The Cecil Whig., 1885-12-05
THE JOURNALISTS MEET.
THE MEMBERS OF THE PlTHIAN
CLUB DINE AT SIWAIK.

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CLUB DINE AT NTWAEK.
| Toasts, Speeches and Poems, to Season the
| Dainty Niands-LetterS from Honorary
| Members Read.
| The great folding doors in the dining
saloon of the Deer Park Hotel at New
ark, Del, were thrown wide open at s
o'clock on Thursday evening last, reveal
ing long and neatly arranged banquet
ing table, about which gathered the ac-
tive members of the above club. During
the course of the banquet ar animated
conversation was indulged in upon vari
Gus important topics OF the day. The
table was evenly balanced at one end
with the witty members of the club, at
the other with the heavier thinkers. The
banquet was in six courses. The mcHp
cards were neat and handsome con
ceit and were taste(ully tied with bow
of ribbon to one of the old Ben Franklin
quill pens. After the removal of the
fifth course, cigars were lit and the pro-
gramme of the evening opened by the
President of the club, who read the fol-
lowing letters from the distinguished
honorary members. \ note was received
from the : Secretary Of Walt Whitman
stating that the best wishes of the poet
was with the cub for its enjoyment and
success, and that he regretted he was
physically unable to seni them 4 written
message in recognition of thc honor and
pleasure lie felt at being made a comcm-
Der of the club with his brother poet,
joaquin Miller The le' ters received read
as follows:
WAsHINGToN, d. c., Nov. 20, 1855,
President PjthjW Journalists ClHj:
Dear Sir-Your letter informing me
have been made a member of your liter
ary club is received. and gives me real
solid pleasure. | AN unhapily not a club
man; but for all that am selfish enough
and vain enough to take in the full en-
joyment of all such compliments as this.
| have the Greek head of the great
'Athenaeum" club of London tackled up
here in the cabin; the greatest compi.
ment ever had. For as you know the
"Athenaeum' is the king of clubs.
When you, or any of you, come to
Washington, call. | am on Sixteenth
street; the President is also. Don't mis-
take and get in the wrong house. He is
at one end, at the other. | admit he
has the inside end. But then ne has only
a cabinet; while have a whole cabin.
With love to you all. Yours,
joaquin MILLER.
ELKToN, Md, Dec. ., 1885.
President Pythian journalists ClUj:
Dear Sir-Permit me to thank you. and
the society over which you have been
called upon to preside, for the high honor
you have conferred upon me by making
me an honorary member.
To be associated in any way, however
remotely it may be, with Joaquin Miller
and Walt Whitman, is an honor that |
feel proud to be the recipient of. regret
today that owing to the fact that a pro-
tracted meeting is now in progress al the
Elkton Presbyterian church, of which |
am an unworthy member, cannot
conscientiously attend your meeting
on the Sd inst, but hope 70 be able to
attend the next one thereafter, and anti
cipate much pleasure in doing so.
Thanking you for the great honor con
ferred upon me and wishing you much
success as a society and as individuals, !
am very truly yours,
GEORGE JOHNSTON.
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, Nov. 2G, 1885.
President Pythiln Journalists Club:
Dear Sir-In reply to your communca-
ton informing me of my election as an
honorary member of the ''Pythian Jour
nalsts' Club" allow me to thank you for
the honor conferred. Please express to
your fellow members my thanks for their
kind action and assure them that if at
any time | can do anything where by
your organization may profit by my as
sistance | shall be happy to render it.
| congratulate you Ill succeeding i'll the
rganiZation of a club of your fellow
workers III journalism. Such club not
only allows of pleasant associations. but
it binds together class of individuals
laboring in a cause whereof the gOoG can
not be estimated. The press today is a
power established and recognized. Speak
ing as one of you-let us advance the
standard of journalism; elevate the tone
of the press; eliminate evil tendencies
and make the power Of the press power
for good, aud good only. The field of
journalism is wide one; the duties of
sincere, honest journalist are not light
AS members of the "Pythian Journalists
Club congratulate you and wish you
success and fame. Again thanking you
for your favor, sign myself
Fraternally yours,
j. CLINTON SELLERS.
MIDDLErowS, DEL, Nov. So 1885.