New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Forum to Train Negro States
men-To DemoEish Landmark.

According TO a local authority. if man
oernits himself to become inebriated pc
tween February and December /, it is be-
cause he likes liquor: on the other hand. il
he becomes intoxicated between December
= and February /. il is because he is cele-
sbrafing in honor OF the holidays. gem
sleman who perhaps celebrating in
honor of the holidays appeared in q down.
town restaurant a few evenings ago. He
rxtricated himself with some difficulty
from his fur lined cvercost. ordered a steak
sRad some other things from the waiter and
)kettled back to explain TO his table COM
bpanion his recent successful ventures In
sWaIl Street. Suddenly picking up his nap
s.Azn he began waving it in the air and
sEoinsNIc in his seat:
We're OF. boys,' he cried to his grin
hing audience. "Ne're leaving the dock.''
He picked out two naen at nearby table
lkor special attentions. AS they got up 10
Eeave the place one leaned his
khoulder.
We'll, we have TO biA you bon voyage.
Aow,' he said
Meanwhile his companion harpooned the
sdiner's steak and walked off with it. For
y moment the diner was speechess- He
Booked reproachfully after the jokers and
Ahen back at his empty plate.
Now I'll have to put back to port for
more supplies he remarked
! it is expected that the Minden House. a
Williamsburg landmark that was once
3Snown TO all the sporting men OF the bor-
Tough the finest saloon in Brooklyn. is
soon to be razed to make room for d run
sNay of the ferry slips that being re-
constructed at Broadway and. the river
front. Mike Minden. the proprietor, was
snotified few days ago that the city had
acquired title 10 the property The building
twas originally occupied by the Farmers
>and Citizens Bank. On the last day of De
cember, 1857. after the building had been
idle for some time. Mr.. Minden opened ND
,fhere. He had paid s3o.eao for the interior
decorating, changes and furnishings From
the first day the place did a rushing bust
neS of high class sort Several times the
owner was offered large sums to SELL but
refused them all. The opening of the
Williamsburg Bridge sounded its death
knell and when the Broadway ferries were
shut down Mr.. Minden quit.
William L. Perry, the negro lawyer. has
organized what is known as The Hannibal
Forum. which is 10 train negro statesmen
land incidentally aid MIR. Perry in contest
with William NJ. Calder for The honor of
representing the 9th District in Congress.
The forum has more than eight hundred
members. Ii is the understanding that
after receiving their training in the forum
THE members arc to become affiliated with
the Hannibal Democratic Club. Mr. Perry
says that Section Ii of the constitution
fully explains the objects of the organiza-
zion. The section reads:
To do any and ali things necessary to
he done in order to form pleasant and
harmonious union. understanding and re-
or l. -i-oc--
County and the state and nation and the
.,-egrlant race in general giving all to
said party except such as was meant for
;,nankind: TO secure justice to the members
lof the Ethiopian race and insure tran
puillty 10 their homes; to provide for
Nconlmon and united defence where the in
.erests of the Ethiopian is involved, and
10 promote the general welfare of the MEM
shcrs of the club and the Ethiopian race in
Eenerai, and to secure the blessing of lib
-erty under that clause of the state and fed
.ral constitutions which protects life. lib
ierty and property 10 ourselves and 10 our
sposterity-
Docs YOUR society expect some recoSni-
lion from the Democrats" Mr.. Perry was
asked.
The husbsndman that laboreth must be
she first TO partake OF the fruit, he re-
pIied.
The home of the organization is The
Hhomas Jefferson Building. where the DEM
pcratic county organization also has its
3leadquartcrs-
Arrangements are being made for the
third Anvil Chorus dinner The dinner
is a sort of local imitation of the Grid
sron dinner held al Washington. IT is
quietly admitted that the imitation is q bit
weak. but the local talent is doing the best
il can. lis first affair, hack in the palmy
DAYS OF Bird : ColeT and General Bingham
was a success There plenty Of op-
lo1tunity for playing lively tunes on the
anvil then. and the knockers had a
gay time. Last year there was less TO joke
a boil1 and the dinner lost much Of its zest-
II ais, lost its non partisan character and
became little more than Democratic fes-
1ivity. This Necr il would appear TO be
even more of A Democratic affair As there
are few besides Democratic officials 10
KNOCK ana as the party is now united
and harmonious. the funny incn are having
2 hard time. Contributions of harmless
oliiI,s and jeSts viii be thankfully received
1y John y Harmon. president