Archive Spotlight: Tex O’Rourke

May 5, 2025

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This week our spotlight is on a member who was an incredible fubulist: Tex O’Rourke. He was a boxer and sportsman, who could not stop making up stories about his past. Tex was so good at it, when he died in 1963 the New York Times ran an obituary that… Continue reading →

Archive Spotlight: William Norris

April 5, 2025

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One of the club members that was rediscovered is a man who gave generously. William Norris (1862-1929) was a longtime working actor with a career that spanned from California to New York, from playing musical comedies on the road to silent pictures. When he died he left what money he’d… Continue reading →

Archive Spotlight: Robert L. Hague

April 5, 2025

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Our Archive Spotlight this week is Robert L. Hague. Hague was a sailor, shipping executive, philanthropist, and bon vivant of the highest caliber. Hague was treasurer of The Lambs during the Great Depression and used his business savvy to rescue the Club from certain doom. The Lambs may have folded… Continue reading →