The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-29
THAT ROTARY CLUB
Bunch Returns From Greens
boro Meeting Filled With
Ideas and ThingA

From An artistic viewpoint. the last
dinner of the Richmond Rotary club
was gravely pronounced by the
more contemrlative and analytical
mem bers as quite the most startling
success In the history Of the hetero-
Genous body. No one painted u Pfc
ture or sculped a statue, but with
these two minor exceptions. no field
Of art are left untouched.
The club has always been wei sup
piled. possibly overwhelmed. with
minor or major poets, but not until
after the trip TO the district confer
ence at Greensboro did even the old
est members suspect the number OF
amateur anestheticians whose know
ledge and appreciation OF art
was so general and impartial.
The evening was feateured by sew
eral burst Of .oratory so Rryanlike as
to leave the members spell-bound and
gasping. unable to proceed the mum
dane business CT fedding their respec-
tive faces. Major Mahon, visiting ro-
tartan from Greenville. s. c., and the
beloved president, Mac Burlington.
were the shining oratoricai lights.
Major Mahon's verbal fight had TO do
with the great war and President
Burlington dispersed gems OF repartee
throughout the dinner. eliminating
with his induction Of the several new
members.
For the music lovers, the famed
quartet OF ff-een, lead ofacially by
Howard Bryant and unofYfcfaifr by
Norman CAN. rendered homegrown
operatic gems Mt frequent intervals.
written especially for the occasion.
notable among these being the sonata
to Preston Belv:n and the chanson to
President Mac Burlington, words and
music by Norman Call
The members who took tbs trip to
the district conference are living.
breathing tributes to the Old North
state. each Of them having confessed
to being much elevated in every way
by the pilgrimage.
Many were the beautiful descriptions
Of the scenery observed from the
sleeper on the night trip to Green's
bore. Several of the members exhi-
probation o. the beautiful in robes
and draperies. the verbal battle on
the relative merits and dement's A.
nally narrowing down to Rotarians
Grover Dula ard Sam Rosendorf
Several rotarians who have hither-
to been known to leave all matters
pertaining to wearing apparel to
their tailors INDUCED in heated dis
cusSon on the correctness Of differ
emit costumes for different occasions
and the matter OF passing styles
Rotarian Trained. q memeber Of
whose attachments enjoyed no wide
Greensboro trip. amaeed the Assem- :
blage with his easy familiarity with
subtle and exquisite perfumes. Rota-
rian Trainor IL said to have gathered
practically all the knowledge Of the
subject on the trip.
Ben Wilson supplied the crop Of
poetry. one being duty sonnet to
Bill Adams ard the other . voluntary
contribution on an enthralling. Ito
some) topic The two epics. which
were enthusiastically received. fol-
low complete:
baseball.
The Colts in the pasture at Boule-
park.
Are a nifty hunch-r win remark:
IT'S up to the fans to cheer them on.
Bringing to Richmond . pennant
won.
Nothing surpasses the grand old
game:
IT'S rest and cheerful to hear your
name,
Or see the groups Of fellows sitting
around.
Out there tr the stand q the old
bali ground.
1T thrills fellow, ret him upon his
toes,
To hear some fellow shout ''there
he goes"
or to see . clean hit out to right,
It makes you feel the worlds an
bright"
*Ssniline Bill."
''Bfl1 Adams Of AldermAnic fame,
Was asked 10 start q base bail
game.
still.
It does not take a mighty man,
To toss q ball across the pan.
IAN eyes we're turned upon Smiling
Bill,
As the Jump and players All stood
still.
He drew himself up and let her 70,
The ball fell short hve feet or 20.
Throwing the bun and tossing the
ball.
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