New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-02
ONLY VEGETABLES TO EAT
VET THE V CLUB HAD A MOST EN-
JOYABLE DINNER.

C'N''N''''-
ENEp THE mLARiTY NOT WHIT;
NEITHER DID THE FACT THAT
THEY HAD ONLY sTERrLrzED
WATER TO DRINK
with tho invitation to The first Vegetarian Dinner
of the q club came the official announcement that
the dinner would be perfect unique and altogether
tho mos, thoroughly enjoyable dinner "hich mas
ever been given in NewYork'; an announcement.
the true force OF which could not be fully appreciate
III the guest was brought face TO race win 'he UNI
ner proper Saturday night, at the St Denis fo'eL
or the sixty persons who sat down at the '"o "
sbaned tables which were profusely and artistca!y
decorated with fresh vegetables, only TWO were
vegetarians-the rest came for Inc experience
They ate fried tomatoes with spaghetti croque''es
praised celery with cream sauce ana spinach pay
ties stuffed egg plant with mushrooms anu NV
frit,ers new peas English style and fried SWEEP
notatoes sayory omelette, artichokes with spring
vegetables bermuda potatoes with cream parsley
sauce and fried cauliflower. baked fresh mush-
rooms on toast. and other equally iight disnes
listened TO some witty hve-minute talks, ana 'Heh
went home 9 to eat wa r rSpan Is not vegetarian
club but yegearlanism = one OF 'H ruh mas been
Tor tne ProT To- Cub is cheerful organization.
ana has FOR is other objects; First the abolition
Of capital punishment; second, burial reform sai
cremation; third the regulation Of deatn ceIul-
cats, and another point on which the Cup
oraCio
grewso me subjects for a basis and vegetarian an,
ner to eat it only natural that there shoul'
have been great hharity. , A., ~,
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Jonn
swlnton Murat Halstead. Jenny June roy
George Francis Train, Mrs. Haryot Hot canon
DR. and Mrs Egbert Gurnsey ID. Howeils, MIS-
Arthur l.. Smith and Charles A.; Montgomery
Letters OF regret were read from MRS. C'sVeianL
Chaurcey NJ. Depew and Swand NivckananiAi Lns
last . med man represented the orthodox Branmns
at the. Parliament OF Religions at the Words falr
and was speak on philosophy ana veget .
While the dinner advanced and wniie the guesn
became hungr.r and hungrer the orShestId
seated at an upright piano played appropriate Sc
ing songs from other operas entirely opllyious %
the fact that people in the room were suilef'
ing untold fortunes. ,.,. ,,,.o,u.
Charles A. Montg omery presided. Jenny June g,
five minutes devoted 10 the subject ny slSehe,
and though at a vegetarian dinner. she had ne
courage TO say: 81 what | Ike, stop waen 1
get through and let my digestion do the rest
She also said that she believed working between
meals and talking at mealtime ABOUT the cost VI
things injurious O. .,,..
JoRn swinton made humorous fve-mlnute
sneech on ECONOMY" There never was yege-
tartan hanged, criciied. guillotned or electro.
cutel" he said. There are no vegetarian EDITORS,
II there were. the daily editorials would be less
Mrs Smith. In her fve-minute talk on Temper
ance" said The only final solution OF the temper.
ance question Is vegetarian m. Just pciore Mults
Ualsead arose speak j. william Macy sung tenn
brinrest" With the first words OF the song four
sturdy walters appeared the doorway each carry
ing a saver which stool three agnuIns or c1an-
pagne and as the notes OF the song rose the beau
strength left after this episode TO talk humorousy
on philosophy. and tell of a Dickens dinner ions
ago at which Horace Greeley presided when there
was more than the sight OF wine.