The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-13
POET W|NED AND DINED,
Charles Warren Stoddard Well
coined Home by the
Bird of Wisdom.
SWEET MUSIC AND KIND TALK.
Messages of Good Will From Rud-
yard kipling and E. w.
Townsend.

The dinner at the Bohemian Club last
evening in honor of Charles Warren Stod-
dard will lave place in the ANNALS of
Bohemia" The poet was one OF the
founders of the club. and several of his
oid-tim associates are still members OF
the institution. Flowers constituted the
chief decoration of the table. cartoon
painted by Joseph D. Strong IN 1873, to
commemorate Ladies Jinks, OF which
the subject was "Sweethearts and Wives,
and the sire, Mr.. Stoddard, held the posts
of distinction among the pictures of the
banquet hall.
The banquet was a spirited function,
there being in it much of what is called
tgo." The music was inspiring, all the
places reserved were filled, and the enthu-
siasm attained such pitch of good-feeling
that Daniel O'Connell was impelled to
vary the order OF exercises and welcome
his brother poet before the roast. Then
he gracefully placed the control of cere,
monies in the hands and head OF Joseph ID.
Redding, who subsequently presided with
rare tact and animation.
Responding to Mr.. Reddings remarks
| of welcome, Mr.. Stoddard said that he had
two messages to give to the club. The
first was from Ned Townsend, whose words
were: ''You are going to Bohemia. Tell
them for me that | am all and always
| THEIRS
The second was from Rudyard Kiphng
whose words were: 'Do not forget to give
my love to the members of the Bohemian
| Club. They were good to me, and L never
shall forget them"
The poet remarked incidentally that if
Rudyard Kipling had ever been quoted by
any newspaper as saying aught against
the Bohemian Club, he had not been cor
rectly quoted.
The messages were received with APP
propriate applause and delight, winch
moved the poet to fervently wish that
Townsend and Kipling were present.
Sweet and merry music, and much OF 1t,
came in from time to time. George 7.
Bromley read an original poem, and sang
several verses of it. Nearly everybody
that wanted to make a speech got an OPP
portunity to talk, and a great deal OF the
talk was happy, witty and kind. And
champagne did bubble.
The people attending the dinner were:
Ed H. Hamilton, Daniel O'Connen, D. NJ.
Delmas, w. 6. Stafford, j. D. Strong. Edgar A.
Miner, j. D. Redding, Evan J. Coleman, Hor
ace g. Platt, Hugh NJ Burke, James A. Thomp
William Sproule, Harry n. Gray, Harry
Dimond William Greer Harrison, j. F. Shee-
han, William Forsyth, Louis Sloss. Jr, solly
Walter, Joseph Austin, A. Gerberding, NJ. P.
Wiggin, Charles B. Stone, Edgar d. PeixotO,
H j. Stewart, w. G.. Curtis, C. ]. Eos
ter, DR.. Arnold Sidney NJ. Smith, J.
L. Beard, John Stanton, A. Joullin, D. de
V. Graham, Jeremiah Lynch, Louis Schmidt,
Benjamin r. Swan. r. II. Fletcher, Charles
Robinson, c. Wethered, Selim E. Woodwork,
| Thomas Richard, Frank Coffin. Harry MARTINEZ,
| DR.. w. ]. Younger, DR.. Cushing, Laurie Bun
| ten, George w. Nagle, David Bush, j. NJ. Hamil-
ton, H. n. Clement and William Forsythe.
! The dinner was projected by a commit
| tee consisting of Daniel O'Connell, one of
the few surviving charter members of the
club, Joseph Austin, j. D. Strong, c. j.
Foster and Hugh NJ. Burke. 1t was in
formal throughout.