New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

For the greater part of those who attended the
McCarTen feast last Monday night it will be a
memorable occasion in more ways than one. 1t was
after 100 O'Clock on Tuesday morning before the
Epeechmaking ended. but it several hours later
b. fore a large number got started home. and some
did not 90 home at all The acoustic properties OF
the dining hall were not Of the best, anyway, ana
the majority OF the diners were in no mood 10 listen
10 flights OF oratory and the after dinner speaking
therefore was a farce. It had not been going on
long before half the diners their feet, NOV
ing around picking up their souvenirs and prepar-
Ing TO go away they "a nor 90 20 any +Se ''i'
Many private rooms were taken for the night IN
order that the celeoI ~ ti o On 1nin+er
rnpted one man. an offieeholder, was seen in the
stairs where 'It's howing like water"
All the various elements We're represented. and in
The general mix" some humorous things occurred
A court clerk got to talking with quiet man
hered and well spoken chap. when somehow or
other the conversation drifted to gambling. The
rourt clerk was beginning TO express some rather
PToaklvn A friend, standing by slowly dragged
the court clerks coattais and gradually steered
Why. man alive the friend said, when they
had reached corner GO you Know 10 10 "Ioi I son
business in Brooklyn"
Alfred T. Hobley Republican leader in the With
Assembly District. went 10 the County Court to
assist man through the ordeal of becoming natu-
ralized the other day Judge Crane was told that
3 naturalization case was awaiting his attention.
Bring the man before me-" said Judge Crane,
who had his eyes fastened on some papers he was
examining on the desk. Instead Of the applicant
stepping forward, Mr. Hobley went up TO the bar.
Without looking UP. Judge Crane began TO ask
questions: what is your name, age. previous con-
6ition Of serVitudeg etc. Then suddenly he looked
Ee and 'eheId the district leader whom he knows
WHY Hobley" ne exclaimed with laugh 81
thought a
Mr.. Hobley approaching the joke, acknowledged
We'll, il you're vouching for this man." said the
Judge, = guess there Is no doubt but what he'll
make good citizen"
There IS one practice in the management OF the
Brooklyn Public Library system that is causing
much unfavorable criticism. 1t is that of taxing
he public two cents for one-cent postal card. 1t
Bavors somewhat, the critics say. of the repre-
hensible scheme tried some time ago. of permitting
q charge for sitting down in the parks. The num-
Der OF works Of fiction is limited in com
parson with the demand that a person can scarcely
ever hope 10 get any particular book OF that
character unless he leaves order for it. 1t
would probably be only by chance that a person in
the ordinary course OF drawing books would be
able to get a new book inside OF six or seven
months. II he cares 20 keep up with current fiction
ne must take advantage of the arrangement where
By their names placed on the waiting list for
certain book and the persons are informed
Ehen II comes their turn 20 get It. There would
be Justification, perhaps. in making person pay
cent Tor the cost Of the postal card which is
ssed TO tell them. but force the payment OF two
cents Tor each postal card seems 10 a great many
Brooklynltes, unjust and outrageous. II may be
considered that the subscriber should pay for the
uouble ne library Is put 10 in holding the book
tno sending out the cards; but, If this is so why
Dot establish 4 tax. they say. for the ordinary
terylce OF the library attendants and il a library
3 for the public and free II should be in the
broadcast sense II may be said that II costs some
bling TO print the postal cards. but that Is a
trivial expense, patrons declare, and ought easily
10 be met oft Of the regular appropriation A.
sorGlng 10 the present system IL viii cost person
who desires keep up with the current literature
twO cents for every book This is only half a cent
ess than half that IL subscribers TO certain
hriVafe library 20 get zach book