The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-21
PERFORMANCE"
BRINGS 4 DIME
TO MILK FUND
Three Youngsters Produce
Show Admissions I Cent

The milk and ice fund oi The Daily
Oklahoman is success II was made
50 by "brnell, performance" presented
somewhere on North Gcaty avenue
here IN Oklahoma City last night
Had It not been iur this performance
the fund would he only a mere ten cop
per cents short when the total is added
up tonight, but, oh how much lc" OF
sacrifice and love it would have held !
After all, while the saving OF the lives
ol Oklahoma Guys poor klddies is the
malu purpose OF the fund, the spirit oi
community co.opetation and love It en-
genderS 1t one OF its biggest features.
Youngsters Contribute.
Lee liindlay, 4ll North Gcary, is ony
. years old He's just a blue eyed Iii
tie boy scarcely past the kindergarten
age SO IS Clay Randcl AS North
Geary also 9years old, aud James Barr
ll9}I North Geary, who also conlc,se'
that he has seen nine summers. hut the
trio OF lads caught the spirit oi giving
that chafacterires the world these day,
and determined to do something toward
conserving Oklahoma titys most pre-
ciouS reSoufce--its babies
SO the hack porch OF one OF the boys
was roped of Signs-hadly spelled
it is 10 he fearcd-were posted announc
ing that a show the like OF which had
never been seen here before, was to be
held there. Adults were to be charged
| cent ior admission-mere children
would be permitted TO view tfhe prom
iSed wonders Tor triiling ice Of a
half cent.
The performance opened to a packed
house" The audience stamped and
whlsilcd and rowdied in the true man
ner oi gallery gods Presently the i'm
proyi'cd curtain was raised and the
show was on, after the ACTORS thc three
boys had peekcd through hole in the
curtain aud asccrtalnrd that the box
office had done an II cent business
Rushing hurredly td the ticket win
dow. one oi the boys got penny. II
was to he used IN a feat OF legerdcmain
Had II not been Tor this trick the milk
and ice fund would have been | cent
lsrgcr But 1t happened that the money
was lost The actors were sorry they
told the Times editorial staff when
]hcy presented their money this u,Hrn
ing -6ut, really, it eobldn', be helped.
They lool,Nd everywhere for ,ha, penny,
but II couldn't be found
The Scenario.
So--well just skip this unpleasant
part OF the show and hurry OH past the
okes which formed the second &C, and
dive right into the las, and hes, part
Of the performance.
Lee pu, burnt cotk sn his face and
played the part OF a srary negro; ame'
impersona,ed q doctor and Clay was Q
eolored hotel keeper |, seems that lie,
Mad been badly frightened by the doc
tor IN the second act and had come IL
Chys resort TO rest his fra,,led nerves,
Hut James -doggone him was jus,
determined to scare Lee into Mysteries
so he donned a sheet aud p'lended TO be
ghost
Gosh! how the audience roared when
Lee tried to hide under the shee, that
covered his bed Golly They sure
laughed when he yelled for the ram
rod" whsn he meant--lhis is a secret
the landlord
1t was great show the audience
admitted when the curtain descended.
1t was unmarried by accident, save for
the loss OF the penny. But that couldn't
be helped
So another helpls. baby will be given
another quar-, Of milk Aud lots OF YOU
grownups who have been Stacking will
get red in the face and cough, and rat
tie the paper and yet uncomfortable
when you read this story.