The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-14
NO REPORTERS PRESENT
The Legislative Corre-
SpondentS' Dinner Was
a Private Affair.
A GUSTAT0RY STATUTE
Everyone Had a First Rate Time---
Governor Abbett's Genial
Speech.
special to tl.e Jerseu citu Nelos.

newspaperm ems day here yesterday, and
everyone who helped them celebrate de-
clares that 1t was the greatest day Trenton
has seen in some time. The Legislative
Co orrespondenuents' Club ate its first an
nual dinner at the Trenton House in the
eve ming and it was the best banquet
which Host Katzenbach has yet set
forth. At five O'Clock the members
of the club and their guests
assembled in General Sewell's room the
famous No. 100, and to the strains OF the
Rittenhouse Orchestra marched to the
banqueting room. This was formed by
curtaining of a portion of the large din-
ming room, with rich heavy curtains, and
was beautifully decorated with bunting
and huge Japanese parasols and richly
ornamented panels. while large brass
lamps of unique design and mellowed
with shades of various colors threw a
soft light over the board.
Thomas T. Fitzgerald, the president Of
the club, presided at the head Of the table
with Governor Albeit at his right and
Acting Speaker Fred. G. Marsh at his
left. Foster M. Voorhees,, the Republi-
can leader in the House, and E. f. G.
Young, of Jersey City, occupied the next
ssn ssats FeGsraS Of hpnor as a Opposite site Prssi
president of the club. The other distin-
guished guests were Comptroller Ander-
son. Treasurer Toffey, Secretary Kelsey.
Senators Roe and Winton, Assemblymen
Kalisch, Albright and Klotz; Assistant
Secretary of the Senate Augustus Bar
Der, Leon Albeit, Jr., John Kennell,
William S. Sharp. The members of the
club besides those mentioned were II. G.
Buchanan, w. E. Sackett, William
Henry KO0ns, w. K. Devereaux, w. s.
Potter, John S. Grunow, Charles q.
Levy, C. A. Ransom, John J. Cleary,
Lawrence s. Mott, H. c. Valentine, e. G.
Stahl, Fred w. Gnichtel. II. A. Donnelly,
w. Holt Apgar and Charles H. Bateman.
UNIQUE MENU.
AS soon as the guests began to read the
menu smile broke over their faces
which broadened into hearty laugh as
they read. the menu was an exact
facsimile in type and praseology of an
Assembly bill, and was composed by
William Henry Koons of the Philddet-
phiG Press.
1t was numbered Bill 4-2-S, was intro
duced by the Committee on Game and
Fish, referred to the Committee on Mis-
cellaneous Business, and was entitled
An act to promote good fellowship be-
tween q set of men who frequently disa-
gree" Its provisions. were as follows
Be Il enacted by the Senate and GEN
erat Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That on May thirteenth, be-
tween the hours of five and ten o'clock,
it shall be unlawful for the correspond
entS of any newspaper to work in and
around the State House. but they must
regulate their appearance TO conform
with good society and seclude them
selves at the Trenton House, and shall
conduct themselves in the manner pro-
vided by the various sections of this act.
2. And be it enacted, That for the pro-
motion of q good appetite and safe diges-
tion, all friends assembled must break
the fast by partaking of six fresh Mon
mouth county clans, washing them down
with two ounces of sherry.
8. And be it enacted, That any and
every person who shall violate the pro-
visions of this act by eating the Julienne
soup with fork shall, upon conviction,
pay fine of a case of wine.
4. And be it enacted, That fine Della
ware River shad planked in the old-fash-
Toned Gloucester style must be washed
down with rare old sauterne.
5. And be it enacted, That the spring
chickens must be of this springs vintage,
and be broiled rich brown, with Bermuda
potatoes and asparagus.
6. And be it enacted, That succulent
sweetbreads Drowned with mushrooms
shall keep the company of green peas, and
the wine that is to follow shall be red.
q And be it enacted, That but one spoon
shall be served with each Roman punch
and shall be returned to the source from
which it came and that the cigarettes
must not be given TO the walters.
8. And be it enacted, That every guest
shall partake of a genuine Salem county
quail, caught by sailing its tail, and
served with lettuce dressed with mayon-
naise.
8. And be it enacted, That no sparkling
LIQUIDS shall be fit for the statesmen but
the brand of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
yellow labeD, and it shall be unlawful to
remove the corks with fork.
10. And be it enacted, That it shall be
for any guest to complain
that the Nesselrode pudding is cold or at
tempt to chop it with a pocket knife.
IL. And be it enacted, That person or
persons who shall remove, purloin, or
the strawberries and other
fruit shall be deemed guilty of petty lar
ceny and shall be taken before the bar of
the House for Judgment.
IL. And belt enacted, That any orator,
speech maker or story teller who shall
fail to keep his matter boiled down to the
facts, and who shall deal in ancient ante
bcllltnl yards and mosaics shall be warned
Of his downfall by the cuckoo, which
shall crow thrice for every offence.
Is. And be it enacted, That the wine
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THE TOAST LIST.
The list of toasts were added as memo
randa and began by warning the speakers
to listen for the cuckoo. IL stated that
as no newspaper men were present not
line would ger into the newspapers.
When each section of the bill had been
acted upon. President Fitzgerald called
the club to order and, after making
very pleasant address of welcome, intro
duced Governor Albeit ssto tell the COM
pany what he would do If he were a re-
porter After few pleasantries, the
Governor said:-"If were reporter, in
the first place / would 90 and see the
of a paper and tell him how to
run it. After l had recovered from the
effects of that would try something else
THE GOVERNOR is RIGHT.
II find that a man TO be good re-
porter must know everything. 1t
makes no difference whether he does
know it or not; he must assume that he
knows It, There must be no subject
that he cannot write upon as though he
had spent his life in irs study. He
must be able to criticise Webster on the
of compiling dictionary or tell
Edison about telephones If he can do
this he can get an interest in any paper.
But the modest treporter-heret the cuckoo
chorus, interrupted the Governor-the
reporter who reports church sermons and
such things Is the man after my mind.
He is rare but unique.
II don't know what l would do, but in
she first place / would find papers that
would pay me punctuaiiy, and then, az
.he sacrifice OF everything, would be Il
truthful reporter. would struggle hard