The Washington times., 1909-09-30
GAY TINE COMING
FOR NURSERIES
Smoker and Entertainment
At Willard-Open House
AT Press Club.

Eat. drink. and be merry. That motto
was kept constantly IN mind by the en-
tertainment committee of The Washing
ton Times in arranging for the comfort
and happiness Of the Munsey tourists.
That the corpmittee has planned we'll
viii be demonstrated in h red room
of the New Willard Hotel tonight. From
$50 o'clock until midnight there viii
be something doing every minute. Some
of the best acts now playing in Wash
lngton theaters. a buffet supper, such
as only Manager Height knows how to
serve, and the presentation Of trophies
to the winners IN the various divisions
OF the Munsey tour are a few OF the
things planned for tonight's entertain
ment of the drivers, officials. and pas
sengers who for the past nine days have
been bounding over the roads between
Washington and Boston.
When the curtain Is rung down at the
willard the guests OF The Times viii
discover that true Washington hospital
ity still stalks abroad. even in h early
morning hours.
Open House At Press Club.
AZ the request Of The Times. Arthur
-. Johnson. secretary of tie National
Press Club. has provided every member
Of the touring party with a card to the
club, which viii keep open house for the
a-utomobilists as long as they remain in
town. There viii be a roaring big log
fire in the assembly room, and there
will be good cheer Just as long as The
Times guests desire 10 remain
The District Commissioners, Presl-
dent Guide Of the Chamber Of Com
merce. President Small Of the Board Of
Trade. Major Sylvester. prominent auto
mobile men IN Washington. and a num-
Der of others have been invited 20 meet
the Munsey tourists at the Willard, and
all Of them have announced their in
tentiOn to attend.
The theatrical feature Of tonight's do
ings promises 10 be lie most ambitious
program of the kind ever rOwde into
a private Entertainment. The head
liners at practically every theater in the
city ave come I'VE n offered TO
contribute their portion in order tNat
the a~UtOmobilists may enjoy themselves
10 the utmost
At the Willard today the chef vas
experimenting the preparation Of a dOZ-
en- delicate dishes which will go TO make
up the buffet supper, while the house
superintendent has a force OF men at
working preparing the Red Room.
George O'Connor To Front.
George O'Connor, WIZ has furnished
entertainment for more parties h n
other man in washington. has con-
scented to take charge Of the evenings
program. and Just to show he Is still
in good form. he VIII reel of a Few
Of hts own s~pecialles.
The fun IS scheduled 20 begin at $3.50
o'clock, and the program is so lengthy
that the man who Is ten minutes late
is sure 10 miss something good. Be--
Leslie n his company, consisting OK
Edward Morris, Josephine Darcy and
Dick Flower, now playing at Chase's,
will be hustled over to the Willard right
after finishing their act Harry GilfOil,
playing In THE ankee GIRL at the
BelascO, Is a native of Washington and
be insists that he wants to help make
the visit Of the a"utomObilists worth
while. His stunt will consist OF imita-
tons n a few s~pecialties.
That isn't all that THE Yankee Girl
will contribute, however. Lee Kohlman
and william Burress have a mOnOlOgue
act, and it will be presented.
Billy Reeves" Too.
II any of tonight's guests saw BILLY"
Reeves and Helen Mcmahon in their
scarecrow act in the "Folles Of 1909, 90
now at the National. they will be mighty
glad to see it again. If they
did not see il they will be glad
that they did not miss the smoker.
Reeves and Miss Mcmahon will step into
an automobile as soon as their turn Is
finished at the National. and. without
a change Of costume, do the scarecrow
act for the special benefit Of the tourists.
MY Cousin CarusO" Is the song that
Is heard up and down Broadway just as
sOCn as the lights begin TO twinkle and
the Orchestras begin. TO play, and when
Arthur DEACON, of the "FOl1es, sings II
at the smoker tonight he VIII find a
couple Of hundred men ready to join IN
the chorus. william BOnnelli, of the
same also has some songs
which viii permit of congregational par
ticipation, and Will Philbrick, comedian
In the "FoIlies," Will extract a bunch
OF laughs and make a few pat illusions
10 the tourists.
Presentation of Trophies.
From tie viewpoint Of the drivers,
the big event Of the evening will be
the presentation Of trophies to the cars
making the best record on the run. and
the winning cars in each division. There
are six divisional prizes with a sweep
stake trophy for the car making the
best score regardless Of classification.
The trophies will be presented about 3
O'Clock.
Stage Manager O'Connor will then put
! on the Apollo Quartet. followed by