The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-06-27
THE MsrnoDIsr n4N0uEr.
hr. Ferry Replies to the Remarks of Iiev. sfr. seofield and Rey, Mir! Morse,


 NEW HAyES, June %, 1891. . To the Editor Of tho JouRNAL Asp CouRIEni
 l see iu your paper of this date com- municutlon from ihe Rev. F. A, scofleld pnrpnrting t0 give history of one fen- tnre 0f Methodist dny. What he says about arrangements with the Ladies' Aid societies of the different churches know nothing of and care less, but will you give n little of the history of the ease ns understand iiy In the first place my son made ont the menu and the price was fifty cents plate, and We to furnish everything. If they had been willing to do that all would have been satisfied, because 1t would have been well and nicely served. But that was too much. Then they got down to forty cents, and VIC would have done well by them at that, but not ns well IS for fifty cents. It at Inst got down to twenty cents, they to furnish every thing but the yictuals and drink, and he collation. wA to be at CD. III. And will say right here if the rink had not been opened until ID. m. and with OK perienced walters as We should have given them there would have been enough, so think, and all would have been satisfied. But when the rink was opened little after D. III. and ns soon as the victuals came, those that had got in sat down and helped themselves to what they liked best. For msinnce: If n dish of salad calculated for twenty persons, to be served as salads usually are, if five or six persons sat near the dish and were fond of that dish they would easily cat the whole of it; I will leave 1t to any caterer if that Is not so.
 Now about coffee. Rev. Mr. John Morse says in his communication that agreed to furnish coffee for 800, and did at the rate of about tablespoonful for each person. We sent up just twenty eight gallons, calculating one gallon for twenty persons, and five full gallons came back and was thrown away the next morning. All the fault we heard about the coffee was that it was very strong, and we did not furnish any hot water. CThat was not our business.) Rev. F. A. Scofeld had done all the talking until, think, Tuesday morn- ing; then the Rev. John Morse came in and said it was turued over to him, and began to make statements which were not correct, but said MT. Scofield told him so. l said if that was so I would stop right where we were. We told him to bring MT. Scofeld. He did so and he corroborated what we said. told MT. Morse they were like two book agents, one taking your order for books and the other coming after the pay, saying the first one said so and so.
 A little more of the history. Wednes; day afternoon, a little after p. m., as l, with my wife came from the Hyperi- OH, is being high school class day, I said we will stop in the rink and see how they were getting on. I.said there will not be any one there yet, as the collation. is at 6 o'clock D. m. and she could rest; and what was my surprise to see the table well filled with people. l not being we'll said we would go to the store, and just asI went in the door I saw my son at the telephone, and heard him say yes, will. stopped him, and he said will not let him finish what he had to say. I thought he was going to send more eatables to the rink, and I said no; not a dollars worth unless they pay for it. Well, he said that was what he was going to say. Then I said I will go up and see them, and went directly towards the rink. but met the reverend gentlemen, Scofield and Morse; and they were quite warm and said they must have more goods. I said not dollars worth unless you pay for it. Then MT. Scofield remarked, MT. Ferry, you can't afford to do business that way. I said will take my chances. Then he said, well, we will never pay the bill, and MT. Morse ceincided with him. I said we will see. We parted not in the best of humor, and soon after got in my office they came in and began to talk about more goods. I said as be- fore, not dollars worth unless you pay for it. Then MT. Scofield said to you. The three started to go back in the room. I got up out of my chair and l said no you don't. If you have got anything to say, say it in my presence. Query; "why did they want to get my son alone away from me?'' " l
 And now another one appears on the 1 scene. Yesterday morning I got let l ter from the, Rev. Dr. A. D. Vail re- I questing me to send the bill I intended to present for the supper Gas he called l it.) Now, in the first place, what would I be the use Of my presenting my bill ] when the first two reverend gentlemen I said emphatically they would not pay I it; and in the second place I would be ashamed to sue 8 Methodist minister, a brother in the church of my choice, where have been for fifty-five years, and, thirdly, what would get if did i SO. I say here publicly that IT shall :, never render any bill they eaIfnet-have the satisfaction of re- fusing me; I contributed three times towards the expenses, paid one dollar for two reserved tickets to the Hype- rion, which would not have been of any I use if had not been in the Hyperion before 7.45, so I was informed by one of I the ushers have learned to-day that l the committee went or sent toanother I caterer, and he gave them the same price as me for about the Same things, I except salaAs and he would not touch it less than $20O for 400 persons guaran- teed. If they were not trying to get it l low why did they not give tito, him?
 Mr. Morse says: :, said the lady wait CTS eat it all up. T never uttered such aword, as the walters saw were gen. tlenen with aprons on. I did say nn- derstood the walters were to eat first, I and If they did they probably had all l they Manted He said they did not l