The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-24
FRIARS HEAR OF NEV HOME
MOI NCENENT ar DINNER
TO JOHN 70. RUMSEY.

Sore NJ these days the Friars are going
~ have a t2SO, OgO clubhouse within q hop,
ship and a jump Of Broadway. The an
houncement was made last night nj the
einner the press agent fraternity gave
"a the Hotel AstOr in honor Of the FriaI
Abbot. John ". Rumsey
Guests who weren't VI on the FriArs'
AFFAIRS were told that jack Rumsey was 9
bear cat. Here only last November the
stub was t22 ON in debt. and cases Of cold
fset were developing But Mr.. Rumsey.
Wno works for Daniel Frohman when be
isn't tsiaring. took hold with q bunch Of
klH,lers. Now the club has liO,OO In the
treasury and $4,000 subscribed toward
lhe new house 4 committee Of hfteSn.
b which Mr. Rumsey IL chairman. IL Al
work on the plans.
For the further honOrinG Of the
Abbot the Friars invited Col Henry
Natterson, we'll known writer and
tAlker; Augustus Thomas. tho New
Rochelle politician, Daniel Frohman.
- Wolf hUpper and others IN and out
oi the club. Around the tables were a
eoodmany folk we'll known along Broad
Way-Si GOodfriend. Win Hepner. Jerome
siecsl. Frederic Thompson. George NJ.
Conan. Raymond Hitchcock. J. Y. bod
son. Julius Tannen. Nose Outnble. John
}. McCiraw. Bart FeiblemAn. Prank Z.
Payne. LsW Dockstader, Eugene Kelsey
Alec. J. A. CLARK. George Bebah. George
McAlanus, Harry J. Rulings. Mark A.
Nss.a.hmr May.r,r Ma gar,,..g. - l.,,.,A
Beach. Wallace Munro and many more.
Edward Everett Pidgeon. a. dean Of
tts alib. presided and introduced Rennold
Wolf a. Abbot Rumsey agent. Mr. Wolf
sAid that some men are born great. some
achieve greatness and s0rne have Friars'
dinRsrs thrust upon them.
II hrsi me, Rumsey.' he said when
h. was treasurer ol Days Theatre.
All the world loves a lover and the man
With authority to write pass. hu
always noticed that while Rumssy had the
authority he seldom had the inclination.
ILaughterl
Theatre treasurers arc interesting
people They have ordinary salaries
and enormous incomes. When Mr.
Rumssy vent 10 work Cor Daniel Frohman
be had a tOOthpiek. One week later he
owned lumber yard. lIAughterl A
busy man h a treasurer. lie has 20 bs,
~ saa tkat his employer doesn't hold any
thing out on him. liAughter
AT Long Branch reosntly | inspected
the mansions OF the rich. I asked who
owned a magnificent dwelling. one with a
gold dome and dialnOhd studded sar-
age. They told me Il was John " Rum
sey And who continued, owna
the SHACK behind this splendid house,
'Daniel Frohnan. | was gold Mr.
Rlmsey has a mortgage onit
Il have observed that al theatre treas
Reu wear silk shirss Il Is the mark
Of their calling Their EMPLOYERS wear
swestsrS This prompts me 20 saw TIA,
my chief duty tonight h 20 introduce
Ar. Eumsey 10 Daniel Frohman ar
Frohman. Mr Rumney'
M Abb0t made a little speech OF
thanks re said he had wOrAed hard
% build W the club but thai do1sns Of
other men deserved equal ooInmonda- I
ton he hoped the tiine would soon
cone when the Friars would have the
clubhouse fhey are planning
Aarse Henry Of Kentucky. who cams
Ell tbs way from Louisville 10 a, end he .
dinner was nightly cheered
remember that I attended a dinner
IN washington thlr,y years ago said
Col NeU-rsOn al which were present.
among many others. Roscoe COnklinR
and man named Price who was a Won /
dsrfu slstherlClcian. O,her rise re-
variable bore Price asked everybody 4
a. tho table what was his idea II heaven.
Wien Il came 20 Conkling he New loFE
kaassoF said
Ny i5ea Of heaven is Ginr e. like this
so5 times YER, without money and with
UT Price
-twOuli be glad 10 attend such Siat ar
- thls sa5 times year Hit we-ea Z f0r the
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