Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
MILFORD CHRONICLE MILFORD DELAWARE FRIDAY JUNE
J. q. Townsend Wished
Well On Natal Day
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the former governors, is also a
formers senator. The other 'exes",
as Senator Townsend called them
were Elbert N. CaryeI and Walter
W. Bacon.
Former Senator Daniel o. Hast
ings rounded out the officials and
ex-Officials on the platform, and
most members of the General As
sembly mingled with the crowd.
Senator Williams said brief
/ biography of the guest of honor
would sum up volumes that have
been written about the American
dream, and he briefly traced the
Townsend career, adding, He has
not forgotten fealty to God or
friendship to people"
Governor Boggs, introduced as
former Capital elevator boy
twhile a law student at George
town University, said he valued
Senator Townsend's friendship
since he ran him up and down the
elevator some 80 years ago.
He is Delaware's citizen-at-
large" the governor said, who
has left a permanent mark on the
state to the founding
under his administration of the
State Highway Department and the
statewide system of education, plus
the chartering of the Kent and Sus-
sex Fair.
Senator Butler drew laugh from
the crowd when he reminded them
that 'Our guest of honor was born
in Maryland, a scant two miles
south of Selbyville.
The Maryland senator read a
resolution, passed unanimously by
the Conference of U. S. Republican
senator's, which traced his service
with honor and distinction" from
1901 in the General Assembly to
his retirement from the Senate in
1941, with more recent posts of
party leadership.
Signed by Styles Bridges, chair
man of the Republican Policy Com
mittee, it closed with heartfelt con-
gratulations on his birthday.
Mr.. Nixon ended his talk with q
promise to return to Selbyville for
Senator Townsend's Goth birthday
party.
The Vice President also referred
to the senator's Sc rich, rewarding
years" as the embodiment of the
opportunity that makes America.
This is part of the American
heritage we want to defend" he
said. Here stands the reality to
which the young people present to-
day can look and say, that can hap
pen to me-"
Mr.. Nixon said this is a young
peoples country and world but
I'VE must always be reminded that
age is no barrier to the cOntribu-
tiOns that can be made to society,""
He spoke of Chancellor Aden-
auer's 81 years and Senator Green's
80, and said, What really we
should be reminded of is not how
old a person is, but how young in
heart and ideas"
Speaking of Senator Townsend's
pioneering in the poultry industry,
the Vice President said, THE trou-
BILE with the young generation is
that it's too conservative. At SO, our
guest is still thinking in young
terms.
Both as vice president, and as
one who sat behind Senator Town
send at the 1852 convention, | know
and love him and wish him well
on his birthday and in the years
ahead"
President Eisenhower sent Com
mander Earle d. CheSney, special
assistant to the White House, to
offer his best wishes and present
Senator Townsend with a sheaf of
congratulatory letters including
the ones from Hoover and Eisen-
hover which were read.
Mr.. Chesney has been an intimate
friend of the Townsend family for
80 years.
Senator Townsend rose to speak
at the end of the ceremony, ran his
hand through his great head of sill
yer hair while he blinked back his
tears and said:
Senators, Vice President, con-
gressmen, governor and exes,
wives, and all my friends-what is
there left for me to say except eX-
press my deep gratitude, | thank
you"
Later in his brief talk, he said.
IF | could say something to the
young people to help them it would
be that the thing that has given
me most pleasure in life is when l
was helping others"
He told the young people, "You
have much better chance than ]
did. When l came here 81 years
ago, had three kids and owed my
store bill"
He said Delaware had been good
to him but you all have a better
chance than | did,
He spoke of his great pride in
never having vote cast against
him in political conventions and
closed with the hope that he could
live a few more years ito work
with and for you"