The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-25

Mcousde and his great service to the
Sunday baseball In fitting and memo
rabie. manner. b a.l,
The art Of after dinner oratory diff
ftrs from the oratorical art Of the plat
form or the forum In that because OF
its essentially more intimate character
II 10 necessary that the orator bring 70
his art an order Of talent and technique
which may be wanting in the platform
or forensic orator and his auditors never
detect It's absence. But In the respect
Of mono of the orators who with their
wit and learning sketched last night
the life and accomplishments Of the Hon.
Francis Xavier McQuade can 1t be said
that for an instant the attention Of the
distinguished company faltered or that
there was solitary Quip, mot or ssilken
reference TO the achievements OF the
Hon. Francis Xavier McQuade in bring
Ing Sunday baseball to pass which went
urappreciated or unappiauded.
And after the Hon. Alfred e Smith
and the Hon. William Gibbs McAdoo
ard the Hon. William NJ Calder and the
Hon. Richard Enright and the Hon.
Robert r. Wagner and the Hon. Victor
J. Bowling and the Hon. Frank L. Dow
ling and the Hon. Thomas r. Smith and
the Hon. William r. Burr and the Hon.
Aaron J. Levy. but not the Hon. Charles
r. Murphy, each had delivered hitting
and memorable address filled with al
the art Of the orator and embellished
with all the grace and elegance which
have been gathered to the orators art
since Cicero's time, then and not until
then did the Hon. Francis Xavier Nc
QuRde himself entertain the distin-
guished company with his gifts as an
after dinner orator.
About 1900 at Tables.
What he said IL beside the mark 1t
was the spirit in which his sentiments
were received that Is everything. But
even had he been the least gifted Of
orators he could not have failed to find
high inspiration. and apt anecdote and
merry metaphor in the faces Of the
company which faced him, for a meet
Ing Of the executive committee having
in charge the making Of the arrange
ments for the monster function which
was rendered the Hon. Francis Xavier
McQuade held at the Hotel Aston a week
ago arranged to make the monster
event one of the most important and
significant Of its kind ever held in honor
OF turist In the annals Of this city.
Men prominent In national, State and
municipal Office as well as individuals
conspicuous in the business world were
Invited, and forty-eight hours had not
rolled over the executive committed s
head before personages representing all
the political, professional, commercial
and other walks Of life worth walking
in. and to the number OF 1900, had sig
nihed their intention Of being present
on the night of nights. e.
So that II Is needless to remark that
at tho monster banquet last night. in
addition to the notables at the speak
ers' table, there we're present among
hundreds Of others the Hon Thomas d.
Mccarthy, the Hon. Robert F. Moran,
the Hon. James A. Foley. the Hon. Jacob
Rupert, the Hon. Grover A.. Whalen,
the Hon. William Fox. the Hon. Winheld
Scott Sheehah, the Hon. Samuel J..
Koenig. the Hon. Cornelius F.. Collins,
the Hon. Thomas Healy, the Hon.
George NJ. Cohan. the Hon. Francis M.
Hugo. the Hon. Arthur~H. Murphy, the
Hon. George A. Glynn. the Hon. j.
Harry Walters, the Hon. Jacob Living
ston, the Hon. Charles H. Ebbets. the
Hon. Samuel A. Scrobner, the Hon. r. A.
c. Smith, the Hon. Frederick J. Sullivan,
the Hon. william Kelly, the Hon. Dennis
Sullivan. the Hon. Jeremiah T. Mahoney,
the Hon. Henry Birrell, the Hon. Lee
Shubert. the Hon. Jay Finn. the Hon.
John ]. McGraw, the Hon. Daniel Grif-
I'm. the Hon. Emil Fuchs. the Hon. ]. ].
McCarty, the Hon Michael r. Loughman.
the Hon. Morris Rose, the Hon. Morris
Gest and the Hon. Charles Still.