The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-25
CITIZENS FIND
COMMITTEE EASY
IN RAKE.OFF GAME
Rotarians Show What Can Be
Done With Councilmen By
lust a Little Pressure at
Times.
Question as to Soup, or Ham
and Eggs Disposed Of by
Eminent Representatives OF
People; Police Pull the House

An advent into the arena of Thes-
pia last night by several very promi-
nent business and professional men
indicated to several thousand peo-
pie that there IS much latent ta1e!t
Of that sort lying dormant here
abouts.
The occasion was the semi-occa-
sional frolic of the kotarians. The
frolic turned out to be one Of the big
family picnics typical of the days OF
youth, the shade tree, the cheese and
ham sandwiches and the Chickens
especially the chickens.
Except that this one grand froiic
conferred around the topic of Soup
or no soup. or shall it be ham and
eggs every morning. with grape juice
and coco cola: or. shall 1t not?"
This question was fully discussed
by Doctor Popgun, from Brandy
Wine; Fairfax CULVER. from Near
Alexandria ON the Potomac; William
Smartin, chairman of the finance
committee. and various others, inelud-
ing Walker Cottrell Alvin Smith.
Tom McAdams. Tony Felthaus, Tom
Palmatary. John Pinder, DR.. Hord,
Angus Swink, James Cox, Jr., John
White. Hampton Fleming. Walter
Lipford, James Gwathmey, Ben Will
son, DR.. Rudd. Milton Cone, Orlo
James, Eddie Levy. Charlie Rose,
Craig Pelouze, Phil Kelly, Robert
Kaehier. James Hill. Billy Carneal,
and others whose names were not
on the program. including that OF
Jeter Jones, the short change man OF
the Merchants bank. who sang a
song with Alvin Smith about the girls
blue eyes and he shady lane.
c. e. Cooke started to break up
the show, but was relieved of that
unpleasant duty by the entrance OF
ten regular cops. who placed DR.. Pop
gun. Hon. Fairfax CULVER. William
Smartin and several of the "lady'
stenogra pliers under arrest and took
them all to the rathkaller at the
Richmond
Big Show Begins.
After the regular show a. the
Lyric last night, Alvin Smith. Ricl,-
mond's live wire. announced that
those who wishe to depart for their
homes might do SC. and no one woui!
stop them. but J: they dill <, they
word miss ueat OF their lives
This treat he said would be two
"sc"ammeled humodies." written by
himself especially for the occasion
He urged all those who had to go to
go, but advised them not to do so,
for 1t would cost them nothing ex-
ira to remain until + or 9 o'clo X.
So. no one left. Some who had no:
seen the regular snow crowded in al
about that there would be something
good to see and to laugh about
The first skit was fac-simile OF
the meetings of the council committee
on advertising, with two of the mem
bers of that committee. Messrs. Adams
and Rogers, in the cast. The others
were:
Mr.. Peters. by n. II. Johnson: Mr.
Powers. by Preston Belvin; Mr.. Pol
lard, by w. G. Sale; Clerk Mcdowell
by DIR. Billy Parker; Nathan Simon. a
seeker for funds to pay for entertain
ing $4,000 tailors- by Horace Smith
John q. Corley. friend of Simon's. by
himself. Horace Smith. second friend
of Simon's. by c. d, Coleman.
The misenscene was that of the
committee room at the city hall. The
committeeman got together, the appli-
cants for funds appeared amid soft
music tJesse James kind, and the re-
porters filed in
So Many Tailorx.
Mr.. simon indicated by his nervous
demeanor that he had doubts as 10
whether he would get the money with
which to entertain $4,000 tailors, but
he was urged on by his confederates
Corley and Smith. Rogers the watch
dog of the committee. aided and Allotted
by Adams. and assisted by Peters, saw
that there was n Niger in the wood
rifle. and refused to agree to give
$500 to entertain rs. 600 tailors. "Tha,
amt thirty cents per piece" COM
mented Rogers. whereupon Adams
arose and stood menacingly before the
trembling Simon. He shook his face
in his fist and said as Rotarian Gar
vey trilled sweet strains on the piano
In my long experience as a local
statesman I amt never saw anybody
yet what asst for them much money
for those number of tailors. What is
the number of tailors in this associa-
ton which we have here?"
Visibly trembling In his tailor-e ur
trousers Mr.. simon Horace SMITH
backed up by Corley, the second vii
lain, and with Coleman in the rear
ready for an emergency. approached
the table around which We're Sitting
the city statesmen.
Lend me your ears" ne said. "and
II will tell you that We are, mister
committeeman and fellow chairinen.
mean musser churmun and fellow citl-
Gems, what we want is ten million dol
lars for TO take care of seventeen
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