The Washington times., 1902-01-27
KNOCKERS CLUB
IS ORGANIZED
Not a Pugilistic Body, Only
Social.
HAD ITS BIRTH With A BANQUET
Several Employees of the Government
Printing Onice Meet and Launch
the Organization.

A new social society was launched last
| night in the oriental room OF Barton's,
when several employees of the Government
Printing Office. with a number OF their
! friends, gave banquet. The organiza-
tion was brought into erect through the
| guidance OF Mr.. ". S. Mexican, who was
responsible for the banquet last evening.
The society is to be known as La
+, Societe des Critiqueurs du XXieme
Siecle.' or the Twentieth Century Knock
ing Club.
After fine menu had been served a
programme of instrumental and vocal
music was given by the members Of the
society as follows: Tenor solo, Beyond
the Gates of Paradise" Prince Knocker
c. E Tompkins Maud s." Prince
Knocker H. s. Sutton; baritone solo,
France Knocker ]. R. Purvis; recitation.
Prince Knocker E. Burkholder; instru-
mental solo, "Serenade Rococo;" plano,
Prince Knocker John Green. jr.; violin,
Prince Knocker Joseph Farwell: "a
Knock in Verse" Prince Knoeker W. S.
Mexican, ir.; trio from 'Attila." Prince
Knockers Green. McElfresh, and Purvis.
SPetChtS ny LuchiOtEss
Interspersed in the programme there
were speeches by the members as fol-
lows: Woes of the Proofreader,"
Prince Knocker. J. l.. Roaier; Woes OF
the Tramp Printer" Prince Knocker F. y.
Whitehead; I'm Quest of Foremanship,'
Prince Knocker Shelby Smith; "On to the
Philippines" Prince Knocker Fred Mil
Ter; Woes of the Fake Printer Frank
Kidd
Before the banquet, which was pre-
sided over by the Supreme Superlative
Senior Prince knocker, \. +. Bloomer.
who also acted as POSTMASTER. the fol-
lowing nominations of the committee on
organization were confirmed by the club:
Nominations Confirmed.
Supreme superlatiye Senior Prince
Knocker, A. F. Bloomer: Jovial Jubilant
Junior Prince KnOeker, J. R. PurYis;
gatherer of the gelt, Prince Knocker W.
s. McKean, jr-; scribbler of the scroll.
Prince Knocker F. d. Smith; watcher of
the wicked, Prince Knocker j. H. Brod
max; the impressari, Prince Knocker
John Green, jr.; chief of the chappie con-
ductors. Prince Knocker Joe F'arwell;
chappie conductor No 1, Knocker ". F.
OBrien; No. 2, Knocker J. E. Desmond:
No. 3. Knocker George Atkinson; No. 4,
The committee on organization consist
ed of the following prince knockers:
Messrs. W. E. Burchfield, E. H. Ryan, and
George o. Atkinson.
Committee on general welfare-Prince
Knockers w. S. Mexican. jr.; E. H. Ryan,
J. L. King and William McEnaney.
Committee on membership = Prince
Knockers F. d. Smith, John r. Purvis,
and w. E. Burchfeld
Auditing committee-Prince Knockers
J. f. Atkinson, George D. Ellis and a. F.
Bloomer.
Princes of the Realm.
The following compose the princes of
the realm: George C. Atkinson, ]. +.
Atkinson. y F. Bloomer, James H. Brod-
max II. Y. Brooke, W. e. BurchfieId. T.
Burkholder. ]. F. Desmond. George D.
Ellis, James p Farwell, John Greene. jr.,
A. L. Huss, +. A. Kidd. J. L. King, II. NJ.
NcElfresh, William McEnaney, W. 5. Nc
kean, jr., W. f. O'Brien, ]. R. Purvis. ].
l. Rodier, E. II. Ryan. F. d. Smith.
shelby Smith, H. 5. Sutton, and C. E.
ToT- kins.
Among the guests present last evening
who were elected members of the realm
were Messrs. J. B. Huss. Fred Miller, C.
C. Schutzer, F. Y. Whitehead. Harry A.
Watkins, J. E Dougherty, Rudolf Van
Hessen. CT Chicago, and F. P. Whitney
The next banquet of the Knockers Club
will be held on the last Sunday in Febru-
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