The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-04

Around the Spenkers' TabIe.
Reverting to the speakers table theIt
were found there Chester S. Lord, presi-
dent OF the club, with Senator Depew at
his right: DR.. Butler, w. Bourke Cock
ran, Job Hedges, Charles B. Alexander,
George T. Wilson of three great big
American cheers" fame, Abram l. Elkus,
William A. Clark. formerly United States
Senator; r. A. c. Smith. Melville r.
Stone. general manager of the Associate
Press; Chauncey NJ. Depew, Jr.. Charles
W. Price and Prof Andre Andreadis of
Athens ..'
Mr.. Lord described touchlngly the adj
vent OF the poor boy from Poughkeep-
Sic in the great city sixty years or so
ago. and the process whereby the puny
younester from the crags and peaks of
Peekskil was made rugged by urban en-
Nronment And. said Mr.. Lord. this
young man, always young, had been a
conspicuous part in the life of the nation
for Atty years. He had known every
President and politician for half a CEN
fury. had dined in every mansion OF
Fifth avenue and made addresses in half
the banquet halls OF the republic. He
had made a success as a lawyer. orator
hnancier. business man and ever 80 many
other things and also always had at
least one finger in the political pie,
I'VE are here tonight to honor az
American" Mr.. Lord said. Countless
people have been warmed by his ir-
resistable good fellowship. Some men
We admire as We admire an icicle. Other
men warm our hearts and cheer our
souls and there sits one OF them. [Ay-
plause.l No man has a more compre-
henslve grasp on every element OF hui
man progress. He is an American of
supreme achievement. ! ask you to rise
- hA % N11Y
member. Chauncey Depew."
The man of many birthdays but no
age to speak OF had to stand silent for
some time after he gained his feet be-
cause OF the cheering and the singing
OF round after round Of For he's a
Jolly good fellow that buffeted him.
One Secret of Longevity.
When the Lotos Club finally gave DR..
Depew a chance he was heard to say
The secret ~ living long is to have
Just such a reception as this In my
Slxty-three years on the platform l have
oeen introduced by many chairmen, but
never before have I been presented so
dellghfully. When I tell my Wife
about It she'll ask. Whom was he talk
'hg about" But after all 1t does one
good to hear nice things said about
one IN A nice way, as only Chester Lord
NiA say them"
Mr DepeV continued:
IWenty-hree years ago this club
honored me with a dinner. The date Sc
Iected for the occasion was the ED OF
FEBRUARY. For nearly a quarter OF q
century have been wondering what
we're the points OF resemblance between
George Washington and myself that they
should have selected his birthday for
my celebration. ! know We differ In
many ways, I had at that time been in
poHucs for forty years and railroad
man for thirty. The effect OF both those
ACTIVITIES was such that II was impos-
'Iole for me 20 say, with the Father o,
our Country. I cannot tell lie
Tonight We are celebrating my
elghty-Atth birthday and forty-hve years
IN the membership OF this club. Dur
ing that nearly half century / have
oeen participant In most all the com
p.iments which we have extended to mer
~ eminence in every walk OF life It Il
one Of the most delightful of recollec'
Tons TO recall these memorable nights
"hen geniuses OF worldwide fame were
taking TO us as familiars and friends.
recall several because OF Incidents which
marked the evening.
Lord Houghton was famous in Par
"ament for interlarding his speeches
INth Latin quotations. He had In SOM
way received the impression that on
members were either college professor
or men OF letters. The result was tina
rs quotations from Horace and Virgi
were more frequent than ever. 1t wa
gorious the way we rose to the occasion
am sure he left us believing that thu
u"s' parts Of his speech were those
"hlch We did not understand.
on another occasion our guest o
,'hor was Canon Kingsley. We were al
ihmiliar with his works. 'Hypatia" ant
westward Ho were already classics
ana There was no one present who ha'
not read them both. Because he wa
cannn o. LLr.n.zaI.a4o. Nh