The evening world., 1905-10-28

had only is true meaning that O, IA.
1laIllN OF steel, thus denotIug strenstb
me emblem Of the club il a horseshoe.
never break. Wv
,,Tne CLUB has 9 limit on its member.
any OF, the swell uptosn VcIrITns ana n
~ Oipbabilltv has as large q wsitJne
list as n OF them ~
WheIever members Of the .chtb
'chowders goes with them. iThsss
ChoWders were talked about al San
sunn nm and IN TIE trenches before
81 SfpG tRS Pn HRS I2sse' fdr lie sTfH1BB'iSS ala ' Il.
snarr OF members IN the Upited States
homecomers have brouRht friends with
Dc ortrd With mementoes or both
Latnrop q Warford has presided over
the seethlng caldron, wdioh holds sixty
gallons, for a good many years. and has
made a name for himself as a concoc-
tor Of the delicious soup Years ago II
was the rule that each member should
have two quarts to take home 10 his
family, but OF late there haH been ouch
a press for invitations on "Chowder
Night that an extra ten. gallon kettle
has been used, and even then there IL
none 10 take home.
The club has two stated functions our
ing the year outside Of their monthly
chowders. They are Christmas and
Washington's Birthday What the club
has done in the way Of entertainment
for the little ones in sfs iamilies OF the
members on Christmas snd the women
folks on Wssnington's Birthday long
ago overuame any prejudice they might
have had on account OF the name. ana
the women are very well contentsd II
they know hat their husban ds, broth
srs or sweethesrts are At the Tourh
club.
In politics ths club has exercised q
peculiar. inHltnce, although the sub
iect II barred In the club house. Any
candidate may be invited 10 the clnh
by a menber, hut the moment he beQins
to talk shop those present start IN on
ne strains OF Hes a Jolly good fel-
low
An instance ~ this peculiar "ln
huenCe' will be re"aHed bv those who
watched toe returns IN 1893. John W.
Martin, a Democrat, defeated John W.
JscdJus. Republican and leader OF the
district, Oy 40 Both were members or
the club. At the same election George
Deane, Republican. wss elected Civil
Justice by 100. The old Ninth was sup.
posed to he normally Rep Iblican, yet
Samuel j. Wlden carried It by bet weer
20 aod 800.
Mementoes galore decorate the club
rooms, Former President WarfOrd has
contributed his collection of theatre pro-
grammes. One of these Ia from the The
atre Comique OF Oct. 81, 1873 The bill
was The SuitOr In Pursuit OF a Wild
ow.' In the cas- appear John Nc
t~ullough rs Dunfries, the committee.
man, and Annie Yeaman as Mrs. Nc
Ginnity
Another programme tells OF the testi-
mOnial 10 Tony Hart at the Academy
Of Music in 1888. Robson and Crane.
\, G.. Goodwin, and Marshall p. Wilder
appear on this az A committee OF ar
rsngemenls. A feature OF the benefit
was a production OF a scene from "Ju-
J us Caesar In which Francis Wilson
was Flavlus Crane, Brutus, and Good
win, Marc Anthony.
The annual election OF ofioers ba,
ilst been held, at which the following
were chosen for enc year: President.
J. J, Fitzhenry; vice. president, Henry
budine, treasurer, Jamee Shields. an.
atcial secretary. Edward MoAlllster,
recording secretary. Edmund b0dine,
scrgCantAt-aTms, Edwaru McDeVitt,
aut stewart, Cherries Walker.
Last night the club met and perfected
hnal arrangements for its celebration on
NOV. TO-