New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-02
$500 Sing Rollicking Song
as Colonel Talks at Y. w.
{. A. 50th Jubilee.
MAKES ONE LONELY
DEFENCE REFERENCE
Even That EX-PresIdent Wraps
with Plea for Equality for
Man and Woman.
For he's 2 Jolly good fellow
For he's q Jolly good fslloV.
For he a folly ran.i feilnr

NJ INC great moment OF lhe biggest
affair ever given in New York for
women. by women and OF women the
jubilee membership banquet Of the
Young Women's Christian Association
last night $500 women started to
their feet. $500 pcnnants, green, yellow,
red, blue and white. were wildly waved
by slim, feminine hands. and $500
woman voices burst into song and all
IN honor OF man:
For he's jolly good fellow
The hag-drapcd seth Regiment Ar
mory. a. Lexington Avenue and Twenty
fifth Street. shook with their cheers.
And Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. the
"jolly. good fellow" seemed 10 shake
a little in his modest surprise, as, in
,rodsccd by Mrs. James Stewart Cush-
man, presiding officer OF the evening,
he rose from his place between Mrs.
Robert r. Spcer, president OF the ma
tonal board. and Mayor Mitchell. and
stepped forward 20 address those
jubilani. enthusiastic women.
"Mm." began Colonel Roosevelt,
clearing his throat.
BIT" interrupted fashlight pow
der; the speaker jumped, the armory
rang with laughter and the Colonel had
20 clear his throat all over again.
Mrs Pres dent he said, firmly.
Organization Praised.
the departure from the formal
madame" tickled the risibiiitiei Of
$500 women, and again the band struc.
up and again the Jolly Good Fellow
song was on. II began 20 look very
much "a il Colonel Roosevelt was not
going 70 get chance to make his
speech at all. But the Colonel was
persistent. and triumphed At last.
Il am proud that you should nave
asked me here 20 speak 20 you to
night" he said. Il appreciate the
chance OF having seen as insprit.1E d
thing as have ever witnessed. whom
YOU hundreds and hundreds Of girls
and women marched in tonight and
took your places. making Us VINO looked
on realize that you have gained Inc
thing our democracy also needs the
mower of cohesion. We've got to gaia
as much freedom for woman a. tor
NAM" g,
Here his sentence was lost in loud
and continued applause.
Wait" he protested. you may
not want to do that when get through.
Women, say, ought TO have the same
rights as mon. with exactly the same
insistence for women as for men upon
performance % duty" But the women
counted the condition cheap, and ap-
plnudcd ne vigorously as before.
Cooperation Pleases Mayor.
Mayor Michel. who preceded Colonel
Roosevelt. declared that the City OF
New York owed great debt to the
Young Women's Christian Association,
since il had taught the city what IT
greatly needed 20 learn, the need for
cooperation.
Colonel Roosevelt made only ore
reference 20 preparedness. but tn"
girls were so hypnotizod by his famous
grin that they applauded a. If he mad
expounded his theories ~ great length.
ave have in this country the Great
est opportunity ever vouchsafed TO man
for am experiment in democracy. If W"
do not fiji ourselves 10 defend IL We
aren't IN =, Aavc this country at all
This closed the formal programme.
but those girls and women wouldrt 80
home. Thay crowded around the guest
table. $500 strong. 20 shake the
Colonies hand. Working both arms ~
once. bending and stretching dear
across The table TO meet the ,imid
hands outstretched 20 his. the Colonel
playcd up 10 tho entire armory. But
the person who got the hesrtiest hand
shake and six separate pats on the
shoulder was not a Young Women 3
Christian Association member, but
Theodore Roosevelt himself Theodore
Roosevelt Osle. aged fourteen, who
came lust to see bis fathers hero.
Il hope he's going to De President
again" confded Theodore.
Al the guest table. az which Mrs:
James stewart Cushman, president OF
the METROPOLITAN board Of the associs-
ton. pres ded. were Nrs. Finley J. Shep-
ard. Dr. Katharine b. Davis, George W.
Perkins. William Church Osborn. Mrs.
Johr French. Commissioner FreierlcN
& Howe. Miss Anne Morgan. Robert
Bacon. Dr. John Finley. Colonel Roose-
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