Evening journal., 1895-06-25
FUN AR THE JENNINGS.
Newspa per Men Commingle
at a Fine Banquet.
aREAT aEED-0FF zoe TWO goRIBEg


Mr.. vernon. Of That Valuable Palladium
Of Public Thought, the Daily Repub-
lican, Spoke of tho Nutrition ia a
Soft Shell Crab-Presents for Jones
aud walker. who Displayed wonder
fuI Oratorioai Powers
The spacious dining hall Of the Hotel
Jennings rang loud and long with merri
ment yesterday afternoon wit and
humoT such as only an overworked news
parer man possesses, was freely dispensed
1t was the occasion Of farewell dinner
to Trsvers Jones and William Fl
Walker. who recently resigned from the
staff Of Every Evening and sought new
fields Of work.
Thirty scribes sat down to the festal
board, and amid song aud frequent
ebullitions Of merry laughter bade adieu
to their departing associates Speeches
were ia order. Every body attempted to
make some display Of oratorlcal power.
Poets we're numerous st the table In
spired by the muse, John Harknese,
poet laureate Of New Castle county, arose
and sang an original lay.
No such applause as greeted him when
be- resumed his seat has ever bsen heard
Of the Glover Club board Il was simply
stupendous With expressions Of keen
appreciation and his face beamlng with
radiant smiles Professor Harknegs again
rendered his lay, this time In q more
effective manner The originality Of The
poem 80 impressed the scrl5es that an
order for phonograpb was drawn up
and sent to nearby establishment. 1t
Z he 4.44X
Mr. Hsrkneas Wafble his ditfy for the
third tine 80 that the phonograph could
give another reproduction OF IL aud keep
the mirsh In an effervescent state Sad
TO say, however, the phonograph did not
arrive This was the only dissppoint
ment the newspaper men had
In q pretty and appropriate speech
Charles Il. kiNinger expressed his
esteem for the honorary guests and
presented to each token OF the respect
Of John Edward Addicks There was an
outburst Of applause after Mr.. Kittinger
made the presentation
George w Roberts was the "Chauncey
| Depew" OF the occasion His speech on
the vieissitudes Of Wilmington news
paper mans life was favorably received
by his fellow-workers
AS q iule, Newspaper men are not
orators Messrs Jones and Walker are
however, exceptions Their responses to
the several speeches were emblsz5ned
with sincerity and bristled with aloqnenoe.
Both expressed regret in severing their
happy relationship with Wilmington
newspaper men
Perhaps the most amusing and charae-
terissie incident Of the occasion was
Chairman William II Hills attem pt 10
speaE AS soon as he arose there we're
cries of Sit down, ETC 40 wn; "more
copy, please" ''send down that edi
torial proof These conti ued for q
brief space of time and Mr. Hill finally
succeeded Ia avaiiing himself OF an
opportunity TO give vent 20 the feelings
which burned within him
Frederick Stanton Gore city editor Of
the Sunday Star, was spp oiuted a com
mlttee to talk to himself His witticisms
never failed to provoke laughter "Casey
at the Bat" was sung by Thomas
Odgsrs. 10 wss afterwards requested
to furnish each person present with q
copy Of the words and music
An UNIQUE and quite unexpected per
foImance WAS given bv Scott Vernon Of
the DAILY Republican. Only yester-
dsy his associates ia newspaperdom dis
covered that be has q fondness for soft
shell crabs Two OF these delicious crust
acsanl found their wsy into that spa-
eious digestive organ OF which Mr.
Vernon is the proud posessor. This
Was during The early part OF the festiv-
ity. The genial editor OF the Repnbl can
was bubbling over with enthusiasm He
ordered another crab In an instant il
disappeared. No one fRncied the sad
result. How well Mr. Vernon relished
~, he failed to say. All his happy
frieLds know is that his rotund figure
vanished suddenly from their sight. and
did not return. The CELEBRITY with which
he moved from the banquet room would
have astonished college sprinter.
lmpromptu speeches were also made by
Joseph z. Wilkins, city editor Of Every
Evening, aud William II. Kurtz. formerly
Of Every Evening A Kooch, proprie
tor Of the Freie Press Q, msde a speech III
6srmsn, (no one but Chairman Hill
understood a word Of iD J Milton
Davidson, city editor Of the EVENING
JOURNAL, gave a recitation which caused
flnttering sensation IN the vest pocket
or every scribe His whole theme was
little work and big pay This. Of course is
what every newspaper man in Whining
ton Is looking for. Thomas w Mulford, Of
the EVENING JOURNAL. was awfully
funny. His friends are still longing 10
know the point to the Joke which caused
such 8 oontortion OF faces yesteidsy
Reform in WILMINGTON Newspaper
Work" was the title Of the address de-
livsred BY John Hamilton, Of the Morning
News
Here is what the peIt scribblers ate:
Little Neck CLANS.
Oxtail Soup
Boiled Blue Fish Hollandaise Sauce
Ribs Prime Beef. Madeira Sauce.
Boiled Potatoes. Sugar Beets
Broiled spring Chicken.
Hominy Croauets. Sweet Breads.
Olives. French Peas.
Gherkins Sliced Tomatoes.
Pineapple. Ice Cream
Chocolate Waters.
Coffee.
There were present William Hill,
George w. Roberts, j. Travers
Jones. William H. Walker, J. A
Curry. H. T. Price, Charles L
Gray, J. > Hamilton, A. w. Cummins,
Thomas Mulford, William I. Euriz. w.
Scott Vernon, A. j. Kooch, A. o. H..
Grier. Gerhard Schirmer, Robert g..
Shaw, Charles II. Kittinger, j. Thomas
0dgers Joseph z wilkins, John O
darkness, J. Milton Davidson. Frederick
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