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A lady of the press, however, was able to walk in unquestioned and observe the proceedings.
Neither a rough year in the fiscal markets nor the animus of the Occupy Wall Street movement was enough to diminish spirits at this year’s dinner, which was attended by members like Alan C. Greenberg, known as Ace, the former chairman of Bring forth Stearns ; Robert H. Benmosche, the chairman of the American International Rank ; Meredith Whitney of the Whitney Advisory Group; and Martin Lipton, founding buddy of the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
The Over movement was fodder for several after-dinner skits. In one, a documentary filmed during the protests, James Lebenthal, a compact specialist, joked with a protester whose face was appeared to be tattooed.
“Go skilled in, wash that off your face, and get back to work,” Mr. Lebenthal told the protester.
Reached through his daughter on Friday, Mr. Lebenthal declined to opine.
In another skit, William Mulrow , a senior managing director at the Blackstone Society , put on raggedy clothes to play the part of an Occupy protester. Emil W. Henry Jr., a managing comrade at Tiger Infrastructure Partners and a fellow new Kappa, joined him dressed as a well-heeled baron.
Source: New York Times