Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-21

Versatility Is an APPROXIMATE nick.
name for the Ad Club. No matter
, whether the members are required to
masquerade as pirates. as actors, as
members Of glee club-they always
make good. This was again amply
demonstrated. last night at the Bijou
theater which had been designated as
Ad Club night at that play house and
in regard to which there had been
yelled street rum0rs that there would
be something doing.
That there was something doing will
be admitted by the big crowd which
lent their presence at the Biiou. Dur
ing the first act OF Tips" as rendered
by the Juvenile Bostonians there was
a hushed expectancy on the part of the
big audience. Everybody was enxious
about what was to come
When the curtain finally rose ON the
AID Club stunt. there was a universal
gasp at the laboratories of the scene
the interior OF country store with
five real active managers and other
employees, including even policemen
and janitors. Despite wonderful make.
ups, friends were able to recognize J..
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E. c. Vaughan, j. X. CRUDE and r. E.
Lambert, the latter an AID Club recruit
who recently came to Honolulu as a
member of the submarine feet. As
had been stated previously. it is we'll
that the identity of the AID Clubbers
in charge have still been kept a secret
or theatrical scouts would certainly
grab them off and rush them to the
mainland for the furnishing of real
live ideas.
Schwarzberg, gowned as a perfect
lady explained what it was all about.
A German tfreighter mad been able to
elude all british warships and put into
this port. On board were presents for
many Honolulans. There were pack
ages of all sizes and. dimensions and
many of the AID elubbers who were
summoned to the stage to accept bund-
les addressed to them will candidIy ad-
nit they received some package"
Those who were made victims of
harmeless hoaxes which brought down
storms of applause from the audience.
were w. R. harrington, Joel c. Cohen,
Raymond G. Brown, Harry T.. Mills
General Soper, H. L. Strange. ]. H.
Silva, DR.. ]. T. Mcdonald, c. D.
Wright, H. S. Merrymon, H. II. Kohler
and others All the packages repre-
scented local and topical hits and were
received with equal jollfty by re-
cipients and witnesses
For instance, Harrington was handed
a copy of The Advertiser to study up
on the late news: Cohen unwrapped
his package to find a lunch basket;
General Soper received a box of shaw
ing soap with the injunction that per-
haps he needed shave; Raymond c.
Brown was given q huge record book.
Others were EQUALLY appropriate. ="
Loud calls for l. A. Th1rston failed
to bring Mr.. N9'hurston to the front and
it was discovered that he was not in
the house. Had he been there, ex-
planned Maria" Schwarzberg, he
would have been given copy Of the
Star-Bulletin containing one of Attor-
ney d. L. Withington's recent COM
in which he engaged in
lively controversy with Mr.. Thurston.
Then when there had been plenty
Of fun the serious side of the AID Club
itself and revelation was
made of the real purpose for which
he club exists-that of boosting. Stat
cry had sung one verse of the we'll /
Known AID Club Pull, Pull. Pull" song.
he urged all AID clubbers to arise and
DIN in the chorus Pennington rose
n his seat but made break immeGi-