Before each meeting, there's time for a glass of wine or other drink. Time to chat. At least once every two years, a each member prepares a paper and reads it at a meeting. Some members write poems. Others delve into personal experiences.
Subjects range from history to science to Cincinnati institutions.
Political arguments are considered inappropriate, as are papers that espouse a particular religious point of view. Some are not quite as good. But they're still met with applause. It's the one night every two years when a man has a chance to really be king for the night. They leave their titles at the door, addressing each other by first names.