Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-02
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which soon viii be, which may be con-
sidered as important parts OF our social
structure They are the Westmorlsnd,
the Richmond, and the Commonwealth.
The wsstmorclsnd Club.
The club which is affected by the
older men OF the city is tae Westmore-
land.
Their house 10 one OF those roomy old
mansions which have come to be consid-
cred as typical OF southern cities. 1t
stands ia beautiful lot on the quietest
part OF Grace street, not four hundred
wards from where the bronze Washing
ton keeps watch and ward over the state
CAPITOL. Plain OF exterior, sober OF
color il looks what it is--s quiet, respec-
table place.
The westmorelsnd is conservative.
While it was only founded some thir-
teen years ago, it seems as If it might
have entertained Lafayette or Won Steu-
ben. so staid and sober it is. In the
Westmoreland anything that pertains to
ante bellum history is in vogue, for the
Virginia Historical Society has It's local
habitation in the attic and its influence
extends over the old house. Topics OF
the present time are sometimes intro
duced by callow members, but they are
promptly frowned down while the conn
terfeit presantments OF old-tlme virgin
ians smile upon the censurers from the
frescoed walls in courtly but authonta-
tive approval
O, THAT WALLS HAD EARS
II the walls of this old mansion could
SPEAK what story they could tell !
how many men who have now passed
into history have stood within It's walls
How many OF the eloquent voices OF the
Virginia hastings of other days have
been re-echoed there How many
beautiful eyes have looked surreptihous-
" into the great pier glasses TO ind
silent compliment there
Since it has been clubhouse 1t has
not changed much. It's hospitality is
still free and lavish. Soldiers, statesmen,
orators. and noted actors have sheltered
their knees beneath its groaning board
and surrendered to the hospitable West
morelanders.
RANK AND FILE.
The club now has over two hundred
members-msny Of whom are eminent
men. and oil gentlemen of standing and
position in the community.
The president is Charles y. Williams,
Eeo.. the well-known attorney and ex-
alderman, and the vice president is ex-
State senator Charles II. Workman. Dir.
Junius Is. Mosby is the secretary and
treasurer. -
The Westmorelsnd has had dlstin-
guished list OF presidents General
Harry Heth was the first, and he was
succeeded in due order by Colonel VIII
liam Il. Palmer, Hon. Anthony NJ.
Kelley, Dr. j. 8. d. Cullen, DIR. j. b.
MoCaw, MIR. F. NJ. Boykin, and the late
Edward Cohen, who preceded MIR.
Williams.
Among tho faces to be seen in the
club are Messrs. Otway ;. Allen
Thomss L. Alfriend, II. IL. Q. basker-
will. benjamin II. Berry, A. Il. Boul-
ware, James n. Boyd, Philip A: Bruce,
c. p. i. Burgwyn, A. s. Buiord, alex
apder Cameron, j. Aston Cabell, Il. ID.
Christian, G. OBJ. Cowardin, Grin l..
Cottrel, Lewis D. Crenshaw, Jr., John
A. Coke, Isaac Davenport, Jr, N. ).
Dimmock, James IL. Dooley. X. A. Dun
lop. John y. Elicit, Lewis Ginter, w.
". Gordon, James T. Gray, A. b. Gui-
eon. Meade Haskins, S, II. HAYES,
James Alfred Jones, William z. Lawton,
Beverley b. Munford, Robert b, Nun
ford, S. S. 2. Patteson, James ID. Patton,
James h. Pace. John Pope, Nj. $.
Ouarles, Edgerton S. Rogers, Fred. i.
Scott. Robert II. Steger, Charles ,.
Stringfellow, Lucien y. Tatum, w. X.
TrjgS. j. Randolph Tucker, Jr., i. Nj.
r. Talcott. Edward V. Valentine, b. X.
Wexford, Henry I. Wiekham, William
il. White. Charles z. Wingo, General
Peyton Wise, Judge s. B. Witt, Colonel
Mnscoe L. SDotswood, DR.. George Ross,
Colonel John 3. Purcell, Captain Page
McCarty, Dr. Hunter McGulre, Judge
Il. a. Marshall, DIR. George Ben. John
ston. Mayor J. Taylor Ellyson, Colonel
Tazeweli Elicit, Judge W. W. Crump,
General Charles j. Anderson, Colonel
Archer Anderson.
The roster of the club embraces re-
markable att Of names there ID hardly
one that would not be readily recognized
as that Of valuable citizen.
AN AFTERNOON CLUB.
The Westmoroland is notably an after
noon club During the forenoon the
rooms are almost empty-perhaps In the
reading. room few old gentlemen scan
the columns of the various reviews,
while in the basement below couple OF
Younger men knock the billiard balls
about. But in theaftsruoon the he6itues
of the old house drop in one by one
until the rooms are comfortably filled.
Upstairs in the card-room an old at
torney. briefly relieved from Black
stone and Grattan, is engaged In quiet
game of eribbogo with sope congenial
ACQUAINTANCE; In the dining-room a half
dozen little parties Of two or three
are discussing the respective merits OF
canvas back and mallard in the smoking
room q groupe Of cigar emokers are
clouding the room with fragrant smoke
and talking politics. Everything speaks of
relief from professional duties and BUSH
ness cares.
The rooms Of the club are open until
. O'Clock in the morning, but at that hour
the crowd. which has been gradually
thinning ont since O'Clock, has gone,
aud only 3 few night owls remain to
represent the two hundred and more
WestmorelsnderS
The Richmond Club.
As different from the WestmoreIand
Club as 1860 is from 1890 is the Rich
mond Club. Here the society-man finds
a congenial HABITAT and the bon-VtVant
Is in his element.
Instead Of "fat men that sleep o
nights" one finds the gay, tnsoactant
msn-about-town who lives for the present
and lets the morrow take care Of itself,
and as the Westmorelsnd may be called
the afternoon club, so may this one be