New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-25
JEROME MAKES STIR
AT ST. GEORGES SOCIETY
Cries OF "Next!" and the Like
Finally AssaiI Former Dis.
trict Attorney.
BRYCE ONE OF THE SPEAKERS
Diners Get Reply from King and
Queen of England, Thank.
ing Them for Their
Message.

ing Them for Their
Message.
William Travers Jerome. former Dis
! trict Attorney. almost came back Al the
125th annual dinner Of the st Georges
! Society Of New York last night At the
! end Of the first ten minutes of his i'm
rromptu address. made in place Of one
that was expected from William McAdoo.
who was absent through llness. Mr.
Jerome received the homage accorded
teroes
He was eloquent. forcefu and humor
Gus ne paid tribute TO Ambassador
James Bryce. the preceding speaker
amid enthusiastic applause.
At the end OF twenty minutes the
three hundred members and guests in
the largo ballroom Of the Waldorf
Jerome had lapsed into garrulous
monotone anecdota' and to many wear-
some. Champagne bottles began 10 drop
from tables To the floor when thirty
minutes had passed There were nine Of
these Interruptions
And Mr.. Jerome. seemingly uncon-
scious that he was receding from the
mental Vision Of the audience. did not
stop talking until there had been two
calls Of Next" and one request for
Time" the latter issuing from the
northwest corner.
with an address that followed the drink
ing Of tcasts 70 the President and King
George
Message from Their Ma jesties.
: \ cable message was read By T.
Sanderson, president Of the society. as
! follows:
Am commanded n thank the mem
| bers of the ST. Georges Society for their
loyal Message. which their majesties
very mucn appreciate. PONSONRY."
At the close of his speech Ambassador
Bryce referred to the present asitat tion
| for the peace Of the world by saying:
We. with the United States. want to he
! the harbingers Of peace and by our en-
/ ample show 10 the world that We are
determined to lay aside all desires Of
war and to live in peace and good will
with al mankind
! The ambassador had traced the
growth of Englands prosperity and
power: her influence as the creator for
the modern world OF free. self governing
4 kAr vt~I, ri atoA nCht Ia
literature including q galaxy Of poets
| from Chaucer down and her valor I'm
war.
ITe wondered what would happen in
the States Of this America" IL each
| state were To try to choose its patron
saint. He believed that Virginia would
e., oose Pcca hontss: Pennsylvania. Will
! lam Penn: Rhode Island. Roger VIII
Jams: Massachusetts. Governor Win
throp: Connecticut the first man that
turned out a wooden nutmeg. and New
York, either Peter Stuyvesant or the
! first sachem Of the original uievam
lrishmen Interrupt Bryce.
| Ambassador BRYCE was interrupted bv
some Irishmen when he referred to the
present prosperity Of inhabitants Of the
| Emerald Isle. by cries of NO" With
gentle dignity he said he believed the
dissenting gentlemen would not differ
With him had they studied Irish condi-
tions. as he had. fifty years ago. and
a again in 1907
I've kept quiet for eighteen months"
said Mr. Jerome. This is an occasion
! for me. Mr. McAdoo was down to talk
TO YOU on The City Of New York Mr..
McAdoo is an Jrishman. 7 don't know
who could speak more appropriately on
our city than an Irishman."
Mr.. Jerome said he would get down
70 brass tacks." and added: We are
confronted with a demago,y that socks
10 destroy at a single stroke the evolu-
| ton OF wears. In this country day
we are confronted with the initiative
and referendum, the recall. and all in
| the name Of the people You are dere-
lict that YOU do not seek more earnestly
to forestan tho present trend from rep
rosentstive democracy.
Take our city to-day How easy 1t
would be To handle IL on business
J la sis. But we've got down 10 the opera
bouffe stage in our city. The newspa
pers report that from the Controller to
I the Mayor has passed: You're q liar"
The Mayor hands II tothe Controller
And now the Borough President finds
the asphalt full Of holes and appoints
Bingham to fill en- up"
Shot for Jewish Leaders.
Mr.. Jerome told Of living in the cty's
Ghetto for eight years.
+ could have shot an automatic pistol
| over the heads Of BOOB Jewish people
said Did I find Jacob Schiff or Jim
my" Speyer or any Of tle financial lead
ers there? That's where they belonged.
They had shown by thrir success that
they were natural leaders But were
they there to lead their people crowded
in tenemen's after centuries OF persecu
ton? Do YOU suppose that " ] were
| living in Moscow ! would not lie where
there were suffering Americans
The speaker drifted along. and Al MS
: ,,eventhlv discovered rsmors OF possible
} anita chnism> between the United states
and Great Britain. or between "ermahy
and Great Britain and the United states
according To ones sens of hearing
"This Is all poppycok said inc !.
/ torney. NO man knows what ha''
century may bri& forth. My earnest
| and deep belief IL that the Teu'oh'c races