New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-15
PUBLISHERS FETED
BY ADVERTISING MEN
Patrick Francis Murphy as
ToaStmaster Tells of Eve and
Mischief and PettiCOatS.
MILTON SHOWS "VALUE"
Got Only SIS for Paradise
Lost" While Roosevelt Re-
ceives More for a Page Be-
cause He'll Take No Less.

IatflcK francs Murphy, ION the ula'-
customed seat of the toastmaster. acted
In that capacity last night for the Asso-
citation of National Advertising Managers
in their dinner to the publishers through
whom they proclaim their wares.
II was a new thing for Mr.. Murphy.
He is used to. and New York public din
ner attenders are used to seeing him H.,
the seat about three TO the left Of the
postmaster. and the position on the pro-
grammo from which every one expects the
speech of the evening, after
which almost every one begins TO edge
toward the door.
His centre position last night, however
did not deter him from his usual mode of
address. and he began his general intro
ductory remarks with an advertising
mans dissertation on the Garden of Eden
That leo smoothly INTO a few remarks
upon Eve. and from Eve to mischief and
petticoats" was an easy jump.
Mischief and petticoats." he said.
came into the world on the same day
and they nave been together ever since"
Value as an attitude of mind, Mr.. Muir
ply proceeded To demonstrate. was shown
10 be true statement from the fact that
Milton couldn't get any more than s25
for Paradise Lost while Roosevelt be-
cause he wouldn't take any less. gets far
more than that for one page
Many Prominent Men There.
Mr. Murphy was introduced 10 the DIM
ers rs postmaster by l.. G. McChesney,
president of the National Advertising
Managers who had with him at the
speakers table Professor &. G. Arbuth-
not. 3. F. Birmingham. Representative
Robert J. Buckley. OF Ohio; Louis ID.
Brandeis. Cyrus H. h. curtis. Charles
O'Connor Hennessey. William II. niger
soil. the man who put the watch IN
Watch and pray for dollar; Ed
ridge r. Johnson. Henry b. JOY, George
l.. Record and g. II. Wilson.
The advertising men enlivened the even
ing with a small sized riot. that had some
OF their guests guessing for several MN
utes. Just before the speaking began
four of the most leathery-lunged lux
tree" shouting newsboys that could be
Astor were ushered into the banquet room
with bundles OF papers under their arms
The lid was off for those boys. and they
made the most OF ii. The noise and
Yelling they turned loose I'm the north
ball room drowned out everything In sighi
except the wine list. and after they had
freely papered the room with theil
bundles il was found that they had beer
peddling copies OF The Evening Assas-
sin" a publication which tried 10 live az
To the name the advertising men gave 1t
Among others present were ". h. Kel-
Iogg. Paul Block. +. J. Arend. F. Wallace
Armstrong. VI r. Claussen. Frank Cole.
George w. Coleman. Truman A. De
Weese. r. c. Eastman. r. q. Eastman,
Abraham Granger. II. : Firestone. r.
J. Flrestone. George :. Fowler Robert
rockingham. Louis Geissler. G. Howard
Harmon. O. G. Harm. Frederick H. Hig-
by. w r. Hine. Herbert l.. Houston.
David Huyler. Frank Dek. Huyler. {.
n lngerson. +. II. Ingersoll, Waldemar
;[aempffert. John r. Kennedy. Robert
Mcbride. J Rowland Min. william j.
Neal. Nat OldS, l.. r.. owen, y. l. run
slfer C.. r. Seelye. Roy F. soule. Will
lam B. Walker. II. li. w. Welch. c. c.
Winningham. Lawrence +. Abbott, Il. II.
Rabbit. Edward 5. BabcoX. Victor Leon
ard James Luby. George 3. Mallon.
Colonel John \. Sleicher, \. Mitchell
'rhorsen. c. { Williams and Harland j.
Wright
Every New York man present bemoaned
the fact that Mayor Gaynor had not Been
invited The "rag-bag' newspaper that
he so frequently mentioned was UNI
doubtedly copied after the original draft
of "The Evening Assassin" which de-
scribed everything connected with the
banquet in characteristic dor 'rag-bas'
terms.