The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-26
DUTCH TREATERS GET
YEARLY SQUARE MEAL
They Eat. Drink and Are Merry,
as Becomes Geniuses
Who Can
LIVE BY THEIR OWN WITS
Many Songs Heard, and One Of
Them. an Anthem, Now
Printed.
LIVE BY THEIR OWN WITS

Why any group OF 300 men. although
painters. sulptors. illustrators. writers
and even editors OF magazines should so
Tar forget themselves as to push and
shove against Miss Josephine Delmonico's
folding doors OF oak which-only for the
time being at that-separated them from
food. as the members Of the Dutch Treat
Club did at their annual dinner, when
II they had only waited the doors would
have been opened quietly. and especially
as James Montgomery FIagg yelled re-
peatedly that II they would but walt.
last night
But to begin in a better way: All
roads led to Delmonicos last night, where
the Dutch Treat Club held its annual
dinner.
is made up Of a number Of young men.
such as Mrs. Charles Dana Gibsons hus-
band (Charles). Mrs. Ray Browns hus.
band. Louise Closer Hale's husband
walter HI, A. Z. Thomas (unattac hed)
Mrs. Rex Beach's husband. Miss Margaret
Cases father. Hap Wards nephew. the
we'll known magazine editor. Bill DAILY.
and many others equally famous in their
own names All live by their own wits.
have luncheon. This weekly luncheon IL
the be-all Of the club-or was until II
dawned on the Dutch Treaters a few
years ago that with care. they also might
hold an annual dinner.
Hence last nights commotion. II
started with the nations song as dreamed
by Dutch Treater Julian Street. Julian
couldn't be present because of a rowing
commission for a magazine that 10 send
Ing him and Wallace Morgan to 20 many
different kinds Of clines. that they had
to start out rugged up In Panama hats
trimmed with furs 49,.
Here's Julian's version Of the anthem
as sung last night about soup time:
A NATIONAL ANATHEMA
BY Julian Street.
ITO the tune Of THE star spangied Banner")
say, can you see by the dswns early .iixht
What so proudly we hail at each annual
dinner,
Whose broad jests and bright quips, through
tho terrible night
Ger tho footiights we've seen coming thinner
and thinnerf
With his fine head OF hair and puns bursting
In air,
We've seen. through the night. that our
Flag was All There!
o, what other artist can know how II feels
To ride around town In two automobiles?
Tho whole blooming World 1t can 80 plumb
There were other songs sung. too. John
Adams Thayer Of the Smart Set. conferr-
irg with Charles w. Price. the we'll known
Connecticut farmer. who does odd chores
around the Lotos Club as club secretary,
conferred together as to whether or moi
1t would be proper TO give copies Of These
songs to the cub reporters assembled. The
| Smart Set owner said no. positively. no
20 the other songs will not bo run here.
Morgan 6huster. Martin Egan, Doug
las DOty Zone I only) Of the Century,
Orson LOWELL the Grand Rapids furnl-
ture king; Max Pam and hard, John
Wolcott Adams. John Alons0 (Wiiiis)
Williams. Charley Hanson Towns. Dan
FrOi,snsh. George Young Bauohls, John
b. 6tanchhsld (gusst). Trumbuil white
Old George Aallon-aii of thsas were cay.
Ing Ct once thai
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