The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09

STURDY, broad shou,dered
~ man with masses Of white
n hair. and a white beard en-
Circlng his rugged face. arose
from his chair at the speakers table
and addressed forty or fifty other men.
much younger. who were seated at
add.tic nal tables in the banquet room
Of club In Forty-fourth street, just
west ~ Fifth avenue.
Gentlemen" he said in resonant
tones. "seventy-three years ago |
payc1 on the football team of liaver-
ford College. | believe in football a.
properly played. | believe in provid-
ing an adequate field for the boys of
orr village school. Therefore | move
YOU, Mr.. President. that we take steps
L. provide such field, including suffi-
c.ent playground space for the girls
a.so."
The sneaker sat down amid cheers
Of approval from his fellow members
81 the University Club of Please MT
Vile. Westchester county. who had
come to New York for their annual
dinner.
This man who was playing football
the outbreak of the Mexican war is
Robert b. Howland-Quaker cosmo-
politan, philosopher, mystic-who mas
lust celebrated the opening OF MS
n!ne,ieth year and the completion al
historical work in two large vol
umes upon which me- has been engaged
since his seventeen birthday ami
yersary. This book had been under
consideration for long time before
then: and when Mr.. Rowland was
travelling in Europe with his lifelong
friend Andrew y. White, back IN
lS76-7s, he definitely determined 10
prepare II. Fifteen years later, in 1898,
he commenced writing the first vol
ume. This is now ready for publica-
ton, as Is the second.
The day on watch Mr.. Rowland ar
rived at the are of 90 he arose, as
usual shortly after o'clock; hathed'
as usual, with cod water having in II
the tirclc Of snow, and after Wig r
Gus rundown picked up light dumb
to',s for his accustomed eNercise-he
doesn't propose TO let muscles become
fahhy or Joints stiffened. II he can
help H.
Following substantial breakfast
fe wen, to the village post Office for
his mail. then listened to reading
Il tho more important news from
New York papers; walked to the raE-
rad station and took a train from
his ZONE in P.easantville to Haw-
horne, where intimate friends were
giving a dinner in his honor. Be-
tore dusk he returned to his home
more convinced than ever that this
IL the best Of all possible worlds and
that il rs mainly populated by men
and women and children whose friend
snip is to be priced far beyond ruhes
Mr.. Rowland is still hoping that ne
Yet viii be enabled to visit China tor
ne purpose of meeting some OF tho
eminent scholars of that young re-
FH'.l', and Of discussing with them
certain aspects If its wonderful CIV
N2a'on. in which he has been in
'oGsn.y interested during the past sin
"- seven decades. According to those
whp know him well he Is an incor.
rc'''o optimist.
NJ II WAND attributes his long IT.
and continued strength to the fact tina
b" has cndcaVOrcd to conform To tn,
laws Of God for the guidance OF hu'
man beings" He believes In tn,
y mp,lngs OF conscience, the "Innel
Lef'.' as it Is termed hy luak"rs,
Nr Rowland keeps alive to the In
'"locrual progress OF the world, lives
much in the open air, sleeps soundlN
ana cats whatever he likes In speak
ing ~ tn" matter of diet few day
ago ho said:
For about sixty years 7 had indi
t'sNon, and was very careful indea,
"'out my food, by the end of tina
p'"i0d was entirely cured. and since
'H'7 have heartily enjoyed the goo,
U.n@s Of earth which find their va,
u the table"
At the present time, when life insuP