The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-25
ROTARY CLUB GOES
IN FOR ATHLETICS
Session At Home Of r. E1wood Tragic
In Enlivened by Feats Of Alvin
Smith EW Ais.

The session Of the Rotary club held
yesterday evening on the lawn of the
home Of r. Eiwood Tragic. 1900 First
avenue. Highland Park. was not unlike
a three-ring circus. with stage or
two thrown in for good measure.
There was something going on in all
three rings at the same time.
President Mac Burlington and ex-
Prexie Harold Harry" Bloomberg
were telling fsome) of their expert
ences at the convention of 1nterna :
tional Rotary in Salt Lake city last
week: Henry Keith" Schwarzschild
sought to get the spotlight by sinCin =
Does She? I'll Say She Does"
Secretary Howard Bryant and his
~aFhleFs tried hard To harmonic In
the rendition of a classical number:
the competing rough neck squad.
led by Billy" Adams and Grover
Dula. did everything but send in q riot
call to drown the voices of Bryant
choristers. and Alvin Smith chimed in
Justify with we want food" and.
after he and his followers had obtained
1t. We want cake"
.Tos add to the eortusian. and with
apparent malice aforethought. some
body distributed some of each of three
editions of the clubs "Hims," no two
of the same number being designated
alike numerically. For instance. when
Choir Leader" BRYANT called or fell
low Rotarians to sing Hi No l.
some started eff with The Long. Long
Trail" others Over There" and still
others, Pack Up Your Troubles in
Your Old Kit Bag
This was confusion worse eonfouned
letter Jones jumped to his feet with.
II say. Mr. President. something's
wrong here. Mac Burlington sought
to untangle the skein. After a glance
at the Him books. he announced that
everybody is right: they're all sing
ing No. l."
Doc" Tragic asked for six "huskies,
but did not disclose the purpose for
which they were wanted Harry Cole.
Major Price, Carter williams. Alvin
Smith. John White. Railroad Reming-
ton King. Harold Marks and Charles
Rose advanced.
T. Elwood then offered a prize for
agile. prescribing that each should
turn somersaults and perform other
such athletic stunts. The antics OF
and the pastures assumed by the
"heavyweights" as each sought to
excel the other. were ludicrous in the
extreme and had everyone else con-
vulsed with laughter. The prize went
Il ALVIN.
The session was opened with nara
t;ves of the convention experiences of
Mac Burlington. Bloomberg and Brv-
ant The, former urged larger Rich
mend representation at future national
meets. the next of which proba bly, will
go to Cleveland, with Atlantic City
competing strenuousiy. There is a
strong proba bility. ii was announced
of Edinburgh getting the 1921 con-
vention.
r, Randolph Williams was next in
PRODUCED to the few who did not al
ready know him, and they, indeed
were few. f. Ran presented in elo-
quent and forceful words the cause of
the Children's Home Society of Vir-
ginia and bespoke the hearty and sym
pathetic support OF the club for the
childrcn's welfare organization in its
statewide appeal for $3.50. o0n. of which
the city OF Richmond Is asked to con-
tribute $4,000.
An invitation extended by Scout
Executive Weaver to the club to meet
two weeks hence at the camp for the
Boy Scouts in Chesterfield county was
accepted by unanimous vote OF the
members.