Evening journal., 1904-01-30
KENT CLUB HOLDS
WINTER SMOKER.
GueststHad Big Time and
Did Not Go Home Until
Morning
PLENTY OF FUN AND GOOD CHEER
Members Did all Kinds of stunts-Wil-
liam 7. Smithers Reeited Cardinal
Riehelisu and Senator Pennewill Sang
Tenor solo-other Entertainers.
speeIal % the Evenlng JournaI.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover Jan. 30.
The mid-winter smoker given by the
Kent Club in its suite of rooms in the
Priscilla Block last night was a big
success.
Fully 100 guests assembled in the
cosy Priscilla Block quarters and had
such a rollicking time that they
could not get away until the early
hours this morning, so fast ana furious
was the fun.
The committee-G. Gordon Massey.
Andrew a. Bateman and II. Ridgely
Harrington-looked after the pleasure
Of each individual guest. Among the
visitors were some prominent men OF
the State. But even the committees
choice oyster patties. chicken salad,
relishes. viands and steaming after
dinner coffee and ices faded into insig-
nifcance TO the roiiicking program
which followed.
Setoro. the Philadelphia harpist, was
there with a fine orchestra and played
everything from the "Sultan Of Sulu'
down TO "Hiawatha." But the fine in
strumental music was not all. Rose
well Hammond was there.
Vice President Jack Jones. I'm the ab-
sence OF President II. A. Richardson.
did not care to preside, so he handed
the gavel over TO Lawyer Hammond.
He rushed the program through in
spite OF violent Interruptions and even
when the orchestra with all volume
turned on struck up "Arra, Begone and
/ Quit Yer Foolin'."
Senator 5. ). Pennewill, he OF the
tenor voice, sang a few Of his choicest
songs. Lawyer Henry Ridgely. much
against his wishes. recited kipling' s
"Dingo Bin" and almost at the point
of bayonets was obliged to give a
stump speech. Lawyer Frank II. Davis
addressed the guests upon the subject
of Apples" He was compelled to re-
spOnd TO frequent encores
A committee was sent out anC
brought in Lester Ferris and Jane,
Truitt, song and dance specialists o.
the Peoples Theatre and on an i'm
provlsed stages they danced THE Tur
key I'm the Straw" while 200 hands ap
plauded and until they were exhaust
ed
But the man the guests and clubmei
would not let go was William T. Smith
ers. whom they called Cardinal Rich
elieu." Mr.. Smithers was at his hes
and recited twice. He then made hi
exeunt by side door but he was fol
lowed and no sooner had he got hi
top coat from the cloak room than tn
committee pounced upon him and 4
was but the work OF a minute to stril
him of his coat. He was forced to Civ
the entire third act OF "Richelieu," i'm
personating all the characters Will
the orchestra played the Faust trag
edy scene. The game was worth tn
candle. for it was a rare piece Of act
ing
Townsend Smithers was brought fl
on several shoulders and he had L
sing THE Sycamore Tree" while Sc
; toro played for him. Former Secre
tary of State J. II. Hughes was sen
for but he managed to escape his pur
suers.
Among the out-of-town visitors wer
Postmaster Marion Humphreys, O
Salisbury. togethe- with George Z
: Shapley and John Laws, Of the sam
I place. guests OF Harry Maier; Georg
e Boehm and Anthony Boehm. Philade
] phia; DR.. Harmonson. Clayton: Dr. {
y c. Cole, Wilmington; A. Donald MAJ
. shall, Samuel Marshall. Milford. Bate
!, man Cullen. Hayes Wilson, Delawar
d College; S. s. Pennewill, Thoma
n Curry, Greenwood.