The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-20
The Kranko Eintertainm mt.

The .'Kranku Ciub" of this city is really
the strongest social Organization of which
the proud city Of Lexington ever boosted,
and i, composed OF thirteen young gentle
men as follows:-ThJs John, president; C..
Ii. Royle, VIM. Stewart, Ed. webb, VIM.
Zeiler, Percy Silver, Ed. linEiing, James
Darby, Font. Duvall, Ben Ireland, James
Robinson. Sam HAYS and ThOs. Bolton.
They have recently rented aud nicely fitted
up two rooms over Messrs. Grimes " Vcna-
ble's store, which they utilize as club-rOOms.
Being justly proud Of these rooms and of
their enterprise, they arranged to have an
entertainment 50 as to show "a many OF their
friends rs possible what was on the inside,
and accordingly invited about twenty gentle
men to meet them on last Thursday night. at
s O'Clock and "eat PIE" Oi those invited
the following responded to the INVITATIONS:
Jesse Crenshaw, Newt. Gibson. Theo. SEN
den, Fred Beal. JAS. Nickel, RObt. Smith Ben
Eaton, VIM. Quarles. VIM. Porter, Walter
WaddeIl, Eph. King, Wood Young, Jno.
MOuntjoy, Jas. A. Drace, Gaines Goodman.
Jerry Butler, VIM. Bandon, Jno. Robinson
and Ethan Allen, Jr.
After all the guests had arrived and had
been comfortably seated the members of the
club marched into the reception room en-
xslsse and after Mr.. John, the president, had
given an address Of welcome In "A few we'll
chosen and appropriate words, proceeded to
give their guests II very fine entertainment
consisting of music by their excellent orches-
ira, of which 1t is unnecessary to praise to
Lexington people. vocal solos. witty sayings,
tambourine and bone playing. etc. All this
was done in the most artistic manner and
elected rounds of applause. The members
then retired for Il few minutes and the guests
had n pleasant time in discussing the acting,
and were treated TO several duets on the
organ and guitar. the former played by Mr..
Percy Silver and the latter by Mr.Jerry But
Ter.
1t was then announced that the "pie- eat
Ing" time had arrived; the dining room door
was thrown open and instead of pie, what
should the guests discover but one of the
most tastefully arranged tables ever set be-
fore any crowd. There were several differ
ent kinds of cakes, -caramel, cOcoanuC, mar
BILE, angel food. and Chocolates great pyra.
mid Of bananas and oranges; chicken, tur-
key and oyster salads, etc. OF what was in
sight the guests ate most heartily, not hard
ly dreaming that there was yet more to come.
but there was. Pretty soon ice cream and
orange and banana ambrosia were served in
abundance and in the best of style. The
i guests ate and ate, and kept eating, until
they declared they could eat no more, al
though the members insisted on their doing
so.
They then returned to the reception room,
where they enjoyed their cigars and cigaretts
and where music was again furnished for two
hours.
On The part Of the guests. Mr.. II. f. Smith
in y few words thanked the club for their
hospitality and extended to them the best
wishes OF all. At IL o'clock the guests de-
parted, each one truthiully asserting that
they had never been more royalty entertain
ed. Success to you. Kranko'sI