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ART EXHIBITS

An exhibition of oil paintings by I. H. Caliga has been hung in the Assembly Room on the third floor. Heinrich Roth, who exhibited a number of dry-point sketches, has replaced them with an exhibit of oils, in the side lounge on the second floor. The paintings of Charles W. Hudson have been transferred from the Assembly Room to the Art Gallery on the same floor. An exhibition of oil paintings by S. Bissell, has been hung in one of the side lounges. The paintings of Abbott Graves, on the ninth floor, and the sketches by Sears Gallagher on the lounge floor, will remain.

An exhibition of portraits of Colonial houses and doorways, by Frank Cousins, will be exhibited on May 10th.

An exhibition of paintings by Edward Adam Kramer, of New York, will continue during the month of May.

RECIPROCAL RELATIONS

The Boston City Club has reciprocal relations with the following

clubs:

Albany Club, Albany, N. Y.

Arkwright Club, 320 Broadway, New York City.

Business Men's Club, Richmond, Va.

City Club, Baltimore, Maryland.

City Club, Chicago, Ill.

City Club, Hartford, Conn.

City Club, Milwaukee, Wis.

City Club, St. John's, Newfoundland.
City Club, St. Louis, Mo.

Commercial Club, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Commercial Club, Omaha, Neb.
Commercial Club, Washington, D. C.

Ellicott Club, Buffalo, N. Y.

Moline Commercial Club, Moline, Ill.

Underwriters' Club, 18 Liberty Street, New York.

ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION

During the week of May 3d to 9th, there will be on the second floor an exhibition of the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts, including especially silver trophies and presentation pieces.

HOUSE COMMITTEE

For the convenience of members of the Club, the House Committee has installed a bootblacking stand in the main lavatory, which will be used in place of the one located in the barber shop, after the closing hours of the latter.

HOUSE RULE NO. 6— TIPPING

"No member or guest of the Club shall give a fee or gratuity of any kind to an employee of the Club, except on the annual subscription list. Any employee receiving a fee or gratuity in violation of this rule will be discharged."

BILLIARD AND COWBOY POOL TOURNAMENTS

The preliminary Billiard and Cowboy Pool Tournaments ended on April 28th, and have been participated in with much enthusiasm by a large number of members.

The winners of the various classes will play an elimination tournament beginning about the 6th of May.

The final matches will be announced on the bulletin boards, and as they will be participated in by our best players, arrangements will be made to accommodate all who wish to witness these games.

BILLIARD COMMITTEE.

Hon. Curtis Guild

Judge Harvey H. Baker

NECROLOGY

William H. Depper
Darwin Barnard

Thomas Sherwin

PARTIAL LIST OF EVENTS OCCURRING IN THE
CLUB HOUSE DURING APRIL

APRIL 3

Dinner of the Old Timers' Telescope Team of the Boston Rifle and
Revolver Club. O. E. Gerrish was toastmaster.

APRIL 3

Dinner of the Boston Clark Club. President Harold A. Preston was toastmaster. Speakers were: President E. B. Sandford; Professor L. C. Wells; and Dr. C. E. Hubbard, of the Clark College Faculty.

APRIL 5

Monthly meeting of the Boston Stewards' Association. President A. A. Patten presided, and spoke of the progress being made on the training school of the National Association, at Muncie, Ind.

APRIL 5

Dinner of the Boot and Shoe Protective Association. William Pickett, President of the Association, presided. Lewis Taylor, of the Boot and Shoe League, New York, was the speaker.

APRIL 6

Dinner of the New Century Club. The guest of honor was Congressman James A. Gallivan. Speakers: Louis D. Brandeis; Congressman Gallivan; Congressman Edward Gilmore; U. S. Marshal John J. Mitchell. David A. Lourie was toastmaster.

APRIL 7

Dinner of the United Improvement Association. Speakers: John
F. Moors and Joseph Walker.

APRIL 7

Dinner of the Boston Chapter American Institute of Banking. The principal speaker was Hon. George Fred Williams, former United States Minister to Greece. O. Howard Wolfe, Assistant Educational Director of the American Institute of Banking, also spoke. APRIL 8

Annual banquet of the class of 1885, Chauncey Hall School. President Eugene E. Pierce presided. A silent toast was given to the memory of Hon. Curtis Guild, a graduate of the school, and resolutions of sympathy for Mrs. Guild were adopted.

APRIL 8

Monthly meeting and dinner of the Boston Chapter, Delta Tau
Fraternity. Professor Paul H. Hanus, of Harvard, and Hon. James
M. Swift were the chief guests and speakers.

