New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-21
GUESTS OF THE PRESS CLUB.
ANNUAL DINNER OF THE ORGANIZATION
HELD.

served, happy talks by men Oh VII ""N
and an air OF jolly goodfellowshIp over all-ha, IN
h,i, q tina story Of the New-York Press Club din
Nor which took place at Delmorico's last night.
II WAS the twenty -hrst annua. dinner ana was
ithout doubt the most successful entertainments w
the kind ever given by the club which Chaunees VI.
Depew referred TO az just having come OF age ana
ready to take care Of itself
Although called for o'clock. II was past p. III
before the 265 guests were seated at six tapies
placed lengthwise of the large dining hall frssi-
dent j. Howard. jr.. presided at the guests tapie
a nd had at his right Chauncey NJ Depew. ana AT
his left the Rev Or. II. Y. Satterlee DINERS a'
The table were the Rev. Or. Frederick H. Rocker.
who came from Washington to represent Mon
signor Satolli. the Apostolic Delegate; Charles
Emory Smith ex-Minister to Russia; James W.
Scott. John T.. Searles. George H. Daniels Briga-
dier-General James Meier. George H. Rowe
Stephen O'Meara. Frederick Nilliers. Murat Hal
stead. Henry c. Miner. Frederick f. Whitney and
H. Beerbohm Tree
The Rev Or Satteree asked blessing and then.
while tic Ladies Marine Mandolin Orchestra played
something suggestive Of good things to eat ana
drink the dinner proper was begun IL was iuly
two hours between oysters and coffee. ana the
cream-colored decorations began to look blue
through the tobacco smoke. when President How
ard wrapped for order and announced that the
feast OF oratory was about to begin.
REMARKS OF MIR HOWARD.
MIR Howard in welcoming the guests OF the Press
Club said. we are all up-towners and were
glad Of it," He promised his hearers that In the
near future the club would be able To welcome ''S
guests in it's home and then told Of the sood
work which the Press club had done lie "hc''e"
the appetititcs OF the guests by telling what real
feast OF oratory had been prepared for them ana
then introduced Chaunccy NJ. Depew as one who
long since graduated from the ranks of the poll
ticans
Loud applause greeted Mr.. Depew. and Hes
jolly good fellow" was sung with great vgor De
fore he could say a word
II glad Mr.. Howard told YOU who am. n"
sad FOR 1t seems necessary to do that sometimes
To prove this assertion. Mr.. Dopew told a story
. bout couple Of children who. passing 81. Bar
thoomcws Church evening recently "a" Il
light at unusual hour and went In. we "a"
the church fun Of people. they told th''i
father when they came home. "and the rector Sd'n
that this meeting TO do something TOT me
Armenians Then an old Armenian got up to Talk
AMI We left
They thought was the Armenian" said Mr.
Depew and II shows that IL is safe 20 have people
tell just who one Is
Mr. Dcpcw spoke Of the struggles OF the iI'sS
club during its vcnty-onc years OF existence or iis
bravery in adversely. and how Its airy indiN'reh'e
to debt Was a thing Of beauty and Joy forever.
had struggled manfuy. until now II occupied Inc
place of the people who are AFRAID of an lh'o'n"
tax"
Mr. Dcpcw traced the growth Of club lIfe IN ms
country and showed how the Press club "as Tx"
all tn. rest and still unlike any other club Ih"n
the speaker told what ne knew about r"p'ri"rs
and the applause which came 10 him from the work
ing newspaper people present showed no" fdForahy
he spoke Of their profession.
The reporter" he said. makes the newspaper.
he lt = VINO makes the fam" Of man. He i the
bee, photographer In the world You can't eap'nr"
him by nat'ery. AMI that's the reason tell ID"
truth about him
MIR pepew said that neither reporting nor IN
teryiowing'" were modern arts and referred to
ST Luke's account Of the doings 81 the Apostles
as the greatest feat Of reporting he knew o.
As To "INTERNIENlNG.
"And ,s :. inier,icwlng" H. said. especially
such interviews as one holds with himself AMI
knows they are correct on that account IN" great
one / know of - N" one ln when caesar "'-
scrincs biz own grcttn--s." Nj pepeN Denounced
A. the 'rneancsi man on earth" the one who calls
a reporter 20 veniilaic hi- IDEAS. and when he
finds that ~ Is heinz Jumped upon for those
IDEAS. regulates the interview.
Il can SAY" s.Ad the speaker mat IN my ex-
p.rirnce with reporters and you all know that II
is large | have never been misrepr"senied. except
los incapacity or accident. -
Journalism m Mr. rrpeV's opinion. - ~" young
lady reporter" AMI hs account o; ho~ youns womsn
as. What would YOU 10 Win Ta-hrr , Sn"n,h
a woman propose and could woman n'c"nr
"A aff.r-lNn"r speaker fdi'Nl l'fiH ''HA b'"''
81 laughter
THE REV DIR. ROoKER SPEAKS.
The Rev. Or Rocker wa. the next speaker. He
became popular At once 10y referring to the fact
that h.. vas now IN the atmosphere OF journalism
He sII that b. came IN" representative OF
Monsignor saioln. whose absence he might explain
ty saying that he remained away because he feared
Mons gnor Satolli had been told that he hah spocn
he chances OF TWO three Presidential candidates
.nAf
Sav ' thn, When he heard that Sir Depew
ing here he .aid. Rocker. ia better not go.
but that's not The truth. He looked forward with
great pleasure to being here voos,soor s,,o,u had
dictated speech in which he told OF his appfT,s,
gn Of BS%esy o. and H%T'c ana
leved IL TO be great factor for the morality and
He is impressed" said Or. Rocker, with the
accuracy with which his mission has been under
stood The great daily papers have seldom mis- mis-
fere with anything which exists when IL Ame''-
can" ,
To show Mon,isnor sato;lrs views on American
institutions Or Rocker said that number S.i OF yr%ts
he said to him one day. when he was u and IN bed
cohsfe would ae place " mysof a, the head Of
PAIN to- to n.! on 9c s Tsso Ei With thu
AFFAIRS AFFAIR." Of the the p siates. ''''
Dr. Rocker said that SaionIs mission to ms rs
business. Ills whole mission Is TO expedite disci-
pnary business. II there Is State secret have
revealed ~
stephen o. M"ara. OF Boston. was asked 10 speak
upon Eastern Journalism" and he said mat ne
could not do 80. because there was no such thinS
Eastern journalism. or, for that matter. any
Western southern NewYork journalism
there only American journalism. News papers
Of this country have become. Of recent years. al
most homogeneous he went ON. and 80 II has
been with the newspaper men. They have all he
come American newspaper men. loyal and sieadihst
10 their profession
Mr.. Howard next introduced Charles Emory Smith;
administer to Russia, and at present Editor ot
The Philadelphia Press" lie spoke on political
Journalism"
POLITICAL JOURNALISM
lie sad In part, II deeply grateful TO be
with YOU on your twenty-ilrst birthday. and doubly
glad because | see at the tables around me my
graduates. And yet II IL presumptuous to call
them my graduates because they can all teach me.
and would be glad TO sit at their feet and learn.
These young men from the country have stis-
tanned their character and have kept along with
the brilliant old men. the tried and experienced
men OF the profession. These young en-