Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-05

over the devious paths of the roller
coaster. many Rotarians were conf
dent that they had Just as inspir-
ing time as those poor boobs who
played games" Wild shrieks of
laughter came from The Giggle"
and other amusement devices which
unsuspecting women of the club in
vestigated. Mrs. +. +. Davenport.
Mrs. AL. X. Thomas, Mrs. L. u.
Diener, Mrs. Eli n. Hershey, Mrs.
70. j. Hockehbury and their Fellow
ing of women were the prime factors
in the sport. They chugged around
the lake on a motorboat, Ventured
into the pool and searched the in
tricacies of The Whip" for amuse-
ment. incidentally some odd dozens
of them sat on the swings and seats
and renewed memories of other
days. Gosh, I'd like to get q pic
ture of that to show their custom
ers," said bystander who watched
the merry throng.
Lets eat" came the word from
! big, hearty Frank +. Davenport,
caterer to the appetites of the hun
| cry hordes. After an invocation pro-
nounced by William S. Essick,
called Uncle Bill' by everybody,
| the bunch fell to with a will. Lob
ster cocktail was the first delicacy
on the menu, followed by queen
olives, chilled celery, salted almonds,
| Virginia bouillon with rice, waters,
broiled spring Beaufort chicken with
rich butter dressing, whipped pota-
| toes, French green peas, rolls a la
Hoover, tomato surprise, saltines,
frozen cream la Hershey, indi-
! yidual wneatless cakes, black coffee
and after-dinner mints. Lulu But
| Ter was in charge of the mattresses
I who were very efficient in their
handling of the battling eaters.
There are two things l like to
7 eat and sleep" said w. G. Starry,
as he buried his face in half a spring
| chicken.
/ A big feature of the dinner was
the singing. Late dispatches from
| Berlin say that when Wilhelm the
! Murderer was at dinner he heard
the Rotarians here at Harrisburg
roaring out "Good-by Kaiser Bill
and "K-K-Katy." w. H. Fetter and
G. +. Hopkins reigned supreme when
the last-named song was announced
Leading Frank Blumenstein's Mu-
nicipal Orchestra, they roped in Sew.
eral dozen diners and marched
around the park restaurant, where
the dinner was held. When Norris
S. Longaker, chief gazabo of the oc.
casion, objected. he was picked VI
and thrown into the kitchen, where
he was bound and placed in con
venient corner. Edwin $. Herman
and J. William Bowman were prom.
inent among the singers, John S
Musser sat by, enjoying the occa
J. sion. Felix NJ. Davis wrinkled brow
relaxed and he forgot about siX-cen
trolley fares while he Joined in the
vocaliZing. DR.. Samuel u. Shope
jocund and gleeful, romped arounC
the park, joining heartily in ever,
laugh that he could find. Keep of
the terrace" was the sign hung OIL
Howard c. Fry's back by some prac
tical jokers. He's got no terrace
how can we keep OFF," questioned
| Al. X. Thomas. After the buncl
of happy folks had finished readin;
the Harrisburg Telegraphs, TIL,
crowd gathered around the Japa
, nese ball-rolling booth. where tn,
prizewinners were announced Il
follows:
The PriZewinners
Mems skeeball-A. w. Moul, frs
| prize, gold pencil; C. f. Hopkins
second prize, necktie; Samuel f. Fby
: third prize, box of cigars.
d Ladies' skeeball - Miss Mau,
, Downey, first prize. lady's pocket