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his natural inborn gentle and manly character, and 

 his polite and courteous manner in his intercourse 

 with others, and all his social and excellent char- 

 acteristics, has greatly endeared him to the mem- 

 bers of the club, and made him highly popular 

 with them, winning their love and respect. The 

 activity and interest he has always displayed in the 

 affairs of the club, and his regular attendance at 

 its business meetings and social gatherings, makes 

 one forget his four score and ten years, and to still 

 class him among its active members. For many 

 years, and even after he arrived at an age that 

 might have been considered old in others, he fol- 

 lowed the hounds in the hunting field with an en- 

 thusiasm that many a younger man might have 

 been proud to emulate. His presence at the 

 gatherings of the club is always greeted with the 

 greatest enthusiasm and pleasure. 



This may also be well said of J. Howard Lewis, 

 who, although he has passed his four score years, 

 still backs a horse with a grit and fine display of 

 superior horsemanship that creates for him an en- 

 thusiastic pride in the hearts of his fellow-mem- 

 bers. His seat at the table at the club suppers, 

 from the first of these monthly entertainments, has 

 invariably been in front of the dish of roast pig, 

 for he is an expert carver of this luscious viand, 

 and cannot be excelled. The eves of all the table 



