New-York tribune., 1905-02-12
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.
Full Dinner Pail at Club Dinner
DipIomatic Conductors.


Something novel in the way of a club feast was
held recently at the 18th Assembly District Repub-
Iican Club. Of which John Herries is president. 1t
9zas full dinner pair' dinner. Just at present
ahe club striving hard 10 raise enough for
q new clubhouse, and its members are denying
themselves the usual club luXuries. putting the
money instead into the building fund II sug-
gested that perhaps dinner would serve to arouse
more interest in the plan. but the officers hated to
s.Waste" the money the usual club spreads. One
Of the clever members suggested an idea, however.
which was not only inexpensive. but proved TO be
the most novel and popular spread" the club has
ever had Only a few were told Of what was COM
ing and an expression of surprise spread over
every face when the request that all be seated
for dinner" was made. No tables were in sight,
but every man was told TO ind seat anywhere
In few minutes ordinary tin dinner pail was
placed IN the hands Of each man, and he was
ordered to pitch in. Examination showed that the
lower compartment was filed with warm choWder
In the middle section frankfurter and roll,
and in the too vas coffee. which was drunk from
the cup accompanying the pail. Tin spoons, suit
able for such a humble feast were provided.
These and the pals we're kept by the diners as
souvenirs After the contents Of the pals had been
slowed away the diners still further surprised
10 receive little squares Of brown paper. In each
was placed little chunk Of ice cream, after the
snanner OF the 'hokey-ookey men IN lhe Slests
THE novelty Of the spread caused unbrloled
1nirth and all declared il was the most in
teresting and a!Iogelner @ ] a5ieT ICY or @
ever attended leS Ie9I & 10 loi,7
increased.
Such queer things are seen by the street rail
road employees in the course of their daily work!
At the Manhattan end Of the bridge is kept a warm
car as a waiting room in the late evening and early
morning hours. Not infrequently the loafers Of
Park Row attempt utilize this lodging
house Il IS the duty Of the inspectors to prevent
this. Early morning recently the inspector
found q we'll dressed man stretched out fast asleep
in the
go
n shouted the inspector he shook the sleeper
vigorously. After & little urging the stranger
half opened his eyes and staggered to his feet.
The inspector had other business, and left him.
- few minutes later he looked in the car and
the man struggling TO get OF his collar. He had
already taken his shoes and his overcoat, under
coat and vest lay in a heap the floor.
Hey! This isn't sleeping car or a bedroom!"
shouted the inspector. he climbed hurredly
aboard 10 check the dsrobing operations "All
right: I'm going to bed" muttered the sleep-
Iy. 'lo. you're not" replied the inspector grimly
as he shook the somnolent stranger in no gentle
fashion. Slowly the man came 10 his senses and
asked where he was. His face flushed when he
tesZsa - s po5e1oI; ~ 4 ab b 4t ne &c olb ] Ie
and that his wife was trying TO get him to bed.
With some Difficulty he got his clothes on again
home
To handle successfully the many phases and condi-
sions OF human nature found the cars would tax
the cleverness OF a diplomat at times. and nobody
tnaglneS mat diplomats can De hlTeQ TO run cars
for g a day But the diplomacy shown by conduc-
tor a Douglass-st. car recently was worthy of
broader field Of operations. Every has seen what
lot Of trouble an ugly case Of intoxication can
cause on a car. It is against the rules of the COM
pany TO allow drunken men on the cars, but
times it is easier to let them ride than risk d
Fight such men always resent the suggestion that
they are not fit 10 ride on car The conductor
tbt ,d 3sI aI9 ~ M T,,l Va ana 5kog y; & dor
inc Of G q dai family the
minute got inside the door. The conductor took
one look at him, and with a gracious smile and
oondeseending rasnner: mann stepped up 70 the fiery
awfuy sorry, but this car is not going in your di-
rection."
lowed the conductor lead him to the platform
and gently hand him of the before he had re
body breathed sign Of relief, and congratulated
the man boarded did not have a diplomatic CON
6uctor. and that there were all sorts Of trouble.
According 10 instructions, the conductors wake
up any one who has gone TO sleep who seems to
be too much under the influence of liquor to note
the progress the car and inquire where the pas
genger wants 20 get OF. In response to this ot,es-
ton on q Bergen-st. burly teamster who
had been utterly oblivious to his surroundings
reused up enough to rnutter that he wanted go
"An hight. I'll let you of at the Borough Hall"
.aid the conductor. and the man nodded. When
the man of; but he objected vigorously: He had
nickel didn't II? he groWIed giaTiag at The con cry
tiuctor Well. / ride That argument
was too much for the railroad man. and he walked
OF and let his passenger sleep
On another occasion. a man who had taken .too
much" conided IN the conductor that he wanted to
get OF at Bond-st.. and promptly went to sleep
When Bond-st reached the obIging conductor
walked TIE passenger up and called the name of the
street several times. The tired one" staggered to
his feet. and when ne saw the eyes Of the other
passengers on him he seemed TO think the con-
6uctor trying TO bulldoxe humiliate him
before the others In the His stubbornness
came 70 the front, and apparently he had decided
not 20 get OF the car, just for spite He hesfated
and rnuttered TO the conductor. who kept calling
''Bond-Et.i Here you aTe!" 70 keep still Finally
he walked slowly TO the end Of the car and fust
before he stepped off. all Of his pent-up wrath
seemed 70 come 10 the surface and explode as he
fairly shouted 70 the conductor. You think you're
smart don't your
smiled family THAT is too common experience
"a be anusing," he said