The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
WHAT cHIhAMEN SAID
PUZZLES ROTAR|ANS
Some Club Members Stiu Believe
What Appeared 10 Happen Really
Happened.
ASKING WAS 1T rRAME-Upe
Two Chinese Guests of Member, If Not
OF Club, Seemed to Understand.
Rotary Club Also Docs Something
In Business Way.

II might have been written of some
of the Rotar.ans of Richmond--thai
little verse or so OF Bret Harte's about
ways that are dark and tricks that
are VAIN
Some of the spokes of Richmond
Rotary yesterday afternoon intro
duced couple Of Chinese at the Hotel
Richmond meeting and there are still
q number OF Rotarians who are pug
cling themselves in effort to arrive
at the truth concerning the presence
OF the guests from the Celestial King
dom.
Some say 1t was 'frame-up" for
the purpose of getting n little deep
er under the skin of brother Ro-
tarians." Others take it seriously. just
as though 1t happened as 1t appeared
to happen when Tom kiyllgan, spon-
sor for the Cinnamon. declared he
would bring to the club dinners whom
he pleased. rs his guests, If not as
guests of the club The Chinese Wis.,
itors. evidently an on the trick. II
1t was a trick, and some Rotarians. as
mentioned, still have their doubts,
concluded the farce with little ad-
dresses.
One Speaks Italian.
After the '.joke" had run Its course
without breaking up the dinner or
causing bloodshed one of Mr.. XIV
iigan's guests spoke to the Rotarians
in what purported to be the purest of
Chinese. No one understood what
the speech was about and Mr.. Xiv
ligan declined to act as interpreter.
The other Chinaman, 81 linguist, spoke
to the body In Italian. Some OF the
Rotarians understood him and those
who did smiled and ''nudged' the ell
bow of the nearest neighbor.
After the stunt had been pulled and
while everyone but those behind were
guessing, 1t was proposed TO wire
greetings to President Thomas b. Nc
Adams, who is at Pinehurst for a rest.
The wire was sent and. then, to In
sure a big mall in the morning FOR
Mr.. McAdams, every member ad-
dressed and stamped a souvenir postal
card to him.
The club decided to do some stunts
that will make Richmond take no
tice' on Rotary Mite at the Blues
Bazaar, April 20.
City Point Excursion idea.
The idea of chartering steam
boat to bring to Richmond from City
Point employees OF the big Dupont
plant was discussed and 1t was de-
cided to appoint committee to look
into the ways and means and the
feasibility OF the proposal. II is ssru~
cested that n steamer be sent to City
Point that all Dupont employees VINO
desire may come to Richmond for
tho week end. There would be given
them the opportunity TO do their shop
ping here and to spend some time see
ing Richmond and enjoying the many
entertainments and amusements inc
city affords.
It liz believed a large number of the
six or seven thousand employees at the
Dupont works in this way can be
made acquainted with Richmond anu
that they will continue their visits TO
this city at frequent intervals. me
committee will take up the matter
with the Retail Merchants Associa-
ton and plans will probably be in
good shape when the next meeting is
held.
Welcome Better Baseball.
The Rotarians heard of the work
already done by it's baseball commit
tee. composed OF Walker Cottrell. j.
r. Moore, 'Jr, G.. Jeter Jones, Tom
Kivligan, George Rogers and Aaron
Jacobs. which was recently named 70
give the International League grea'
welcome when the season opens in
Richmond. The committee, continu-
! ing its work. will try to have large
| opening day crowd at the game In
Richmond that any international
League city can boast.
Arrangements for a big parade are
under way and negotiations will be
| opened within the next few days with
| one Of the big motion picture con-
Germs, probably Pathe or Hearst-Selig
| TO have the parade and other opening
| dav incidents filmed for the edifiea-
| ton of the rest Of the United states