The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-13
DELIGHTFUL SMOKER
rr WAS GRIM Ar the COMMON
WEALTH CLUB LAST NIGHT.
Yre.,dent Ashton starke Presided MOST
GracefulIy-Many Of tho New Mem"e's
of tho Club Were Present.

MAY never lady press his lips MS proi-
fercd love returning.
Who makes a furnace OF his mouth. and
keeps his chimney burning.
MAY each true woman shun his sight
for fear his fumes should choke her
And none but those who smoke them
selves have kisses for a smoker
When President Ashton Starkc read
the above lines at the Commonwealth
club last evening he was greeted 10y
round OF applause. Tho occasion Was
the Smoker Of the club. At whic9
were present some TWO hundred guests
who passed most delightful evening
ia quict social way.
Recently the club has taken In
number OF new members, ana the S'noA-
or" was given to them, as a klhd Oh
introduction into club life. il was Ger
calmly a most pleasant one, ana t"e
new nsh"-a name by which the o'uti
members Of the club designate the a"-l-
lions 10 the clubs roll OF names 'oo"
most pleasantly to their surrounoihkS'
Light refreshments and also N"'i,'s
OF choice beverages were put ia
very early in the evening. mere n"u
not been many rounds OF inc '"s.e.
before President Starke arose, and "i'er
.,'1,ns mo above poem ne welcomed
a.. aforesaid fresh nsh 10 theT "'"
aquarium and bade them ""''''
,n the troubled waters.
AND THEY SWAN.
H. .ho above mentioned fresh FISH
al shook their scales and SWAN 50 III
s,,striouslv that the sparkling h"N"-
80 Roerr was soon at premium
pins Of an sorts and kinds. cigars ana
ct,,.rcftos we're quickly lighted ana
coon the air was filled with Wi'a'ha VI
.,ooke Through this delicious medium
sverv one adjusted their existing diiler-
enccs and the evening programme peb"n'
Ther. was about the smoker mat
90, ana delightful informally that made
The occasion like all Of its predecessors
n complete success.
~Midnight brought on the dusky hour
friendlies5t 10 sleep and silence
but still the smokers continued 10 sinohe
and make merry. Songs. stories ana re-
citations were the order Oh inc e'o"-
ING. , - .ho
success Of the evening were: Mesris'
~ q Warren. of New York; Nllliam
NoUlan. Jacob Reinhardt, josiah l1erce'
Jr of Baltimc-e. Colonel ChareS - d.
Cowardin. JONES r. Wcrth' George b'u-
GOOD Eugene Jones, Arthur Scrlvenor'
pr. Robert Williams and others
THOSE PRESENT.
Among those present were Asil1oi'
starke. w. IT, Alison Lewis JoyneS' d. =
Crenshaw. W. II. Parrish, j. IL savage
y w Hanewinckcl w. c. Ferguson
1ya,ner Moore. +. W. Christian. Waller
" Morton. q. A. Walker, +. II. Archer
/ II Wallace. A. r.. Holiday, K. -.
Campbell. Or. A. l.. Wexford, Allan TAT
hott Emmett Chalmers, Daniel Grinnah'
sanders HobsOn. George ePgram, Dr D.
White Robest A. Lancaster, Jr., mos
Rolling. John Price, Leigh Page, Ihoina9
aannnn. Richprd Games, Guy DAVIS
William Hunt, Philip Powers, Berte
Young. Chamberlain Peasants. l.. b..
Robinson. Allan DOnnan William X
sr,.pg Cantain 10 Lane stern John How
ard Jr II. A. TAYLOR, Frank Potts. pei
ham Blackford G. i. Stokes. +. +.
christian. Jr.. William TOmpkins. Alex
ander Cnmeron, j. A. Wheat, Il. ID. Chris
fian. Sr.. A. L. BOulware, c. l.. PH;ls,
Paul Blanchard, j. II. Wallace, KoDer1
Williams. John Dunlop, William Ryan
w. L. DOlgherty, j. X. V. Daniel. MAJOR
T.. Il. ID. Myers. Wyndham Meredlth' -
u. Doyle. Judge William j. Ledke
Thomas SimontOn, DT. Robert Niiilams
dan Leakc. Arthur Scrivenor, james
Walker. Mayo Binford. W. $. Copeland
William l.. Royal, Edward Aston, John
PeckreH Edward Wexford, JCrr Han
cock Winch, OF Boston, l.. {. Younger
j. l.. Cross. Bruce Palmer, Oscar Cranz
Jr.. W. S. Morris. Barton Grundy, G. w
Stevens. George Bidg0od, Or. o. a. Cren'
shaw. Ellis Moon, kirkwod Mitchell J.
l.. Courtney, Hon. Henry FdisilS, Mere
dith +. Montague. John Endess. Victor
Williams, j. l.. Anderson, Preston NOW
Ian. Charles Antrim, Richmond Lewis
Gmfhn Hobson, Josiah Pierce, Ir, OF Bai
timore: c. c. CanthOrr, William 5. Dan
iels Henry Baskerville, Or. ST. Julian
Oppenhiemer G. o. Is. CowDdin. JONI
Montague. Jr. W. G. Warren. OF New
York; willis. l.. J. Archer, a. b. Guigon
Major Robert Archer. John b. Minor
Jr.. Paul organ, +. b. Smith, Georg'
Ainslie. James Wertn, Ellis Stearn, q. q
Linen. OF Bunnlo; DR.. T.. L. Hobson, Jr.
Dr J. Allison Hodges Il. =. ID. Lars
horne, L. IL. c. Cabell, w. l.. Shepherd
Arthur Mayo, Eugene Jones, Arthur Lee
Hon. j. Taylor Eiiyson, c. ID. Wingiield
j. L. Young Major Thomas Brandcr, j
William Pembcrton. DR.. 6. NJ. Miller X
], Powers. Churchill Young, Major Ere
X. Scott. Clarence Young. Frank Daen
port and Frank Blankenship.