New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-16
STRIKE GOLD AT DINNER
CALIFORNIA SOUVENIRS.
Brilliant Mem from the Golden Gate
Praised by Speakers.


The debt which New-York ana the "effete' East
owe TO California was the keynote OF the thre
annual dinner of the California Society, which was
held last night at the St Regis One speaker aiter
another told how literature, the stage and ar. as
they have nourished IN this State and city, have
drawn recruits from the Golden West No toast
made the whole evening more impressive than
that to CALIFORNIA; Renowned Dead" when
glasses raised in silence to the name OF Bret
Harte.
Gold struck at the dinner the dinner COM
mittee had predicted. The find a statustts
OF Marshall the dscoverer OF gold in Caiiforcst OF
which more than one hundred duplicates hal ocen
made. souvenir for each member OF the
society and guests present
The POSTMASTER was the president Of the society,"
Edward J. McGanney who told how the California
Society Of New-York organized out OF a few
'acclimated'' Californians who had CHANGED TO get
together three years ago at the Waldorf-Astoria-
he told what the Californians who had come to
New York had done Ito make this city the bril-
liant centre of wealth and wit" that 1t was at the
present time. He spoke Of the inspiration which
Mark Twain had received from California, and
amid cheers. he mentioned the names OF Norris,
the novelist: steffins the trust fighter; Belasco,
the playwright and Brady. the theatrical manager
The first speaker to follow the POSTMASTER was
William A. Brady, who said that he was proud OF
the fact that he native son of the Golden
West After telling OF his early histrionic struggles
in various water tanks from San Diego 10 Van
couver.' he said
There was no time for ''Fads and Fancies' when
was out there Every man ana most o. tns s4
with plentiful facts Of existence. Finance may
It was The frenzy Of each man to get What be-
longs to him and not TO get what belongs 70 everH-
what line Of work you could wager that 1t belonged
1t might be a good idea in talking Of this Cali
forna that grew up in talk shop, my shop, the
dayS S Il Was IKE Every Other field Of eaeayor
fac THar he Had ~ nd
ana Ike everything else that was done in can
fornia. the shop was run right Here in the East
when YOU saw great actor he vas star 65rt, al
@ IN the same cast WITH or 8t3sF "a. Aerda
stage figured in casts out in Frisco then.
Mr.. Brady then referred 10 the many well known
actors who appeared in California in the 'old
DAYS" mentioning them by Continuing. he
referred to David Belasco as follows:
The greatest man in his line in the American
wonderful things and who is admitted in all Eng
5a Sogn{rleS 10 pe me R RlZ4T9 q be ee
tire in San Francisco for $25 a week and believe
d9v He was Born n and qe came from San Fran
cisco I refer to David Belasco.
native men who came here and reLoluuonlzed an
Of their heads 10 the bottom q their feet; did
$3.50 d 'llIT 5,z s0 , an 5rrTtT If tie
woman aIo emo ~ Almost eNs.S cLI.-t. u I9
j Corbe5t and James J. Jeffriss, They simply
best. whether il is in fruit in art.
There is a certain young man from California
sui got It. He IS Californian ian who has done
things and who is going 70 do things. i is ad7
assure YOU there are many who wish 10 stop him
czens Of New W2 York Was 9 eeSted May0T Of the
city last November, who will De elected Governor
nsIVe soR OF TIE golden MesI ~ me Tn I
ian Randolph Hearst
Louis Wiley. Of The New-York Times" in his
speech replied 10 the recent attacks made by Nor
man Hapgood editor of Golfers Weekly on the
newspapers. He said il part:
a5 Hermit Bt.lr me ~ to deT TO he iRaSsnt Of the
Hapgood. the Editor Of Golfers Weekly" En-
boldened by his success in bringing the Editor Of
Town Topics 10 justly deserved public reproba-
ton and contempt he attempts 10 cast discredir
that IN their treatment OF the news and in their
editorial expressions they are controlled by nan-
Cial interests Mr.. Hapgood IS In no position 10
know what he Is talking about His charge is
reckless, indiserininatlng and without truth.
L. no city OF the world are the newspapers actu-
steQ oE hIgRer sense OF PUB duty than in the
abroad, ana doubtless knows Of the corrupt infiu-
ences that surround the newspapers in Paris. He
oo-2L-ess Knows t1at III the city OF London the
nse|sp9Pers color their news reports according to
m 196Teis or 1870 1t Ee, o. a p2l f VINO can
legged yellow journals which frequently receive
criticism have never before been charged with al
lowing financial interests 10 control them. MI
ftapgood Is supremacy ridiculous when he charges
that all newspapers, without regard party. en-
tered into a conspiracy 10 nisrepresent James ".
osbOrne's condition during his campaign for Dis
trct Attorney He may be well meaning, but he
has been misinformed-
Others who spoke were Robert H Davis. the Rev.
Dr. z E. Baker Harvey Wiley Corbett. the Rev
DR.. Robert Mackenzie and Mitchell Wiener
Charles J. Brooks, the Eastern representative Of
The San Francisco Chronicle" was the recipient
Of as much cheering some of the speakers at the
chief guest table. for it was Mr.. Brooks" as the
POSTMASTER said, who had done the work and
made the dinner a success
Among other well known CalfornIans present
were DR.. William Payne Simpson. Eugene J. Con-
tin, Charles E Graham. Joseph r Gr1srner John
Hays Hammond, Jerome Case Bull J Warren
Vreeland. Elmer De Put and NJ l. Stone
Letters Of regret were read from George c Par
dee Governor OF California; Marion De Vries the
presidents Of Stanford University and the T-niver
sity Of California, David BeIasco ard the Mayor