Evening journal., 1899-09-26

Society Editor, care or the ENenlhB jour
bal. Communications should be written
on one side OF the paper only.
A MOST PLEASANT SURPRISE.
From the columns Of the Morning
News and Sun the following account
of social function given last evening
to the retiring manager Of the Evening
Journal is taken
George Carter, for several years the
managing editor of the Evening Jour
nal, who has resigned to accept a posi-
tion on the staff OF the New York
Press, was given farewell dinner by
his intimate newspaper friends at
Herdman's cafe last evening. Invita-
tions were confined to the Intimate
friends OF Mr.. Carter, those who had
most come into contact with him.
ghe dinner was a complete surprise
TO Mr. Carter. He leaves for his new
field tomorrow, and his friends deter
mined to take him unawares. He was
inveigled into going to dinner with one
of the party, and an excuse made
to get him into the cafe. Here, the
others of the party were waiting, and
the victim of the plot was compelled to
acknowledge that for once in his life
he had been badly beaten" He ap-
peared to be the only man who did not
know of the plot.
Among those besides Mr.. Carter
were eX-Congressman l.. Irving Handy,
A. w. Cummins, news editor OF he
Morning News Harrie T. Price, city
editor of the Morning News; Joseph H.
Martin, managing editor Of The Star;
Clement b. Hallam and Charles E.
Gray, of the Morning News stan;
Charles b. Palmer, Every Evening; A.
o. II. Grier city editor of Every Bven-
ing; ]. Albert Curry correspondent
Public Ledger; Arthur c. Davies, The
Daily Republican; G. S. Jones, city
editor Of The Sun, and William Garter,
OF The Sun.
The menu cards were gotten up in
newspaper style and we're called "The
| Journal of George" They contained a
humorous account of Mr.. Carter's dis
appearance and his discovery at the
dinner They we're written by c. B.
| Palmer.
They were arranged in the news
paper style and contained the follow
ing menu:
Oysters on Half Shell.
"Strive nightly, but eat and drink as
friends"
Chops with Peas
"This dish of meat is too good for any
| but anglers or very honest men,"
| Sweetbread Croquettes. Saratoga Chips
For he on honey dew hath fed
Fried Oysters.
He was a bold man that first eat an
oyster"
\ Potato Salad
"Yet, let's be merry"
Celery.
"Oh, better, no doubt, Is a dinner O
herbs"
Il Ice Cream and Cakes.
Coffee.
He hath eaten me out OF house ant
home"
After the supper the party repaire'
: 10 the smoking room, where they talk
! ed Of the many days. pleasant and un
d, pheasant, during the past eight years II
which Mr. Carter has been associates
with them In journalistic work in viii
b mingtOn.
They one and all wished him success
in his new field of labor and told hin
how sorry they were to lose him.
Mr.. Carter was noticeably touched b.
the good fellowship feeling which wa
manifested by his fellow newspape
men and made a short but apprOpriat
0 speech, in which he thanked them 70
D their courtesy and said he was sorry
J sever the connection, but felt ii was 70
the best He furthermore said h
:, would be glad to have them call o
Y him in New York and would at an
= time be pleased to assist any Of ther
In any manner within his power.
p A. w. Cummins, OF the Mornin
News, made short speech, in whic
j he said that he had known Mr.. Carte
2 since childhood and then related som
experiences he remembered as a bo.
+ concluding his remarks by wishing hii
= success.
II Mr. Handy followed with a few con
j. plimentary remarks, and said that b
hoped to see Mr. Carter employed !
Y Wilmington again
d After spending about an hour OvC
&; the cigars the party shook hands wit
Mr.. Carter and departed.