New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-13
CALL SPEAKS BRIEFLY
TO 5TH AVE. MERCHANTS
In Eight-Word Grafton He
Summarizes Results of Re-
cent City Election.
KLINE LAUDS ASSOCIATION
Again Asserts His Intention to
Garry Out Policies of Mayor
Gaynor While He
Holds Office.

Edward Z. Mccall, making his first
public appearance since his unsuccessful
campaign for the Mayoralty, was on the
list OF speakers at the dinner of the Fifth
Avenue Association, in the Waldorf, last
night.
Tho speaker preceding him ended with:
Some persons win elections on their
programmes; others on their achieve
ments.'
Then came the turn of the Public Ser
vice Commission chairman. He arose,
bowed and said:
Il belong to neither class. thank
you"
He sat down.
Some time before Mr. Mccall delivered
his Grafton Robert Grier Cooke, who pre-
sided, recalled to the diners the response
from Mayor Gaynor to the invitation to
the dinner sent him several weeks before
he died The letter read:
II thank you for your invitation, but
by November IL It is probable that no.
body will care to hear from me. They
will all be turning to the rising star, ana
not TO the setting one"
Mayor Kline told Of the good work
done by neighborhood associations OF the
class of the Fifth avenue organization,
and went into the problems that confront
such bodies He thought that there are
too many parades on Fifth avenue for
the good Of the business men of that
street. and said that some of these
parades should be turned into Riverside
Drive Speaking OF his work. he said:
II do not regard the present admnistra-
ton as mine but as that OF the late
Mayor. and IT is my purpose to carry that
administration to its end. intact as nearly
as possible"
Marcus NJ Marks Borough President
elect speaking OF building and traffic
conditions on Fifth avenue, said that
much OF the congestion OF foot traffic
would be eliminated by constructing roof
gardens on some OF the buildings, so that
persons seeking air and exercise would
not he compelled to go to the street for it.
"Neighborhood associations" he con-
t,nued. should be developed all over
New York; the map of the city should be
like a picture puzzle, with the DIVISIONS
marking the various neighborhood associ-
ations This picture puzzle should be the
study OF your representatives In the CITY
Hall. Just as each member of the Neigh
borhood Association would subordinate
himself and his interests TO the greater
interests Of the association. so II Will be
found that each association will recog-
nize the sense Of proportion when the
needs of the whole city are considered.
The nelghborhood spirit which means
the interest of every citizen in the affairs
Of the city. should he developed. IL is
the underlying safeguard Of govern
ment OF the people and by the people, ana
YOU may rest assured that | recognize
the value of the connecting link between
associations such as yours and the city
government AS far as the Borough
| Presidency is concerned you may be sure
of always finding the door open and sym
pathetic attention to your public needs ~
Other speakers were the Rev. DR.. David
] BurreII. OF the Collegiate Reformed
J Church: Luther y. Little, and Edward
| NJ. Rassett. former Public Service Com
| missioner.
Those present included practically every
department head in the city.