The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-17
FUN AT CHATSW0RTH.
Over Seven Hundred Guests were Fres-
ent, and They Were x1oshenny
Tsd-The Police.

| Chafin, was the scene yesterday OF a
| grand and broad hospitality equal TO that
| OF the old baronial days.
The occasion was the regular meeting
| Of the Tuckahoe Farmers Club, but Mr..
| Chaffin's liberal invitations drew crowd
! 10 his spacious. shaded lawn, so varied
and lakge that the identity of the organi-
| cation was lost in the numbers of other
| guests present.
| At 1870 A. NJ large procession OF
| omnibuses left the city postofiice, taking
| down large number or thermometers.
| and vehicles from the whole country
| around were assembled until the barn
| yard was filled with them.
| Among the spccialiy-inyited guests were
| the Richmond police, and they responded
| TO the numbar OF sixty. Major Poe, chief
! OF police; Captains Peasants, Angle and
| Hulce. OF the First. Second and Third
districts, were all present, with fifteen
| men from the First, fifteen from the Sc
| cond and twenty-five from the Third. 1t
was a splendid days recreation for the
force. and they spent the day In games,
boxing contests and general good humor'
The guests were about seven hundred III
number. and comprised men from every
walk in life. II was impossible TO Sc
cure the names OF even q small percent-
| age of those present Among the great
throng 1 found the following well-known
men: II. 4. Patterson, Dr. john Aahony'
Judge Edmund Waddill, Samuel J.. Wad-
diu w. Il. Grover. G. II. Clarke. Robert
Southan, Harry Beattie, Major b. r. Sell
den. y =. Owen, Jr., G. X. Macon, W.
II. Brauer,, +. c. Brauer, I. Roberts
| Baker. Judge T.. c. Minor. John Chamo1n'
George c. Jefferson, Ellis Moon, James
r. Werth. Horace L. Smith, Charles Ihh-
Inns Augustine Royal, w. b. Waldron,
Captain Frank Guy. Robert Hill, X. -
Munford, A. ID. Landerkin, I. Eilett,
James Belwood Of Drewry's Bull hoDelt
Friend, Richard Wilson Of varina' PoI in
Miller. Il. Il. Cloves, T. ID. Steger' =. l.
Watkins CMaJor enters managerl' ~ ~
Ainslie. John Montague, Paul Bargamin'
Charles 4. Rose DIR. x. l.. Triton, II. H.
Pollard. Jr, r. d. Kemp, Thomas Larus'
Edgar Ferguson, Thomas CANCER, John
Dabuey. Major Brander, i. X. Mason
John c. Robertson, r. S. Robertson, W.
II Garnett A. r. Belwood, r. {. Bel
wood Il. NJ. Moon. Edmund Pendieton'
G O. Walker. John Minor, George u
Carter Archer Cary. J. l.. Anderson, Dr'
c. II. Cullen, Leslie Blair, Stanley hoDert
son. Conway r. Sands W. Peploe, MI,
Roanoke). Arthur Peasants, L. j.. Con-
ouest w O. Shelton, S. l.. Dance, wal
e. Wren Richard Wren. Jefferson
Archer. John S. Elicit, Louis Harvie;,
samuel d. Davies, L. Levy, Hazlewooa
1<o,o,, w u. Sands, l.. X. Kemp, u
watt Taylor, AL. Cornwall, Harry Guy
G. A. Bargamin James A. Grlgg, vi; ~
Garnett. John Archer, George bo"Ine'
Matthew'S Cross, George King Ut,
Charles Archer Charles McCoul' ~, D.
Anthony. @. a. McAipine, stepneH VA
ner william Mclean, Matt "alIineI'
Louis Frischkorn, Marshah burt 49,. -
r.. Macmurdo, Akers' James ~ 1890 $500
" II Hul Judge Ingram, MAJOR DreWry'
t C1av Chamblin, Captain Maxweli
Clarke, Captain DICK frayeei'
Ellis. Charles Il. Jones, .,raos
rhe tables we're spread among inc llees
mo longest reached Yearly a hunuleu
cards I'm a straight line ana Acco
2a.aS fver tbree hundred at urn'' AZ
,bough the crowd was so great tbe UNI
ner was more than abundant
4 large Dit dug Iii one end OF cue var
was used to barbecue the spltted quai ''i'
of a Young beef, and magnificent ~ ms
wick stew was made On sfaNN S. -.He.aa
mammoth pot Inc hres VIZ "a 49,,
ar / o'clock Yesterday morning ana inc
tDO0
midday. .r-o,s
,rba scene when the tables were spread
and the work of consumption was COM
v,o,ced was a rare and stirring picture
The 0rst complement Of guests were no
sooner satisfied than their places Were
taken bv others. and the entire seven
h,nared DoYsons we're quickly and boun-
teously fed.
on the lawn n large number or seats
were prepared and every affangeH@he
that could be foreseen was mace ior inc
comfort and pleasure OF the throns Oh
guests. Mr.. Chaftin himself served the
rich milk Of his famous dairy farm 10
the guests from huge cans. and IL was
largely drank and complimented. Beer
was or tap for those who desired H. ana
one hundred and fifty splendid water
melons occupied the attention OF many
others.
The afternoon was spent In various
amusenents. among which was some jig
dancing by several sober and usually
stald elderly citizens, singing by Messrs'
Polk Miller. f. II. Cloves and others
club swinging by Policeman sale and
number OF humorous speeches from WEEK.
known gentlemen.
Even those not engaged in farming took
much interest I'm the methods Of this
splendid plantation and dairy farm
number of specially made spider-shaped
wagons were hauling corn with ears and
fodder on TO the barn, where steam cut
ting knife was dissectng IL into small
bits for the great silos which he yearly
fills for feeding his stock during the win
ter months. This operation was witnessed
with much interest as well as the large
herd OF fine dairy cows gathered In In
closures.
Mr. John r. Branch was called on for
speech. and responded In few brief re-
marks. lie said agfieui' aYai pr >soerity
was not dependent upon large amount
Of money In circulation, and cited as
proof the fact that at the close Of the
war when we had no money wheat vas
two dollars a bushel and cotton fifty
cents a pound Said he, II was because
the demand was greater than the supply,
while now the supply Is greater than the
demand. We want legislation that will
protect Virginia. We want money that
VIC have confidence in and not a silver
dollar worth only sixty cents.
virginia was a most prosperous State
before the war when we had the cheapest
ana the best money I'm the world, state
bank circulation. and We want ii again.
We want q paper dollar worth one hun
dred cents, and not n silver dollar worth
sixty cents. We bankers want more
money because The more money the peo-
pie have the more interest wa RET