The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-01

long in the memory Of the hundred or
morc Kiwanians and their ladies who
were present.
Mike" Dapprich. who. when he Is
not thinking up stunts for the pep
squad" puts in from eighteen to TWEEN
ty hours day grinding out telling ad
vertising copy, sprung the first big sur
prise OF the evening when, upon being
announced by Prexie Charles Haber-
dasher Norman he arose adequately
to the occasion and displayed hitherto
unsupported talent when he tore orr
a violin solo that would have put
kubelik to shame.
A hundred pairs OF eyes were glued
on the artistic" and as many ears
were strained lest they lose a single
| note as the composition f1oated from
the strings OF the instrument and were
waited hither and thither to the far
. therest recesses Of the spacious ball
room.
The reception accorded Mikes" eff
forts assuredly must have increased
the young mans chest expansion at
least couple OF inches and. in all
likelihood, will necesstate the pur-
chase of at least size larger hat. So
vociferous and prolonged was the ap
plause that Mike was obliged to
apologize for not taking an encore, ex
/ planning that he knew only the one
selection and the young lady who ac-
companied him on the piano refused
/ to play it over again. His hearers.
though reluctantly, had to content
themselve with the treat that already
was theirs.
Discover New Tenor.
&c r." as President Norman is
q L.. H. ~ ~fn~ n r.
intmates, observed Buck" Buck
roder eyeing Mike with envy, if not
downright green-eyed jealousy. and
/ feeling sorry for the young man. in
vited him to sing Sweet Adeiine."
! which, after much mock bashfulness
and some little persuasion. he consent
ed to do.
Buck" did all right, in fact, he ac-
quilted himself splendidly as far as
the first four words OF the twenty-eight
word stanza. hut, at this juncture. and
for some underveloped cause, met his
Waterloo either through unfamiliarity
with the tune or the meter or sheer
st agefright. and was forced to desist.
though encouraged by his hearers with
cries Of You're doing fine: go ahead"
| The big feature Of the evening was
the mass singing of some modern and
old -time popular airs, Ed Pep" Rag
land directing tho chorus work. Each
Kiwenian and lady was furnished with
a song manual with the following
! directions for taking: When we
| give the signal. jump right in. grasp
your song manual and try to sing
down the pep squad'--we're out for
new record"
Each songster was furnished with a
/ permit to sing reading as follows:
! Permit to Sing
The holder of the hereinafter docu-
| ment, regardless Of previous expert
ence. condition OF voice or ear, digni-
| fed or not. is, hereby authorized to
| sing with the Pep Squad with the
muff1er out, and hitting on all eight
! cylinders tmore II you have em)."
To assure the apprehensive. the fol-
! lowing was appended to the program:
"Chief OF Police Sherry Is reported
! to have said. Sing as rough as you
want to, my men have orders not to
/ touch Kiwanian.'"
This amt grand opera, or the
| Wednesday club. or Billy Sunday
| sing" Kiwanans were told When
we Kiwanians get together we don't
care how il sounds--we enjoy it, II
YOU can't sing, you can boiler. Try 1t.
much fun Make a noise like a XII
! wanian,"
! Mike" Musical Dapprich. instigator
Of most OF the evenings atrocities. ap-
/ -Nteaed the following alihi TO the song
sheet
Not responsible for errors or any
/ thing else in this sheet" so another
source upon which to AK the blame
viii have to be sought.
1 10 Hank responded to toast to XII
wants ladies'. and got hig hand. Upon
being introduced by Charles r.. in ap-
proximately the following words:
LAS Kiwanian H1nk. for reasons
best known to himself, lis unaccom-
panied this evening by Mrs. Hank. he
doubtless will have something very
sweet to say OF and to the ladies OF
Kiwanis." 10 responded pretty much
in this wise:
Some people seem to think that a
lawyer can do anything. never knew
until began to practice law the repu-
tation OF = lawyer (Laughterl. Your
president here Indicating Prexic Nor
mani told me when asked him what
j must talk about, to talk on any
thing: tell all know, and do II In
three minutes That's not so hard to
do, but had he tolA me to tell all that
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