The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-02-21
DEMOCRATS EAT
BEEFSTEAk
Davis Association Entertains
Several Hundred at the
Club House on Mercer
Street Last Night.
A. M. HENRY TAKES THE MEDAL
Leader Davis An Amused
Participant in the Pro-
ceedings = Chinese
Walters and
Vaudeville
A. M. HENRY TAKES THE MEDAL

The annual b, efsteak dinner of the
Robert Davis Association took place at
the association's club house in Mercer
street last night. Those who have at
tended these dinners know what good
time the participants usually have Long
tables ran the length of the double as
senbly rooms These were neatly deco
rated with celery lunches and cut glass
receptacles at intervals of two feet apart.
Every man who sat at the festive board
was supplied, not with an ordinary nap
kin, but with a towel, upon which to
wipe his fingers after swallowing the
juicy streaks of beef served as sand
wiches, washed down with the best Of
ale sherry was Che first course.
Several hundred men, many Of them
the best known Democratic politicians in
the county, lined the long tables and the
scene presented was one calculated
to interest the most casual obser.
yer. Nearly all were well fed men,
some of them gournands. A goodly
number Of them were anxious to win the
big leather medal as the prize for getting
outside of the greatest amount Of steak.
This coveted prize went to A. N Hen
ry, the coal dealer, who is said 70 be Stat
ed for the next Mayoralty nomination.
Mr. Henry, who is in the prime of maIi-
hood, is one of the best known business
men of the city and has served the city
in the capacity Of Alderman. He was
warmly congratulated by his many
friends.
Ex-Mayor Seymour of Bayonne, John
J. Heavey and james Kelly, aspirants
for the Democratic Shrievalty nomination
were prominent in the throng of Demo-
cratic politicians Both got away with
plenty of steak.
Almost every man of prominence in the
councils Of the Democratic party in the
county enjoyed the dinner, none more 50
than the standard bearer, who modestly
sat as one Of the guests.
The diners were served with the steak
and ale by the members of the elltertain-
ment committee, each Of whom was at
tired as a Chinese chef or waiter. 1t was
difficult to tell some of them from Jap
anese chefs. but their make up was real
II good, and some Of them were 50 COM
pletely disguised that their most intimate
friends failed to recognize them They
were assisted in their makeup by the pro-
fessional talent engaged for the vaude-
vile show that went on during thedinner
and some of them are vet trying 70 rid
their faces and eyeashes Of grease that
was not put there BY the strips Of steak
they afterward ale.
The standing entertainment commits
tee consists of George II, Donaldson,
chairman; Joseph PerImutter, William
j. Davis, Michael Garry, 2 Cofey,
Thomas Lynch. Thomas Hopkins,
Harry Manchet, James Carlin, William
Wlhelan John Lenahan, Joseph Duane,
John Moody. Harry Meyers, Matthew
Rooney and President of The association
Thomas II. Rooney, member of the
committee ex-offieio. Julius I,lbbert.
who also was disguised as Chinese
chef, helped to serve the eslibles. He
looked more like 4 Turkish chef than
a Chinese, but he saw that all h.s
friends were well served.
When the band of Chinese chefs. ard
walters made their first appearance
with tie heaping saIvers Of iuicy sand
wiches and cleaning silver rots Of
sherry and ale. the crowd almost sinlul-
taneously began to cry for chop susy.1
Besides fhe enjoyment Of the spen-
did dinner. the diners we're regaled With
coon songs rs lydia Hall poisllas songs
by May Raymond. iaonaIoggls bs Miss
Mae Russell and popaltr songs 81 MF.
William Murray Everybody pFai 81
Chef Tom Fanna gan fbr the pfepara=
lion of tile steaks He il The clesnapan
beefsteak dinner chef Of tile State.