New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
AMENERS' FEAST OF FUN.
FORD. HEDGES, LOW TALK.
Three CLeUer Speeches-Ridder Not
Satisfied 7cith Fusion.

81 dinner Of the Amen Corner-declared a
100 per cent dividend last night. and every
-,ofbe-'s son went away rich. Three hundred
- sixty shareholders did nothing for four
to,-s but clip mirthful coupons In fact il was
,he greatest distribution Of fun and fact quips
ztgs ana tnrusts in the history OF the associa-
-, The guest table in itself was a sort of
.sr Minute excerpt from a political vaudeville
-oe-amme Net that the distinguished guests
e fhe long table were jokes. but the jolly mix
me Of erstwhile antagonistic political personal
,-,es was comedy. For instance Charles F.
,rr-nhv. leader Of Tammany Hall, was sand
-5cbed between Mayer Low and Senator Platt.
md he seemed 10 have good time at that
-rhe guests OF honor were arranged as follows:
The Rev. Joseph Silverman- John c Sheehan,
--n7othy E. Ellsworth. Robert c. Norris Job
: Hedges, Edward G. Riggs. Simeon Ford.
cs-b Low Charles z. Murphy, Senator Piatt.
THOMAS c. O'SuIlivan. Edward NJ. Grout, Abram
~bsnberlaiD and the Rev. David J. BurreIL
One OF the finest exhibits present was Senator
rla+ts smile. It was rather expansive all the
me but It was an exposition smile when the
Amen Quartet struck up this:
7, the good old summer time,
IN the good old summer time,
The lob Is cinched, the pluu1s pinched.
Everything is sublime
But then cold wave flag goes Up ar Number
They gather scores Of dead ones in about con-
vention tina
And there were Job Eedges's and Sim"
Fo-d's speeches. The dinner cost SO plate,
but these speeches were worth the price of ad-
mission.
The fun began with the soup. and It lasted
clear through. Big Pat" the porter, started
The ball rolling by marching around the din
ing room with big oil picture Of Mayor Low
and Congressman Mcclellan in a prize ring.
The Ameners believe apparently that Nj Nc
CIeuan viii run against the mayor next fall.
A. intervals came pictures Of the same sort OF
Controller Grout and Fire Commissioner StUrgis,
and again, President Robert c. Norris Of the
Republican County Committee and Charles f
Murphy. Attorney General Cunneen was an
other man who was illuminated in oil Mr
Cuuneen was tagged as THE Great Prohibi-
tionist" and he carried sprinkling can.
A. O'Clock President Edward C Riggs called
for the hymn Of the Amen Corner. Drill 1e
Tar-iers, Drill" Professor Flanagan gave the
solos and the guests furnished the chorus.
Then Walter I. Hawley presented Mayor Low
the following certificate:
State oe New-York
County OF New-YOrk.
Hon. Seth Low. Mayor
II answer 10 the persistent ruiIoFs nat the
Amen Corner has in some mysterious way
raised z fund Of S30000o0o 10 promote your
l.
ful citizen. DO hereby certify that the Corner
has not yet raised 81 for any such purpose
Subscribed and sworn 10 before Fusion Move
rnenL tkts seventeenth day Of april, N the sec
end year OF reform JOHN DOE
A toast was drunk to the members OF the asso-
ciation who have passed away IN the last twelve
r.cntks. Some Of these were John s Kenyon,
snas Croft, William J. Glenn Julian Ralph and
EDWARD Sheehan-
President Riggs called for a toast 70 the
President OF the United States and there crept
into the programme p refrain from An Coohs
Look Alike 10 Ne" blending finally into The
stz- Spaugled Banner"
Job Hedges was instructed by the POSTMASTER
% tel The speakers just what they were to say.
NJ Hadges's remarks were in part as follows
TIE eravor need not hesitate. not a bit. il de-
,le--g -is beefs in this place. whether he tniIAs
TiE7zicI I ar,oTey Or q VIII il He can he entirely
fraEk and We ezpect 4 o. else ~f iee+9~ Of
ubetl.e- TIE opportunity for drink s2oulo oe r. r.
s~-3re 7-1eeto- can be dispeiled in moment, Il ne
:, - -r--rr- -he Mayor believes that the ponce
1o-ce eas been TeseLlsa.S g. 60 x@e+Eer The eggs OF
Of graf has been removed =. ss-refI7I laid
promise which 50 careTulE Srll s=rI @
ts-rEss 9Tro sccorr1Ishcd results and whether the
brood VII contain ducks as ven sS C'cS esis2a+s
= s T -eeo-r 70 the lines Of Shakespeare, and say
t-ra- -rose things We 90 determine OK We break
word with the open heartedness OF hosplIa4.S : ~
-L --a eer1!inerless Of fraUernal feeling wlEh tIe
vo-h s75 rnaEneCisTn Of personal assurance as MS
Inspiration. invite he 3dazoL - sA yioS FsTs
beer n hs heart and upon his Inlno ne1s 5I1 5 nm M
hs-ed in the hearing and the public viii accept II
With patient 3cGulesceLce
Afavo~ Low. who followed Mr.. Hedges re-
oetved 2 splendid greeting as he rose 10 SPEAK
He said, IL part;
When 7 came TO this dinner tonight l was
p7epare6 for q certain amount OF solenlnhy. :
vas ror prepared, however Tor QuIte 50 ,-o5 I.-
Fo1er--7-v as I have found Mr. Ford mas ashe1
me- ~ da7l lightly with Mr.. Murphy, slILSNSa
IS he : between the devil and the oeep L -
Great Isughter) - t,o,.
have been sorry. however, that my nelgnooI
is rot here IN his official capacity asked mn mn
Who hA would ask stand up wneL TIE LlSII-e -
~ ca-zszo-e@ we're asked for. and he would not
fsf ne Tr-I were witnesses when InaI ceTtIh-
ce-a v-ee handed 10 me. wherein II was sNdtTG
thai S3OO10OO0 had not been raised py Inc me
.Ane1e-s obtain nv reTloIla - LS a7;s
ttfca-e was signed John Doe NJ: murphy - -
~ 4re- ne doesn't know that kind or ooug1-
But perhaps misunderstood nm anu NJ 9aI-'
r don't know that John Doe .,-- ---o
4 lad once asked his father What Inere We
before there was anything, and what did Il Iook
IKE FIis fatbe- not AT editor, OF z Re-
porter or q member of the Arnen corner corner anu anu
r. could not answer the question. W NaeL ~ u
q recall what the early city OF Nev-f YORK "dS
20 years ago, with population OF one Iho~-
sad ! feel much like that boy.
Referring TO Eis days work yesterday MI
Low said:
Today in the Board OF Estimate ano Appor-
tiormeur We considered the creaton OF scoIe7
C niles Of new streets in The Bronx hXing the
e~s5-s IF streets on Staten Island and grading az
Fort Hamilton That. Senator turning 70 NJ ~
Pls-t3. is 4 sort of birds-eye view OF lhe S'1S
soB Gid so much 10 create l..
Wishing the Amen Corner all the success III
prophecy It has had in history VIII now take
ny seat