Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-30
THE Bic SHOW
IS On TONIGHT.
GllE TULSA PRESS CLIB IIIGH
JlNkS OPENS AZ 4 O'CLOCK
TINS EVENING.
ROBINSON IS The HOST
- sound of Rcycliy by Night VIII
BE Heard In the New ilptel
Tulsa.

Al promptly 3 o'clock tonight tho
doors OF the big private banquet hall
at the Hotel Tulsa viii bee thrown
open 10 the liyest aegIcsatlon Of men
thut over svurmed into the marble
lined Hobbies OF the big hostelry
For tonight occurs the Second An
.nuM High Jiuts of the Tulsa Press
club. FifW active newspaper men ana
q half dozen prominent out-of-town
people viii take part IN The banquet
and entertainment
Many people about town have been
wondering what "a High Jinks is. Mo-
body can answer that question bat q
member or guest of the Press club.
suffice II 10 su} that there Is moro
genuine, unadultcrated fun and
amusement 10 the square inch Of %
High Jinks than In any other form
OF entertainment i'm the world
Host W. y. Robinson is putting on
an extra shift of chefs tonight 10 pre-
pare the various delcctablc viands that
viii make up the big spread. lIost
Robinson viii himself occupy promi-
nont place at the banquet board.
CLARENCE Douglas of MusloEee,
veteran oklahoma newspaper man, Is
to be the guest of honor He will
arrive today and win appear at the
banquet dressed I'm his original asbestos
suit of clothes, for he is To be the chief
victim Of the clubs irreprrssiblo
"gridiron.' There Is no set program
for speeches but everyone who doesn't
respond TO the toastmastcr's cali for
a talk will be subjected to the secret
penalties of the Press club.
Carl Crosslcy and Elmer StOh of
the Cozy theater win furnish the mu-
sic, after 10 o'clock, They have com
posed an original selection entitled
"The Newspaper Medley" which they
will give tonight for the first time IN
public.
The captivating K6owland Sisters Of
the Palace thcater and Ralph Talbot
the genial manager Of the same show
house win appear in a number OF
songs. They were selected as the
cream Of all harmony singers in this
section.
The majority Of the program cannot
be divulged, as it generally comes in
the shape Of "A series of surprises.
Hugh Amick and c. Lick En- Up
Jones will he down from Dewey, where
they have charge of the publicity part
Of the Frontier Day celebration July
Fourth. And thereby hangs a tale.
Jones, who is rotund and jolly faced,
some time since ordered dress suit
from Chicago. He desired to wear II
at the Press Club High Jinks. He
imagined how he would look, dressed
out in the long tailed boy and the
boiled shirt, and many were the lofty
flights Of Imagination that he took. :
But a few days after the clothes
arrived Jones received his formal in
vitatlon to the High Jinks.
His eyes rested upon a line at the
bottom Of the card:
"Overalls welcome. Dress suits
barred"
That was Clarence's finish. He be.
came i'll at once. At first he thought
he would be too sick to make the trip
to Tulsa. But under the persuasion
Of Amick he finally discovered that he
would be in proper physical shape to
make the trip.
So Jones will be there tonight. garb-
ed in the same old suit OF clothes that
he wears on week days, and the same
old smile, which the dress suit tor
ture might have removed.
At exactly 1901 o'clock tomorrow
morning the Press Clubs Annual
Baseball game will begin Thirty
will be called some time before morn
ing
For Sunday night Is the only night
that all the newspaper men in the city
can find leisure time. II is their one
night of enjoyment and tonights en-
tertainment will far surpass any for
mer attempt Of the press gang at stag
ing a High Jinks.