New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
FUN FOR DEPEW
AT BIRTHDAY FETE
Twenty fourth Dinner
Given in His Honor by
MOntauk Club.

Chauncey NJ. Depew was the guest Of
two hundred members of the Montauk
Club at dinner in the clubhouse, on
Eighth Avenue, Brooklyn, last night.
The occasion was the celebration Of his
eighty-frst birthday, which was on
April %, and was the twenty fourth
annual dinner of the club to Mr.
Depew.
William II. English, president Of the
club, said the function was only by
way Of preparation for the great event
Of next year, when the organization
will celebrate the silver anniversary Of
the occasion which bound it in friend
ship and social ties TO Mr.. Depew. lie
CONGRATULATED .he guest of honor on
his splendid mental and physical
health.
Mr.. Depew said:
De Gink as University.
"The Hotel de Gink is our industrial
university and the hobo our ideal OF et-
ficiency."
Some persons would appeal to God to
save the cotton crops rather than ac-
cent the aid of the Rockefeller FOunda-
ton. The foolish virgins cry to Heaven
for oil and none drops, but the wise
ones have a torchlight procession to the
wedding feast"
"The Hague Peace Palace is to let
Who says Chauncey n. Depew has
lost his mastery Of quip and epigram
Added to the list of the sayings that
have made him famous are these SEN
fences from his "reminiscences at the
dinner in honor of his elGhty-hrst
birthday at the Montauk Club, N
Brooklyn, last night.
For sixty years Chauncey NJ. Depew
has been making after-dlnner speeches.
Last night he defined one-lt IS any
thing that's fit TO print and interest
ing"
Raiment. rabies, war and wedlock,
colleges and centenaries all woye them
selves into the theme Of his speech, the
title of which might have been Life as
1t Is, but Shouldn't Be"
Each wear in the twenty-five which
have witnessed a Montauk dinner IN
his honor, said the speaker, has seen
the happening Of some noteworthy
event. But never has there been
wear like this. War, income tax, de-
mocracy, triplets of despair have OPP
tions on the world.
As to the anniversaries, there is the
centenary of the day when trousers
were first worn by suffering men.
The fresh laurel5 Of the Duke OF
Wellington could not save him from
the Indignation Of the British matron
when he went 20 court IN trousers,
Mr.. Depew added, but since that day
ten minutes each day has been saved
bv countless millions by replacing the
old paraphernalia Of buckles, breeches,
flaps and shoes"
Almost as memorable, according 10
Mr. Depew, is the day on when were
opened the doors Of the first women's
college.
All Of the latest after-dinner effort
Of the greatest aftcr-dinuer speaker,
however, did not conine itself TO glad
ness nor TO gloom. In speaking Of the
outcome Of the present war, Dir. DepeW
said:
after exhaustion has brought the
belligerents on one side TO seek terms
of surrender, in the wisdom OF that
settlement will be either the seeds OF
another and more sanguinary war or
a pcace which so saves the pride and
dignity Of the yanquished that the
peace of the world may be assured Tor
all the future. With mllltarlsm elm
mated and peace preserved by an IN
ternational police on land and sea, the
greatest Of wars may prove for man,
kind the most marvellous Of blessings,
At the guest table were Edward NJ
Grout. Controller William A. Prender-
CAST. Mayor Ardolph Kline. William NJ.
Calder, Supreme Court Justice, II. hel-
by, Col. +. +. Glenn and the Kew
J. NJ Farrar
Others present we're Edward c.
Rlum. Jacob Bremen, Michael ]. Brady,
Chauncey NJ. Depew, jr., County Judge
Lewis A.. Fawcett, c. d. Herdst, Harry
+. Lewis, and District Judge Won
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