New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-12
Split with Kaiser
Is Called Best ADJ
In History of u. S,
Patriotic Speech of Job E.
Hedges Stirs Sphinx.
Club

job L. Hedges delivered a stirring
address on National Advertising" at
the Waldorf-Astoria last night that
brought $50 members Of the Sphinx
Club to their feet. Mr.. Hedges was
cheered for nearly five minutes. The
diners had expected to be amused, but,
finding that the speaker had launched
into a serious Grafton on patriotism,
thew Joined readily in the spirit of the
occasion.
"The best bit of advertising this
country ever did said Mr.. Hedges,
"was when it severed its relationship
with the Kaiser. 1t refused to ratity
assassination, rapine and murder and
the trampling of all human rights
known to man. When the scrap OF
paper was lighted that illumlned the
way of the Kaiser across Belgium 1t
inhamed the moral Indignation OF man
"Tbis country had to get into the
conflict or admit that it had no morals
Il must be remembered that morals
tave no geographical limitations.
81 heard man say the other day
that he could not be on the side ot the
Allies because the British navy in the
War of 1912 did not treat this country
very well. / don't know much about
what went on in those days, but J do
know that if there were no British or
French fleet we would have paid the
price of the war by now
/ The speaker made reference to the
Presidents war proclamation TO Con-
gress. and was forced to wait until the
cheering subsidized.
when | read that proclamation. he
continued, cit made my heart beat
faster; it made everything within me
rejoice that | was alive to-day. And
row Congress dares question whether
there shall be compulsory service"
Allan c. Kelley president Of the As
sociation of National Advertisers, spoke
on public Opinion on the Relation oil
Advertising to Prices
He warned the Sphinx Club members
of the dangers of GROUP OF wilfuI
men" in Washington who wanted 20 put
a tax on advertising, and urged that
efforts be made TO combat their eHorts
such a measure, he declared, would not
act as revenue producer, but as Il
revenue reducer, and he asserted that
4 Congress might as we'll put tax upon
the seed planted by the farmer to raise
the nations crops. Taxing advertising
he said, was an excuse for taxing Dusl-
ness itself.
The dinner last night was the 152d
1 given by the club. Nominated by Collin
Armstrong. Preston p. Lynn, general
manager of the John Wanamaker store,
was reelected president OF the club for
the third term, as were all the other
officers. Robert +. X. Huntsman, treas
urere of the Sphinx Club for seven
wears and described as "the fellow who
runs it," received "A gift OF Sphinx
ring OF gold mounted on platinum.
b A band from Wanamaker's and min
strel show presented by members OF the
I club. carried the entertainment well
into the morning hours.
Among the guests were U. I. Harm,
Cyrus II. K. Curtis, Herbert G. Porter,
| G.. Henry Hathaway, Elliot Reid, Rowe
| Stewart and J. 7. Mckinney.
Among the members who attended the
dinner were Charles F. Dodd, p. W.
Eldridge, Luther d. Fernald, NJ. VI. Gill
lam. o. J. GUIDE, John Palmer Gavit,
, George +. Heudt, r. II. Ingersoll, Philip
lie Boutillier. Frank Presbrey, II. j.
Prudden. Frank j. Rascovar, Jules P.
Storm. K. S. Scsrburgh, DR.. j. NJ. Nun.
yon, Grover A. Whalen, A. j. Wells and
Benjamin Wood.