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Show CORTELVlir ON FRANKLIN Piesent Postmaster-General Speaks of a Former One. NEW YORK. Dec. 12. More than Coo members and guests of the Pennsylvania Pennsylva-nia soeJety of New York attended a dinner din-ner at the Waldorf-Astoria tonight, when oni . f the principal addresses wa9 ele-liverod ele-liverod by Postmaster-General George B. Cortelyou. Benjamin Franklin th- two hundredth anniversary of whose birth will be celebrated next Wednesday, was tho theme of the discussion of the evening. even-ing. Mr. Cortelyou, speaking of "Franklin "Frank-lin the Postmaster-Genera I," said: Coitelyou on Franklin. "Were h Iving today, with whut zest would he taste up many of the questions that now confront those who hae tt do With DOBtal affairs. And with what pride a mi American would he contemplate tho wonderful development f this great . r-vlee r-vlee for the Interchange of Intelligence, Mr CorttftJ'OU Jctfjared that Franklins mechanical genius would llnd field for Its expression Continuing, he said: Field tor His Genius. We can Imagine his skill in pneumatic mnlUng-ehutcs and nil the other devices f..r receiving nnd delivering mail now coming Into use. There have been times, however. When his artistic sense would have been ejffemlcd by some of the Inuon-gruitl' Inuon-gruitl' s perpetrated under the guise of p. stage-stamps, an.i i am prepared to Btand sponsor for the statement that there are details of postal communication In connection with the Idling of offices where none of his tact anel diplomacy would be wasted and where there would ho fullest play for the Qualities of his serene tetu-p tetu-p ranienr " |