APRIL 9

Monthly meeting and dinner of the Society of Printers. S. A. Kimber, of the University Press, spoke on watermarks. C. C. Lane presided.

APRIL IO

Dinner of the department heads and sales force of the PopeHartford Company. C. W. Cousens, Treasurer of the Company, presided.

APRIL IO

Annual dinner of the Roxbury Latin School Alumni Association.
Henry S. Dennison, '95, was toastmaster.

APRIL IO

Complimentary dinner to Dr. John F. Dowsley. Speakers: Dr. Frank A. Delabarre; Thomas A. Forsyth; Professor W. G. Foster, Dean of the Baltimore Dental School.

APRIL 12

Banquet of the Old Charlestown Schoolboys' Association. James S. Murphy, President of the Association, presided. It was a reunion of men who attended the Charlestown free schools between the years 1845 and 1874.

APRIL 12

Reunion and banquet of the Old Hawes Schoolboys' Association. Lewis J. Bird was elected President of the Association for the ensuing year. Governor Walsh was a special guest.

APRIL 12

Banquet of the senior class of the Boston University Law School. William T. Dillon, President, was toastmaster, and the guests included Governor Walsh, President L. H. Murlin, of Boston University, Judge A. K. Cohen, of the Municipal Court.

APRIL 13

Monthly dinner of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers. Frank I. Cooper in speaking, criticized House Bill 1750, pending before the Legislature.

APRIL 13

Dinner of the Franco-American Historical Society. The chief guest of the affair was Professor Leon Dupriez, of Harvard University, formerly of the University of Louvain, who described the bombardment of that city. Dr. J. A. Bedard presided.

APRIL 13

Dinner of the Alexander Hamilton Club. Brief speeches were made by W. H. Chandler, Major P. F. O'Keefe, Lyndon Tewksbury.

APRIL 14

Dinner tendered by Congressman Allen T. Treadway to the Senators and Representatives from his district.

APRIL 14

Dinner tendered to Maurice J. Power. Timothy J. Buckley, of the
Governor's Council, presided.

APRIL 15

Dinner tendered to W. J. Paul and Raymond P. Delano by the
Dorchester Business Men's Association.

APRIL 21

Meeting of the Executive Council of the State Board of Trade. The principal speaker was Adjutant-General Charles H. Cole, who spoke on the unpreparedness of the United States.

COMPLETE LIST OF EVENTS DURING THE SEASON 1914-15

1914

SATURDAY, September 26

Anti-Saloon Luncheon. Hon. Samuel J. Elder toastmaster. Speak-
ers: Dr. Howard Russell, Ohio; Dr. Perly A. Baker, Ohio; Rev.
Sam Small, Georgia; Rev. E. J. Richards, Virginia; Hon. Frederick
Landis, Indiana.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER I

Opening Night. Brief address by President Fish. Speakers at dinner: Vice-President W. T. A. Fitzgerald; Judge Robert O. Harris; Augustus T. Beatey. Concert by the Boston Quintette: Walter E. Anderton, Contra-Tenor; John E. Daniels, Tenor; Dr. Arthur Gould, Baritone; Augustus T. Beatey, Bass; Robert Nichols, Tenor and Accompanist; Edwin M. Whitney, Reader.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8

John Kendrick Bangs. George S. Smith presiding. Speakers at
dinner: James W. Rollins; W. T. A. Fitzgerald; Hon. Robert O.
Harris; Hon. Willard Howland; William C. Crawford; Newton
Newkirk.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9

Reception and dinner to Col. Martin J. Collins, St. Louis.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

Luncheon to the guests of the City of Boston Columbus Day Cele-
bration Committee. Addresses by Senor Frederico Alphonso Pezet,
Minister of Peru; Congressman Andrew J. Montague, Virginia;
Edward Albes, of the Pan-American Union; Mayor Curley.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

European Experiences. Speakers: Edwin D. Mead; H. Staples Potter; Max E. Wyzanski; J. J. Arakelyan; Dr. F. D. Donoghue; Hon. J. G. Utterbach, Bangor; William Bailie; Dr. John Cowper Powys, of Cambridge (England) University. Carl Dreyfus presided.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20

Dinner to Hon. Frederic J. Stimson, Ambassador to Argentine. President Frederick P. Fish presiding. Speakers: W. T. A. Fitzgerald; Hon. Josiah Quincy; Col. T. L. Livermore; George F. Babbit; Charles S. Cook; George P. Morris.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

"Voyage en France" illustrated. A. D'Avesne. Charles J. Martell presiding. Speakers at dinner: Frank V. Thompson; L. C. Newhall; F. L. Roberts, of the United States Department of Commerce.

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