New-York tribune., 1919-10-25

writer's? And why not cite them?
Speaking again of the Return of the
BOOK, 1t the borrowers will return our
"Mrs. Thompson" by W. B. Maxwell.
and Rupert Hughes's ain Little Town"
practically all will be forgiven.
The Contribs' Dinner
Sir: In answer to lot of queries:
yes, there's going to be another Con-
trlbalHuet. Sometime in January.
The Years Watch will be awarded. !.
also the 1917 watch; and you're also
expected to come through with that
there Fountain Pen you promised to
the most frequent lander of 1917
(this is at the request Of Adelaide,
who thinks she copped it,. r. c..
Benchley, of course, will be Master
of Ceremonies, which may be news
to him now, but he'll have plenty of
time to get accustomed to the idea.
We know all the old contribs, but
they've moved Or something or their
telephones don't work. AS for this
bunch Of upstarts who are hogging
The Tower these days, if any of EN-
want to come to the Affair, they've
got to let US know Who's Whom. So
If the Dinner Prospects will send
their real and colyum names, adj
dresses, telephone numbers (girls
may submit photography, and, etc,
and SO forth, to me at Famous
Players-Lasky, 485 Fifth Avenue,
can report progress at the next Com
mttee Meeting.
MoRRlE RYsKIND.
"The writer In the London Times,o
having the servants eat with the
family doubtless shocked many people,
including not a few servants" For in
! formative diversion debaters on this
theme are referred to "Effie Whittlesy,"
to be found in George AIDES "ln Babel"
! Twas ever thus since I was seven,
/ Gee whiz! how passing time has
Each Saturday some Big Eleven
Receives it on the Ulna Bone.
--Grantoldrice.
I never picked Cornell or Yale,
i Or backed the Orange and the Black,
But some one copped my precious kale,
Or nicked ME for a lot of jack.
The service in q restaurant, for argu-
ment's sake, is poor. Sorry" says the
diner, "but there is strike on at the
mint and you get no tip from me-"
The Diary Of Our Own Samuel pepys
October 22-Came D. Marquis the
ramphleteer to my Office. and we
talked Of literature and drinking and
money and journalism, very pleasant,
and | was loath to see him go. Major
Godsall and his wife to dinner, and he
had some tales to tell of the German
prisoners at ls-surTille, whence he
health returning which | am glad of.
23-Early to my desk, and hard at
work all day, and | swept the papers
from my desk and could not find my
great fountain pen, which loss sad
dened me more than losing ten times
It's price in gaming would. With A.
Hornblow, jry to hear "H. NJ. S. Pima
FORE" we'll done, too, for the most
part, albeit Mr.. B. Peacock should take
his roles with greater solemnity.
Home. and found my wife distrait over
the prices Of carpets, linens, fruit,
cream. and what-not, so did not tell
her my tobacko dealer hath again
raised the price of segars; forusmucn
as, albeit my income is no greater
than 1t was SIX years ago, that is the
fault Of nobody but myself.
24~Another dampish day, but felt
gay and zestful, and did my stint and
my wife and had T. Neill the
chyrurgeon and his wife to dinner: and
thereafter to q gathering of men from
ithaca, and heard much rag, tag, and
bobtail
What of the Presidents refusal to
accept the treaty If the present reser-
walton covering Article X is Moor
poratcd ?"
Senator Smiths reply was emphatic
and to the point. but not given for
publication.-The Evening Post.
The gentleman from Georgin prob
ably snid: "Wcll, what of it?" Or
W. to that e.
In honor Of the treaty. the Carlisle
football team is recruited from eleven
reservations.
A barrage of eggs hurled at German
opera singers might affect their voices.
1t might give 'cm shell shock.
/ F. p. A.