New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-08
Amen Corner
Pays Honor to
E. p. Mitchell
Veteran Editor Special Guest
at Annual Dinner Attend.
ed by Many Noted Jour.
nalists and Politicians
Harding Sends Greeting
Chief Address Delivered by
Ex-Governor Clynn: Wit
and Humor Enliven Affair.

reward Page Mitchell, the veteran
editor of "The New York Herald for
half century conspicuous in Amor
lean Journalism, was the special guest
g >onor at the twenty-first annual din
ner Of the Amen Corner St the Wal
dorf-Astoria last night
prominent newspaper men from all
over the country were present TO do
honor to Mr.. Mitchell and eniov the
festivities which for two decades have
made the Amen Corner dinners famous.
President Harding, former Senator
Depew. Secretary of State Hughes, and
George Harvey. Ambassador to Great
Britain, sent cordial greetings.
Edward G. Riggs. Of the executive
staf OF the New York, New Haven e.
Hartford Railroad. for more than a
quarter Of a century associated with
Charles A. Dana and others. presided
at the dinner. Mr.. Riggs WAS the first
president Of the Corner twenty-o one
years ago, this being his second in
cumbency.
Governor Nathan T.. Miller, former
Governors Benjamin B. Odell and Mar
tin II. Glynn, Frank A. Munsey, pub
fisher of The Herald" and Evening
SUM-" and Job +. Hedges made adj
dresses.
Notable Gathering
The gathering last night was one
OF the largest and most notable as
kemblages of prominent editors. pub
fishers, political writer's and politicians
u the history of newspapers and poll
ties. At the dais table. in addition 20
Mr.. Mitchell and the presiding genius,
Mr.. Rlggs, were. George =. flynn,
chairman Of the Republican State Com
mittee; former Governor Charles s.
Whitman. Paul Dana. Police Commits
sioncr Richard f. Enright. United
states Senator William NJ. Calder, Mel
E. Stone, Of The Associated Press;
r. cutter, OF "The World; y
Arthur II. Howe, of "Thc Brooklyn
Eagle Frank /. Cobb. of The World; .
Frederick Roy Martin, Of The Asso-
ciated Press: Archbishop Hayes
Charles r. Miller. Of The Times;
former Justice Willard Bartlett. Ken
meth 6. ". Stills, United States Senate,
James W. Wadsworth, James R. Shelf
Ted. Bishop Manning, Ogden Reid, o.
The Tribune; Arthur Brisbane, o,
the Americana" former Governor AL
fred Z. Smith. Dr.. Joseph Silverman
". A. Thayer, of the American:
Herbert c. Pell, chairman OF tn,
Democratic State Committee. and Johl
+. McCooey. Democratic leader @
Brooklyn.
Mr.. Mitchell. in replying briefly t.
The many tributes paid him, said tina
u Was all sufficient to make C. "potat
:ecl like Kohinoor." He declare
That Journalism was a profession il
which many grow gray and grizzzlel
and said that while much pertaining
10 newspa perdom had changed. news
would.
President Harding sent the following
greeting:
..Iiy dear Mr.. Riggs:
a am half inclined to be sggrieve
with you for again calling my attentio
70 the fact that the Amen Corner
to have dinner on January Z, i
honor OF Mr.. Edward Page Mitchell
tao veteran editor and publicist. NJ
aggrievauce, however, is entirely re
lated to the fact that your invitatio
suggests the possibility of so thor
oeghly pleasurablc an occasion i
which It is impossible for ne to PAL
tcipate. l can imagine few create
pleasures than to join with your as
sociates of the Amen Corner in payin
tribute which has been SO richly earne
h. Mr.. Mitchell.
II cannot refrain from taking you
task just little bit for inclosing II,
81, array Of biograp hical data concer!
ing Mr. MITCHELL Ever since bega
accommodating newspaper association
and background Mr.. Mitchell has bee
NJ Inspiration and ali object of both u.
admiration and my affection. lie
enc OF the men about whom we ltt
reed biogra phical data, because his lii
fas been particularly an outsprea
page, from which the World has bee
sbe to read every day for hal! ce!
tury. Still, it is true that even h
newspaper friends and admirers al