The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
THIRTEEN CLUB BANQUETS
Bids Defiance to Old Bad-luck
SuperstitiOns.
Train Thirteen Minutes Late, and
when White House Is Reached
President Is Out.

In train of thirteen cars. behind en-
gine 1883, the Thirteen Club, of New
York, 3l3 in number, yesterday arrived
in Washington thirteen minutes behind
time They We're met at the Pennsylva-
mia station by thirteen mounted police
men, by whom they were escorted TO
the White House, too late. however. to
be received by the President. After
viewing the Executive Mansion and the
adjacent buildings and grounds. the club
marched 20 the National Hotel. there to
prepare for the banquet which was sched-
uled at S;l3. Il was an hour later, how
ever, before the members and guests,
thirteen at a table, We're seated. With
the first course. the lights were extln-
guished, and the ghost of departed su-
perstitions' suddenly appeared and in
sepulchTal tones sounded the death knen
of the thirteen" the broken mirror. 4"
and all other wraiths to which weak
mortals tender allegiance
The mission of the Thirteen Club Is
to open the dark portals of the mind
and the hatchway OF the soul, for the
double purpose of letting in light and
eXpelling the darkness and gloom
therein To this end. every long-cher-
ished superstition is defed. The guests
entered the banquet hall beneath a sus-
pended ladder and under the shade of
an umbrella. and enjoyed thirteen
courses, with no thought OF the ills 10
follow. Suddenly. In the midst of the
banquet. the lights were extinguished
and Satan appeared, demanding 70
know the reason for the seeming disre-
gard of the terrors sure TO follow. He
was unceremOniOusly banished. and the
banquet proceeded.
Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, chief OF tile
Bureau of Chemistry. the first speaker, re-
sponded 90 the toast Some superstitions
about pure food and other things" The
other things occupied the greater part
of his address. the doctor merely touching
upon the question of pure food and con-
hning himself TO the relation of several
anecdotes, notably A trip abroad, in
which the number 13 figured extensively.
and which the doctor declared was one
of the most enjoyable of his experience.
Lieut. J. W. Crawford secretary to Ad-
miral Dewey, and z. c. r. Humphries, OF
the Washington Times, followed in sim
liar vein. The response 10 the guests was
made by Hon. Reginald S. D0ull, Of New
York, who expressed the purpose OF the
organization as an educational factor in
ApEAHAEAANtil GA-A TIC piFei1 il4 =
of its members at being in Washington
a tenor solo was sung by Thomas Evans
Greene. and "cOon" songs by George
O'Connor.
Among the Washington guests were
Commissioner Maefarland, Mai. Sylvester.
DIR. Harvey W Wiley. Lieut. J. w. Craw-
ford, Charles Rogers, Louis Wilson. ana
Ralph Pratt, of the District Building;
Felix Mahoney, Russell Young. Guy V.
Collins, W. II. Atkins, and DR.. William
/ Tindall.
The club viii to-day make an autOmO-
bile tour of Washington, and at 7:15 will
/ depart for New York.
List of CHESTS.
Among the guets were the following
J. r. Abarbsnen Charles T. Abbott. A. b. Allen,
Charles L. APPEL, Henry 8 Altai Louis A. Abrams,
and T. Anhalt.
O. G. BechteI David Blank Frederick d Bow
ker, Mr.. Betz. Hon ]. ]. Barth. Charles BeneTt.
e. ". Backburne, W. J. BErry Ira S. Bushes, G..
n. Bond. Ed. Boyle. Ferd L. Bishop DR.. Emil A.
Bischof. Eugene Blum. sigmund Basr. George Bren-
nan Michael Brennan, Louis Bian, 5. A. Blan.
Mr.. Berger and Simon Bles.
Henry Csrstens. Frank j. Crystal Dr. L. A.
Cheney James Chambers. Louis Cohn George B.
Collin, William Colyer. John Cosson Edwin W.
Cobmn. D. 7. Cornell, Joseph W. Clark, Thomas
Connolly Jacques p. Coivin. William p. Condit.
Frank Condor. and Benjamin Cohn.
I. c. J. Darcy, Ward Dickson. s. f. Ditman C.
II. Drake. Hon. Reginald s. Doull Bert Dean.
DIR. Alfred c. DUPONT, Daniel Dobson. W l..
Drake, William H. Davis James A. Doyle. Charles
F. Downey c. Z. DoWney Frank Dawes and VII
liam Dagseh.
Charles Elbosen. Fred Elbogen. and William
Ehring.
Daniel ". Fauoe. H. F. French A. W. Baber,
Mr. Fueehrem, Justus Frankel Oliver n FarFand
Charles NJ. Fletcher. J. Logan Fay DE-. C. Feunch-
land John J. Pagan. Michael Fsgan. Thomas Fen
! ingan, John Feofe, BENJAMIN Franklin, Dr, J. c.
I Fitch Charles NJ. Fyfe. and William Friedman
Judge William y. Green Joseph q. Green, Frank
Gary, Louis GaTetsun. Louis tinosneT George
Gallagher. William Gunzsl. Charles p. Gantzman
Eugene Calvin. ". II. Green. and Louis tiTUss.
Col John f. Hobbs. Charles r. Hover f. T.
Hermann 4. A. Hermann. A. L. Hook, Charles
HuehWohl. Paul B. Huyetie, Il. F. H0yt. Arthur
Harper. Montague Hyam. Otto HallbeIg, Percy T.
/ Hopp. H. ", Hollhrooke, Dixie Hines. Joseph
I Honey Herbert H. Herschler. Bernard J. Higgins
Brian g. Hughes, John Henry z. Hagandom. Mr..
/ HelIiegel. Albert A. Howell Frank \ Hfnnessy
and Edmund d. Hennessy.
l. G. ivory and Albert l. lseiin.
;, H. Johnston Dr. Leo Jacoby 4, A. Jakob
/ T. F. Jaffreys. B, 8 Jelen. "a. 5. JONES' and
Frank Jaulus.
| J. 5. koenicker. 3. Kaiser Henry Khnger Philir
! kinkel, Charles H. Kahr, Jack Kopfel. Charles "
/ kahles. ]. T. klaGsneT. and H. Kamm
4 John LoTenz, Arthur Lorenz. William Lorenz Dan
/ lei Little, Gus Landon, J. A. Lehman Emil
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