New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.
Er-Mayor Schieren MADE His
Mark n Jar for apollo Club.

E,Z-Mayor Charles A. Scheren was in rare good
huor at the recent dinner OF the Apollo Club. and
actually was IN q facetious and joking mood. which
he seldom shows at public affairs. After dinner
speaking is not his strong point and he realizes it.
TT is a wise who knows his limitations,
said the ex-AIayor IN opening his speech And
know mine My father used to say to me: BE
quiet Charlie you're ignorant. All ignorant people
simply make their mark
Wei. made my mark added Mr.. schieren.
with unconscious tone Of pride. Speaking Of
singing and music the ex-Afayor said that when
he came TO this country he was blessed with
voice, and MS friends inflicted with 1t, but
that there was who thought his voice
the sweetest IN the woodland she still thought
woman are to be CONGRATULATED" he, said. And
when the children come you viii need your voices
the long watches Of the night"
Among the newer members Of the Apollo Club
many excellent voices. but Ira Preston Taylor.
one Of the odd Guard" gave the new contingent
quite a shock in a facetious little speech at the
close Of the dinner. He referred to the work that
had been done in the early days of the difficulty
IN getting subscriptions, and how the members
frequently sat up all night preparing scores
There are just three prime requisites" he said
the younger members. that you must have before
you attain the high standard set by the early
members. Two of these requisites you possess, I
have observed during the evening" The new mem
bers began to hold up their heads with pride
TLo nope s but were quickly hqmbled when Mr.
ptoclglous appetite and a tremendous thirst But
You may Come up 70 the mark set by the ! Old
Guard. You must learn to sing young men, you
b T be 4b 9ns Of m S before s t8s oF M a
Tor who is known as the wag Of the club.
In his appeal for a clubhouse for the Apollo Club
Rowley Phillips referred TO the fact that all the
larger German singing societies have their own
clubhouses. We don't know how 10 enjoy
selves the way they do" he said. They can have
more fun with . cents that means five beers) than
some more things on The side. What
IS q place where We can 90 and spend minimum
amount Of money and have maximum amount or
enjoyment"
Mayor Thomas NJ. Osborne of Auburn (where the
prison Isl, speaking a the dinner of the Demo-
cratic Club the other night said that, OF course.
he much interested il prisons and prison work,
but his friends rarely spoke him about 1t.
When I away from home he added, they
take great pains never TO say, When did you leave
Auburn: but they always inquire, When did you
gressive Democracy" which had been given TO him
by the dinner 9onEnittes ne said he wcs glad 70
nf5sa 5heTe was 81 some 2en0sFaGy left AFTER the
Here are two stories for the man who is no
longer cOnanuter the water wagon:
4 young member Of certain club where all
GETTY led out toward O cab by his friends ab 5
I o'clock in the morning recently. jest as he
about 10 De helped into the cab something gave
way. and he slipped ingloriously under the horse.
lie dragged out and sent home Tie follow
ing Gay he engaged IN his usual explanation
to his friends. But of them asked now, II he
was perfectly sober, as alleged; he explained his
falling under the cab horse Well he replied
with a ready wit, you see. ii was this way.
was just about 70 step into that CAB when some
bankety blankety blank pulled the sidewalk out
from under me"
on another evening a club member who Is ex-
ceedingly fond OF dallying with the dice said TO
q friend who had frequently been his victim;
Say, Bill, I'll throw you for the drinks.
NO, thanks" replied the other, over whom Al
wave Of reform had passed Il have given up
wrestling
Poetry IS the latest device adopted by John Pope
F1odnett the eccentric lawyer. in his canvass for
the Mayoralty, for which he has nominated him
self According 20 his latest bulletin. issued yes
terday. he made house 10 house canvass IN Flush
ing and College Point Friday. carrying thou
sand printed circulars containing the celebrated
poem he wrote the death OF the Rev. Joseph
Huber. Of ST. Einbar's which caused q sensation
among the people The circular. which up
and printed by the lawyer himself. is headed EIod-
netts Genius" and thus explains how the poem
came 70 be written:
The Hon John Pope Eodnett when passinp nm
S1noAy tt@Aster) Sd April. 1896, by the German
SS--d1onc church. at College Point L / saw a
LOneV monument IN the church yard he tnstantsne
o1sy went In and looked at IL. well 10 who do YOU
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