The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-24
CREATPROCRAM
BY 'CR|OS"
FUN AND NONSENSE MIXED
WITH MUCH SENSE MAKES
BOOSTERS BANQUET BEST
THING SEEN IN CITY.

The most pleasing variation this
| city has seen in the line of public
organization entertainment was fur.
| nished by the 10000 club at the
| annual banquet in the armory last
night The club had made ample
provision for the banqueting of
1000 people, but the crowd mum.
bered in the neighborhood of 1900
and enjoyed very minute of the
proceedings. There were no long,
tiresome speeches of the hot air
kind, and a general mutual admira-
ton program. With the serious
business of the gathering out of the
way fun and lively action ruled I'M
til the last number had been call
ed and the lid had descended ION
the city administration.
The occasion was a triumph for
the organization and flattering
tribute to the energy and ability of
the secretary and other officers
and members of the club who en-
| SlhCClCu lHC
The "griddle" program that ac-
companied the banquet was an en-
joyable takeoff on local events and
officials in which there was good
deal Of truth mixed UP with the
nonsense. This feature was put on
under the guidance of DR.. H. w.
Allen, who has qualified brilliantly
in that role by previous experiences
in the nakops.
In order to fill in what other
wise would have been" one second
intermissions for fresh air, an Edi-
son presided at Maccarino 'in-
strument" communicating with
Roosevelt, a few departed spirits,
Bryan and Evans flotilla.
Someone who looked like a
greaser was announced as City En-
gineer Mcintyre. He lacked tech
nical knowledge of bridge building
but made as good talk as the real
article would. Before him reposed
miniature bridge. After the
greaser-appearing gentleman got
through telling how long the Wash
ington st. bridge, were it built by
Mcintyre instead of S. H. Knight,
would stand he bowed and turned
to leave, whereupon the assembled
multitude was Mortified to see the
bridge split squarely in the mid
die. The greaser was followed by
honey individual VINO represented
Mr.. knight. Like the real Knight
he said not a wOrd-only figured a
little and then stored away bushel
of money within the folds Of his
trousers. However, the bridge, al
though it cost heap Of money,
stood when Knight" left.
Levi Monroe, red-haired, shuttle
gated and satisfied, was the next
picture on the panorama. The in
dividual who took him off sounded
remarkably like e. F. Waggoner,
who sells coal at loss of 60 cents
ton. Every other word, or per-
haps it was as much as every third
word, was a." and chamber of
commerce" was likewise used with
a frequency typical of Monroe. The
chamber of commerce, according to
Monroe. is going to hold a Spokane
fair in Seattle in 1909, and really,
the country couldn't exist without
the chamber-and Monroe, of
course.
His nobs, the mayor, caused a
slight interruption when Pres.
Roosevelt telegraphed Fluctuations
and said he was glad he was presi-
dent and not mayor of Spokane.
A Charming, young, peroxide
beauty" from the Comique theater
entertained for awhile. She looked
like she was nursed on beer bottle
and talked suspiciously like Jay Oh
Peterson. This lady met many for
mer acquaintance and said that
Corbaley, the kid wonder of the
city, was piker. The lady didn't
wear a corset but nevertheless was a
good imitation of the real thing.
She wore garter which before the
lid went down she had exchanged
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