The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-31
DOTARDS OF 1S4S
TOBE YOUNG AGAIN
Detachable Ones. Headed by
Iselin. Will Give a
Dinner.
ALL ARE MERRY AT 81

The Delectable Society OF the Dotards
OF Is4s-an even dozen of men who have
don things In the world, whose names
are familiar to most people and who are
sturdy and clear eyed and light hearted
at 67--are going 4 give a dinner soon to
celebrate the year In which they were
bsrn. The date hasn't been announced.
but IL will be soon.
As II preliminary the Delectable
Dotards have formally organized. draw
ing up "A constitution and ~electing OIL
| GERS and have even adopted a great seal
! which displays a boy baby gazing at the
comet Of 1Sis through IA glass of claret
of the vintage Of 1S4S. And they have
! even adopted certain verses bearing d.
rectly upon their raison d'etre. Take
this one:
WIZ are these merry dotards bold
Immune from fear OF growing cd,
or comet. wine and revolution?
u Is their splendid constitution.
Here IL the roster OF membership rs II
appears In the Do,ards' constitution:
WILLIAM T.. lsEi.IS, president or the
botards. who was born January II.
1sis. "a member of the Union. Metro
politan. Knicker5ocker. Rrook aud
|, other clubs. capitalist, merchant and
!. greatly Interested IN public affair.".
SAMUEL A. WALSH. vice-president, born
February IL, 1875: banker and well
! known spottsmau.
LrCITs N. WfLMFHpING. born March -.
iN4S retired importer. poet and sec
retary Of the DutardS.
EpwAgp BEMrNT. born May 20. 1SiS :
elected ambassador of the society 10
represent it "at the various European
courts and South American republics
ut whirh he shall he present
f,YwARp !. RrRwlNp. official miner OF the
club corn June Il. lN4s; president of
the Berwind-Whit. Coal Mining Com-
pauy and prominent in many large en-
terpriscs.
JorN MCLEAN NASH. "who will attend
to all legal matters without fee or
emulumeut" born August 6. 1NiS a
lawyer with offices IN wall street and
treasurer OF Columbia University.
HrSEY WALTERS. navigator born Sep
temher 90. lSis: widely known a. a
capitalist and as a patron OF the ARTS.
His Office empowers him "tp command
all yachts owned by him"
GEoRGr y. pT FOREST. Librarian horn
October 10. 1873 who is entrusted
with tire duty of seeing that all OF the
books Of the society are handsomely
bound.
ALBERT V. DE G~oIcoURiA. the general" {,
born October %. 1915 "a noted trav-
eller tho father OF Mrs. August Bel
mont. JT. He IL to b" the custodian
of the clubs arms and ammunition.
ALLAS W. EvhRTs. the treasurer: born
December 10. lNiS: "A member of the
law firm Of t.vaIts, Choate Il sherman.
THOMAS Il. CLAEkE, the collector born
December II. 1>iS q patron OF Amer
lean art and widely known for his eN-
pertness OF judgment IN porceIains
and Oriental textiles.
TIL Rev. WILLIAM y. WEBRE. chaplain
born December II. 1SiS: rector En-
manuel Protestant Episcopal Church
at Great River. l.. |. lie is empowered
10 hold religious services lat such
times and places as he may deem
proper and 10 take charge " bene-
factions AID ph!lanthropics.
Il Is TO he no,ed tina, every Do,trd
holds an office in this society. Every
member is a governor. and what the
governors decide Is not appealdble. The
constitution provides that Il quorum shall
cons!s, OF not less thar two members,
for every member ought to have at least
one Boswell when he feels inclined To
.eminiscc. and ii is further provided that
the secretary must I've one OF any quorum.
1t ~ provided. too, by the fundamental
law Of IN. Dotsrds that when they meet
they must throw their shoulders wei.
! back, look each other squHgcly In the
eye and give the sign Of the order.