The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-07
Attorney General Saun-
ders Has Trouble In
Getting Sufficiently
Supplied With Food.
CHARLIE NORMAN
LEADS THE WAY
Pullets and Broilers of
Blue Ribbon Clas s
Help Make Time Pass
Merrily al Business
Mems Club.

T. cannot be said that a portion
OF the poultry show at the state
fair had been transferred 10 the
American National hank building.
and into the dining room of the Bus
mess Mems club. but il is a fact that
at the meeting Of the kiwanis club
last night there were chickens ga
lore. and il may be said in passing
that they were some chickens
all prizewinners, fcrsooth, as was in
dicat@d by the many gaudy ribbons
worn and much sweet caGkling at
the slightest noise made by some If
the gay and highly plumaged old
boosters present
The occasion was Chicken Night"
of the kiwanis bunch. They have
these nights 'nosr Of which run in =
70 the early morning. a s this one al
most did. SO the roosters may hava
The opportunity of arousing the
eray-t to bed and early-to-rise pie
neians
GOOD SMOKES
From the time the crowd
began TO gather in the smoking
room of the Business Mems club.
where Norman Dart, the nolsest
rooster in the crowd. passed around
some cigars which he said were the
best made, perhaps because he had
= 1mething 10 do in the making, 10
the time Bob Triton stood up in
ne floor and received all sorts OF
compliments and decorations for
his great work in the box when the
k:wanis base ball club knocked the
spots out of DR. Billy Parker's crowd
OF would be world heaters, there
were indications that something was
IN the doing.
And this much was realized when
Col. John Saunders, whose friends
are proclaiming him as the next
governor, accompanied by MS as
sociate behind the bar. that Joe
Hank, lieutenant governor OF the
club. entered amid much applause.
These Two merry weights at once
picked out couple Of chicken, and
started for the dining room
When DO we eat9" asked the col
orel.
No one replied. All stood ready TO
hear the reply. which was expected
from the LITTLE room on the side,
where some fellow in Il siivery tenor
voice suggested that all the gentle
men step that way and get their
tickets.
There was dull echo. and the
crowd OF chickens got busy com
renting on each others pluuaags'
ALL ABOARD
Suddenly Charlie Norman's dlmin-
utive fgure appeared at the door
There was wrapt silence. The pres
ldent saluted and gave the counter
sten. which meant that every HI
y. ayjan that wore a badge like a
s8rAower with his name and oc-
cupauon engraved thereon. was en-
tailed to grab a chicken ana raarch
toward the dining room.
AS the tazzers. concealed behind
something in the rear OF the room
r}aved what sounded like the ''Lons
I,orr Trail" and as Joe Morton,
James Sweeney. Fred Dapprich and
ID A Buchanan sang quartet,
that sounded like a double sextetto.
Charlie Rose brushed the chicken
iced off his white pants, and the
crowd marched toward the seats.
All" muuercd Col saunders
"at least we eat,
Eugene Cloves who VINO had
-z;newriter along with him. TO take
5e',rn the speeches. not knowing that
al sneakers of note carry around
prepared copies of their e1ternpo-
fanaot,s remarks, said he din't kno"
.. bout that Having been 70 ban
ouets before. Mr. Gloves had 10 see
before he hubbled over with en-
thusiaSu.
after the party had been scatter
Secretary Ducharne. VINO appeaIc''
~. he in two or three places at the
Same time and who was responslo!c