The sun., 1907-11-03
NAKELESS ARE THB HUNGRIES
A GENERAL SHRINK FROM PUB
LfCITY THEIR SPECIALITY.

Not Even the BiscuIt Company That Pro-
VasiaG Free Gslngersnaps Last Rlsht
p Cared To- DluRh 20 FIND II Fame Moth
mg hut the PianO sought the I2HncIlght.
Again are the keepers Of the Bohemian
sea coast lighthouses on the job. where they
usually stay while the incense holds Out
TO burn. Bohemia isn't much Of a summer
resort and Il really isn't right to say that
the seaaon is on until along about this time
o. year. when the frost is on the playwright
and the CRITICS on the knock. You know
how it is yourself. It's pretty unbOhemian-
ish in July and August. and you don't feel
like letting yourself go.
But yOulet yourself 60 in November and IL
you're belongsr ypu let yourself SO TO the
Hungry Club. II is utilizing valuable space
these crowded days to tell who and what the
Hungries ara. because everybody who
amounts TO hill Of spaghetti or a pint OF
clsretine is Jerry TO the info that the Hungry
Club meets every Saturday evening at the
Hotel Darlington, which is on West Twenty
seventh street; that 1t has no constitution.
which perhaps is why they call II Hungry
because if one is always hungry one can't
have any constitution business of chuck
hngl: that many of our best and as-
sistanA best people on thei membership
list simply exist between Saturdays and
live only on club nights, that Miss Matte,
Sheridan 10 toastmistress and life OF the
party ~ the. first part, that membership
js unrestricted that the club has no con-
nection with any other firm. not even the
Poets Eating Club, whose prexy. extremely
young Ardeea Foster. recently sent MIR.
Roosevelt Of Washington. u. e.,
a typewrittsn statement TO the effect that
the undersigned wanted the offics
Of poet laureate created in this broad
land and decided that Ardeen would he a
great little guy for the posish and wonld
Mr. Roosevelt get busy. that the club has
no stated programme. but any member
may do what he Ishel pleases, that-but
details are bothersome. Those in the
know needn't be told. and as for the others.
tush. there amt any.
The clubs color is violet and the club
nower the night blooming. shrinking anem-
none. Unlike other organizations. mod
esty IL the clubs wstchword. and-take
it from Miss Matte Sheridan-there isn't
anything bohemian about it. Parenthet-
ically Bohemia isn't the violets habitat.
Last night was a bum night. according to
the ce-president. who didn't want his
name misprinted, artisticalIy as well as
meteorol-outside.
One should have been there last week
when the guestess of honor was the -Pan-
cess kswananakOa, wife OF Prince David
of Hawaii (deo'dD and Miss Abigail Camp
bell that was strikingly handsODno feet
IlIz In her isles and "a years OF age. Last
week-that was the big time. Nothing
doing last night, said the members, about
fifty-four Of EN-. And don't mention
names, because it scares the performers
and then next week others'n be afraid to
volunteer and OF course we're not profess
sionals and we Just meet to have a good
time and forheaven ssake we're not Bo-
hemians and
Before the regular jinks started a repre-
sentative OF a biscuit company which doesn't
want its name ment Oned who doesn't
want his name mentioned gave a crate of
ginger snaps to the club, as added starters
to the charlotte russo. Then the cracker
person. who objects to publicity, made a
little speech in which he allowed that his
brand OF ginger snaps were perhaps the
dandiest little ginger SNAPS you ever soaked
in your coffee. The ayes seemed to have It.
Then a lady in love OF a purple hat
the kind that if you don't take cab on
rainy nights the weather simply puts on
the gaziz-recitej something and she'd
esteem 1t a favor IL the name weren' I
published, being only an amateur. lady
repres entativO of a three cent Brooklyn
evening newspaper. who didn't want it's
name printed, was asked to do a stunt. but
she Just couldn't.
And Mr. Edward Owings TOw-par-
don, a sandy whiskered gentleman who
abhorred publicity and 10 that end organized
a certain club devoted to fostering and
encouraging the native dGahma-spoke
a few words to some effect-or other. Mr..
Eden Greville, who is one Of the best mem
bers Of the HunRries the superla-
tive OF Hungry?-Mr. GreVille couldn't
come He'll be there next week and he
always has a word less or more interesting
TO say.
And a lady. undesirous of advertisement
sang a pretty thing, and piano which
would love to have its name printed was
used In fact the last line in the menu, or
bill of lading, was THE Hungry Club Uses
the - Piano Only" Not 10 mention
names. words and music were indulged in
until late hour.
Pretty soon the club is going TO have a
party and entertainment which 1t almost
dares the newspapers to come to. tn
he dandy. according to an unTnentioDable
gentleman, and not a dull affair like last
nights. though everybody had a good
time. said this nameless person, and what
more could any One wantP And Echo
screamed WHAT"
Loss at FOntanet was sS5S 900.