Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-06
Ping PONG TROPHIES
PRESENTED To VICTORS
BY SENATOR THURSTON
FINE TIME AT OFFICERS CLUB
SMOKER LAST NIGHT GOOD
PROGRAM AND PLENTY
OF MUSIC.

When the Officers Club set about 1t
to do anything in the social line, it
never fails to score success This
was again demonstrated last night
when about hundred and fifty men
gathered in the club rooms in the bum
galow and there made merry for three
or four hours. The entertainment was
In the nature Of smoker and tables
were distributed throughout the rooms
for the benefit OF the guests. Upon
tncsc tables were heaps OF golden to-
tlcco with clap and corncob pipes
cigars and cigarettes. Walters passed
back and forth with trays IT liquid re-
freshmCnts and a quintet club station
.o1 in the hallway furnished music to
complete the pleasure of the evening.
The decorations were handsome.
flags and bunting being displayed on
all sides and the trophies OF the club
being placed in prominent places. The
smoker was given particularly for the
distribution OF the prizes won in the
ping-pong tournament. Credit for the
success of the whole evenings enter
tainment is due to II. Il. Picker, Cap
tain samuel Johnson, Fred Lowell and
the officers OF the n. G. II.
Col. c. J. Mccarthy. seated In one OF
the large chairs at the Waikiki end of
the hall. presided at the social session.
At his right was Senator Thurston and
near by were Attorney General l.. p.
Dole. W. o. Smith. DR.. Cofer and Dr..
c. Il. Cooper.
The program was varied one. Cap
tain Berger played on the plano, J. l..
Rockwell sang, Sonny Cunha gave
some rag time. Gus Murphy gave an
imitation OF Frederick Warde. j. A. NJ.
johnson did mind reading" trick,
Larry Couzens rccited very touching
/ little poem after the style of "On
| the Road to Mandalay," W. d. Adams
and a member of the Territorial band
gave piano and mandolin duet, Mekia
. OF the band played flute solo and
, others did various stunts. The per-
formers did all their work right up to
. the handle.
, or course, the feature OF the program
was the presentation by Senator John
NJ. Thurston Of Nebraska of the prizes
/ won In the ping pong tournament The
Senator was in a very happy frame OF
! rllnd. telling a funny story TO start the
ball rolling.
The Senator said he had played ping
| pong experts and ping pong green
horns and the game always resulted In
the same thing for him-defeat. Still
he loved the game. He had played
baseball when he was boy and could
well remember the time when his home
team was defeated by a green team
from neighboring village, the score
standing 70 to IS.
The Senator hoped he would liya
long enough to win a game, especially
under the present strenuous admins
tration OF the country. II was a strnu-
Gus game. He thought II positive
honor to win a game, especially where
the fair sex was concerned and today.
there was no one in the world who
stood such chance with the fair sex
rs the winner OF a ping pong tourna-
ment. He was very glad that bache-
Tor had won the contest. He trusted
that in receiving the loving cup, thu
champion would never drink to excess
To Mr.. Derby. the winner OF the
first prize, the Senator said It was an
honor 10 receive a trophy won in tho
foremost game in American sports. Tho
second prize was presented to Mr.
Blackman and the third to DR.. High.
In concluding his presentation
, speech. Senator Thurston expressed his
, delight in having come to Honolulu
He had been in the full enjoyment o
, the beautiful climate and scenery
When he came again, he hoped to b.
, fortunate enough to participate in ;
, ping pong tournament.
After the set program Of the eeeninl
had been gone through with, tn
guests went out upon the lanais to en-
JOY the cool air or took to the billiard
pool and ping pong tables.