The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-28
A KANSAN IN NEW YORK.
CHAPTER XVI. q
What Happened in Philadelphia.

Yesterdays chapter, XIV, was so long
and upon such a serious subject that
the reader may appreciate something
in this chapter following it in a lighter
vein.
So before proceeding to chronicle In
| brief in the chapter tomorrow what
was done at the win the War for
Permanent Peace" convention at Phil
adelphia, May 1s And II. it seems per-
tinent in this chapter to tell of some
things that happened on Broad street.
in the Union League club and in the
Hobbies of the e-Stratford hotel
on the first day of the convention. but
outside the hall at the Academy of
Music where three sessions day were
held and where great speeches were
made by great speakers.
Walking over to the desk of the ho-
tel, L suddenly heard my name called
and upon turning about found it was
my next-door neighbor in Topeka
Mrs. Arthur Capper. wife of our hon
ored governor. After exchanging
greetings she said: Mrs. Mulvane is
over at that desk writing a letter. We
both came from Washington this
morning"
After meeting Mrs. Mulvane l asked
the two if they would go to luncheon
with me.
"Oh. no." said Mrs. Capper. You
want to talk with the men,"
mo, indeed" says I. II can talk
with the men my time" y
Without further reluctance we went
into the cafe. All three agreed upon
broiled mushrooms. They looked good
on the menu and when served met ex-
pectations. We were starting out to
take something that we do not have
often in Topeka.
Il would like some iced coffee with
cream in it," said Mrs. C.
The same" said the gentleman in
the party.
"Buttermilk for me-" said Mrs. Null
vane.S And 1 would also like some
Boston cream pie"
The other two said they did not
care for dessert.
When the pie course was served for
the one who had ordered it. it was
about a quarter of section, a liberal
cut
Addressing the waiter Mrs. Mulvane
said:
will you please bring me another
plate and will cut this pie in two
for the other LADY,"
81 will bring you the plate" said
he hIJf 7 wi n
for another portion"
"An right" said the man to the
waiter. Charge, Chester; charge II
you must"
I observed that they knew how to
charge al. right. but I was in Phila-
the Philadelphians did. even II they
were doing me.
Mrs Mulvane had a better second
thought: she took one of the super
fuous plates that were on the table
that gave her three for the dessert.
There is a custom in these eastern
cafes of using many plates. Some
times there is a pile Of three of them.
the lower one supporting the one
above. the top one supporting the pie,
as the case may be.
You want to know what Mrs. Null
vane did with the three plates and the
one big piece of Boston cream? Well,
the waiter being like Old Gaul, d.
vided into three parts. part to wait,
part to serve, part for cupidity. Mrs.
Mulvane was not to be outflanked and
with some apparent consideration for
the host who had ordered one piece of
pie, but was compelled to pay for two
pieces tho getting but one-well, here
is what she did. She cut that piece
into thre equi lateral triangles and
This is the way they do in Philadel-
phia- When you order one piece of
pie. then decideto have it cut in two.
thereupon they charge double, and to
get partially even, you make three
slices of it. The bill was 1910.
1 was unable to secure a room for
myself at that hotel because thou
sand other applicants were ahead of
me coming to the convention. altho I
had a friend ask for a room several
days in advance. The friend wired me
this information: IT secured a good
club where I think you wiff~be COM
Portable" I certainly was well taken
care of there. and for probably one
third of the money. The Union League
is one of Philadelphia's old and inter-
esting institutions. 1t Is on Broad
Philadelphia, and is only one-half
block away from the Belvue- Stratford,
which was the headquarters of the
convention.
I'VE have been having a fine time
together. Mrs. Capper and t. said
Mrs. Mulvane. but we have been go
ing at a pretty lively pace. We left
Washington at midnight this morning.
taking a drawing-room. but Mrs. Cap
per talked to me all night. so failed
to get any sleep. Day was breaking
when we arrived in the Quaker city.
think we will both 60 to Atlantic
fNv, 10 nat
Mrs Capper afterwards told M on
the side that Mrs. Muivane talked to
her all night on the train so she was
feeling a little sleepy. and rather tired,
she concluded she would go with
Mrs. Mulvane to Atlantic City for a
rest.
tried to convince them that the
day they were going to Atlantic City
was the big day of the convention
big speakers and a big banquet in the
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