Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-17
MINIONS OF KING
OUT FOR A FROLIC
Members of Board Of Governors Of
Ak-Sar.Ben Call Those of Work
ing Crew in for Banquet.
EVENING IS A BUSY ONE

Were here because we're here
Smash" right then lump OF sugar |
plunked him in the eye. Who? Well.
most everybody who tried TO sing or do |
anything else at the dinner given by the
Board OF Governors OF Ak-Sar-Ber
to the hustling committee and the work |
ms crew OF this years. organization. at
he Henshaw last night.
II was riotous night and when the
300 guests had eaten everything they
cared for, they began to throw bareback
biscuits, match boxes and lump sugar
at one another across the big banquet
room.
The tables were arranged for about
Fifteen guests TO n table. When the fire
Of sugar and bareback was directed too
heavily against any one of the trenches,
up went all the white napkins widely
waving for peace.
Why not have some fun7 Didn't these
fellows work like ground squirrels all
summer and fall for King Ak-sar-ben
Just for the glory of serving the klng7
Were not these fellows ell volunteers in
the patriotic service of the king, for no
pay but the pleasure OF doing a duty
to a happy and prosperous realm?
| They did exactly that So this was
their night TO play. There were raw oys-
tiers with lemon and horseradish; there
was nice tenderloin. Drowned just right;
there was assorted cheese and water
crackers; there were olives and celery
and there were liquid refreshments.
But what awaited all this for Walter
Jardine7 Poor Jardine. banquet or no
banquet, insists on his ham and eggs. SO
In waltzed a shiny black waiter with a
huge plate literally splattered with
! al Lad .aA ILL Of
ham.
And Commissioner Jardine fell to like
a man.
With the dinner rushed through swiftly.
almost recklessly. A. w. Jefferis. was
called upon to preside.
PRESIDED That was a joke for sure.
As we'll might a cowboy speak OF pres!d-
ing at stampede OF million cattle at
midnight in q thunderstorm.
Owe come here".-or some such phrase
as that, the chairman uttered.
Multitude Responds.
Wow. wow" replied the multitude
newly turned to pasture. And the speak
ers voice was lost at once.
Bill Lawrence was doing some kind OF
tango. and singing something about
Pep. pep, pepperino. Keno Kiddo." Os-
car Lieben was carving strange figures
out of the smoky atmosphere with his
gesticulating arms.
What use for a chairman 10 try TO
speak? Gus RENEE was running madly
from one end of the room 60 the other
trying to calm the mad crowd No use.
The chairman. however must have
managed to finish his speech, and maybe
he introduced the king OF the realm
Ward Burgess, for King Burgess, at any
rate, was the next man on his feet. The
same screams and Rawlings greeted him
II was a most undignified way to greet a
king, but King Burgess took It IN good
faith.
Burgess said something about being
willing to pay 5000 or S7.OOO for the priv
ilege OF being king, as they do down at
Houston where Dad Weaver made some
Investigations recently, but ne vas salts.
fled to have been granted the klngship
at less sacrifice OF coin
There being no chance for speakers.
laymen or kings. the crowd was tossed
into adjournment earlier than was eX-
pected. and all hustled TO the Gayety
half hour before time for the perform
ance. There they made themselves
heard and felt throughout the evening =
performance I'm some degree as they had
at the banquet.
II was a night to be remembered. But
under the strict discipline OF Gus Renze
and the rest at the Den, and all for the
love OF the realm?