The Washington times., 1922-12-17
iAUNCEY DEPEW TELLS HOW HE WON HIS TITLE OF PEACH
CONTACT WITH HARD LED EAST SIDEGANG BROUGHT NAM

c0 w the COinAiittCC OA SAo AsAA-
portance of the occasion. ! did
not know that the Earl of Aber-
deem was to be here as a guest
of hsnor. was especially and
unfortunately ignorant that he
was coming In the full panoply
Of his great office as chief of
Clan Gordon. II I had known that
I would have left my trousers at
home"
Aberdeen enjoyed 1t. the ladies
In the gallery were amused, but
the Scotch were mad, and Choate
lost invitations to future Scotch
dinners.
HOME OF GOOD SPEECHES.
The Lotos Club has been for
fifty years to New York what the
Savage Club IL to London. 1t at.
tracts as its guests the most
eminent men of letters who visit
this country. It's entertainments
are always successful. For
twenty-nine years 1t had for its
president Mr.. Frank r. Lawrence,
q gentleman with a genius for
introducing distinguished strang.
ers with most felictious speeches,
and a committee who selected
with wonderful Judgment the
other speakers Of the evening. A
successor to Mr.. Lawrence, and
Of equal merit. has been found in
Chester 8. Lord, now president Of
the Lotos Club. Mr.. Lord was for
more than q third of a century
managing editor Of the New York
Sun. and was chancellor Of the
University of the State of New
York.
= I remember one occasion where
the most tactful man who ever
appeared before his audience
slipped his trolley. and that was
Bishop Potter. The bishop was a
remarkably fine preacher and an
unusually attractive public speaker
and past master of all the social
amenities of life. The guest Of
the evening was the famous
Canon Kingsley, author Of
'Hypatia" and other works at
that time university popular. The
canon had the largest and reddest
nose one ever saw. The bishop,
among the pleasantries Of his In
PRODUCTION, alluded to this head
light Of religion and literature.
The canon fell from grace and
never forgave the bishop.
On Lotos nights I have heard
at their best Lord Houghton.
statesman and poet, Mark Twain.
Stanley the explorer. and / con-
slider 1t one of the distinctions as
well as pleasures OF my life to
have been q speaker at the Lotto,
on more occasions than any one
else during the last half century.
YARN WON PULITZER.
In Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer's early
struggles with his paper. the
New York World. the editorial
; columns frequently had very
severe attacks on Mr.. william H.
Vanderbilt and the New York
Central railroad. They were part,
Of course. Of attacks upon mon.
opoly. I was frequently included
I'm these criticisms.
The Lotos Club gave . famous
dinner to George Augustus Sala,
the English writer and journalist.
: found myself seated beside
Mr.. Pulitzer. whom I had never
met. WhenfI was called upon to
speak I introduced. in what I had
to say about the distinguished
guest. this bit Of audacity. I said
substantially. in addition to Mr..
sala: I'VE have with us tonight
. great journalist who comes to
the metropolis from the wild and
woody West. After he had pur-
chased the World he came to me
ana said. .0hauncey Depew. /
have . scheme. which I am sure
win benefit both Of US. Every
body 10 envious Of the prestige of
the New York Central and the
wealth Of Mr.. Vanderbilt. You
are known ~ his principal ad.
wiser. Now, II In my general
hostility to monopoly I include
Mr.. Vanderbilt and the New York
Central ~ principal offenders, I
must include you. because you
are the champion in your official
relationship Of the corporation
and Of its policies and activities.
do not want you to have any
feeling against me because of
this. The policy will secure for
the World everybody who is not
. stockholder in the New York
Central. or does not possess mill
lions Of money. When Mr..
Vanderbilt finds that you are at.
tackled, he IL a gentleman and
broad-minded enough to c0mpen.
safe YOU and viii grant to you
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