New-York tribune., 1908-12-09
VINE GROWERS DINE
EAT IN 4 DRY" HOTEL.
Ser1'e Their O7CH FiutdgeS at the
Table an Hotel Gotham.

dOte IN HOf6t bothnW-
Soul T'nf + 6s he 9Fnf r 5G s' ne
sorrow inspires new art
The art in this connection was that tbs
hundred and fifty American wine growers that
gathered last night about the festive board used
their chaser in the form of mineral water before
the dinner That was the only water course served
last night After that all wine There were
twenty-five varieties of it. and then some corliais
forget the cocktails and the old sherry ss
An appetizer Al the head Of the wine list appeared
the fine sentiment. American Wines for Ameri-
cans ard tho growers Of the grape took fun ad-
~antage of the nstriottc sentiment expressed
therein
In justice to the mana cement of the Hotel Gotham
it should be told that the wine growers. owing to
the inability of the hotel management legally to
serve liquors brought. their supply Just how
much of tt they brought 10 their dinner only the
committee of arrangement knows. but one of the
walters explained tina there was certainly more
than one wagon load
There was the long =. including ali the courses
of a we'll regulated public dinner. with an "Amerl-
can wine punch but there never room on the
tables with the seven or eight glasses for each
diner fer more than one plate at time and nobody
cared for it was wine dinner in every sense Of
the term.
Lee J Vance presided as toastmaster- The
speakers and the toasts TO which they responded
follows
The Political Vintage. Patrick F McGowan.
president of the Board Of Aldermen: The Truth
About Wine" Dr.. Eugene H. Porter; American
Hotels and American Wines" Hon E N. Tier
ney; Story Of the Vine" Edward r Emerson;
Theory Versus Practice" Professor ". 3. Al
wood
President Patrick F, McGowar Of the Board Of
Aldermen, speaking The Political Vintage
said that the vintage chosen by the people this
year was not the one he had favored.
The man elected for President" he said has
baav vlge ~E--
In him they and I. good Americans. place our
trust and honor. I do not believe that any man
elected the Office Of President. whether I vote
for him against him, viii do anything but what
is dictated by his own conscience He may err In
his judgment, but he does what he thinks is right.
aWhen elected he viii have my support and the
support of every right-minded American citizen.
I want no man living abroad 10 come back to
New York City and tell US what shall do We
are masters Of our own destiny. and viii brook
no dictation from any one who living with
THE great trouble with the people Of
Try to-day their lack OF respect for authority.
Let Us teach It our public schools. Let teach
If from the pulpit-that those. who are elected by
our representatives in authority should be
respected and looked up TO, and not. soon as
they take Office, be maIisued and viuded
When Dr. Porter announced that he the
water wagon" there was groan from the diners
but this followed by approving cheer when
he paid a tribute TO the purity OF American wine.
Dr. Porter said that the people Of the United States
must be educated UP to the worth Of their home
products He said that there should be a cam
paigu Of education show that the pgIrest Of
wines are made right in this country.
The association, at its annual meeting at the
Astor House earlier in the day, discussed the fea-
sibillty Of separating the wine industry from the
saloon business About 81 per cent OF the wine
growers of the United States are members of the
association or supporting IL Members from all
parts of the country attended the meeting Lee
! Vance, editor Of The Wine Press" advocated
this movement by the association. He said that =
careful estimate shows that the six thousand sa-
looms in New York City do not consume the an /
nusI output Of one large California winery The
separation Of the wine dealers from the saloon
keepers - organizations said Mr.. Vance, would
work much good to the former. well as 70 the
public He advocated the granting Of : wins /
license separate from the regular saloon license IN
enable restaurants to serve wine without being /
compelled 70 pay An almost prohibtttve tax
Notwithstanding the prohibition wave that has /
swept over the South and sections OF the West Ed
ward R 4 Emerson, president OF the Vine Grow
ers Association, was optimistic over the situation
and expressed the opinion that on sober second /
thought the American people would assert them
selves. and that sooner OF later The anti-saloon .
league movement would dU-tndle away into = rec
ignition of the value Of vine As q food ana b=r-
erage
4 resolution vas adopted declaring II 70 be abso-
lutsly necessary for the growth and progress OF .
the American grape and wine growing industries .
that the present tariff schedule and duty on 7por--
ed wines be maintained
The attention Of Congress was called 70 the IN
justice done both wine producers and OUT con
suners in reciprocity treaties whereby the duties
are lowered on foreign stiu wines without regard
70 their alcoholic strength and on foreign cham
pagnes OF g per case. which has been present
OF several million dollars TO the importers without
one cent benefit 70 the consumers ot such wines
The following officers were elected President ".
Z HLoreth. vtce-president, ? T. Morgan; r-easlr-
er. L J. Mason. secretary. L Vance. mem
Der Of the executive committee. F Emerson. the
retiring president