Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-30
PUMPKIN NIGHT
is HELD At CLUB
Members Enjoy Dinner and
Program of SeasonabIe
Stunts.
SEVENTY ARE AT BOARD
Apple Diving, Voting Contest and
Bowling, Pool and Billiard
Matches.

Seventy members and invited guests
enjoyed Halloween diversions at the
Rock Island Club last evening, a clever
program having been arranged by the
entertainment committee as an. intro
ductory of the social season there, and
as a forerunner OF the even better
3things that are to be provided for the
enjoyment of the membership during
the winter months
The 6eft hand of ]. r. Tuckis, the
decorator, was seen in the enbellish-
h ments Of the dining room, which had
been transformed to make the guests
feel that they were participating in
real pumpkin and jack'o-lantern So
cial Pumpkin vines overhung the
tables. while the latter were RECALLED
with The yellow pates from the field,
marked to give the human expression.
This lcheme was carried out in the
match holders and the buttonieres,
zone OF the latter pinned to each nap
kin. The electric illuminators had
been doused during the dinner hour,
a dim and coy light being diffused
fby red and green candles protruding
from the pumpkin heads. one of the
latter iedecking each table. For the
sdinner the committee had provided
chicken, and other good things.
Ballot Box stuffed.
The set program, which was inter
spersed throughout the evening with
fine orchestral music, began with
contest for the selection of the most
Popular member of the club. Each
guest was entitled to one vote. The
members of the entertainment commit
tee, GUS Tegeler, Warren H. Reck and
F'erd Levy, served as tellers, and there
are murmurings of crookedness that
may yet result in a court martial by
the club court. Captain w. A. Rosen-
field, who is president OF the CLUB,
won in a walk. There was but one
ballot. However, when some of the
candidates learned the prize that had
been put up for the winner the pique
they harbored over the stuning Of the
ballot box they were considerably
mollifed.
an Agree to Boost.
Captain Rosenfeld. for his victory,
was permitted to pay for the cigars
for the crowd. He accepted the honor
conferred, as well as the penalty,
with his accustomed graciousness, ana
then turning to a serious vein, he told
of the interest he had for the upbuild-
ing Of the club. He had set out TO
boost but he had to have the help OF
the membership. He was assured ~
would have it. If the members did
their Iart he said he would stand for
the cigars at any time that the be1
was hung on him, as It had just been.
Robert Rexdale recited two poems and
Colonel F. E. Hobbs, commandment Il
Rock Island arsenal gave brief talk.
Diving for Apples.
A series of games followed the din
ner, which was served at z O'Clock.
The first was diving for apples. Sew
erGl young colored boys were en-
Plcyed for this stunt. They were sta
tiened about a small tub Of water, in
which the apples were fioated. There
were three heats, on each OF which the
members were permitted to make
wagers, each boy having a number.
This contest lasted half an hour and
vas highly amusing.
In the bowling contest the honors
went to o. b. Hampton. J. R. Tucki5
was thc champion at pool, and J. R.
Tri-rbls defeated Charles L. Golf in 4
Hotpoint billiard match. Gof scored
&c points while Mr.. Trimble was run
mig his string Of 100. 1t was one IF