The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-12
HOO HOO CONCENTRATION.
The 6u6S OF Nine Kittens
Opened to Behold the
Wonders OF the World.
INITIATION CEREMONIES.
An On the Roof Banquet
Served at the Uncanny
Hour Of 2 a. m.
INITIATION CEREMONIES.


organizers of the Hoo Hoo concate
nation for Arkansas and Texas, il
the personel of Messrs ]. P. Brow
er of Arkansas, and J. B. Goodhut
of Texas, met here on Saturday
night for the purpose of opening
the eyes of a basket of kittens tC
the mysteries of the order.
Some fifty members of the order
gathered here from the two states,
in fact, Louisiana was well repre-
sented by members of the order
The concatenation was called
together at nine o'clock p. m. and
initiated the following candidates
Fl. ]. Cheesman, Rush Barnes,
Charles Warrick, A. L. Burke, all
of this city. William Brownlee OF
Kress City, Griffin Stacks, Jansen,
Ark, Joe Friedlander of Hamberg
Germany, James Dillon, Waco,
Texas, and James Kitto, Popular
Bluff, Mo,
The initiation ceremonies did not
begin until after ten o'clock, owing
to the lateness of the trains on
which some of the Kittens were tc
be shipped in here for initiation,
and on this account, the ceremo-
nieS we're not finished until q a. m.
After the work was over solemn
procession was formed at the Elks
hall and marched to the roof of the
Randolf hotel where an elegant
banquet awaited the hungry kit
tens.
A colored orchestra was station
ed at a convenient place and made
music for the entertainment of al
present.
There were covers set for 70 but
owing to the lateness of the hour
only some forty or fifty took advant
age of the occasion and we're pres
ent. The following gentlemen
crossed their feet under the ban
quet table: S, j. Davis, M. Ban
hear, Jr,, G. S. Mcclure, F. G.
Smythe, A. T. Kahn A. w. Ches
man, j. W. Duncan, I. @ Martin
and Frank W. Kahn, all of Shreve.
port, La, ]. W. Ferguson and Will
Brownlee, OF Kress City, Sam 7
Jones of Ashdown, G, S, Field Of
Kildare ], M. McDonal of GRAMS
Ark, z. W. Wilson and r. S. Allen
Mena, q. M. Kenny, Gilham, J.
Bines, |. B Hickman, S. B. Stock E.
B. Freeman, Jansen, W. L. Whit
taker, Jr. Rochell, H, D, Clements
New Boston, Charles Hitler Little
Rock, j, B, Kitto, and j. Brandon
Popular Bluff, William p. Richard
son, Beaumont, Cecil A, Lyons
Sherman, ]. r, Dillon, Waco, FL. ]
Cheseman, r. M. Nelson, ]. p
Brewer, Charles Warrick, Rusf
Barnes, A. L. Burk, H. c Neislel
and T. S. Woodbridge of this city, j
j. Rudd, st. Louis and A. G. Ander
son Dallas Texas. After the ban
quet was dispensed with the orches
ira struck up Eli Green's Cake
Walk and the cats and kittens KEEP
step to the music in a Cake Wall
until the roof was emptied and tht
members all gone to their severa
lodging places, The meeting wa
an orderly one and although th,
Hoo Hoo yell was given severa
times, no one was the worse off fo
the noise kicked up.
Owing to the lateness Of tn,
hour the mayors of the city an,
press representatives from the pa
pers we're not in attendance
though they were invited as CUES
ofIhonor.
The following officers conducts
the initiatory work:
Shark Of the Universe--J. 7
Brewer,
Senior Hoo Hoo-T @. Martin
Junior Hoo Hoo-Ceci A. Lyon
Bojuln-Al, W, Cheesmau,
Scrivenoter-H, Q, Kneisley.
Jabberwock-J. B Hickman.
Custocatian-A, j. Kizer
| Arcanoper-C. W. Willett.
! Gurdon-A. G, Anderson.
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