The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-06
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS


 to spare, and then serious note which will mean much for every civic enter prise to be launched In the future.
 The Kiwanisites are the younger men who are pushing the older Rotarians in bringing things to pass in Birmingham. There has been a lot of friendly rivalry between the two ever since the famous ball game in which the Rotarians won.
 Both clubs got under extra steam on the liberty loan bond issue, and in the army Young Mems Christian association campaign, and in the Red Cross round up, and both the Rotarians and the Kiwanisites hung up new records for clubs who do big things. President Val Nesbitt of the Rotarians and President I. Mercer Barnett of the Kiwanis club had reason to be proud that they had been chosen to lead the men who are connected with the two bodies.
 One of the features of the lunch was the presence of a large number of our boys wearing their officers uniforms which they won at the various training camps. They ranged in age from Cap tain Adams to Captain Cary Thompson. Webb Crawford had the unique pleasure of presenting the three Bowrons as his guests. I believe, however, the greatest cheering greeted the lone private, an lS- year-old boy, who was introduced by D. W. C. Yarbrough, his proud father.
 After lunch was over, the "balp' was opened by the Rotarians singing the now famous Rotarian song entitled; "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" It was a scream, and the Kiwanisites, to show that they were sports. joined in the chorus, which runs as follows: "We mopped 'em up at the ball game, We bottled 'em up with the bonds, We left 'em behind in the Y. M. c. A., We can do the same just any ole day So it's hoot, boot, boot for Advances, They can't win-what shame;
 For it's one, two, three goats we've won Since the old ball game"
 
 The next thing on the programme was the artful move made by President Val Nesbitt, who put John Sparrow into the chair, as he is the recognized joy pro ducer of the Rotarans. He didn't dis appoint his crowd, but began his work with a merry quip and laid aside his duties in shower of wit. Some hold that Johns mere look is enough to start any bunch laughing, but as his friend, lay his success as an entertainer to his seintllations.
 Personal appearance or gray matter, between the two John was some fun maker. His very solemnity added to the lrilariousness of the occasion. vacant chair reserved for Charley Miller brought forth from John Sparrow as tender a tribute to dead one" as was ever said over a real grave by any parson. His feeling remarks about the dear departed, for Charley made a getaway, evidently surmising that he was to be the corpse, almost brought tears to the eyes of even Gregory Johnson, whose sad duty it was to restore to Sitting Bull, alias Charley Miller, the scalp he had taken from him at Redwood Park in the victorious ball audibly that as Charley had vamoosed, Gregory might wear it himself as he was short on hair). Gregg never lost face under the thrust, but gently placed the flowing locks over the bald pate of Solon Jacobs sitting under him and the audience showed it realized the fitness of the final disposition of the hair by let ting Sol wear it amidst shouts of laugh ter
 From now on things happened so fast that this reporter was unable to follow all the stunts or keep track of the repartee which passed thick and fast from Ro- tarian to Kiwanisite and vice versa. pr. BarnweH was the bright, particular star on the Kiwanis side lines-in fact, the only one. to get John Sparrows S tail feath- CTS His reply to Gregory Johnson's s presenta tion of the painted goat to the Kiwanisites was to the point and made the pastel oard imitation smell to heaven"
 Tom Rennie, the silent member, sprung wanisites to a spelling match. He put up S25 to be given to the Anti Tuberculosis association, which was covered by Mer- cer Barnett. Sides of nine each were chosen, and John Sparrow acted as school master and gave out the words. I have seen some frame-ups, but the one John pulled was the rawest I have ever wit messed The rule was that when a man missed a word it retired him and the woord The first to the spelling bat was Kiwanisite, and he got a tongue twist ing, unpronouncable and unspellable chunk from the dictionary and famed out. Then a Rotarian was given one out of the old Blue Back Speler. and scored run on baker and was dubbed Home Run Baker" The Kiwanisites after the ble crossed, but everybody was happy when it was voted to give the $50 to Dr. Eaves.
 To show you that John Sparrow played favorites and dished out different verbal tit bits to different players on the spell ing nine, I have but to mention that wher picked up the willow and strengthened myself to line out hot one. he handed me the word pipe" and when I smoked it-that is, spelled it-he gave me a triI around the bases The next man called