New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-22


at Armageddon."
The colonel enjoyed il all hugely, and
when he spoke and the crowd cheered or
laughed he smiled in his old way. lie
said:
Mr. Chairman. and you, my friends
and neighbors. | have always been pecul-
iarlY touched by the way you men and
women who know me best have stood by
me. The first and only celebration TO
which / have consented since my return
from South America Is this one. because
the older men here I've been brought up
with, and those who are little older
still remember me. not always with pleas
ure. as a boy. l don't know any boy who
had a good time who Is always remem-
bered with pleasure by his elders and |
have seen the younger residents grow up.
Now that | have come back. | have
to so off to see another son get married.
am thankful to say they've got the
habit. | have just returned from seeing
my second grandchild. and all the back
counties aren't heard from yet. When !
come back ! am going TO ask and ar
range TO see il | can't be given a chance
TO address you and tell you something of
my experiences, which We're varied and
not always pleasant. In South America.
And that is something I've not done yet
anywhere
My own neighbors here have peculiar
claim upon me, and your friendship has
not only held me- but it has always made
me feel under a solemn obligation to you
to bear myself both in private and public
life so that, whatever your political opin-
ions might be, you would have no cause
to feel shame and regret that l was
your fellow-citizen
After the colonel finished speaking. he
shook hands with several hundred. The
Rev J. C. York. of Huntington, gave the
colonel an inscribed copy of Lord Acton
and His Circle" by the Abbe Gasquet.
head of the English Benedictines, who
will be made Cardinal Monday.
Among the persons recognized in auto
mobiles were George 3. Cortelyou, Au-
gust Heckscher. Mrs Joseph Sampson
Stevens. Of Jericho; Mns. Thomas Hitch
cock, of Westbury; Mrs. Raymond Almi-
raj. of Hcksville, and c. c. Vernon, OF
Huntington.
Perhaps the most effective tribute 20
the coloners reception was the Rio Teo-
doro cocktail" originated by Frank
Hawkhurst. II is made OF one-thiri rye
and two-thirds hard cider, with a dash
of raspberry syrup and a dash Of gum.
1t must be iced well.
Until o'clock yesterday afternoon bust
ness in the Outlook" office, on the
seventh floor of the United Charities
oO.1
smoothly as can any office holding pecks
and pecks and pecks of charming young
women.
Five minutes later the colonel. with
Frank Harper, his secretary. and Leonard
Abbott. blew into the room, and imme-
diately all the young women-l75 or l76 OF
them-and all the male employees in that
room and from the other rooms of the
magazine sprang up, cheered and clapped
their hands
Fine the colonel exclaimed. stepping
briskly among them with his right hand
out Wonderful" 80 very. very hne"
"Delightedw "Happiest day Of my life"'
Thank YOU so much
From the young women:
"Oh, isn't this just splendid? Wonder
full! He seems to be so delighted
From the colonel TO the reporters:
Not word to-day. gentlemen"
From the colonel to a man weighing 23s
pounds:
well well, Almost missed seeing you!
IIa ma"
Everybody else:
"Ta, ha! Still full of his old spirit"
Zip! Bling. Bang! and other things in
dicatlng noise. excitement and tense mo-
ment. The colonel moves through the
room. pumping arms vigorously. smiling,
laughing, making witty remarks and
shooting out
80 glad to see you again" Delighted
to get back with YOU" You look fine!'
Yes. thanks. very much" "No. not very
muchr Eyes. very much Yes trying
to hide from the gentlemen of the press.
Ha. ha,"
That sort of thing for about ten min
utes. with the young women rushing up
TO each other. smiling and laughing and
saving this and saying that about what
the colonel said to each OF them. Very,
very delightful, all of 1t.
The colonel passes into the office Of DR..
Lyman Abbott. But does the enthusiasm
cease? Next pupil answer.
From that moment on life In that office
bounded forward under forced draft
Everybody smiled-the girls smiled al
each other-even smiled at the reporters.
The typewriter keys whanged up and
down at 637 miles an hour; feet sped along
as II engine-drlven; the desks seemed 10
take on life and tango with each other
doors all along that floor began banging
and singing. the clocks went stark mad
and shot their hands around with intoXi-
Gated carelessness, and the elevator men
shouted, Down, Up, Up. Down! Side
waysw and whirled their cars from the
: ground floor TO the roof and back again
with more speed than the building had
ever. ever known before
SO now you realize what one man can
do in the usually sober Office or con
siStently sober magazine. He remained
there until 4:2O o'clock. got another bunch
of noise as he breezed through the room.
and then entered his automobile to return
to oyster Bay.