, 1874-01-11


I 5,.n {. :; ,oc;o+.>, h-orrht hin, in CONTACT
| sr,th y,a,v contlen,e, n Rieh social standinr
rhnsa ,'a-1es shc1 mt he revealed in tbese rec
~" a1.be,,el, ;,,srica demanda that they
/ sho,,ta hacsnea they we're more Binncd
as.a;nst thnn aiming. They were Young
soesty men. with nearly as = much l money ' = =
2raina' 10 fhsse peutiemeu. tue Patron OF Art,
for tle 1vhile n Soriety-Reporter uufoldcd g
sehcme sel me- Of f Cub wh,ch should bo h;shtoned
The Tnunr society men were pIeaacd 1t being
ea1octad hy \ Soc;ety-Renortor ns members Of q
bigh-toned ] Club, and Gladly supported him.
8ffer many co,sn1tat,ons these e1cIuaiye Young
Aareo ,y oa,e5 = ,,setnr n me- ~ The handsome
Tooms of McYicker'g building. and there dis
cTsscd thu n,ettar. The Club. It yas understood,
WA to ne Called .sTne Phoebus CLUB" Nlr.
Mcyicker vas present. Wien the ambitious
name OF tho organization was made known, he
rnsa md mafa faw remarks. somewhat a.
follows.
ssTbo name sn4rested Heems to me an odd
one. Can any CentIe1nan preHcnt tell who
phmbns was? II nv recollection Of mythology
eeryas me. phmbus was an ambitious young
man Who took ApoIIo'e chariot from the hitch
ing-post. whero it's owner had tied his nag up
villa tnkinr a smile. and ATTEMPTED to drive
acrosr The sky with It: and, If am not mis-
taken, he came to an unpleasant end, a. al such
shotV H. VA VA ontn rieh1 M in e' tI3e ato,y. @ hut
snn,e SOMA vsv b,d phnaron and phoohns m;Ied m.
F,,t he raid dearly for his remarks. tail
shaggy w ieu1e arose from it's chair; its haii was
arr15f'caify combed down over it's ewes. and those
nrcans concealed hahind CLASSICS: It's t1esd
~as heapv anI3 no nart ~ its faca vas visihia
fnr ha;r It WA dramatie critic. and th;a va
ia ren1.
s.YNv-:f v-v-anv p-pentiaman c--v ornes
bare ~ yn-rskoa l,nresons ont Of tbis n10m@ M
m-vaatin9 ut wonld ha v-y-v-yeminenrl
~ uwonsr ib,t ha t-v-slked With s-v-ome
pLa1ps. sa-urnntu,15t 1..1 I'd tn y-accnrn"v VT M
r--ov xchn y-v-y-y-y-v-nbus was.
ain an hjn, INIT to ~ i&x-enr1,'' " > ' '
which wa crnshinr dereat tn Mr.. McVicker:
,,n tn,.rs n,,t That +aFr;h1a arro1 he b.d mada
NJ nnt w I,o;,,to;rs1 ths ahsnra;tv ~ pb[
NN-mhns :" md was sustained IN his viaws hy
tbs rcaat,n,o T'ha resn1t NJ, thu namino ri tha
nsw o~ran32at;on ia !. StatTonoiitan C1nh. ),
o9T rho+s -nara -,a.nha,a ~ th9a G1nh veho ara
esner;ni,v y hirh~toned :" nnno mora so thnn tho
snIt.;atr-Renorfsr Ha was tha most nnTeasoas.
hie neaf II tone Ia VA an emf embodiment nf
seat;,-.4;n" cornro;ttaa m meTnh4rshn w5o
,e~fS 49, ~ 49, atenadot ~ aa.r~ .rn1
cant any 1anort The ara of h;s erandmofhar
ond tha car,pP nf denth II his rnors ramota nro.
