The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-09
DU POINT USES GUN
ASADINNER HORN
Generals Sure Shot AIS Keep
Events Moving at Rocky
Mountain Affair.
PISTOLS HALT SPEECHES
Tribute Is Paid to Col. Roose-
velt-Hammond Regrets
Harvey's Absence.


menu. a glorious victory. Therefore T.
Coleman du Pont. who makes powder
and owns hotels and was chairman Of
the dinner committee and director Of
operations OF the dinner, fred a "a
revolver, which some one said was an
.s8. all over the grand ballroom Of the
Waldorf last night. and all the rise he
got out OF Police Commissioner Enright,
who was well within the battle zone.
was rapid movement Of the eyelids
whenever the cannon went of. The
only gentleman in the place who didn't
blink were Col Bill Hayward and Capt
Kermit Roosevelt, late of somewhere else,
who found Gen. du Points artillery
merely a gentle soporific.
The Rocky Mountain Club, composed
OF men who were brought UP In the
Rockies Of Colorado. Montana, Nebraska,
bingham Mass, and Ocean avenue. was
having its twelfth annual dinner. II
was most informal, there being no
speechmaking on account of the frazzled
state of the publ!c's nerves. Al a rude
Western bar in an ante room two bar
keeps from Red Dog were busy before
meal time requesting all gents present
to step UP and name their pizen. The
drinks were yellow probably they were
full OF orange Juice. which contains
citric acid. inducing rheumatism. How
ever, few neglected to take a chance.
Shots Release Tricks.
In the ballroom there were no. dais.
no speakers table, no speakers. except
for a few non-provocative remarks by
Gen. du Pont. John Hays Hammond,
and others when the occasion demand
ed. Mr.. du Pont wore sack suit and
packed a gun on either hip. Discharge
NJ thA RoV anA MOI lax,
iltry was afoot Mr.. du Pont was NOM
inally seated between the Police Com
missioner and Col Hayward. but be-
tween acts he rambled impartially
among the tables and shot the Sullivan
law full Of neat round holes.
1t wasn't an frolic. though, .Ur these
lovers OF tho West who three years
ago gave up their clubhouse project
and gave away all the fund In order
that Belgian children might, be fed
and who have been making New York
memorable for soldiers OF the West
ern States who landed here. Behind
Gen. du Pont rested a white bust OF
Theodore Roosevelt, and there were
much thinking and some words OF him.
Mr.. Hammond, president Of the club.
raised his glass and got everybody up
for a silent toast to the memory Of the
Colonel-'preeminent in his embodi-
ment OF the best traditions OF the West
apostle OF Americanism.- Mr.. Ham
mond said.
Later Mr.. Hammond said:
II am credibly informed that q man
who attempts to make a speech here to-
hight will be shot at. But have no fear.
I told the barkeep early In the evening
that ia stand treat for the crowd II
any one could hit me in three shots at
thirty PAGES and not soul took me up.
However. I'll make only few re-
marks. What with the approach of Boil
shevism. internationalism. Government
ownershipisr- and. worst of all.
teetotahsm. must say this Is
not the Tine I would have chosen
In which to pass the rest of my life.
I've often thought that II like to dis
cover that lodge in some vast wilder
ness where war and rumors of war
would never reach us more. but don't
know where II is. and I'm a pretty good
traveller. But tonight have been told
OF little island not far from the
Alaskan coast inhabited only by two
men who raise silver foxes These men
have repaired only once year to the
mainland to sell their furs and get last
years papers. But l am told that since
tho publication OF Hdrroys Weekly
y
I'm awfully sorry my friend George
Harvey Is not present tonight got
this up especially for George"
Roosevelt Memorial Plan.
Gen. du Pont fired another salute and
william Boyce Thompson related tho
plan for Roosevelt memorial, which
he said the Rocky Mountain Club would
go the limit on
Amparito Farrar and the Hoyt Sisters
sang and then received loving cups from
the club in recognition OF thed services In
entertaining American soldiers at the
front A most amazing movie comedy
with chimpanzee. a Hon and an ele-
phant-real ones-as actors. was shown
in advance OF public exhibition frankie
Fay and Young Erne. featherweights
boxed in a ring roped or right In the
centre OF the ballroom. Western songs
were sung and some OF the diners knew
the words. There was lot more, and
away at the end OF tho programme wa
the word Speeches" which some defiant
composItor who won't stand for the
wrecking OF ancient idols had put there,
like as not
The club reelected It's officers. includ-
Ing President Hammond, and elected as
governors Edward II. Clark, Charles r.
Cole, George o, Eaton. Charles Hayden
T Coleman du Pont, Hugh Wallace, J. e.
Cullinan. Benjamin B Thayer. James
Douglass. II. +. Sinclair and William
Wallace.
Among the diners were Gutzon Borg
lum Windsor Mckay, Hy Mayer, Brig. =
Gen George II. McManus, Paul Rainey
william II. Edwards CASTOR Liebert
French Consul-Generai Ma jor-Gen. n
C. Shanks, James NJ Beck. Charles II.
Sabin. f. Y. Stotesbury, Harold F.. Nc
Cormick, Adolph Lewisohn, Gen. Alexan-
der Tuthill, Henry f. Dodge. Charles II,