The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-25
THE CRID|RON
BANQUET GIVEN
MONDAY NIGHT
FEATURES OF FUN RIVALED THE
FAMOUS GRlDlRON CLUB OF
WASHINGTON. A VERY ENJOY
ABLE OCCASION.

Nearly two hundred guests attend
ed the banquet Of the Business Mems
Credit Association at the Elks Hall
last night and for four hours enjoyed
what was perhaps the most brilliant
and certainly the most unique social
affair ever held in this city. Before
1880 the reception rooms were crowd
ed and those present were entertained
by the full orchestra of the high school
composed of twenty-five pieces, and
at 500 o'clock the banquet hall was
thrown open and the fun commenced.
The First Feature
Immediately after the invocation,
pronounced by DR. Cooper, President
w. J. Kruger who was the "roastmas-
ter of the evening, began an address
which, however, had not proceeded
ten words, when the hall was thrown
into utter darkness, and while eX-
planning that "the Elks had evidently
forgotten to pay their light BILL"
splendid electric sign appeared in a
myriad of colors above the speakers
head on which was inscribed ard
more expects to double its trade build
roads to the oil and cotton fields, and
to double its population in 1916"
When the applause had died down
and the lights again turned on, the
toastmaster again got up and asked,
whether programs" were not part
and parcel Of banquets." Velie Suggs
began to explain that the presses of
the ArdmOrete had broken down and
that Ringer was grinding them out on
his ice cream freezer when several
broke into the hall, yelling
"GridirOn Extra Daily Ardmoreite,"
and a perfect miniature copy of Ard
more's greatest daily was delivered to
the guests, the contents of which com
prised jokes and hits at the expense
Of the members Of the Association.
Kruger Gets His"
Then a committee comprised of Sig
Ter, Raines, and Ringer approached the
toastmasters seat with an elegant
package" which with splendid eulo-
gy by Mr. Sigler was presented and
turned out to be rusty hatchet. Mr..
Kruger had been posted prior to the
that the merchants had made
up a purse to make him little pres
ent.
How Spraeins Prospered.
Secretary Gilbert was then intro
duced, ostensibly to make talk on
how to develop business" In elo-
quent terms he tersely spoke of the
trade possibilities of Ardmore and said
that for the benefit of other merchants
he had been permitted to give a prac-
tical demonstration of how a business
had been developed from a small con
Germ to one Of the largest in the south
west Curtains at the lower end of
the hall were then drawn, and a repre-
seutation Of J. b. Spragins, sitting,
fishing out of a wash tub, with gun,
ammunition and dog, brought down
the house with no more amused spec
.ator than Mr. Spragins himself who
lad been seated in close proximity to
the stage.
Richards Winning Ways
An announcement of Professor Rich
ards candidacy for state superinten-
lent was followed by The Prof ask
ng a boy if he was going to vote for
lin.
Not if there is anybody else in the
ace" was the reply, and then the al
eyed professor proceeded to take the
10Y across a desk and administer his
persuader'
M. o. n. Hit.
The running down of w. r. Burnitt,
member Of the association by detec-
ives who found a great package ad-
Iressed to him at the depot and
'rought it to the hall demonstrated
exactly what people get by trading
t mail order houses" it took five
minutes to unpack the box, and a lit
le lemon was the result
The Program.
The set program was carried out
ntirely except that Judge Brown took
lraves Leeper,s place and made a