1an;tora 1rho ahon]d ciro an ahstrart of fha
5ds;iv wa1l snd conve-a6tinn If ayerv .an;r,nr
~ {ona. sho abnnl5 he abla r. eneah 1efn;taIv
49, ~ The 1ionnr ho rot hoozv m
and IT uhat har ha nrocnrod r.
r. fo,1d a1mnathi7era IN thia viayp ~ a f1nh
1rsou ~ .oanu ,;,r af hro1hara fas}i ao
sr.ohs ror shndd;aa} who fni1v ,ctee ~, IN,
siut s ~. a.fJ ~. ~at,s1e 49,
~ ~ henra1,ad ~ tava anr LIZ 1sho
s,,}d .1vaiiew 1oG1v ~ con- ortnhlv go hi1o
% ~ he a5 -
pay ,1nn arI4haii II ror cond MT sst af+a+ ~
- tt'ar "a ~ 1nora IN vo,, 80 80, 80 sst
t,e ~ a;esa t;m shnnssymnatIv for 10 3eath ~
~ ,n ,raa nnt Z ~ soc;etv Tona Tanst ~
nninta;ned mini
W., srera ~ oItnca3 - hava Ihair np1 6 NV
nta "eau a,nays nUs - tba cn knnuin ~"I hat n
..ho., 4bora 1,a s,fetv ;na;sted or iett;ng
ILL., 4i,asa a|.mnsas - s.to,e -.
no1need o n rea,,ehoos ..1 2sa 10
r;nr 49, - r,eaI fo7nd +ho1n vith Srr NJcV;cSer
WV, IL r.J rnon, w" =, 10 n;1a;nes a.
c,,,';aa hr t,'n1, It was 4ireIr. .f1Tn;shad Tha
f,art ra9, [for II ,ras nart;f;oned1 CONTAINED
lto1t rpom tios ~ ss. mas paanei a.aS so.u o;s;n
a,1 a1ona1t fnro;tura tha ante.rop,1 son,s
aslu 3sas,+ f,r1;t,ra ~ @rar ra<,.a 1'44'o
.eYia ~ 1h;rt nf II ve ran,fa1nan ~
ta,aI' - ;1nor aa rHan ~ a1I a ~ Tha1 ala
~ ~, = nnr N1th tIem Il ves a hnfraf ~
a., dus $50 u.nii ~ the ,nnnr n cins
~ t1in, 1,a,t 1;ouor t,ara it was nar n,t a.
eor Ievnr ,,ai for thnt 1;nnor It was MT h,r
M 49, ~ rbo wo;fad ,,1on tharr =
was naf ~, tran ~ :; ,fat - hara ~" ia
,,,a.,t,; "e,u "n,t1 ~ - ns,.a 49,
p'Snvs s u uasag r. n this .sert soorsnt ~
4o,,as ~ ..sa sInn tha dnaa wa bai;oro sSs a
soneS "a9 ni Sioo ~. se+ h hnv t,ne ~ = h11ht
;,st enough to Ioen the credit Of tie sietrono-
to toa' C a,d 1,1-3, i c,}ansa1 ,r,,;c,, = ia
oniy ea ota' 1Sontb S % ~ 20 eeo r. ala not nav for
the ,c1eeant furniture. or The p,ctnres. or the
h1}rct tnS S and ns tbcrn anneaTed to h, M MOS.
rcct of thess thinrs ever being naid for il vas
ddec;dcd > hr tho Soeiety-RonorIcr thnt their min
uerrio ~ ; nonst W cone shon1 be Thers
shnnd u Ia nntHinJ mean or netfy ahont the II II.
rnnoIitan Ciub. It's debts. ii it must have d. o..
.,o.at h. 1nJthv ~ eocetv rnnn nen who
ina,s +uss tno;r e,randfathnra ana Wa had narar
dona drnd1,rS in an ofiice' There Taa notbinr
a'nan uun1 ~ aItnt thenn ;nd;rdns1;v ~ +s;nt =
4oeanass ei,on'd nnniy tn thew c,o1,ectire1v
Trors.h,dv rornembers the rTand Tenn;on ~
+,,s Wa,-or,ctan u C1uh c;rcn {ast sn-;n< ~ tba
ao.ao11 r. .ha nd9;t}on ~ sonoa E.ifta.Iogan
sn1"na;d roo1na. richiv fnrniehhd' to the ana~t.
ments of the club. Al the beau1 and bellies Of
soc:otv yarn tf1ere (so at least the Society-Re
and the affair was q brilliant one. As matter
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