The news & observer., 1904-12-30
4 SMOKER THAT SMOKED.
Delightful Evening spent Win secre-
tary Bruner.

Secretary T. X. Bruner. OF the Agrl-
cultural Department, dellghtluliy en-
tertained party OF ms lflelide - tiie
enests at his home on Jones street last
evening at a Christmas SMOKER
which turned after Whlle lIlto a.
feed that was a thing or JOY IoreNer
The guests We're Messrs. Franklin
Sherman. State Entomologist; 1T: 1dlI
Butler, State Veterinarians IrolgSSui
Hume. state Horticulturist; Dr. ). NJ
Pickel. Treasurer b. Il. Lacy M. >.
f. Cherry, Mr.. Grimes HayWoou, ~
w. ]. Martoon and Mr.. r. H. Gray.
The occasion was as has been SAID
a smoker. and the guests raised a.
cloud There was plenty to false IL
with. Long black fellows from CUBAN
plantations. gilt foil cigarettes from
the Nile, fat cigarros from the plaliis
of Mexico, Turkish rolls with M ehc
aroma of the perrumed East, tiny
shuck smoklets from Japan. me
guests tried these in turn until the
room was in FL smviiy and delicious
haze of blue. In the meanwhile they
talked and were merry as they pufled
out the clouds of fragrant smoke ana
tried SO blow rings. one has TO ne
merry about the Secretary OF the Az
ricultural Department His is soul
and a personality that makes for JOY.
His guests caught the inspiration from
his hospitable presence in his OPEN
hearted home and We're glad,
There was a billiard table and the
guests tried TO play Treasurer Lacy
explained that he could not play bill
lizards. but that if it was only Il pool
able-'P Phewl Watch outi
In twinxlng the corners Of the
cushions We're pulled out, the pool
pockets were disclosed and the Treas
urer found himself with a. cue in his
hand and modest opponent VINO
made announcement that he had not
played in ten years. The Treasurer 5
face had heightened at the sight OF
the unexpected pockets. but he pluck
| ed up courage chalked his cue and
| essayed to play the game, only to ind
! himself outclassed. The smoker, while
the players smoked. went into poor
+! tourney. one after another the guests
took their turns, the defeated retlf-
! ing, the victors meeting fresh oppon-
ents. AT the end there were left as
| the survivals of the fittest. DR.. TAFT
( Butler and DR. Pickel.fw played an
| exciting eight -balls-wins game of
! thirty minutes duration On his
seventh shot, DR.. Butler made mas
/ see, shove~that was a hair-raiser, but
! he failed on a combination follow
down the left rail. DR.. Pickel was
I Inen SIN DdliS. Iic IiiSLiHGd il'Fp ~
| and fired. For moment no one real
! lied the brilliancy of his intent, but
when after a sky-rocketty circle of the
| table the two remaining balls went
| into their respective pockets like
obedient sheep in clover, the audience
went wild with admiration.
| At the conclusion of the Champion
/ ship bout. the guests We're led into q
/ supper room where Misses Boyden and
| Lucy Haywood presided over various
/ bowls that had the aroma of Christ
| mas cheer about them and Mrs. Brun-
er assisted in serving the collation.
which was most delicious. 1t was
many happy minutes before the cigars
and cigarettes again commenced to
pass around and the guests returned
to the smoking room for another
! championship game of billiards.
It was a late hour when the party
| finally dispersed. wishing that 1t had
! an additional decoration to bestoW up
! on its already honored host.
kilograms of regret were received
during the evening from Commis-
| sioner Patterson and from Professor
Gerald Mccarthy who expressed thC
! hope that his friends would have 9
burning time They had it.
Lectures delivered during the even
| ing were How 30 Keep the Score Up
| by Prof Franklin sherman and
What to DO When one Can't Eat
! by DR.. TAFT Butler,