The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-23
SCHROEUS, HE OF MISSOURI!
ae's ths secretary sG the Ssr1eIy aad 10
Insisted 90 meadsnn Nn the TsIeaFnhss
tn ThreuEh-satealls and Presa.
dents GaNet CSulgfnt step Iulra.

AZ the society's annual dinner az tho Wa
dorf. Groans. oatcalls. appeals spln
tered against bic shirt front The hana
ing oI President Haftwell X Grubbs
Ravel dinned In his ears But high abov
protesting chorus his voice SCARE,
triumphantly with quotations from Cham
Clark, brewers, Mayors 90 great aud smal
cities, steamboat captains. trades peoph
and politicians. he read on and on an,
on, interpOlating biographies OF tn
writers and happy thoughts Of his own.
u was only when Alr Schroers pause,
q moment to wave the thirty-si1t tela
gram. n voluminous message OF ~,
fypewritten sheets. that Presidsnt Grub,
got n chance TO appeal to the society
And the society With shouts Of laughter
voted Mr.. Schroers back into his chair
despite HE earnest shouts that he knew
HE rights and that the society should
not OF such dizcourtesy he guilty.
Along the guest table were scattered
several well known persons who knew
not whether TO laugh or frown. 90 they
played safe and did both. There were
y. Hopkinson smith. senator Warner
Of Missouri. William Hepburn Russell.
Augustus Van Wyck and the presidents
OF several State societies.
AlNGI uOBAln1On CttulNu un1 eNllOHiNett
Marx Twain and toast had been drunk
% the Presidsnt Mr.. Orubbs informed
the banQueters that telegraus and letters
had been received from q few Missouriane
who are still in Missouri. He believed
SssrsSy scSrOs Ss' n s%csS Mr.
SchrosFs.
I viii read them he said eagerly.
Er-hadnt you better give the eist
ef few Of them'' suggested Mr.. Grlbbs
Mr.. SChroers bridIed. He flung hi.
risht arm aloft with messages clutched
IN his dnRers
1T 10 not question OF what you want
he said TO President Grubbs. while the
Mineourians held their breath. 1t 10 a
QUESTION Of courtesy TO the writers and TO
AL Of the ladies and gentlemen here
preesnt. I am starting LISTEN
But-but-but - came from the
firmly. 'S,. Louis, No. April y. To the
president Of the Missouri Society. am
porry----
Grtibbs's Eavel danced upon the table
and over the grand ballroom 81 the Wal
dorf the laughter burbled A. the Rue.t
table Grubbs. thlnderstruck. stood un-
decided what 10 do next Gov Folk was
whispering 10 William Hepburn Russell
y Hopkinson Smith Was pulling his
mustache and his eyes were twinkhnR
A. the ninth telegram Grubbs tried
again. was overwhelmed by the voice
ct MIR. SchrDsgS. AZ the seventeenth
GFubbs appealed 10 IN, socistv EtRht
men arose and moved IN chorus thai
me readlng 81 the kilograms he omitted
and that the regular programme procred
Only for -~cond did Schrn~rS shift
attention iruIn his sh"sf oT kilograms
There ~ 10 thar motion no second
he sho1t..d. aud Snd"d into Telegram ~
~ tha' time there was 80 much uProar
that nobody knew what the folks at hom.
had telegraph~d. and there was no indi.
c$tion that ANYBODY Car,si Chortlsas
started up m all parts Of the room in
quIies tor that Kelly who reeYna stiH
10 be missing. comments IN the lady
who wore rings On her fingers aud tells
on her toes. questions a. TO who in kissinR
her row. Again GTubll- put a motion
TO the socle'v. again SchroeTs glanced
sIdevise from tho bunch 81 kilograms I
with the rapid shout
Motion not carried
Bat az the thrty-firs telegram SchToen,
mad ~ stop. The racket was d. feninn /.
u was the first dinner the ladies II the .
society had ever been permit ii TO
attend ttbl" guests They seemed 10
heSltated. Jhen I'D.
! hcy=, the Missouri society will no,
te guilty 81 such discourte~y 40 Tor.
bidding the reading Of these dispatches
NV wv rTNANtAfe ann NftN NV rIHhfn
No matter what you may think about il
am gong t. read them am from !
He breczed through 20 the end IT the
thirty nth and was about T. drop int
? - chair when n fnessaii ger brought him
! latter tsl"gr'm than nny h. had rod
no grabbed ~ Jpyfully. AND propt..d
nimf@t for reading Thir'~-six minute.
had passed since he - rted on Telegram
h@tSre twn words we're ont Of his mouth
n bio Ia. so.
not laughing any more Tb-y droWned
Schroers ott. When ti.ubis m, the
motion aSain 10 GO ahead with the regular
Programme. there Was a -eil II aye" that
bounced hack from the willis
-Sit down. shouted G-uius TO ScIrn.-. A.
I sit." said the secretary Watch mo
sit
bx-Goy. Folk 'ts PRINCIPAL yJIs.t. va.
introduced h. William U-pttIrn RfIss..p
A. mighty good man for th" D",uocra,
- nominate for Pre- dent IN 1872 Tn. ,
Ex-Governor lodged 'solitir- pretty much
Md most OF his rp~"Ch had to d. with -
IoTin and hON ~" psopl" are waxing up
10 their le.t interests Public consct.u,.
1as been aroused sll over tn. country
he laid. and the signs ~ the awaksuin.. ,
lr" apparent ev"ry dAy
Ono OF The ObrtaC!.f. to ~. pragr.ss ,
v civic uprghtns~s hs sad -is tho ms ,
aken view 'hi' ~ anIIr"s a city or 4 SiFte ,
/" expos" aud pro>erut" wrong,oinE 4
J1bh" corrupt ON on the ground thai - !
l'irts a community Va S'a's saD 10 hurt
W exposing grating. 20 do otherwise I
souid he ~ conniV" At ~ lApplau-..
-'Srafter-. who, hsr N ~ G0u.s N-w I
o<k. san Francisco Or p'ttsItirR. AWAY. t,
~ have { aDuesr tha' a HEht
igaiIsi them - SANDER 10 the city a.
fniCh ihav Operate criminal wealth !
lwavE tres 20 hid. hehipd tho SKIRTS ~
ezitimaf@ ru=nerS Coy Hughes takes
he nEht post On "a Jhe... nIattsr- nj
nv political party ~ hur' ~ the exro-tr.
grating - ~ hunt by the Vrafter- and
lrt 10y their - nOaure m" afIv wsy Ia o.
tor 'oTrupt.o o. TO bat % and hi y har5 Z
heneyer and " her,'ver u r.ara 49, head .
ApTiau-cJ Publicity ~ the beet cur. f,y /,
Ivir corruption.
-Mnrh has b"~n done for good govern. :
nent ~ varous States and ctti ss during !
J." last few wears. tut Their. - glenty ~ q
rOrk yet 20 b~ done Cities are often ,
Ts'is'ed when IN the control &C a corrilrt \
nd Tnsrrilcss gang y
Nr Folk Thought that the remedy for |,
visiting evils ~ not IN ies- government .
y tho people but more government Iy Z,
he people. "" was for 'he in,tiatly,. and !,
- referendum. bic liked Inc comm e. on
Drm ~ government lie didn't ike m. ! \
cns'apt appeals ~ the Federal GOVERN Il
tent ~ do things that al" States ought 70 },