Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-16
HERE DIFFERENT.
COY CORNER CLUB OpINES
lakes Drivers Of Profound knowledge of Trigonome,
try and Algebra to Guide Vehicles Along Cary
Without Losing Wheel Members Say.
BY Harry Tucker.

BY Harry Tucker.
Notwithstanding the declaration
OF moro or less famous writer
sald Prestdent Charlie Taylor as he
rang the bell and called the Cozy
corner Club together. "notwithstand-
ing what he says. our Main Street. l
maintain. is different from any other
Main Street In tho dictionary"
so is our Broad Street" Vice
President GRAHAM added.
iney amt no other street on tho
map looks like our Main Street" the
president continued. George Wash
inRton' Markee Lafayette. Bob" Lee,
Thn Monroe. Patrick Henry,
Ihomas Jefferson, Mckinley, Roosc-
velt' Taft, Wilson. and follows like
mat walked on our Main Street, and
the cheers of thousands OF gallant
scions OF the houses OF the FIRST Amer
icanF rent the air. sirs. as they done
It,"
Billy Jennings o'Brian, also walk.
ed up and down our Main Street" Kid
Netherwood averred. Every brick
on that historic thoroushfare bears
dents of the boot-heels OF famous
men,"
Saw Adams Take "A Jitney.
Even now" said Tom Palmatary,
men Of mark walk up and down
Main Street. in front OF the most
oihce and adjacent thereto. seen
silly Adams wave down jitney at
that corner but yestere'en, and Ord
way Fuller and Stewart White may
DE seen In converse there mos, any
time"
And" put in Buster Brown. Ham
Reid and Edgar English stop fire.
auently TO shake hands with Jake
Umlauf. Jimmy Mann and Joe Pow
ers pause beneath the awning In
'front.' OF the soda fountain to OK
change gossip OF moment. have
saw Jeter Jones and his smile, and I
have saw Frank Anthony and his
smile many's the time. while Jack
English breaks TO them the news OF
long ngo."
Even our Seventeenth Street is
different from any other street" de.
clared Captain Jim Bailey. "Ott asI
step from the Main Street Station do
note the familiar countenance OF
George Bannistcr. as he stands on
the banks OF Shockoc Creek looking
for catfish bites. and we'll do re-
member how the late lamented Sam
Stern used TO get up the torrhlirht
parades in honor of the newly.clecrea
candidates from Jefferson Ward All,
met
Not Another Such Street.
ana. then" said w. c. CARPENTER
take look at our Cary Street, They
amt such another street nowhere
mas the best cobbIe -stunea, the
most natural dust and mud, without
sI,lnFiai component. and the most
orieihRi smells OF any street its size
and aSe In tho country. We shouId
reel proud OF our Cary Street. 1t re-
Guires driver of profound knowl.
cage OF the rules Of trigonometry and
algebra to get from Twelfth 10 -Four
teenth on Cary without losing at least
one wheel and 90 per cent OF his self
eomposure and patience. The result
Is that our drivers and transfers are
and must be. men OF profound Iearnr
Ing. ANY college graduate NAV get
JOB as Cary Street teamster as anv
time" Guy
Then" remarked Jim Tresnon
now about Tenth Street? That
street runs between the old homes
u some or the First Families OF
H'chmo with lanes spreading out
on both TANKS, filled with atmos-
phere OF Colonial times. And what
do we see? Dirt streets, Checker
board thoroughfarcs Street Com
mittee ought to set busy. FIJI in
holes. Smooth pave. Take care OF
historic possessions. preserve anti
duties. as Mary Johnston would
say" 'u
observe, the president re-
sumed. that the Housewives League
Is going to have a city housekeeper
TO Keep the City Hall and the public
buildings clean and neat. And they
are going TO help keep the sidewalks
and alleys also clean. Lets give
them a tip. Use this slogan: Every
one Keep his own yard and alley
clean, and then the city as whole
will be clean"
CAN'T Make 'Em Clean by Law.
Them are wise words full of
sense" Fred Putnam agreed. In
dividual cleanliness is the thing
after all. We can't make people
how TO keep clean theirseIf"
What stand shall we take I'm the
public ltbry question:" the president
asked.
Less start campaign of per-
suasion." said Bob Wilson. "a lbry
amt going to do nobody no good
until you learn the people to get in
the habit OF reading. We could have
dozen librys. full of books, but
IL the people don't read. what's the
use OF the libry? Most everybody
what reads now. has his own libry.
and he don't care about public
libry. so what say is get the poo
pie In the habit of reading first, and
when you do that, you got the wight
idcar."
some sense in that" sgreed
George Ruskcli. "Ili he one Of the
teachers. I'm something OF n reader.
myself Have to read all the City
Council minutes, and IL say 30 my