The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-28
'COLLISS LITTLE DINNER.
NO POLITICS, OF ooURsD-LooK ar
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over ana Under. to Len ana RiEht. ne Threw
the Three Card Sasnte-And n hny Othes
Gentiemnn Present was Buss Abscntiy viii
Three walnut Shells ana . Pee, what Of tti
Gen. @. H. T. Coils, Mayor strong's Connie
aioner Of Public Works. gave q dinner last
night at the Claremont- The guests were the
Hon. George r. Bidwell, Collector Of the Port
Of New York; tho Hon. Frederick g. Gibbs,
National Committeeman Of the State OF New
York; tho Hon. Cornelius Van Colt.
Of the city Of New York; William Henkel, the
Superintendent Of Membranes, who Is to
be the United States Marshal; Silas O.
Croft, Charities Commissioner. who is to
be Surveyor OF the Port OF New York
on Dot. /; Lomuel E. Quigg. President Of
tho Republican County Committee; District
Attorney Olcott, who Is no longer considered
available as a candidate for Mayor Of Greater
New York; George G. Austin, Chairman
Of the Cities Committee of the Assem-
bly,; Thomas L. Hamilton, ono Of tho
Subway Commissioners; John Riesenwobor.
who has Just received the contract for furnishing
feed at tho Custom House; George II. Hilliard.
Excise Commissioner Of tho city Of New York;
Martin Healcy. the anti-Platt leader In tho
First district, and John c. Graham. who holds q
place In the Department of Public Works under
Mr.. Coils.
Mr.. Coils, IL will DO remembered, became .
member Of the Republican County Committee
recently. and he makes no secret Of the fact that
he 10 for Mayor Strong for the first Mayor Of
Greater New York. He is Mayor strong's
Public Works Commissioner. and ho 10 the Boss
Of Clarcmont. Mr.. Coils is u politician.
originally from Philadelphia. Mr.. Coils doesn't
Teason for doing It. Mr.. coils ii has has been known SSSa
be Thought ny he e., might H., carry hIs point by y
game was in Philadelphia. and his second OK
perience was in Wall street. New York. Gen.
harmless. and are started for his own amusement
,vi A glance shaS at, the Be- lis @o Il guests us1.s,p printed : above sS,s
lot ." Of f" Citizens e%s' on 9' Which chi to ' work a th Sses su,S
monte game. Gen. Coils sent out his invitations
to this dinner only a day or so ago. and as a
when the cro@d Is small, and there '" are no on.
lockers. he didn't tell anybody that there was TO
s az e a,"asr it was Wso as Sc { sad f shas t I"s ye Wss ny
political signihcance to it-not any; # was
T ISst sys a S Eiysn H ~ sjs liES %Sss Of re the dinners hrs
Gen. Collis's guests gathered at the Claremont
course. occupied the seat Mt the head Of tho
table. Best Q him on the right was Republican
President Quigg OF the County COMMITTEES.
Over the CLAIMS they discussed the weather;
over tho soup they. discussed Central Park and
the menagerie, and SO over course after course
to he end they selected timely topics.
All the time. however, Gen. Coils, the host,
monkeyed with the three car!s that arc used In
the game. and he really did think he was MAX
ing a good deal OF Roadway. His distinguished
guests nodded and smiled and smiled and
nodded and smiled again. and occasionally said
yes" and they jollied Gen. Coils in great
shape.
After everything had boon eaten and the table
hat been cleared the walters brought in great
bowls of fruit and nuts, hazel nuts, pecans,
and English walnuts-particularly English
walnuts. The General was happy. He kept
right on monkeying with the three cards. and It
really did look as IL possibly he might have
caught something. when he happened to glance
in the direction OF the Hon. Lemuel Z. Quigg.
On the table in 'front.' Of him Mr.. Quigg had
three English walnut shells, and he had one of
the little French peas that had been served
earlier In the dinner. Mr.. Quigg was very in
tent on this layout.
Tn, pea would disappear. now 1t would be
under one shell. now under another, and then IL
wouldn't be under any OF them. He didn't say
anything and he didn't smile. But the moment
he laid his eyes on them, Gen. Coils whistled.
The other gentlemen watched Mr.. Quigg, too,
and they began to smile.
BY and by Mr.. Coils put up his three cards,
had had q splendid time. and that there wasn't
any politics in It at all. But Mr.. Coils,
he knew. and Mr.. Quigg he knew, and
when Mr.. Quigg left the table he followed the
example of Gen. Coils. and he put tho three
walnut shells and the pea In his pocket.