The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-14
4 BlLLNYE[ Proves
GREAT. FEATURE: I A |: RE-:
Marshall Ward alderman Goes
.$ After Picture Pins of Actress ~
With His Hat.
FINE EVENING :: g !. IDL Y: ! e
Management Throws Its IT'S Doors s:
Wide Open to Councilnen, and
Good Time is Had. Isl
FINE EVENING 1T IDLEW30OD)

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Good Time is Had. s8$
Alderman John L. (Bil Nye) satter:-:.
field was the feature Of the SCounclmanilcc
outing rendered the city fathers by the
management 4 OF lakewood last night
which was replete from start TO finish lsa1}
with bright and interest ting incidents
"Bill 3Nye's" performances, which fairly
Edollghted oil his colleagues and friends,
viii therefore be set out ithout further
delay. H. sS,i t53
the Casino, ana under the char eronage
Of Colonel "Bill"5 Sharpe, sergeant-at-s
Arms Ruskell and Press Agent Harry
Tucker, ST., the party OF some thirty '1Eie
! filed into the popular summer theatre at
$50 3 clock. The vontrll oquist did a few
'stunts,,' and then IA came u So q y armlon
the wonderful 3trapeze girl wo + Kept ne =,
1 city law makors In a .whirl OF on thuslas I'M
\ aIl'gthe way down, from Deacon James
Ben iamin Wood to Councilman Edward
4 Ilarvie Spence. Fs 5l s Ii Ne III siliEI !.
The Councimanic party had reserved
seats to the right Of the stage and when.
! tie trapeze wonder had lighted nimbly.
from her swing, she begun 4 v scattering q y,
picture buttons OF herself among the
audience. 1T seemed they were not com
4 ING last enough over .'Bill Nye's' way,
"a lie started a round of hand -clapp1ng,
inSwhich hls coeagues heartily joined.
Brought the Goods.
This caused 4 the q star attraction to
i turn toward the assembled law giyers.
and then 1910 y had his \ inning. The
.|Flittle missiles fell thick and fast In the
councllmanio section, and although Clerk
August and nearly all the rest Of tho
i party caught two at q time. !" Bill IN
i his out stretched hands was making Q
! series Of consummate failures. Finally
I! the one on the stage decided to put an
end to the matter, and to provide Bill
orce for all with ono OF the coveted
Il souvenirs. 3sis s5s n \ l5 I'LL b358l
! N So, in 20 voice loud and sweet, she
A said, you had better bring your hat up
4 and let me place some of the buttons III
\ 1T; you do not seem able to ca chg any,
4 This almost broke up the show. Al
Z dermen Wood and Adams and Council-
4 mon Huber, Spence and others earnestly
4 urged "Bil"Sto accept the Invitation,
Il which he finally did, amid a perfect out
X burst Of uproarous laughter and ap-
\ plause from the entire house. The City
Il Fathers Gut the show when hCbarmion"
\ had completed her number, and were led
i by the schaperones into the mysteries OF
4 bewildering and beautiful lakewood.
When Tours OF tho World was
\ reached the party stood outsde4the sta-
tonf ready to board the train for a trip
through ireland. Tho ''srieor''5 saw the
"something doing" About this time
4 Sheriff Simon Solomon, OF Henrico, ar
rived on the scene and told tho man with
the big horn: "You are only pumping
hot cir. These fellows arc not spending
any money tonight" III q &
Looking for Business.
Thereupon the "spieler" turned his horn
in another direction sg ~ ~ NV 81 AZ
On tho "trip through Ireland ninumher
of interesting questions were asked of
\ tho conductor. For example, Councilman
Lynch wished to know II the train would
= pass through County Cork, his old home,
|, while Huber and others demonstrated that
they. too, were possessed Of inqu!ring
minds. s ys5 8g
The evening was q most enjoyable one
Z from every point OF view, and Colonel
:, Sharpe and Mr.. Tucker took their guests
!, through all tho shows and seemed do
lighted that they came. Regret was ex-
pressed on MI hands. however, Mt the abs
a
and Gilbert kInsolying Pollock though
!. Captain tf13uck3 White held up the end
. of Mr. Pollock'R ward fairly. well9with the
n MD OF Julius Atkinson IIobson and Rob-
: ert lie Masurier, lst AZ
: The party left Ninth md Main Streets
about S.45 on special car In charge OF
It Sergeant Ruskc!l.
Y q Those on the Special.
. Those who Travelled out on the rapid
u transit special were Aldermen William
Henry Adams. Reuben W Burton. Sam
Iuel i'm Cottrell. William James Gilman
Robert Ghinmt Rennolds, Bill Nye" Sat
terheld and James Bennett Wood,
n Councmen Robert Leftwich Peters
: (presidenD. G. Linwood Batkina. Chris
TOPPER y, Davis, John Fred Don Deavy
T. Edward Hamilton FERGUSON. Harry Og
II den Gates, j, Atkinson Hobson, Harr,
y, Tucker Huber. John Jefferson Lynch
X Robert 1, Masurler w, Franklin Rich
% ardsonI Il, II. Spence, Jacob Y, Umlau
A. and William l.. (Buck) White, IA. IA
N Citizeng--E d. Richardson. Harry
Tucker, ST., G, 4. Boyco ]. II. Morris
~ b. Taliaterro August, w II. Zimmerman
4 Henry p. Beck, George C. Ruskell, Il. A
or lsarper.. Jr,, aud J. It. pulinatary.
Is The proceedings of tho evening VIII b,
fe entered Of record somewhere II not ii
:, the Council chamber.
n 1.-THE "MEckLENBuRo SPARKLING,
Is now tho water. Tho best people us,
1t because 1t Is the best. IIealthful
70 medicinal, palatable. llnequalcd as
Y, table water5and none 50 good for mi ding
" All the leading cafes and clubs Ese
is now; Call Mp H.. l., Christian a. ca
= They have inst received n carload st-