Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-02
UNIVERSITY CLUB
IN HIGH JINkS
MEMBERS MAKE MERRY AT
ANNUAL OUTING
WORTHY OF PLACE IN BARNUM's
CIRCUS
Seven Lose Their Clothes and Six
Clowns--Bis Barbecue
Follows

If p. T. Barnum were alive and hap
pened to be a spectator of the midsum-
mer frolic of the University club yes
| terday he would doubtless have en-
gagged the entire organization at a mil
lion a week as fun prodr .rs. The
high jinks" began at 1870 p. m. with
street parade of 150 members in the
regalia which the committee saw fit tc
prescribe, and ended at midnight when
the last straggler returned from Santa
Monica.
The particular features Of the circus
were a band led by DR.. Frank 4. Bull
lard as drum major, a company OF
| twelve Indians under the leadership Of
| Chief Minnehaha Waite and ten edu-
Gated pachyderms and one trick pachy-
derm ridden by any of the members
who cared to take the risk, and sever
unwilling clowns.
| The club men wearing Zulu hats and
saSheS, led by the band and the 1ndi-
ans, marched down Broadway and Their
to the station of the Los Angeles-Pa-
ciflc, where special cars were in wait
ing. AS they marched through the
streets of Santa Monica while the band
gave an imitation of another band play
inc Hot Time" horses stampeded and
children ran to their mothers.
Seven Lose Their Clothes
The incident of the day occurred just
after the club men came out of the
baths. To their horror seven of them
found their clothes missing In the
place of the conventional citizens gart
the clothes worn by circus clowns
were found in their rooms. 1t was that
or nothing, and all but one of the sew
en- took their medicine and exhibited
themselves to an appreciative audience
ON the street.
Charles Cassatt Davis rebelled. In
the language of the comic supplement
he said "A joke is joke, but this is
too much"
He held the fort alone in the bath
room for nearly an hour till trousers
could be sent for, and the expedition
proceeded to Santa Monica canyon for
barbecue dinner.
After the bath room incident DR.. A
T. Newcomb of Pasadena appeared on
the streets clad in a clowns suit COW
cred with large red polka dots Mar
shall Stimson, Russ Avery, Hartley
Shaw, e. T. Danforth and Elon Galu-
sha were similarly slad, only with diff
ferent designs. Russ Avery had ia
wrap bunting about his legs, as the
clothes with which he was provided
were not a good fit. He also com
planned about the red fringe at the
bottom.
WooIWine Speaks
Among those who spoke at the bar
becue was Thomas Woolwine, prose
cutting attorney, who was about tc
drink a toast with cup of coffee
This was quickly taken from him and
glass of evidence placed in his
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against the members of the club who
attended the banquet indecently ar.
rayed in the clown coseumes.
Clair S. Tappan introduced the speak
ers. Russ Avery and Elon Galusha
were among those who addressed the
club. All of the speakers found great
difficulty in preserving the continuity
of their themes, as they were forced tc
dodge corn cobs and pieces of water
their admirers. Fielding Stilson's elo-
quence flowed on like a babbling brook
regardless of the corn cobs and water
melon, and Sam Clover and Capt. j.
D. Fredericks passed the ordeal In
safety.
The club band played whenever the
other members would let them. DR.
Billiard played the fife; Leo Baker, the
bass drum; G. w. Thompson, corneti
w. C. Patterson, fife Henry New
mark, cymbals, and Sam Glover, 6
dinner gong.
The only casualty of the day occurred
while the mules or pachyderms werf
transporting the members to the bar
becue. w. A Anderson was thrown by
the trick mule and had to walk.
Among those who attended were
Judge N. P. Conrey, and H. H. May
berry. The thigh jinks" committeeman
are Frank D. Bullard, Porter H. AL
bright, Sam T. Glover, John D. Walker
George H. Kress and Clair S. Tappan