Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-15
THE PRESS CLUB DINNER.
Members and Their Guests Enjoy Them
selves mt the Cochran.

HANDSOMELY DECORATED TABLES CHOICE
MENU ADMIRABLY SERVED AND BRIGHT AND
WITTY SPEECHES MAKE Up AN EVENING OF
HAPPINESS To THOSE WHO WE'RE PRESENT.
The National Capital Press Oub gave it's frs.
formal dinner Saturday night at the Hotel
Cochran. 1t was a huge and unqualified sue
cess and the annual dinner is very likely to be-
come one Of the popular institutions of the
club. When the first suggestion Of such an
event was made only small and informal din
ner party was contemplated, but the list of
members who wished to attend and bring
guests with them grew so rapidly that the club
quarters were entirely inadequate to accommo-
date them.
The tables. two long ones running the length
Of the room with q short one connecting them
at the head. were set in the main dining room
and decorated with silver. choice cut glass and
beautiful floral decorations. At the head of
the table sat Mr.. s. III. Kaufman, the presi-
dent of the club. with his guest Mr.. II. Il. F.
mcfarland, president of the Griiiron Club, at
his right and at his left Col Fred ID. Mussey,
who acted as POSTMASTER and instigator gem
eral of the sports. His introduclOns were as
graceful as his remarks were witty, and durlns
the course Of the evening he called on most Of
the guests OF the evening TO tell under the rose
and in strict secrecy Just exactly what they
thought Of the newspapers and OF newspaper
men, IL must have surprised some OF the lat
ter to find out how much they were esteemed
by the lawmakers and other statesmen and
what a very important position they occupied
in the political. social and religious WORLDS III
all that was said were true it should be as easy
and pleasant to labor in the press galleries as
to demolish plate of diamond-back terrapin.
THE DECORATIONS AND MENU CARDS.
The decorations of the room and the tables
were unusually elaborate and tasteful Huge
baskets and punches of peoples, tulips. La
France roses and narcissus formed the various
floral pieces.
The menu cards, designed by Dir. George
Y. Coffin. had at the top an artistic sketch rep
resenting Richelieu, with a goose-quill pen as a
weapon, engaged in a duel with a eonsplrator
armed with q sword. and above them the open
ing clause of the quotation, Beneath the rule
of men entirely great" In the upper lett
hand corner was a representation OF the idle
correspondent" in his shirt sleeves. burning
the midnight gas, while In the lower right
hand corner was the handwriting editor"
with his feet cooked up on his desk and glass
of champagne in his hand. The menu was as
choice one could wish for. 1t was after 3
when the hundred or more members and guests
work Of dispaiching specials to their home
Offices. 1t many hours later when the
pleasant task was finished
SOME WHO Arose TO RESPOND.
Among those who were called on to speak,
with or withou. subjects, during the course of
the evening were:
Secretary Noble. Senator Blackburn, Sem
stor Daniel, Senator Squire, Mr.. III. y. Z. Mac
falkland. Congressman HOar. Congressman Nc
Millin. Mr.. Thomas Hannum, Gen. Dan Mac
auley. Mr.. Frank Hosford. Congressman
Caruth. Congressman Catchlngs, Congressman
Jerry Simpson, DR.. Bedioe. Mr.. Hetherington,
Sixth Auditor Coulter, Maj. Powell, ". A
Croffut, Mr.. George Alfred Townsend and
others
THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED.
Those who took part in the entertainment
were the following:
Mr.. H. B. F. mcfarland. president of the
Gridiron Club. with Mr.. 5. ii. Kaufman.
Representative A. C. DurbOrrow, with Mr..
Walter Wellmsn-
Col. r. J. Bright. Mr. John P. Sousa and Mr..
Samuel b. Hege. with Maj. Thomas b. Kirby.
Representative Hosea N. townsend, with Mr..
c. H. Boynton.
Mr.. Russell Fl. Scott
Representatives W. +. Wilcox. Lewis Sperry,
C. H. Turner and Mr.. Thomas Coakley, with
Mr.. George Sawter.
Nh. A. B. Claxton. with Mr.. F. C. Campbell.
Secretary Noble and Maj. j. W. Powell. with
Mr.. w. A Croffut.
Representatives John r Fellows and ".
Bourke Cochran and Mr.. John ID. Crimmins,
with Mr. Harry Walker.
Mr.. Z. ID. Easton, with Mr.. ii. P. Goodwin.
Mr.. William NJ Stoekbridge, with Mr.. r. Y.
Oulahan-
Mr.. d. p MeKeeyer, with Mr.. J. A. Hutch
inson.
Mr.. John O'Connor, DR.. Lawrence. Mr.. W.
w. Lindsay and Congressman Grain. with Mr..
Francis j. O'Ne:n
Postmaster Henry Sherwood, with Mr.. j.
Hadley Doyle.
Mr.. j. c. Cutting, Lieut. J. j. Knapp, U.sN.:
Per Crosby and Daniel
with Mr.. o Brien Moore.
Mr.. Simon Wolf and Representative Asher G.
Caruth. with Hon l. W. Habercom-
Mr. Thomas b. Coulter, with Mr.. George E.
Gilliland.
Representative Benton McMilli n, with Mr.
Claude y. Bennett
Col VIC. Moore and Representative John c.
Tsrsney. with Mr.. Richard Sylvester.
Representative John III. Wilson, with Mr..
Clifford Rose.
c. Squire, Sergeant-at-Arms E h Valentine
and Col Il. A Parke, with Mr.. Charles B.
Eeade.
Mr.. Cornelius Gardiner.
Mr.. Hobart Brooks.
Representative Jerry Simpson, with Dir.
Representative J. W. Owens, with Mr.. H. L.
Merrick-
Senator Charles II. Gibson, with Mr. F. p
Ferris.
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Mr.. Walter b. Stevens.
MIR. Thomas j. Murray
Mr.. W. j. Bryan. with Mr. E. J. Jones
DIR. Tarleton ii. Bean
Mr. W. b. Shaw.
Lieut. t. ID. Walker and Representative
Catchings, with Mr.. John r. Miller
Representatives, Covert, Bunting and Per-
kins, With Mr. Charles A. Hamilton.
DR.. Edward Bedloe. with Ir. Fred D. N ssey.
Mr.. George W. Hill
Hon s V. Holiday. with Nr. E ". Lightner.
Mr.. j. i. Granger, with Mr.. Rudolph Kauh-
mann.
Mr.. Victor Kauffmann
DIR. Smith Townsend, with DR.. j. Cooper Nc
CHM
Mr.. II. n. Thompson.
Mr.. s. NJ. Curtis
Mr.. c. h. RIdenour, with Mr. ]. E. jerks.
Mr.. b. L. Peters. with Mr.. Addison b. Atkins
Mr.. John &. Williams
Mr- William VI. Meredith. with Mr. T. c. Han
z IN.
Gen. Daniel Macauley with NJ Cliff Warden.
DIR. George o. CLAWS. with Nix. r. J. WINNIE
Mr. Smith ID. Fry
MIR. George Alfred Townsend, with Mr.. Ed
n.und Hudson.
Judge j. j. Noah.
Mr.. Albert HaIstead
Nr. +. II. HOsforc
MIR. D. L johnson.
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