The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-04-27
SAM SHERMARS
TEAM LOSES and
EATS CRACKERS
Defeated Almost Two to One
in Contest for Club Mem
berships.
SHERMAN AIDS, TOLD
OF DEFEAT, STAMPEDE
Dash for Exits, but are Driven
Back to Tables Finally Find
the Chicken.

Sam Sherman and q few member
of his team were given the cracker
and water last night at the wind-up o1
the membership campaign of the Com
mercial Club, while William H. Stub
blefield and his entire team of fifty sa'
at another table feasting on turkey
and trimmings, served by the ladie:
of the Civic Improvement Association
in the vacant storeroom adjoining the
Commercial Club. The brotherly spirit
of the winning team, however, coupled
with the hospitality of the ladies, came
to the losers rescue, and they were
finally permitted to nestle up to the
banquet table and wade in.
Owing to the lack of turkeys in the
city, the ladies of the Civic Improve
ment Association were compelled to
serve a chicken dinner instead.
At the conclusion of the banquet,
Mr.. Stubblefeld, who acted as toast
master, discussed the campaign.
Preceding the banquet, the number
of new memberships were counted by
a committee which had been appointed
for that purpose by President Leming
of the Commercial Club. The count
showed that the Stubblefield team had
signed 229,z memberships while Sher-
man and his team only signed 1872 "
memberships. ~
The highest honors were awarded
E. P. Ellis, member of the winning
team, by Mr.. Stabbleield. Mr.. Ellis
brought in total of "a memberships,
breaking all records. 1t is estimated
that the total number of memberships
gained during the two weeks cam
pagin, will pass the 700 mark, nearly
400 having been signed during the
first week of the campaign.
When the result of the contest was
announced, there was a general stam-
pede for the door by the members of
the losing team, and Sam Carter was
appointed sergeant-at-arms to force
the fugitives back in the room. Ar
thur C. Bowman, one of Sherman's
team, made an attempt to seize a seat
at the banquet table, but the sergeant
alarms was called upon to remove the
intruder to the cracker table.
The banquet haIl was beautifully
decorated with spring flowers. The
napkins bore a small American flag.
and with the first course of the din
ner each guest received small flag
which was promptly put in the button
hole. Larger flags were posted at vari
Gus places in the hall. The ladies had
spared no time to make the event the
most pleasing of the campaign.
Those who prepared the supper and
waited on the members of the club.
were: Mesdames Earl G. Gramling
Ralph H. Schultz. P. A. Hoch, R. L.
Lamkin. J. C. Cairns, William Bryan.
Otto Eckhardt, George Patton, Gar
ret Glenn, Charles W. Stehr, ]. P.
Meyers, F. J. Martin, G. A. Turner and
Miss Stewart.
After the Commercial Club men,
bers had finished their feast, the ladies
were given a banquet, Sam Sherman
and George S. Summers acting as
walters.
President Leming, in his address to
the club, outlined the plans that had
been suggested by George Irving who
the campaign. The cam
paign will realize at least s25, for
three years, each member signing for
that period. Of this money, approxi-
mately $4,000 will be spent during the
year for rent, salary Of the secretary,
athletics, publicity and other under
takings that would be of a benefit not
only to the club, but to the entire city.