New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-04
IT, .-JAPAN UNION HOW TOM SMITH
In CHINA URGED F0RSOOK WIGWAN
Tells Amen Corner Why
He Left Tammany for
Citizens Union.
EXPECTS MURPHY
TO JOIN CITY CLUB
Then Father Knick Woke Up,
McAneny Shrieked and Marks
Made Brogue-T Hinged Speech.

The brethren Of the Amen Corner
held their fifteenth anniversary Red,
White and Blue" dinner last night in
the grand ballroom at the Waldorf.
This merry company OF Old Guard po-
litical joke purveyors RETAINED from
holding dinner last year owing 20 the
generally sad conditions prevailing At
the outbreak of the European war.
Assuming that the Ford peace mis-
sion would put everything right over
the seas and that the people in this
country had become used to the war.
the directors Of the Corner decided -
pick up the Josh" where they left off
two years ago.
Six hundred and fifty guests. many
of them city, state or national officials.
sat with the Corner and heard hem
selves kiddsd, skidded lampooned and
lambasted as only the Amen Brethren
know how TO do it.
The setting Of the dinner was dis
tinctly patriotic, the America First sem
timent being the substantial back
ground against which ali the satire
humor and action were played. Guests
were led into the ballroom by tive
drummers and a ffcr. made up after
the famous old painting, THE Spirit
of 49," Before they were seated
Charles T. White, president Of the Cor
ner, made speech of welcome.
After Mr.. Whites address the fun
began. It rolled in upon the diners for
four hours, or until ex-senator Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew tried to make a serious
speech at the approach Of midnight.
4 e h. bo
in along the way bore titles such as
Brother Bryan" (Air: "Sit Down,
You're Rocking the Boat"), "Old Doc
Cook" AIR: Rings on Ny FingersO
America, Love You" charming
serious song of patriotism, and Good
by, Girls" in which the words written
to that tune related to Mr.. Bryan's sad
parting with the President. This last
song scored a bull's-eye. The chorus
ran:
And as he took his hat and went
lie said this TO tho President;
God bless you. goodby:
Ny faith IN you Is firm.
You know I wouldn't try
To crab that second term.
Though other statesmen lam you
Though editors may slam you.
/ only say. God bless you
God bless YOU God bless you.
God bless you. goodby.
Joe Tumulty, secretary to President
Wilson, and Charlie Murphy, the real
guy in Tammany Hall, had hardly set
tied themselves in their seats when a
street cleaner" and policeman" re
moved the screen in front of the pres
ident's desk and disclosed Father
Knickerbocker sound asleep in a chair
with a copy of "The City Record" in
his hand. Three young enAardent re-
formers, awoke the old gentleman and
told him that they came at the invita-
ton of "a reform administration
They told him they had found it good
picking" while he slept Harold NJ. An
derson acted as Father Knickerbocker.
McAneny in Flight.
Things had quoted down a Dit when
a shrek brought most of the diners to
their feet. An aesthetic looking man,
with carefully trimmed Van Dyke, was
seen running from the room waving
his arms and shouting. Sure enough,
he resembled Acting Mayor McAneny
A cry was then heard that it was Mr..
NcAneny making his escape from the
Mitchell administration"
Jim Gilroy. with a rich Irish broguc.
made a decided hit IN the character of
Marcus VI. Marks, Borough President
of Manhattan, and nominated himself
for Mayor. He said he ought TO have