New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-14
TRAIN AS MASTER OF THE FEAST.
LIVELY DINNER OF THE THIRTEEN CLUB
THE CITIZEN IN GREAT FORM.


The Thirteen Club which fears not the hoodoo
nor regards signs and omens held its February
dinner last evening at Mills Hotel No j. 1T was
IN all probability as gorously an Informal time as
even the Thirteen Club ever had. II was not as IN
formal as the great and famous Prince OF wares
hoax with which the club imposed upon d conhding
public. but that was a hoax. ard not dinner
The Thirteen Club is bound together by the Ties Oh
a contempt Of that number The club thumbs It's
at No IS and at all other superstitons In the
person Of No. lS. There were consequently twice
thirteen tables in the general dining-room OF 'he
hotel and at each table sat thirteen guests not all
OF whom were members Of the club. Many women
were included In the number OF diners, ana even
ing dress not exceptional The guests sat
down to dine al the hour OF 7:l3 o'clock and each
OF them paid the munihcont sum OF lS cents Tor
his dinner. None Of the guests were heard 10 COM
plain. and here is what they got for 10 cents;
Vegetable. 'ooF' Tomato with rice.
L0'n Of 'o TRaEf PsIS sEG"' sF'vy
Cabinet pudding. rlsin rice pgddns Bread po'o''s
-, Apple '"uee' c,,.. s'e"sa pr""esM us
In order that the bzarreress. so to speak, OF tho
occasion might be OF the bizarrest Citizen George
Francis Train. long an honored member OF the
Thirteen Club. was selected chairman of the
who proposed that the dinner should be eaten at
the Mills Hotel, where re lives. having removed
his goods and chattes ththc: from the Continental
Hotel not long ago. Mr.. Train was not seen 10
eat anything last evening. The responsibility OF
the occasion kept him the jump. and his efforts
10 obtain quiet when the after-dinner performers
began TO do their stunts made more noise than
steam roller falling down nine flights of stairs.
When the guests had gone from soup 10 stewed
prunes and coffee, Citizen Train lefi off shouting
at the waters and mounted chair. To tell what
took place after would hll several volumes OF The
Tribune. but here is par: OF 1t:
Citizen Tra!n-Are you all full?
Chorus-Ah. ycs-you bet-not yet
Citizen Train-lsn't this good place TO hoid
a dinner Of the Thirteen club? Thomson street
Houston street-Broadway cable-au thirteen let
ters. Would have been in Bleecker street II some
damn fool hadn't stuck c into IT, Lnlr's sndre ey
eTs in Geo Washngton IhUs ;reaI apnlause
1905 divided by j. makes lao order. say ordet
for a gaveD and introduces John Lloyd Thomas as
the manager of the hotel Mr. Thomas rises 10
Chorus-Chair, Get up in chair Chair! (Mr
Thomas biushes but yields TO the demand)
Citzen Train Uhumping The table with the cross
bone-Order. Perfect order! ,.
Mr. Thomas-That many OF you have
Citizen Train (glaring about the Toom,-PeTIiect
order, This IS club OF gentlemen Cine walters
Mr. Mr. Thomas completing his unhcard speech
hope IT will not ne the last time We snai. see you
here. Citizen Train introduces Morris . YIN A.
Mr. Ulman-Im afraid You'll have 10 take 1t out
- citizen Tran-YOu're handsome enoppghi Che
Sftizen Train (srinning delightedly)-We have
With mir George knks y OF f WdTd France
Mr. Lqk after being force to ta keoSnr ore,
(Descends 10 tn. fo1r amid The CHEERS Oh 'ne "P
proving crowd ,, .,,h hi. cross.
Ta pq SPLITS rd nf 'pG RsvS NH d ri
with books I have made the fortunes OF editors
ti,izen Train-E3r. $40 was the only money ever
got in Pay Tor il. INTRODUCES o'U os sanarated
from the SO Colonei Mann mounts chair ans
Acknowledges the accusation amid the p"u'''s ''
citzen anMy sOn,in.law Philip d. 95. Gnia tEai
Mao has the Sss6i 3 M4 Sr mounts chair
All" III Gnagcrf lin no, best with motber-g:
a passage rom 'othello" TO great enhgs ,o~
hcard in my lie order. Perfect order. MI Ozark
bSW r Bell climbing upon chair)-Mr. Train owns
ci'izen Train-Worth $4,000 oco-thir'y million
'G Mr Befi-Thc work Of tho Thirteen Club is no, not
done for ask1d Ella W4 nof ae 20 ST at table
AZ which there were thirteen people ~, :,
srbas his rsreer as Counsel for Mr. Train and say.
that his client intends 70 get cGnmlsSlono - ~
upon his case and adjudlcate MS cams o" '''''"A
Gi,izcn Tran-splepdid. order, Splendid M
Mickey Finn from he altitude Of chal7)
A rare 10 - winds no-riE fiing
For ,ha damp cold grave IS tesd sure ming
thing were alive nE,l
And the damp. cold grave &c out - siSnt' ~, .
"A member OF the club sings "On the Road 70
Then d. Russell Throckmorton climbs onto
''"Yon'd scarce expect one Of my age to spea:; IN
PUPIL o0 0 quartet was in fu bias. with El Cant
-" when tho reporter pushed his way throue
Inc crowd that thronged the corridors or the ho'ei
and the Sidewalk in from Of the building -
some OF the mon who enjoyed th' dlnneT ana us
attendant festivities were ThaddeEs p: Wakeman'
a,tst :" Donovar Theodore W. Davis. Frederick {.
1iami,.on William f. Wilkinson. J. :. Gausmann.
g a Montgomery and leral other members or NE
Ieoe,ariar club: A NJ. Copeland II. II. BtochWaN'
+ a Cord". KATE Masterson. Or +. b. Foote IT..
and J. r. Aba:ba0oll
talk ABOTT A PERMANENT ORCHESTRA.