The Washington times., 1902-01-08
LOVING CUP
PASSED ROUND.
Hon. Thomas B. Reed Gives
a Big Dinner Party.
ENTERTAINED HIS OLD FRIENDS,
Former Speaker Proclaimed the
"re"s' 'he rouse Ever Knew
Governor OdeI of New York, Who
Was Unable tOi Bel Present. Sent
Kindly Greetings.

| Hon. Thomas B. Reed and n marty of
MS Congressional friends with whom he
was wont to dine once month during
his incumbency of the, Speakership of
| the House Of Representatives discussed
| rough -and-ready oysters, terrapin and
canvasback ducks at Hafvey's last night.
| and incidentally passed around the loving
cup that was presented to the statesman
| from Maine on the eve of his retirement
from the Speakership.
Elaborate preparations were made for
the dinner. The guests of the evening
were seated at a round table in lhe CEN
/ ire OF which was an artificial pond. with
swimming fish, while stuffed canvasback
ducks and terrapin saw their reflections
in the pond. The floral decorations were
gorgeous in the extreme. consisting of
maidenhair fern, Christmas holly. roses
of every hue. including the American
Beauty. violets. and carnations.
Guests of the Evening.
Covers were laid Tor sixteen, but the
elaborate menu that was served was only
| discussed by eleven, including the ex-
Speaker himself. The guests of the even
| ing were:
Judge Warren Hooker, of the Fifty
third, Fifty-fourth, and Fifty-ffth Con-
crosses, and chairman of the Rivers and
Harbors Committee; Hon. Frank s. Black,
former Governor of New York State and
| a member of the Fifty-fourth Congress;
Hon. J. S. Sherman, who has been a MEM
ber of the lower house continually from
the Fifty first Congress; Hon. Wallace T.
| Foote, jr., member of the Fifty-third and
Fifty-fourth Congresses; Hon. Charles
Bennett, Secretary of the Senate and mem
Der of the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth
Congresses; Hon. George N. Southwick,
member of the Fifty-third Fifty fourth,
Fifty-fifth and Fifty-seventh Congresses;
Hon. Israel Fischer. general appraiser of
the United States at New York City. men,
ber of the Fifty third and Fifty-fourth
Congresses; Hon. w. L. Ward. chairman
of the State committee of New York
and member of the Fifty-fifth Con-
gress; Hon. Lucius N. Littauer, mem
Der of the lower house continuously froE:
the Fifty-fourth Congress; and Hon. w.
L. Barnes, surveyor of the port of Albany.
the only member of the dinner party who
never occupied a seat in Congress
Governor OdeII Sent Greetings.
Gov. Benjamin B. ODel1, jr., of. New
York, who was one of the invited guests
who were unable to be present. sent
kindly greetings to the former Speaker
and host of the evening.
The feeling and sentiment expressed by
each individual guest as the loving cup
was being passed around was that their
honored host. Hon. Thomas B. Reed. was
the greatest Speaker the House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States ever
had.
No sympathy for FiIipinos.
The guests declared that the menu was
made up of the finest morsels that
Americans ever ate, and that none Of the
viands were drawn from the Filipinos No
sympathy with our new possessions was
expressed by any OF those present.
The best of good fellowship prevailed
throughout the dinner and as a fitting
close for so auspicious an occasion, the
loving cup was passed around for the
th nf ha