simply different ends OF the
same stick. None clapped louder snd
I laughed longer han Mr.. Martin himself
az that
Even then there was not an end OF good
things. for after the speeches and the
songs there came a feast for de who'll,
gang" downstairs.
say" "Bowery Bill" said 70 Bunny.
as he contentedly munched the biggest rol
he could find, Il tink some Of us boys
oushter offer 10 go UP when Mr.. Martin.
gang meets some time and cheer them 9,
bit Didn't he say dey're unhappy as v
arcp What y"