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THE INDIA RUBi.ER WORLD 



[August i, 1906. 



being photographed were ushered in to dinner. The i)h()ti)- 

 graphing, by the way. was done by Chickering, who sends 

 his best man and tlien supplies the pictures to those of the 

 Club members who desire them at so much per. He was 

 able to secure a very cheerful crowd this lime, because just 

 as the camera clicked, Mr. Galloway remarked in an audible 

 aside : " Make a noise like a dollar. " 



The dinner was one of the famous fish dinners that have 

 been for years supplied at this very spot, formerly '• Taft's " 

 and was in every way satisfactory. With the band on the 

 veranda and the good singers of the Club at their best, 

 music was a special feature during and between the courses. 

 Two inii)r()iuptus, however, were noteworthy. One wheie 

 R. J. Owens, who has a fine bass voice, sang the Stein song, 

 the Club joining in the chorus, and another when K. K. 

 Wadbrook, in a rich baritone, sang a popular song in tin- 

 chorus of which the Club also joined heartily. Both of 

 these songs were called for by I'resident I'aul. and following 

 them came an impromptu on the part of Mr. .Solbery, who 

 in a clear tenor sang two popular songs much to the delight 

 of the feasters. 



After coffee, President Paul said some nice things about 

 the former presidents, told a good story, and asked the Hdi" 

 tor of The India RrnnER Woki.d to respond to the toast 

 " Our Guests. " This he did with enthusiasm and the assist- 

 ance of various members of the Club, who interjected so 

 many jollj- suggestions that one would almost have thought 

 that it was a session of the famous Gridiron Club. 



Captain Kilbourne was then called upon to speak for 

 "The Army, " and made a rattling good speech — perhaps 



the best olThand eiTorl that the Club has ever listened to. 

 Without going into details the trend of the thought was 

 that the civilians should get nearer to the aimy otVicer and 

 the army oflicer know the civilian nuich better. His speech 

 was eloquent and witty and received with the utmost entlui 

 siasm. Indeed the result of it upon the members of the 

 Club was a higher respect for our army and the very pro- 

 nounceil popularity of the speaker and his brother officers. 

 The other officers in attendance, (llie captains of all the 

 forts in the harbor were invited), were Captain J. E. Weyke, 

 Lieutenant Winslow, and Dr. Peck the "medico" at Fort 

 .'Vndrews. 



Following the Captain's speech was that of George H. 

 I'uchta, of the (jueen City Supply Co. (Cincinnati), which 

 was an aggregation of good stories exceedingly well told. 

 Mr. E. E. Wadbrook also told a good military story, or 

 rather naval story, which was well received. 



On the return trip to Boston, Professor Robert W. Wood, 

 of the Johns Hopkins University, a brilliant young physi- 

 cist, convulsed the crowd in the main cabin by a series of 

 stories in dialect. 



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Thk vvorker.s at llie Club dinner this year were Francis H. 

 .\piiletoii who secured the regular Army and through his friend- 

 ship with the officers got for the Chib many unusual favors, George 

 H. Mayo, the cluiinnan of the entertainment conunittee, Robert 

 L. Rice, the assistant secretary and the usual helpful ones Messrs. 

 W'hitmore, Wadbrook, and Jones. 



There were a number of western men present at the Outing, 

 notable among them being George S- Andrus, La Crosse, Wis., 

 and George L. Piichta, Cincinnati. 



NEW ENGLAND RUBBER CLUB AT PEODOCK'S ISLAND, AFTER THE BALL QAME. 



