The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-28
THE MAN o TOWN
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(His Trip to New York.

New York, July 27.-After a fellow
on a quiet vacation has saw this city
from the Battery watching the big
ships coming to and fro, to Grants
tomb and the Polo grounds. not
counting i stop yer at the Central
Park zoo, where the hyenl grins and
the mad lion walks up and down in
his den. across the street from the
gentle prairie dogs plot. he begins to
get ready to make for home, and the
first thing he thinks about is the gifts
he is goin,, to take back to those he
left behind sweltering and swearing
over the desk under the electric a n
All vacationists try to get souve-
Mrs suitable for the individual tastes
of the prospective recipient.
And so after getting a thousand
dollar check cashed at the Hudson
Trust company's paying ~teller's win
dow. we started out to lay in III sup
ply Of presents for the dear ones at
home, who were chasing hard to keep
the wolf away and to prevent a close
shave on the grindstone, and here is
what we picked up along Broadway
and down 18th street, where the days
are reminiscent. and scenes OF by
gone happy moments come up In the
minds y
We thought of dear old Ham Reid.
who had been alternating around
home for many years. and who used
to preside owe the mos ENJOYABLE
crab garden the city could boast,
We had in mind the esteemed presi-
dent OF the Manhattan club. for when
Chris Evenson kept his hash house
at Twelfth and Main street. he put
across some of the best brunswick
stew extant.
A picture of Captain Morgan r.
Mills came before us, and we never
forget how he used to help us en-
terrain ourselves at the state fair, at
ter we had sunk our savings on the
cane racks. the pop corn and SIGH.
Nor could we overlook genial FIJI.
of the veIvetty kind, whose cheerful
voice always sounded like the lark at
days dawning. whenever the day was
hot and business slack. and the crowd
stood before Frank Anthony's soda
fountain.
And there was old Parkinson, Of the
A B C, whose sandwiches were as
free of dust as could be during fair
week. with the mustard thick and
hot.
Howard Rryant's sweet voice. chirp-
ing over There" came up before us,
and we figured that II would never do
to overlook this genial cuss who had
given us so many pleasant moments.
Jim walsh, who has been keeping
noise and disorder in the senate gall
lery at a minimum for these many
years. appeared in our minds eye. and
we felt that he should receive also
n souvenir Of our delightful stay in
Gotham.
Above all we could not forget our
dear friend and adviser in legal mat
tiers. the eminent councilman from
Clay ward, Edgar English. who origt-
mated the cid bull. and who has from
time immemorial been the consistent
advocate of the jit.
Not far down on the list we placed
old Charlie Angle, who nee advised
US In Atlantic City that a non-nem-
Der Of the grand lodge of Eiks could
not sit in an executive session Of that
body, whereupon we departed. and in
a short While became eligible at least
TO sit In a subordinate lodge.
G-eanor Neale. too, was not for
gotten. for as president of the "Jit-
ney Club" he had e~ngrafted his
friendship uron us for life, and TO
overlook him would have been cruel.
And. TOO. Charlie Rex. was thereon
recorded fer was 1t not Charlie who
bought ten shares in the old Ozono-
skite club. that first started the air
ship troubles which have been taken
over by the government. and did not
he, in company with Billy Thompson.
invent some Of the easiest ways TO
travel through hot air.
These were just a few of those who
were to receive little gifts from New
York, as reminders of the good old
days. but we must NOT forget that
Charlie Sa.ille vas placed high on tho
list for No ton vyac nno nf Tim od.
visory board OF the. Ozonoskites.
The list would he too long to men
ton in full. but there were many Of
our well-known leading citizens
there. and after we had collected the
souvenirs OF things they most liked
and had them sent to our princely
apartments at the Marlborough hotel
next to tho Herald building we felt
that we had at least done something
to let our old friends know we had
not forgotten them.
But, 10 and behold, and WOO is MS,
After carefully wrapping them all
IN and writing the names OF all those
VIII o.e particular brands we had Sc
iected. we found that our trunks
would NOT hold a third OF the pack
ages We did mo- want them to break
and spill all over the three collars
and a pair Of socks we had In the
trunks. and We were afraid the glass
might cut somebody's fingers.
So there we were. up against II.
Still we had the pleasing thought.
like the 1rishnan who ordered fish on
Friday and couldn't get It. They all
know our intention was there.
What did VIC do?
The or " fhinr to do was to stay
ovcr another day. and invite the
bunch from zinc lie, aid once and from
the Tiin.s c!iet anc from the Even
ing Triegram t:t.se to Join us.
And thai II the rsasons why. pc
hapc. The suspicious t,.oking men shet
70. or the tram nj Alsxandria passed
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