Toasts and Forms of Public Address

Toasts and Forms of Public Address

William Pittenger, Soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor (1840-1904)


This ebook presents «Toasts and Forms of Public Address», from William Pittenger. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Introduction

- After Dinner Speeches Ancient And Modern

- The Value Of A Good Story And How To Introduce It

- The Purpose Of After-dinner Speaking

- Some A B C Directions For Making Speeches, Toasts, And Responses

- Holiday Speeches Fourth Of July

- Some Items That Would Be Appropriate In Responding To These Toasts

- Outline Of A Speech In Response To The Toast The Day We Celebrate

- Outline Of A Spread-eagle Speech In A Foreign Land

- Outline Of A Response To The Toast, Our Country

- Memorial Day

- Sketch Of A Speech In Response To The Toast, Our Honoreddead

- Outline Of A Speech By Chauncey M. Depew, On A Decoration –memorial- Day

- Washington's Birthday Appropriate Toasts

- Thoughts For A Speech In Response To The Toast Washington: Great As A Soldier, Greater As A Statesman, Greatest As A Pure Patriot

- Christmas Appropriate Toasts

- Speech Thoughts

- Selected Outline Op An Effective Little Christmas Speech

- Thanksgiving

- Toasts

- Thoughts For A Thanksgiving Speech

- Selected Outline Foe A Thanksgiving Speech

- Presentation Addresses

- Addresses Of Welcome

- Address Of Welcome

- Address In Response

- Wedding And Other Anniversaries

- Speech For A Wooden Wedding

- Bridegroom In Reply

- Toasts

- Sentiments Suggested By A Toast

- Miscellaneous Toasts\

- Humorous Toasts

- Miscellaneous Addresses

- Outline Of Chauncey M. Depew's Address At The Centennial Of Capture Of André

- Outline Of Speech By Governor Foraker At The Dedication Of Ohio's Monument To The Andrews Raiders, At Chattanooga

- Outline Of Address By Chauncey M. Depew At Dinner On The 70th Birthday Of John Jay

- Outline Of Address By Chauncey M. Depew At The Reception To Henry M. Stanley By The Lotus Club

- Speeches At A Dinner Given To The Religious Press

- Response To The Toast, The Navy: Our Country's Best Wall Of Defense

- Response To The Toast, General Jackson: A Diamond In The Rough, But A Diamond

- Response To The Toast, The Working Man: May He Love His Work And Have Plenty Of It, With Good Wages Promptly Paid

- A Nominating Speech

- Speech Accepting A Nomination

- Speech In A Political Canvass

- Speech After A Political Victory. Selected

- Speech After A Political Defeat Selected

- A Chairman's Or President's Speech

- A General Outline Foe All Occasions

- Illustrative And Humorous Anecdotes