Bisbee daily review., 1907-05-26
HOBOEs BANQUET
 AND EXPLAIN II ALL
Rich Man Brings Them Togeth- CT to Learn From Them What Their Motives and Needs Are.

CHICAGO, May 25.-When Shoe string Army Chase" a famous hobo, arose from his place as guest O. honor at the bum" banquet at the Windsor-Ciifton and began to pass his greasy hat among the guests of the hotel who had gathered to witness the remarkable spectacle. he made the hit of the evening and brought bowling climax to the most remarkable gather ing of human beings that eyer assem- bled in a downtown hotel for festive purposes.
 | One hundred and twenty-five Iramps clad in rags, unshayen, innocent of the bath and strange to comb and brush, came to sit at six-course banquet for the promotion of the Brotherhood Welfare association" an institution | inaugurated by Dr. Ben l.. Reitman for the purpose of getting the tramps jobs without red tape.
 | John H. Drake, clad in faultless leyening dress. presided over the fes- tiyitfes His wife, bedecked in an elegant gown of black velvet and lace. sat at the head of the table with Dr. Reitman, Major J. H. Farrell. Attor- ney John ". OConnor. Dr. Liston H. Montgomery, Dr. IT. J. Way, Lewis Degan and Alexander Cieland. who provided the cheer and looked after the wants of the guests.
 Know Any of These?
 The distinguished guests present were: "shoestring Army Chase" Jack Ryan, John Dorn, New York Slim" Miller. Eagle Jack" Senton, ~Golly Bill" "Bnl Hellcooper." Pitts burg Joe" Gurley. Louisville Kid" Throop. John the Josher," "Alphon- SC XIII" Fatty" Johnson, Little Dick Smalley," Charley Runhard," "ole Man" Steers, Big Dan" Kern, Fairy Tale" Anderson, Joe Fay" "The Cop piu Kid" "one Tooth" Scully, John Wallace, "Yokey Whitey," Brooklyn Dick" Thompson, "The Mush Fakir, Eddie Mack, "The Dancing Kid" "One Finn Labif." Carey, the Duck" Joe Alzino, "The Mexican Kid" Silver Likes His Cedarbrook." "Maroney." "The Hobo kid" Buffalo Ed" Nal. Joy. Billy Hodges" Collins, the Black Slim" Pierpont Morgan, Oklahoma Bill Flynn" Lone Star" Pete McDon- aid, Edward Hale Gould Alexander, ''Meandering Mike" "T he Rocky Mountain Lemon" Gin Hickey" Jack, Fat and Slim, the Travelling Twins" Montana Red," "The Coffin Mailer, New York" ''whttey Limpy Joe," Mike, the Peddiers- Dub, the Piker," Lone Willsey," Sly Slim" :" Bum Nit" Casey, Strawberry Short Stanton Pat. an dat's straite, see" Hot Tamale Kelly of Pittsburg," {" Chicago Kid" "The Overland Kid"
 Say, cull," said the last named no- table, ''youse don't want ter fergit to mention "A No. l. the mostest promi- nent absent brother His name is on every water tank from Frisco to Bos- ton"
 Some of the Topics.
 Pittsburg Joe, as toastmaster, dis coursed upon the subject, How I've Lived Without Working"
 Dr. Ben l.. Reitman, president of the association, told all of the speakers that they must exclude from their statements any knocks" on the law or the police department.
 John Smith, who has served four teen years in jail at various times, and admits he never untiI recently did a days work except under compulsion, IoId "why the Criminal Has a Harc Face"
 why I Hang Around Barrel Houses" was the topic selected by a speaker known only as Fred, the Bum"
 There were number of other speak CTS. 'The purpose of the banquet is to learn just what these men need, said Dr. Reitman. We have no right Ito tell of the needs of men whose lives we do not know We will let them tell their stories. They will tell us the truth, and they will tell many new things. Sociologists can learn much from the statements of these fallen men"