The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-04

occupied separate tables and then there
were those who are interested In all sports
sand in the club.
The only table m issing was number 10.
Athletes rave a strong superstition against
the fatality of this number, and 30 the din
ner committee with forethought left num-
Dor l3 out of the numbers.
The yarns that we're told during the din
ner were marvellous, and TO a stranger "
would seem that the Crescent -sportsmen
were invinoible in every department, but
then they usually are successful, M so
they might be %pardoned for adding a little
more to their prowess when discussing
things with each other.
To arrange all these sportsmen properly
took considerable thought. II would have
been very unfortunate to have put a golfer
with a squash player or a yachtsman with
a bowler.
With a man like Charles j, McDermott
this would not have mattered much. He
can talk on shooting with Henry kryn
and at the same time discuss lacrosse with
Lewis j. Doyle or hockey with Ben Kelley,
but others are not 80 gifted.
Kelley was heard during the evening,
when asked what the score would be next
Wednesday, to reply an make il spades"
from the dinner and was grinding feed for
his chickens. He is an authority on chicken
raising, even If the eggs he gets do cost about
IS each.
George T. Steffen, too, so far forgot him
self among the hockey, players as to say
from the fourth tee, and Lewis j. Doyle
was dreaming about the squash courts OF
the new house instead of planning his la
crosse season.
The fun began as soon as the crowd
got into the dining room. The %rooters,
under the leadership Of Jay S. Jones, sat
at a table at the far end of the room, In
this crowd were F., d. Mead, +. l.. Rhett,
James Dunno. Jr., NJ. X. Hackett, L. $.
Morrison, D. NJ; Greve. DR.. Hanaford'
w. B. Growtage, T. H~ovendon, G. +. Dob
son, Jr.. james Cassidy, Jr,, ": H: Kelsey,
Robert Gair, Jr., H. Butler and j. N. Heath
erton. They started the ball rolling with
the Heidelberg" ong and this has really
become the song Of the Crescent Club, The
chorus, which was sung by all hands, was
as follows;
The Crescent Club; the Crescent Club.
We love its name to hear;
Her sons they strive with all their might,
TIL IheIT isW Ndod knO yI f far and g qear'
Well keep it ever bright:
And when we hear that name SO dear.
Our hearts are filed with pride.
The rooters kept the fun going all through
tho dinner. Between each course they
sang songs, interfering here and there the
different cheers of tho club. President
Bull strolled over once to greet them, and
they gave him n cheer. 1t cost him just
four quarts. Vioe-President McDermott
was the next enticed into the net, and he
put his name TO a check for four quarts
when they gave him a CHEER, Henry Kryn,
the latest member of the house committee,
with whom all want to keep in favor, was
let of with three quarts, but Louis Doyle,
George Steffens, Ben Kelley and others had
to pay the limit.
There was a band out in the hall, but 1t
wasn't much use. The songs Of the rooters
drowned it. just when they had reached
the coffee stage, however, the band was
heard to be playing America, and every
man in the room stood III and sans the
national anthem.
Vice-President McDermott acted as
POSTMASTER. He had some difficulty in
quelling the bibulous spirits Of those present.