The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-30
Curtis.

There are various theories as to the
origin of the Saturday Night club.
Congressman Curtis alleges that the
charter members were ancestors of his
who served under Sitting Bull in the
Custer massacre. This theory is sus-
tanned by the % years unbroken record
of blOodthirsty conduct and diabolicaI
cruelty, VIII Thompson, of lola, has a
totally different explanation. He says:
Natural gas is the product of decaying
vegetable matter. I believe that the
Saturday Night club is the source of all
the natural gas in Kansas" Thompson
had a salt-shaker in one hand and a
cut glass water bottle in the other
when he made the statement, and de-
fed contradiction. Members of the club
declare that the organization is i'm
proving with age, and to prove it, cite
the fact that Frank Foster is the only
surviving charter member.
Just to show their esteem for Frank
Foster, and demonstrate that he is in
good and regular standing with the
club, he was forcibly elected from the
banquet hall Saturday night when
about half way through his speech.
Three able bodied members of the club
were appointed by the president to
compel the gentleman from Michigan
to cease making so much disturbance .
They put him out in the hotel lobby,
and held the doors while the next
speaker was introduced. When Foster
his place, climbed up on the table, and
finished his speech in spite of the up
roar.
For this twenty-second annual ban
quet. the Saturday Night club had
purchased a new supply of grids and
branding irons. When the odor of
burning hide commenced to mingle
with the smoke of 10-cent cigars, the
members We're almost intoxicated with
10Y, for water flowed like champagne.
You fellows can make more noise
on water" said Congressman Curtis.
than any bunch of people l ever
heard. I don't know what would hap
pen to you if you had something
stronger to drink"
WED all be under the table," said
a voice.
forty-four; about half were club
members and half guests While the
lightning blazed and the thunder
roared outside, the banqueters took
aboard a cargo of consOmme, broiled
mountain trout, Missouri valley chick
en-, salad and ice cream. with the
various side dishes. The edible part
of the programme was well cooked
and well served, but there wasn't
enough of it to give anybody indiges-
ton from overeating-
William NJ. Davidson. the retiring
president of the club, came here from
his new home in Omaha to act as
POSTMASTER. Davidson is so hardened
to the little eccentricities of the club
that he didn't mind when the club in
formed him that it did not care about
hearing his Presidents address
which the programme called for. He
merely informed the club members
that he had arranged to send a COPY
of his speech by mail to each mem
Der of the club.
Magic Lantern Roasts.
Edwin D. McKeever, assistant Uni
ted States attorney, was aided in his
"Side Lights on Oratory' by pro
lessor and stereopticon. When the
lights were turned out, somebody in
ouired whether Mr.. McKeever was
getting ready to sing an illustrated
song. Several other irreverent sug-
gestions were made. and then the Ian
tern flashed on the screen this injunc-
ton: shut upi Give the speaker a
chance to explain" Then followed a
series of clever cartoons of various
people, which Mr.. McKeever explained
as they appeared. Somebody seemed
TO have monkeyed with the slides fol
at intervals suggestions like these ap-
neared on the screen: THE SATURDAY.
Night club refuses to be responsible
Tor any utterances of this speaker. By
order of the committees" "Don'i
throw dishes at the speaker; you were
Young and foolish once yourself; ?
Challenges for duels should be filed
with the secretary as the orator is q
dead shot"
The picture which made the greatest
hit was one Of Governor Bailey and
CONGRESSMAN Curtis locked in each