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

verboseness which might be introduced INTO IRA.
country a compromise between the Atlanta 60
and the long oratory Of Boston and PhiladelDhfa
As Englishman said the other day at a pubHo
dinner to friend at his side:
You people over here behind Us IN ona "a.
spect- We cut our long-winded orators short n,
means OF the blue envelope such as Is used 20.
kilograms. Should a speaker wear out his welcorn.
Of US takes blue envelope. addresses it 10 IN.
POSTMASTER. and gives II to page. As soon "a
the speaker sees that blue piece OF paper coming
toward him. he winds up his story promptly n
always works"
An especially difficult problem for the "dfn,s-
maker Is seating the guests so that each one d.
satisfied There always certain groups thas
like to get together. The New England soclstw
has hard and fast rule that after table plan
has been arranged by the dinner makers there
will be changes Not even are extra seat.
added TO accommodate members who were tardv
In announcing that they would attend The Re-
publican Club. at It's recent dinner in honor os
its president. Louis Stern. hit on the plan 70 scar
the members by lot. The scheme however. proved
a failure After the members mad drawn numbers,
from a hat. and sought out the corresponding
plates. 10 discovered that some or the veterans
OF the club who were somewhat hard OF hearing
wers staring blankIy at the speakers from tn
furthest corners OF the ROOM and that men OF thA
greatest prom hence were lodging the trays OF tn
walters at the entrance OF pantry deer. As a
consequence. the seats were rearVenged before
the speeches began.
A study OF the table plan OF a Chamber OF Com
merce dinner diseloses interesting friendships
which exist between members who always ,xant
to sit together For example. at The last dinner
these men formed one group around the end Of a
table: George a Morrison. James Speyer. Henry
T. Sloane. William Butler punca2 Jonn s Ken
nedy. John Sloane John Crosby Brosn and VIII
lam Sloane. These three men were likewise found
side by side: Lspenard Stew art. John Jacob Astor
and Edward A Wickes. Another gcoup consisted
OF Clemen; A. Griseom James StIIIman. Lyman J.
Gage and Jacob r. Schln. Tho Brooklyn men
also sat by themselves at table: there we're
side by side Ludwig Sisse1 Dick s Ramsay
Henry HenJz Charles A. Schisrcn. Martin Joozt
CARL Fl. De Silver. George r. COutts. Leonard c.
McPhaH. Eugene @. BIacNford and Sllas R
butcher
Still another group consisted OF Frank TyIford
Ransom n. Thomas. Rudolph Keeper. George II
Sargent. Robert NJ Galloway. Jordan L. Nor. r.
Edward simmons. George F. Baker. Vernon H
Brown. Alfred A. Booth. Levi c. Weir aa1 Emil
L. Boas.
Some OF the dinners given in the course O. the
season cost small fortunes The Chamber Of Com
merce dinner one year ago cost $50 plate and. as
there six hundred guests. tina total
amount expended has been estimated at more than
$4,000 No other dinner has quite approached this
occasion in point OF expense
Most OF the societies have appointed DAYS on
which they meet around the board The New
England Society has it's dinner on Plymouth Day.
December % the St. Nicholas Society, on Decem-
Der 8. St. Andrews Society, on ST. Andrews
Day November 90; the Friendly Sons OF St Pat
rick. March IT. s. Patrick's Day. and the Rs-
publican Club holds its chief dinner Llncoln's
Birthday February q