Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
CLUB CELEBRATES IN
ALL FOOLS DAY MANNER
MISS MARY SHAW is GUEST OF
HONOR
Members of the Gamut Club Observe
Fourth Anniversary of Birth
with Songs, Speeches and
Merry Jests

Members of the Gamut club last
night celebrated the fourth birthday
anniversary of that organization.
Miss Mary Shaw and Frank Pixley
were guests of honor. but that didn't
prevent the club from celebrating All
Fools day in thorough fashion. Every
body seemed to be in an April mood,
which, by the way, is considerably
madder than the hare of the preceding
month, and everybody had a good
time.
President Edison presided over the
meeting as master of unceremonies
He was ably assisted by large num-
ber of volunteers, but succeeded in
having his own way mot of the time,
which was all that could be expected.
He introduced Miss Shaw, who made
a pleasant little speech in which she
expressed her appreciation OF the
honorary membership accorded her
Then the club sang For She's Jolly
Good Fellow" presented her with the
club stein and told her how glad they
were to have her in the fold.
Judd Rush succeeded in making a
speech also, but after that the speak
ing was somewhat interrupted by hu-
morists among the club members.
Even Frank Pixley, librettist extraor-
binary to the American people, didn't
speech, though, in which he called at
tention to an advertisement in the
club paper, the "Gamut Club Occa-
sional," extolling the merits of the
best way to get back east" This ad,
Pixley complained, seemed unneces-
sary to him.
PixIey's Welcome Warm
81 am no stranger in California" he
said. AT least California is no
stranger to me. have been out here
now some four or five winters, and
have always found pleasant welcome,
though none pleasanter than this one
of tonight. 1t has all been so pleasant
that l have about made up my mind 10
live here permanently and save rail-
road fares. Why, when l came out
this time even your real estate men
and your mining stock statesmen met
me at San Bernardino and told me
how glad they were to see me-
President Edison next introduced w.
A. Clark, jr., explaining that the salt
Lake road had been built for young
Clarks benefit so that he might come
to Los Angeles and to the Gamut club
whenever he wished. Mr.. Clark spoke
briefly. The others who followed him
spoke more briefly still.
Then some one arose and read
poem as follows:
Mary had a little play,
With morals white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary went
She made that play 60"
Miss Shaw bowed her acknowledge
ments. while her manager looked
somewhat dubious over the advertis-
ing value of that second line.
L. j. Selby, president of the Orpheus
club, formally presented President Ed
son of the Gamut club with a gold
mounted gavel. The Orpheus club
members present sang several selec-
tions and then, stems in hand, the
members and guests adjourned to the
Gamut playhouse, where a classic mu-
steal program was rendered in the ap-
proved stockyards style.
Present Musical Program
Monsieur Pantson, who closely re-
sembled Harley Hamilton, played a
solo, I'm Tieffen Kellar," on the bass
vio as vilely as was necessary. The
second number was string quartet,
in which Signor Twinio, Monsieur
Corde, Herr Bindfarden and Prince
Hemperopski succeeded in stringing
the audience finely. Signor Georgioste
Kelino, late of the Bologna con-
servatory, contributed a piano solo
that was all the sausage. Another
number that won much applause was
presented by the Mail quartet" Then
came Herr Hamil Harl in slumber
ballads, skillfully executed in a way
that bespoke long practice with his
instrument, and Signor Salacio in bar
itone solos, singing the Toreador song
from Bohemian Girl" and the Soldiers
Chorus from 1.-THE Queens Lace Hand
kerchief." Last on the program was
an orchestral number played by the
Gamut Sym -phoney orchestra. 1t was
a descriptive piece, played in man
ner to make any theater orchestra in
town turn green with envy, the steam
boat whistle and the caroling of the
little birds in the tree tops being par
tfcularlV realistic.