The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-09-17
The New Fable OF the Night Given
over 10 Careless Revelry.

would have been a Joke to call 1t Il
Dinner.
Tho Invitations looked like real
Type.Writing and called upon all Loyal
Sons OF Old Bohunkus to dig up 3
Sesterces and get ready for n Big
Night.
To insure n Riot OF spontaneous
Gaicty tho following Organization was
effected:
Committee on Invitation.
Committee on Reception.
Committee on Lights and Music.
Committee on Speakers.
Committee on Decorations.
Committee on Police protection.
Committee on First Aid to Injured.
Committee on Maynew.
Committee on Liquid Nourishment.
Each Committee held numerous
Meetings, at the Call OF the Chairman,
and discussed the impending Festivi.
ties with that solemn regard for pifiins
Detail which marked the Peace Con.
ference at the Hague.
The F'rolic was to be perpetrated at
a Hotel famous for the number OF Elec.
tric Lights,
Tho Hour was 10 be $3.50 Sharp, so
that by Gas four old Grads. with va.
riegated Belshazzars, were massed to-
gether In the Egyptian Room trying to
fix the Date on which Or. Milos Lobs.
Quos0et became Emeritus Professor OF
Saracenic %Phlobotomy.
Along about 1880 u subcommittee
wearing Satin Badges was sent down.
stairs to round up some recent Alumni
who were trying to get n running
Start and T:ij "A second Detachment
was sent out to find the Rescue Party.
Finally at S o'clock the glad Throng
moved into the Main Banquet Hall,
which was Il suu Apartment about the
size OF the Mammoth Cave OF Ken.
lucky. done In Gold and various shades
Of Pink. 10 approximate the Chamber.
maids Dream OF Paradise. The style
OF characterization was that which pre-
:ipitated the French Revolution.
Beside each Plate was q blonde De-
coction named In honor OF the Martini
Rifle. which is guaranteed to kill ut Q
Distance OF 1000 Yards. The com
pounding had been done In a Churr
early that morning and the Tempera
ture was that OF tho Room. In com
pliance with the Dictates OF Fashion.
Those who partook OF the Hemlocl
were given Courage TO battle with tn,
Oysters. These came In Sextettes
wearing q slight ptomaine pallor. Or
the goth Proximo they had said good
bye TO their Friends In Baltimore an,
Tor HourS they had been lying make,
and choked with thirst In their littl,
Canoes and now they were to enter tn
great Unknown. further sacrifices 4
the NotAries OF Pleasure.
Luckii! the Consomme vas not no
enough 20 scald the Thumbs OF tn,
OVAL Steyedores who had been brough
In as Extras, so the Feast proceedc,
merrily, many OF the Participants de-
voting their spare Moments to bobbinI
for Olives or pulling the Irvine out O
The Celery.
The Fish had q French name, hay
Ing been In the Cold Storage Bastil
Tor 90 long, Each Portion wore d heav
Suit OF Armor. was surrounded by l.
brsry Paste and served az q Tee 10
two Golf Balls billed az Pommes d
Terre.
II was a regular Banquet, so Their
was no getting away from Filet d
Bin aux Champignons. II was brough
On merely to show what an American
Cook with q Lumber.Camp Trainint
could do to a plain slice OF Steer afte
reading q Book written by a Chef.
Next, In accordance with honore,
Tradition. a half.melted Snowfall i'm
pregnated with Eau de Quinine.
Just about tho time that the Whit,
Vinegar gave way TO tho Aniline Dye
n ~Eut'headed Swozzie, who could &c
Into Matteawan without Credentials
ir"ved down the Line OF Distinguishes
Guests asking for Autographs. III.
Example was followed by 100 othel
Shropshires. 30 that for tho next 81
Minutes the Festal Chamber resemblec
the Auditing Department OF d larg,
Mercantile Establishment.
During this Period the Departmen,
OF Geology in the University was hon
ored by the appearance OF a genuine
petrihed Quail, And tho Head Lettuce
carried the Personal Guarantee OF the
Goodyear Rubber Co.
Between the Rainbow Ice Cream and
q Calcareous Frontage, Il member o,
fha class OF 'Os who could {, sInc
'vsose aud did so.
Then each guest had 10 ,nka n
Tablespoonful OF CATO Nolr nnJ two
Cigars selected by a Farmer Student
VINO h1d promised his Mother never 10
obe Tobacco.
1t was 0 after 10 o'clock and time
10 go Home, Those who had started
10 tune up along In ,ho Afternoon werc
dJIng on tho Vine. Others. who had
u1ed to catch even on tho 81 Ticke,
tslt es II they had been loaded with
rug IRON, Up at tho Long Table enough
npeekers 10 supply a Chautauoua Dir.
"nt were feeling OF themselves >,