Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-04-19 | Page 1 | New Yorker Celebrating Birthday Remembers Lafayette Handshake

New Yorker Celebrating Birthday Remembers Lafayette Handshake KfBW FORK, April 19. Thomas' Is Joseph West of this city, who cell braied the one hundredth anniversary of his birth today believes thut he is the only person lUins: who shook hand-, with ihe Marquis de Lafayette when the great Frenchman was , guesi of 'lie city of New Fork In l$2-t. Mr. West at that lime was a baby la arms having been i.'rn April 19. 1S22 ' at 4P- Greenwich street, in telling oil his greeting from LsF I ette Mr Wesl said: "1 shook hands with the great Lafayette Laf-ayette in 1 924 when the general w.i the Kiiest of the city of New York A parade was given in big hon'oi and It passed the door of oui home t 492 Greenwich street, on lis way t" Poi-ters" Poi-ters" Held where theie was hold a grand review potters' field up In 'he neighborhood of what now Is w'ash- Ington Bq'uara My nurse was holding ine In hr arms Just as ihe generap passed "e was OO horseback. I "He stopped directly In front of US. j lie asl-e,l lhe nurse ro name, patted me on the head, and shook both my' hands saying I was , fine little fellow i lie g.ie me a hearty handshake anul ii levins to nie I can remember serin him Ode off." Mr. West was for years known In. New York as n maker of silk hats. Ho is the uncle of PredSrlcs MacMonnif ., the sculptor, '