The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
CALLS" STAFF SUPS
A Unique Midnight Affair in
the Latin Quarter That
Caught On"

Bohemia was given new form of social
delight night before last. Neither society
nor society ever knew Just its like be-
fore, and that is the wonder of it, and that
is little part of the charm that jeweled it.
It was iscovered-invented rather-by
THE CALL reporters, who are always out
for something new. Newspaper men have
often and for long fretted the small and
the early hours with their links" But
it is not within the recollection of local re-
porters that the staff of a newspaper has
brought wives and lady friends out into
the night when midnight had passed and
the days record of big City was made up,
and, plunging into the bohemian quar-
teri of town, have with the ladies they
most respect, with distinguished parson
'and with wine, feasting and song made
merry until the morning sun had set the
Citvs heights afame.
This original social affair was a natural
and spontaneous expression of the frater-
nal spirit which, under the old and es-
peciallv under the new management of
THE CALL, has made its internal life pecu-
liar among that of newspaper offices in
the genial human kindness and loyalty
that pervades it and lightens its la5ors.
The idea occurred few days ago to
John P. Cosgrave, who had TO leave on
Friday to represent the paper at ST. Louis.
1t was quickly approved Joint social
affair among newspaper men in the re-
spectacle hours that the rest of the world
so improve is impossible, because they
must be on watch while the rest are doing.
A small committee of arrangements en-
gagged Martinelli's restaurant in the Com
mercial Hotel, arranged that the supper
should be made winsome, and made As
sistant City Editor Adam a committee
on entertainment.
When Fridays midnight came the
police reporter had on white vest, the
cleanup of news was about finished,
Tom Gregory, the chief staff poet was
hurriedly searching dictionary of rhymes
for something to go with ''-izzle," and
the frebell graciously stopped with first
alarm.
And at 1 A. M. there were thirty-tive
Jolly good fellows in hall prettily deco
rated with hangings, flowers and a long
table brilliant in color and crowded with
good things. What followed might not
have been just to a roysterer's liking, but
it was keenly.enjoyed by those there, and
no suspicion of regret followed its jolly
but seemly end.
Mrs. Adam convulsed the assembly with
some inimitable character limitations, E.
G. Stock told dialect stories, Tom Gregory
and F. L. Perkins displayed their consid-
GRAFTON by not singing, Frank Lister sang
to guitar accompaniment, and there were
a rendering by Mr.. Logan, piano selections
by Mrs. L. Seidenberg and brief contrlbu-
tions by others.
A little period of serious and apprecia-
tive talk about the affair followed Sam w.
Wallis reading of his clever bear poem at
about 4 A. NJ. Q. M. Coe, president of the
Press Club; @. W. Mackrett, J. H. Critics,
M. ]. White and others of the staff ex-
pressed the sentiments OF all regarding
the gratifying success of the affair.
A committee was appointed on the sug-
gestion of l.. d. Adam to arrange SINH
lar getting together month hence and u
plan to make the Institution permanent
one. Aud Lang Syne, America" and
"Home, Sweet Home came with the end.
Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Adam Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Seidenberg, Mr.. and Mrs. F. n. Hackett Mr.
and Mrs. J. II. Critics. Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Wall
Miss Nellie Buckley, Miss NJ. E. Lister Ms. E.
c. Newhoff, Mrs. ]. p. Cosgrave, Miss Belle
Newhof, Mrs. Luella Green Harton, Miss Die
fendorf, Rev. Dr. w. L. Birch, ]. A. Filcher, G.
N. Coe, NJ. J. White. Frederick Bishop, J. o.
Denny, Z. w. Parker, Henry Logan, +. L. Per-
kins, E. C. Stock, George w. Mackrett, Frank
Lister. George Adam, Thomas Gregory.
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