The sun., 1893-09-01
USED A DUMMY NECK.=
SERIOUS HITCH IN 4 RECENT fss,>: fs,S,
sENTA TIoN CEREMoNE

Tb. Necklace which wns TO Have ueea
Pre-entrd to the Black Patti Missina'
yhen the Appointod Time Came -An,
Ipe,sert That n. Causing Trouble IA
the Society OF the Sons OF New Torh.i
The Society OF the Sons OF New York is tho
strongest social organization OF colored foih
in the country It has given receptions 20
Frederick Douglass. Nine. Sissleretta Jones'
(the Black Patti. Peter Jackson. George Dixon'
and many other colored celebrities. The COLI
ored women Of this city. headed by Miss j. Ims
oeen Howard, the colored woman representes
tive on the New York Worlds Fair Commise
sion. recently presented the society library
Of 800 volumes. When Dr. !. + W. Thompson
was appointed ~ resident Minister to HeyA
the club gave him a big send-on. to which Al
OF the prominent Afro Americans were invited
Tho annual ball given by the society is always
the social event OF tho season. and those who
receive invitations to 1t consider themselves AZ
constituting the 4OO OF Afro-Amer erican societyA
| The organization Ia seven or eight years old,
| and no ono Is admitted to membership bue
| colored men born in New York. Southernera
no nart in the deliberations of the society.
The society has u sumptuously furntshea
snd SHp seVen,S hSsss Sn Rehard smith
k n, last ros, ys% " soofyn
sm, Is ey now ln Chairman the Exscatye Cons
mittee. and as sucn has the general super.
vision OF n the th sus IL only aEen
therefore. that the news that he had incurred
the censure of the House Committee % should h1
his high standing in the club. The commit.
tee. indeed. went so far as TO- recomm,end
seindsd Mf h The reaommsndaton ss"d and voted that
| he be suspended from the ciuo indnnite'y;
by the members He. will be repres.ented as
the trial by Oscar NJ. PAYNE. and the I,,,,, mGnS
against hin viii he tSo eon5see m of Gs1
Works t Of TB Br"okIyn IA and Thomas i. Francis MI.
FRANCIS Is Ghairns1 :, OF tax the h1%se oo"h'''ee
aHa has Ssem the duty ts Of Mr. Smith pay
some OF the debts CONTRACTED hy the society, 70 %
make contracts on behalf OF he society. ana TO
handle the receipts OF its entertainment.
Recently when the Black Patti was singing
to the risinS star as token Of its appreciation.
committee was app9hniten 10 HqtSShaihtb Smitb did
neSN'"f most Of the e work The committee repoTted
that suitable present could be nToSusEsa s be 10.
sa Mt to S%.e tRe eub he
els to give him an order on the steward lSr ~
a tbs nf but tne as hs hai some
ing to the club he advanced tho So himself
When the night Of the sas sRtsd rom ps
people q New YORK. Brooklyn: and New vrxad Ieri
proomptly and was received with cheers She
wore the diamond trophies pressnted, a t. he5 81
| |
, | n long wait and there was great consterna.
tion when the rumor began to go around tnal
. it was caused by the non-appearance OF MT
Smith and the necklace. The band was or.
dered to play while messengers were sent tn
every direction to search for Mr. Smith. The
scouts returned but brought back no tidings
OF him or the necklace. ,,..A,s
. The House Committee decided that II would
not do to lot the presentation fall through
. and at the suggestion Of one OF its members
a neigh boring .pawnbroker: The Black patt
| was called to the platform twice. the presenta
ton speech was made. the necklace fastenet
i. around her neck. and the audience an.. cneebes
sSa Feet 'Ysseq After 4 tie eefemony Nine: Jons,
was informed OF the ,unpleasant incl
dent, and was told that she woul,
she would receive another the next day
8 She consented. The next day che had r. g
Russell johnson there with the necklacs
| which he presented. at the same time express
I ing the clubs regrets at the unfortunate oe
!, currence OF the proceeding night:
The society. 1t is charged. had to pay twic
for the necklace. and this, together with th
- humiliation which his failure to appear
% the presentation caused the club iorms "
ground Of this committees SUSPENSION OK d.
Q Smith