New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-21
THE QUAINT CLUB DINNER.
A JOLLY COMPANY. MANY or WHOM WE'RE RAIL
ROAD MEN GATHERED IN THE Wall
DORF BANQUET HALL.

DORF BANQUET HALL
The members of the Quaint Club met al 'he
Hotel Waldorf last night to enjoy theT se
occasional" dinner. The decorations OF the 'apie'
consisted of links of green ivy leaves, WHICH laiu
over the snow-whte cloths. made charming e'
feet. The majority Of those present last heh' W.
railroad men, so the dinner was started on tii'ic
and good runs were made No one was side
tracked" but when the speeches began the speah
ers had to take many flying switches at riSA
in order to pull in ION time" and most OF them
accomplished this, in spite of the jolly cro"u VI
train--that is-speech "wreckers There were "o
formal toasts. All present made speeches. the ma
iorlty of which were short and to the point Inc
short speeches were generally delivered without the
sneaker arising and then they were received WIN
laughter and applause" Every man at the YIN
ner found his plate a big page OF NaPh'n
roasts" These clever little rhymes ana wen
"bit Off" the men of whom they were written. The
menu cards were unque-that Is, quaint. a cha'ie
leon with a golden chain around his neck SPRAYED
ON the cover and on the inside was legend
(emphasis should be placed on the first syllable
of this word and the 'g pronounced hard) "hich
read: IF you don't get good dinner KICK LOT H.
A nrettv illustration accompanied the "leGend.
Many jolly songs were sung ana the dinner was
success from start to finsh.
George H. Daniels. of the New-York Central RAN
road. presided. At his right were q. O. Mccormick
,orerat traffic manager Of the big Four j. e.
Anderson passenger agent OF the New-fOrk On
tario and Western; y. j. Power. OF the Grahd
Trunk; f. j. Wolfe general passenger agent Oh the
New-York Central Railroad; G. H. crane general
passenger agent of the Wabash Line AT his lett sat
p C. Atmore general passenger agent OF the LOUIS
VILE and Nashville; d. b. Martin general passeh-
ger agent of the big Four; W. l.. Guiiiah'eh'
traffic manager OF the Old Dominion Lihe' JAMES
t. Townsend and John W. Keller ,,o,
Among others present were DE- /" - ;3,aitai,'
Arthur j. Bowers, Job T.. Hedges, D. w Bufuckk'
general passenger agent of the Delaware ana iiuo
Son: John A. Scheicher. George +. Splhney' OF ne
Times George L. COunor trafflc manager, OF ttie
New-York New Haven and Hartford; q. ~ rayio,'
ren.ral passenger agent of the Fan RIVER Line =
= KondaII of the Old Dominion Line; Henry Fol
ger president of the ST. Louis steamboat CoInp.i'!
Charles e. Lambert, general PASSENGER agent ~ Oa
the West shore; W. X. Gillette. auditor OF tne
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fee, " caldwell agsnt
OF the West shore chicago; H. - Ias9G: msent
Of The West shore at New-Iork; j. IL Iremp9i5S'
~ " Tansill. f. G. Lemon. W. j. Arkell D.
Gillian. c. ~ Baraton, of the LONDON ana es
yr,stern Railroad, who is also secretary an redS
urcr Of the club. George \. Price, W Beriii NJ. ~,
Eoache d. j. Flanders. +. J. RICHARDS y non I
Rove ". :. Rode. George De H2SSel. ihe 20 r
II Lee l.. ". Cummings. f. H. lipbari w l.
Bull and W. IL. Woolverton