The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-27

feet and In q brilliant manner executed
"a brilliant song Of his own conception
and composition. In the eloquent lan-s
guage OF the bard he told ,of the forIna-
ton of the club some hundred years
ago, and the election to the presidency OF
that time Of Captain Curtis that noarys
and Mindful Individual, born In the year
100 in tho good old town OF Hanp p.,,s
Va, where he caught much of the Wlnd
and tho fog still In and around him. The
song was to the tune Of the old-time clas-
sic "Ain't Dat Shame" and ended IN
a chorus with the declaration that the
club would run IT'S president for Con-
gress this fall. There were certain sly
glances ut Captain Lamb Whenever the
chorus began.
OTHER SPEECHES.
IT was the great pleasure of tho pres
,dent to present to the club next Mr..
william II. Adams, of Councllmanlc falne'
Mr. Adams made sunthy remarks OF an
Interesting character, ending with the
ayownl that he had nothing to say, where
at the choir sang the little song emit,
tied 1--WE Believe YOU" Then the dlstln-
Euished orator and statesman launcheo
forth into atouching tperoratlpn. and mao
reached that part where the rustic or
| the trees began to be heard and the
murmur OF the noble James, as In Its
| nearby course 1t ebbed and flowed" when
| the choir inserted itself again. It llfted
It's voice into the heights of THE Good
Old Summer Time" and left Mr.. Adams
noundering In the ebb and flow OF the
noble James. When he came out OF the
! water again he declared that the good old
summer time, with the Joy shadoWed
| forth in the song, did not give him half
so much pleasure as he experienced When
he received the invitation to speak boz
| fore the club. Just here the choir sang
! anothcrslittle ditty entitled 1T May !3e
i True, Built Sounds to Me Like Lie.
Other addresses were delivered, among
the speakers being Mr.. r. r. Cox MI
T +, Watson, Mr.. L. T.. Christian, Gem
4 eral Charles j. ANDERSON, Mr.. T. B
| Hicks and others Mr.. Charles NJ Wal
i laccr"Littlc Chnrle"-made hit witt
his speech about Nothing" than Wh'tl
no more appropriate subject could u
discussed before tho club he said. Inc
4 Chair howled and groaned at Intervals
4 leading the speakers a merry chase
Some Of the speakers spoke N ssow,nt
2 terms of the honored and age enteeDlcf
4 president. Captain Curtis gestlired fran
tically Mt the Chair to keep quiet whll'
Il his praises were being sounded 1ortn
). Once he ordered them peremptoriy u
stop The warbcrs thereupon gave hli1
tho Good Old Summer Time" again.
THE FEAST.
i Finally the enu was IcttC!iea' at'.A ~
of the eloquencc as was left was cxpeho
cd on the watermclons and the cigar
that were passed around. inc meio'l
we're cut into comfortable slices. lnstea'
of using an axe, the club always employ
a saw In this operation, welded ~ D'!'
Higgins. Everybody got a SLICE incud
ing the ladies and children present. ~
rindst and the seeds were LETT to. the olrd
md the club wendell it's way homeWaro
All had had good time Some OF III
, singing was choice. Captain Cunning
], ham was there, Mr.. Tribbctt, Mr., Osca
Lehman and others.
CONDOLENCES AND REGRETS
Among the letters OF regret were seve
! raj from important members OF the clut
Governor Montague was among thos
who could not be there. Among the tele
grams received were the following:
: Grover Cleveland: "Unavoldably &c
talncd. My congratulations.
3 Sir Thomas Upton: Regret not pcin
; with you. Send Curtis in time Tor IN
next race. l want all the wind possible.
c. Oliver Iselin, owner Of Reliance
. ~ expect to win three straight, re
! Gods sake keep Curtis at home, II n
r sails with Upton lam gone" i.4,s
, New York Herald. P'.I,lease'w wire ut on
i expense who will DO, the next Mayor. q
You can always tell Which way the win
0 blows"
! New York American: 'Who will b
the next treasurer Of HoHrico county,
: Pinkerton Brothers: eve will glN
: handsome salary to George Watt Tay!t
n to enlist on our staff OF thief catchers,
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