The daily gazette., 1882-03-03
THE TITANs AT DINNER.
Four Hundred and Fifty Feet OF
Humanity Around IhO Board al
OeAmOmfeO's.

kH1m@m1ay Ar0wn0 the Board nG
DeAmOnteO's'
From the n. Y. World.
More than seventy members Of Il e
Union Of the Titans sat down to their
annual classical banquet last night at
Delmonico's. The lallest man present.,
with the exception OF the swarthy Ethi-
opian who presiaes over the 6estiuies of
the Equitable Building, was General n.
III. Curtis, who is six feet six inches. IN
beighth. Tbs average height Of those
present was little over six feet two
inches. General John B. Woodward
presided. At his left sat Judge A. j.
Willard, Of South Carolina, aud on bis
right Mr.. Ingersoll Lockwood. Among
the Others present were MIR. Beekman
I. Burnham, Clatence q. Di0smore,
Mr.. Royal Earle DeaLe, DR.. Charles A.
Doremus, Mr., Cyrus l.. W. Edliz Col
onel james K. Gilmore, Mr.. Russell u.
Hyde, Mr.. Joseph NJ. Hazeltine, Mr..
Aeram g. Hoyt, Mr.. Royal Keith, Mr..
Edward n. Knox, Colonel Georte w.
Laird, Major John A. Leslie, Colonel
James B. Mix, DR.. Valentine Mott,
Mr.. Edgar Lee Ryder, Colonel William
r. Rlee, Colonel U. +. Shaffer, Mr.. l.
Condit Smith, DR.. George Strong, Mr..
Bruce Price and Col, Tai. p. Shaffner.
Alter the cloth was removed the Presi-
dent arose and said;
at our last banquet presided over
$50 feet of humanity, and tonight
there are present more than 450 feet,
which goes to prove that We are pro-
guessing rapidly. THIS is an en-
cSuragemenL to grow especially when
u entities one to a seat at this board.
la the Titanian manner call upon a
distinguished author and iurist to
respond TO the 6rst toast-"Atlas up
holding the heavens"
Judge Willard, in rt sponse, said !:
"Ihe world has been ruled by little men
men IKE BoDapaIte-whO would not
oe admitted to this hall. l do not wish
70 touch your noble feelings. The
cause OF the downfall of our ancestors
was lllustrstiVe Of the downfall Of the
masculine element under the influence
OF aesthetlcism. 1t may seem strange
That this fact has been overlooked BY his
toriAns, but aeStbeticlsm associated with
craft oatdld the Titans. Now, jupiter
was noble and an excellent God, aud
the iltans had noble strength inheri-
led from Uranus. No one would sus
pect Nalcan Of. .aestheticism. His very
profession shielded him from suspicion,
out II reached him through Venus in a
sickly living form that delights in ma
terlAllzlng .'gush,' adores adipose anu
olsdalns backbone. Now, | hope, the
time has come when masculine vigor Is
going 70 play . new part, and tiimsy
aestheticism will vanish away Inie-
spopse to the toast "Diana and Acta-on
IA warning to Titans of modern days. >
Colonel Ihos. ". Knox said: 81 was
not aware before that the Titans bad
ever mad any connection with Diana.
~ Is not consistent with her character
Aetaeon was one who looked upon bel
and on on that account be went to the
9ogs, or, rather, the dogs went for him.
aont believe that Diana, though q
huntTess, ever fought the tiger or saw
the elephant The arrow was her
weapon, 60 sue must hays had q bow.
IL IS hard TO realise that she was ever a
good shot, for her arrows were always
10 quiver." He concluded with a bu-
morous poem on Diana aud Actaeon.
AT Ibis point Of OF the festivities Mr..
Robinson, Of the Lotus CLUB, sang
Twas Sunday night" Oher
speeches In response 10 toasts were
made by DR.. j. Trumbull Smith. Dr. 4,
=. macdonald, Colonel Alfred Wagstaff
Mr. F. n. Dickerson, DR.. William A
hammond and Colonel II. G. Lock
wood.