Evening journal., 1918-07-09
CLUBS
WEEKLY GRIN


clone the carnival grappler, for a siO0
side bet.
John Pellister spent the Fourth
promenadlng on the Atlantic City
boardwalk.
Russell Boyer could be seen In the
parade beating the base drum.
Lefty Gold'y went for a JOY ride
with Bill McKee's best friend.
Abe Haber, with his best girl. en-
iOyed the Fourth splendidly at Kirk
wood Park. where Rosedale and Pink
dale played an exciting game.
James Moore Is having the time OF
his life at Brandywlne Springs diving
down the human soup bowl
Benny Haywood dropped us a postal
from Coney Island which we read with
a smile Il reads: Dear Boys: Am
here since last week the 1rst day
come. Amusing is good. Have even
gone as far as Brighten Beach on
Fourth OF July and watched there a
solid hour hearing the music outside
The fence. and then ! have gone back
10 Coneys Island again for a swim,
but couldn't get in line at the NUM-
clpal bath house. so l guess ! see how
long It VIII take me 10 walk back over
the Brooklyn bride. So long. Benny.
Eddy Kelly left the week before yes
terday with his new Columbia Six for
Yellowstone Park, thence to Mount
Tacoma, Helena. Montana.
Joe Jacobs must be doing well IN
Long Island. Never even dropped US a
line.
Herbert Booze journeyed TO Cam
bridge, Nd. for the Fourth.
Frank and Herman Reed Joined part
nership selling reed birds.
Reason has no reason. Charles Ruf
has a reason, but what's the use, he
cannot reason.
o. u. SeIdell How can you write so
about the pearly gates
without ever having been thereg
Who IS the handIest man around the
club2 Why It's William Trexer, me
cnanlc OF all trades. He does a lot
Of consideration with appreciation
Harry wardle can warble like a
canary bird.
- r,,,.t,,, ot,.,a.,g tr,ogf,oe chat
be can do almost anything. He almost
died Of wrong thoughts on the Fourth /
when he thought canoe was easy TO
paddle.
On July 81, the club will give an out
Ing to Lenape Park. All those wishing
10 go can bring their wives, sweet
hearts, sisters, brothers, fathers, moth
ers; Il does not matter. II you have no
wife, take your nelghbor's. II you have
no sister, bring your friends. II no
sweetheart, steal somebody elses. il
no father. tell your stepfather, and II
you have no mother, then bring your
The trucks will leave
he club at s.i5. All those desiring to
go can do so and enjoy a good days
putting.
What's the most deceptive thing in
life. Franklin Lee2 Is II the baseball,
he bat or your
Haber, when you proposed to Eta !
suppose she said, This Is so sudden"
No. she said, This suspense is terri
DE
Soldier Stokes says that Charles
strohman is by far a better singer than
lis older brother Frank is fighter.
Midge Mclaughlin, the boy with the
1ep, could be seen on the Fourth, lead
ng the big brigade.
All these Wilmington fighters are do
ng mighty hot stunts with the mitts.
4 they keep things up the Wilmington
ans will soon see fighting in their own
lome town.
Bobby Graham Just returned from At
antic City after a weeks stay.
Jimmy Taylor is in prime condl-
ion for his tilt at Pennsgrove, and ex-
,ects to deliver the X. o.
Christiana had opened a FISH shop
lot long ago Of which he was very
proud. The sign read: "Fresh FISH sold
lere." Why do you put the word
'resh in for, said his first customer
Would you sell them n they were not
resh? We painted out the word fresh
having Just Fish Sold Here" Why
Jay here? asked his second customer.
You are not selling them anywhere
Use are you? SO he rubbed out the
word here" Why use sold, ? asked the
bird. You are not giving them away
ire your So he rubbed Off everything {
,ut the word "fsh" thinking nobody
'ould find any fault now. A minute
ater another customer came in. Don't
zee why that sign "nsh" is up there I
or when you can smell them mile
lway.
Biddle that dame you go with GER s
ainly has on loud clothes. IL does !