New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Hylan Present
To Hear .Jibes
Of Reporters
Mayor Attends Annual Din
ner of City Hall News
papermen for First Time: {:
Many Ihr11sts at Him

AM&My II A1 1StS III 01UU
The Association Of City Hall re-
porters had its annual dinner last
night at the Hotel Astor. About 700
were present, including Governor
Smith. Governor Edwards Of New
Jersey and Mayor Hylan. u was the
nsss dinner Of the assoeiatisA which
Mayor Hylan has attended.
The principal feature Of tho eve
ming was q minstrel show entitled
"The Hip-Hip- -Hip-Hip Hooray Min
strels." James A. Hagerty, president
Of the association, who presided. de-
livered a humorous address in the
course of which he commented upon
the absence of alcoholic beverages.
When he had finished boy dressed
a. an Arab entered and announced
that q prehistoric specimen Of great
rarity had been found and would be
brought in. When it had been brought
in the specimen proved to be q bar
tender named James. He was asked
what he intended to do for living
and he said that he was going to hunt
in the American desert for an oasis.
In response to suggestion that he
might prefer being Mayor of New
York, James said:
"I'd rather be a jellyfsh on Palm
Beach than little toad In big
puddle like this"
Sings Of Bottle on Hip"
Assemblyman Theodore H. stitt,
who used to be q reporter at the City
III 1@I.s
Have a Little Bottle on tho Hip"
which was a preliminary to the min
strel show. Charles G. Hambridge was
interlocutor.
Fred H. Adams, Of tho City News
Association, commonly known as Doc
Adams, was induced to sing q touching
ballad entitled "Old Dry Doc" to the
air OF "Old Black joe" Some Of it
follows:
Gone am de- days when to schmidt's I used
Gone am de booze that SO freely used to flow.
Still in my dreams as off to sleep I rock
/ hear de boys at Schmidt's a-calling old Dry
Ise coming Use coming III be dere at 2
o'clock.
hear de boys at Schrnidts a-callD' old Dry
Doc.
Gone is de beer and gone is many pal,
Gone are the beans we used to eat with Al,
a
And even Murray Hubert calls me old Dry
Doc,
Use comm; Use comm but I'll have to take
I hear de boys at Schmidt's a-caI;n' old Dry
Doc.
"Do you know Mayor Hylan ?" asked
the interlocutor.
"Yes," said a minstrel. "He's the
man with the sky-blue eyes and sun
shine hair they think 80 much of in
Ireland"
why do they think 80 much of
Mayor Hylan in Ireland?"
Il suppose it's because he's never
been there"
"Pal Willie" in Song
Harold A Vivian of "The New York
World" made up as Mayor Hylan, ap-
peared and sang "Oh, What q Pal Is
Willie" 1t ran:
Where can you find
Or call to mind
Such n display of affection
Hyan and Hearst.
Easily first
In e true lovers connection.
Conrade and friend.
Right to the end
Here's what the Mayor Is saying
"Oh. what pal Is Willie.
Oh. what a pal Is hei
There's one of his band
AT my command
To write any speech for me-
Heart of my heart is Willie.
Soul of my soul divine.
My duty is first
To dear Mr.. Hearst
To Willie, old pal Of mine
With the conclusion Of this song the
lights went up and it was seen the
blackface Ministries had disappeared,
leaving in their places a whiteface min
strel aggregation, which turned out to
be the members Of the Board Of Esti-
mate in session.
finished man, who impersonated F. H.
La Guardia President of the Board of
Aldermen entered playing hand organ,
ard was greeted by man who imper-
yunated Henry H. Curran, Borough
President of Manhattan, who asked him
bow Tar he expected to 20 with his
hand organ.
Fail to Agree on Mayor
Aha. me. Fiorello La Guardia, de
next-a Mayor of New York." answered
La Guardia, strutting about the stage.
DE Mayor did-a great thing going to
Palm Beach. He let-a de Republicans
have q Mayor for little while"
The two argued at length over their
rival Mayoralty aspirations, but strange
ly failed to agree.
hO ACAt sumo was MUST
Go, or When Will 1t Happen 2" It
showed Tammany Hall in 1860 with
Thomas F. Smith and Alfred E. Smith
sitting around and talking over old
times. They wore long white whskers
Sounds of galloping horse were
heard, and q man telling an attendant
to let him down carefully. Then in
walked long, white-whiskered Charles
F. Murphy, supporting himself on two
canes.
The last stunt Of the night was on
titled Jobs Juggernaut, or Why May
ors Leave Home" 1t showed a kitchen
scene, with Hylan as the maid servant
for Taxpayer cleaning up the place and
smashing dishes at every step. In re-
turn for shaving all Gay Hylan asked
Taxpayer for permission to 60 to Sara
toga in August
What, after Palm Beach ?" shrieked
TAXPAYER. 81 can't stand all this ex-
pense."
"Expense!" exclaimed Hylan. dron-
ping dishcloth. "Take It from me-
you won't know what expense is till
get through with YOU"