The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-17

casion at which everybody enjoyed themselves
as never before" Usually. some enjoy them
serves and others do otherwise and are rather
inclined to be ~pessimistic, II not suspicious. when
the joyous occasion comes to the point of dis
Sowing av, ana discussing and some participants
they are true sports. and fall to feeling for the
car fare and other bose coinage In their peck
cts and meditating on the collectors likely to
call tomorrow, and domestic demands. Pos
sioly the enjoyment was caused by the other I'M
usual features. unknown to this backward COM
munity, but suggested by the Herald's ac-
count We are Informed that there vas a com
mittee which stood two to one in favor of the
negative This causes a dim kind of a sur
mise tnat on the consolation pot there was some
kind Of a referendum-"iet the people rule
on the respective merits of hands, which brought
everybody out even and made everybody ha. by.
This Is a variation and variety in the great
American game of draw poker about which we
would Ike the Gate City Herald to give us par
ticuiars for the information and consolation
OF many concerned readers. We estimate that
among our constituency are at least four thou
sand poker players who will look anxiously to
see how a poker supper can be wound up with
everybody enjoying themselves as never be-
fore Ivy the assistance of a committee voting
two to one in favor Of the negative. Was the
negative to a proposition something like, Re
solved, That three kings acquired in drawing
three cards shall not beat two pair. kings up.
orig .nally held how was it2
The debate between the high school boys was
excellent and was enjoyed by all who heard
It," the Herald says. Did it run IKE raise
"dog-gone it, gone ag'in:" cali" watcher got? 2"
or anything like that? We can imagine that
In a sporting community like Scott such a de-
bate might be enjoyed by all who heard it,
but the committee continues to puzzle. We wan.
to know at what stage or emergency the COM
mittee interposed, or was called in. Also we
ERE curious about 'the music made by Messrs.
Hiram Starnes and Joe NJ. Starnes added much
to the success and enjoyment of the occasion
We're these the losers by decision of the COM
mittee. and was their music that OF moaning
and lamentations, to the detection OF other par
Elephants and the spectators? What then be-
I'm n tho Ggnyttnr that HnxFcrvhhdy a Iowa.
themselves as never before? -
Groping among these mysteries and novelties
we grasp the net fact that the proceeds
amounted to s42.45." If this was from the
kitty on jack pots and complete hands the game
must have been tolerably stiff and the high
school pupils must have learned a lot. Other
wise. If the winners were compelled to dtsgorge
a percentage, 1t may have been but ordinary.
The Herald tells us that the good people of
Ally Valley and from other sections opened
their hearts and responded literally which is
usual at poker suppers; but what We yearn to
know Is where the committee came in. from
whence the net proceeds were derived and
whether poker, with the aid OF a committee
voting two to one for the negative, IL an ac-
ceoted part of the curriculum of the Valley
High schooL-Roanoke Times.