The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-07
PRESS CLUB BOYS ENJOY DINNER AT CIVIC ASSOCIATION Big Gridiron Dinner to Be Put On at an Early Date That Will Be Feature JENKINS INSTALLED
 CLUB PRESIDENT Many Toasts Responded To and Wis and Humor Flow Freely as
 Scribes Enioy Turkey
 Dinner

to hear about one of the big
 gest affairs that has been given
 in Birmingham in the way of a
 dinner in many moons. The
 members of the Press club have
 decided that they will stage a
 gridiron affair in this city
 within the next 30 or 40 days
 that will create a stir from Mo
 bile to Tuscumbia, and will
 cause all of the curious ones to
 make a trip to the city to get a
 look in on the great night that
 will be offered them.
 It means that Birminghamers, from one end of Jones valley to the
 other, thence to the capital and on to
 the gulf, are going to once more have
 an opportunity to attend one of those
 old time affairs that used to set the
 political, newspaper and business
 men-who are known over the state agog with anticipation from the very first day it was announced. This din-
 ner is going to be one of the old
 school, and for half or whole night that has not been decided yet-therc is going to be carloads of fun 'un-
 corked in the capital of Jefferson
 county as the 800 guests eat and en- joy the merriment.
 The committees named last night will get busy and perfect the arrangements, then the public is going to be taken into their confidence and never yet have they failed to get the large furry ear of the people on an occasion of this kind.
 DINNER LAST NIGHT Members of the Birmingham Press club were last night welcomed back home in a most substantial manner by the Bir- mingham Civic association through their secretary manager, Charles l., Harold, when a turkey dinner was rendered the membership, with plenty of smokes and fun on the side
 President A. c. Jenkins was installed and made a brief announcement of the plans of the club. His remarks were | to the point and full of optimism and were heartily endorsed by everyone present.
 | Edwin Torgerson was toastmaster. and while he presided with precision. at times he found it impossible to keep witticisms not scheduled on the talk menu from | breaking into the programme. MT. Tor gerson wielded the gavel like a veteran and it was largely due to his humor and jibes that the evening was so en- | joyable.
 c. l.. Harold was called upon for a | toast on "Our Boys Returning Home, | to which he responded in an able man ner. Phil Painter was the next pinch hitter, and it was three-bagger that he scored with his response to the toast Side Lights on the Officers Training Camp at Washington" Phil stated in the course of his remarks that he un- oerstood why it was that he had sbeen assigned to the gas division of the army, but that since he had been honor- ably discharged. he could not understans why he did not stay longer in this branch of the service, in view of his qualifica- 1 tions. e.
 AFRICAN GOLF | Bob Murphy attempted to explain the | relation between the magic figures of seven and eleven, but Bob's definitions were largely construed to be literal | translation of the significance of 'Afri- l can golf' Jeff Bailey responded to the | toast of "A Secretaryship by Any Other Name Would Smell Just as Sweet by l telling story that was appropriate to l the occasion.
 | Bob McDavid told Who Brought Suit i Against Mrs. Rip Van Wrinkle When She | Failed to Pay the Rent
 l Sigfred G. Bauer, better known as | Community Sig." discussed to his entire satisfaction-to say nothing of the mem- | bership-''The Relation of the Rachmani- | noff Prelude in Asia Minor to the The- | ory of Transubstantiation." Other toasts responded to were as fol- | lows:
 A. A. Galloway, author of "The Land of the Red-Eye,'' Pilgrims Progress and other popular novels-"Our Foreign Relations at Home and Abroad" 0. & Finch-.I Was Thirsty and Ye Sent Me a Shipment
 Jack Bethea-"Where Is Atlanta, and 1T | So, Are Other Cities Preferable to Bir- | niingham?"
 T. w. Patterson-"Scoopsa and Visions | Gus Torgerson-"Eve As a Newspaper Woman"
 J. H. F. Mosely of the Labor Advocate made very interesting talk, one of his stories ringing the bell. MT. Moseley is one of the veterans of the newspaper game in Birmingham. James L. Morford of the Progressive Farmer spoke for 3
 few moments. Having lived in Birming- ham Il years ago, in the days of the
 old Press club, when gridiron dinners were the order of the day, his remin- iscences were very pleasing. He returned | to Birmingham last June and has made Birmingham his home since
 RESOLUTION OF THANKS ! Before the meeting adjourned feso-
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