The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-29
ROTAR|ANS HAPPY At
THEIR CHRISTMAS FETE
Big Pic Is Opcncd at Close Of supper
and Speeches and Gifts Are
Handed Around.
President Wilson Given Three Cheers
tScotland) Rotary Club Comes Mes
sage of Hope-"Fathcr" Bahlkc
Writes.

SIX long tables OF season edIbies
surrounded by business men, represen-
tatives Of all branches of financial.
commercial and industrial activity,
and a mammoth pie were attraction
centers at the annual Christmas feast
of the Richmond Rotary Club in the
Presbyterian Publishing House, on
North Sixth Street, last night Nearly
two hours were spent in the exchange
of greetings OF the season and other
greetings, in eating the splendid sup
per, in hearing splendid talks in some
of which shop had part, and In dis
tributing girts-or wni,h there was
one for each member present.
Colonel Thomas +. McAdams presi-
dent OF the club, was master II cere-
monies directing both the program of
talks and the gift distribution.
Aside from the opening Of the pie.
which was the oYershadowing feature.
notable occurrences of the evening
were the rising toast and three cheers
for President Woodrow Wilson on the
occasion of his fifty-ninth birthday. tho
receipt of Christmas greetings from
the Rotary Club, of Edinburgh Scot
land, which closed with expression If
the hope that the war Will he over
before another Christmas rolls around,
and the exchange of greetings by the
Richmond Rotary Club and President
Allen d. Albert, of the Interna tiouai
Rotary Clubs.
Refined. Exclusive, Exalted Ad Club
supper over, President McAdams
called upon several 81 the visitors and
members OF the ORGANIZATIONS for brief
Ia E.irSf - he han I'd ys+ss
Hoyt Allen, of New York, who spoke
of ad clubs. declaring the Rotary Club
To be a refined, exclusive, exalted ad
club. who told Of furniture polish and
its good traits, and who wound up with
squirrel hunting story, which served
TO introduce New Years greetings
r. 4, King read q report of an
inspection trip into the plant and
business of John f Fowler. of Cherry
Smash fame, who is spending some
$4,000 annually in advertising the
nations drink, and, incidentally Rich
mond.
President McAdams announced that
all Rotarians are expected 70 visit
the plant of the Westmoreland Candy
Company on Friday Of next week AT
4 o'clock. NJ r. Florsheim, who opens
the new Jefferson Market in the West
End on Thursday extended invitations
~ ESttdf laftS 10 WISH ana ikSIGtt kiCn-
mond = newest and the South finest,
sanitary market.
Rev. T. ClaEett Skinner. called upon
for a speech took the crowd off its
feet with the tale OF a matrimonial
adventure
Plan For Rotaryunion I'm May.
Invitation from New Orleans Rotary
Club to Richmond Rotarians TO he
their guests on January 2 and l 3 was
read by Colonel McAdams
Then was read the teierra phic and
mail greetings - from Secretary
Thomas Stephenson. of the Edinburgh
Rotary Club; from International Pres
ident Allen ID Albert and from
George W. Rahlke, father Of Rota-
rianisn in Richmond
OF several new members elected
Walter Murphy and IL b. Barnett
were called upon for a few words each.
Both spoke a few.
Tom Sydnor. chairman Of the enter
tainment committee arranging for the
Rotaryunion of Clubs of Wilmington.
Winston Salem. Raleigh and Ashe-
Vile, y. C.. and of'Nortolk and Rich
mond, Va. here about Nav ]. called
upon members of the Richmond or
ganization for suggestions of forms of
entertainment, which NAV be placed
on the card for the event of the
spring.
Then the pie was opened To each
Rotarian was presented Eift appro-
priati TO and characteristic of the
recipient or his business To all mem
hers. who ossess vehicles having tires,
chiefly automobiles and Fords were
presented by Rotarian Berkeley Will
liams tubes OF mica
Cherry Smash was dispensed in one
corner and music in another. and
everybody wished everybody else a
Happy New Year