Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-03
c. c. c. REMIN|SCES
ON BATK|NS' PARTY
Historian Directed to With
hold Remarks Made in
Executive Session.
nErErTIoN WAS SOME mI.nw-our'
President az Organization MIspInccs
valued Observation-Disclosures - Rich
m"nd First Members HIVE Itun-iu
With hrstcrncId County Constable
by Harry Tucker


,N"tc: The cozy Corner club.
having attended the reception given
by Brother Claude l.. Hatkins To Tho
city Council. proceeded to EXPRESS
Itself. and Ia discuss the AFFAIR n,
!ts last meeting. and the historian
OF the club was directed To with
mold IN" remarks made, as The meet :
ing was in executive session.
II couldn't help laughing" said
president Taylor AT the meeting of
the club Friday. at that speech
made by Dick smith. You ali re /.
member that he declared he would
help Brother Eatkins 10 run for
Council in Jefferson Ward if he
would come over there and live. He
even went so FAR as 10 say that he
would rather sec anybody else re
tire from Council than our esteemed
brother"
And don't YOU know that tho other
C"unciimcn looked at one another
and Crinncd and said 10 ,heirself
that when Dick come M for another
increase. they know what they'll do
to HIM" asked Writ GRAHAM
what Ticklcd Fred Nos,.
"Wha, tickled mo most" declared
Fred Putnam. was tina, Jack Epps
refused To take oh his coat at the
banquet table when Claude stated
that everything went for his
guests"
How about tho speech Of Jirrs
Mcdowell. who said he would retire
In favor Of claude II he'd move into
clay Ward?" Erinncd Billy knowles
Everybody knows how quickly
iigSs would do thai. IL Claude did
move into Clay" remarked Buster
Brown.
..yNh.. r,rucl ,,o ,,,o, ,.x,, :,
said Julian Winfree. was the piano
playing Of Lawrence Price. H.,
played like the cowboy pianist. with
his feet. And them We're some feet.
too, femme tell YOU that He PLAYS
almost as we'll as Billy Adams
sings"
81 couldn't get TO tho blowout. e
m"an"d iirnry Ecck. because was
busy a-movinG my effects from one
house to another. and in the shut
tlc lost MY plug hat
Requisites OF banquet.
You don't halter wear a plug hat
to a banquet" corrected Bcn Wilson.
"All that is necessary is To put on n
clean collar. wear a hut weskit, think
up few funny remarks. carry pi.-
/ toll concealed in your inside pocket
watch your hat keep your eye on
your next neighhor and laugh and
applaud at everything everybody else
says or does; disagree with the toast =
master. agree with the most and an
nounce that YOU never had a better
time in your life"
And. must say" Jimmie Peters
declared, "it was nice party"
Il was very much pleased with the
becoming conduct OF Jake I-mlauf.'
Edmond Massie opined. "As a rule,
lake gets nnruly about the second
time the waiter comes around and
wants to upset the dishes. hut being
/ thanked hy Joe Nunnaliy and Ordway
Fuller. diGniticd members OF the
Board OF Aldermen. he had TO keen
hisself within the bounds OF pro-
prie;y."
Even at that. though" Jimmie
Peters asserted. 1T was IA nice party
Colonel Grlndy got back At Jack
/ ErpS' all right. all right" JET Powers
sand. You can't rustic that old hirr
much, lcmm" tell YOU"
Have Something Up Their sleeves.
Il was struck with the wise re.
marks by Lee Miller" chan Rusk 81
said lie made them old boys ST.
! ny and pay attention when he said
the new heads in Council had some
thing M their sleeves TO spring when
the wheels hogan :" grind"
Il hated TO see how our esteem cd
brother Ratkins had to give away
/ his age. moancd Jim Tresnon NO.
body would OF suspected that he had
served In Council for morc'n twenty
two years"
III was nice party" said Jimmie
Peters. And | dare anybody TO re-
'i"ct unon my tried and true friend.
fht, II a!n't age that counts. except
IN things OF which We are now he
r"ft And man is as old as he feels
Ny friend Bat is as young today As