The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-31
103 NEWSBOYS ENTERTAINED
At THE K|WAN|5 LUNCHEON
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WEEK DIN
NER AND PROGRAM AT McLURE
HOTEL THURSDAY
DIR. o. W. BURDATS DIRECTS TWO
HOURS OF FUN FOR GUESTS
AND hosts TOO
FEAST, PRIZE DRAWING AND CON-
TESTS KEEP YOUNGSTERS IN
UPROAR OF PUN

ON" hundred and three newsboys
We're made happy Thursday when they
were given their annual Christmas DIM
ncr by tina klwan:s club OF Wheeling.
The dinner wIs served IN the spacious
dining room of the Mcclure hotel, ana
tho mana cement OF the hotel and dining
room employees joined whoIe-heartcdlg
with the kiwaniAna III making the
luncheon hour the happicSt possible Tor
the littlo guests.
The dining room was thrown open
promptly at l@;l5 o'clock yesterday. Inc
"ncwsics" were seated at two long
tables running the length of the center
of the room. while tn" members or the
cluh with their few invited guests. oc-
Cuprd tables on either side of the hall.
DR.. -. W. BurdatS who - just closing
his term as president Of the k!WhniS
club presided at the dinner. and the
ease and grnce with which he handled
the eager. hungry crowd Of newslrs
would do credit IN an experienced count
ing room manager III Il Newspaper P"thl'
M"rrlm"mt rviGn"d Suprrin'' but inc
'urwSir.," were orderly w".I as
happy. and responded remarkably wei.
To Or RurdatS direction.
Or BurdatS called the gathering 10
order and pr. George r.. Lockhart' ra*
tor of the Wheeling Baptist Temple. Of
rcred the Invocation. Dinner was then
served. and there WAS plenty TO satisfy
The appetite Of the hungr.rSt kldd!".
Aftrr dinner. Or. l."chhhrt made n
short announcement of IN" lecture OF
DR.. Russell Gonwril. to he given at the
Court thratI. the evening OF January
;, and took subscriptions for u large
number of tickets for the event.
Dr BurdatS then announced IN" con-
,rlhutnr4 nf the prizes FOR the day,
witch included :. X. Frank, VII" gave
v.ir,u flannel shirts for thr bind ~" VS.
bows. Alien 4 Hunter. wh" provided d
warm car for each nrwsh"y: Fred u.
Johnson. who gay" tickets admitting ia"
winner Ia the Al g. F."id m'nS!r'I ~
IN" Court theatre Monday evening thc
M r. "a NJ Snu" company novelties
and Earl" Rogers who gay" I"'!p"P"
Pic Eating Contest
Next on the program was p!" ra'in
contest Tony Bot won iirSt prize Tor
disrosinu Of a half pL. in the shortest
sm,c" Of tin". winning one tirkG, /"
th,, t'!nld Minstrel show, AMI Earl NrSt
Won second prize, a pocket hhti"' y ~
e." hOyS who volunteered ~ t''Nr Pai w
;.,., pin eating contest quickly disr!aYcI
,m,.ir christmas spirit when Dr. Rur'.a'S
ANNOUNCED that nNc boys had just como
n who had not eaten ti"tr dinner ana
a hundred V"Ir'S all ~ one" S"""'''
Let them hav" ih" pc" T.,
rr unrrimrnt The n"wSh"NS nutSahE
i6cir hosts and Or. l."ckhart hlN'"''!!
,he boys into Nv" Chorus"S. m" shtL,P
and The goats" The ktwanIans N',.H
the "E0ats" the best singers. h", 49,
Burda;s uvcrIule'l III" popular vote "'
~. club and ordered prizes OF 'HN'.N'
i.,p,"rn. fru.t ami NUTS. as We'll .S -
dtS-r!hut-,l L. "trr hoy present. n"
distribution O: ,h"sc prizes created th'
widest delight among the Young n'''p-
.ruIS of the gifts.
Then came tn" drawing 81 htt"nu'n,"
rri2rs III" nrst. ticket {" Fi"1!
Minstrel prrrorlnau"" Monday might.
VAS won by william rritcnard. an! IN"
second. pocket knife, by EaEm"h"
iirnf, Ecks,rom. physical director ~
,hr Young Mons Christian ASS"'Etti,N'
next entertained the boys-and n!acE
mru as we'll. with Il m0noloEuc, IN when
~. ru,a :, score or more clever iml'H-
Ions Of the animals Of farm ana l"r'st'
and with solo selections on the mouth
harm. DR.. Rurdats her" gave an int"r-
esting sketch Of the work Of me !. VI.
. 4. and Of the good II Is doing LOT
young men. e.
urnrram and the boys marched down
rom tn" dining room through the move.
rni,hy singing I'm Forever Blowing
NubhlcS" Justify enough to let every
body on Market street know that lhelS
had been Il big holiday event.
: one OF the best features Of the pro,
IRAN, was the splendid music rendered.
throughout the Luncheon ana enterlH.m-
,rrnt hv Mango'S orchestra. inc MEM
hcrs or the orchestra donated their ser
y,ccs as their contribution u the christ,
INNS entertainment Of the n"wshoNS' ana
,hrv were given rising vote OF thaE,,S
rnr ,hr!r program, ~ well AZ CHihP''.
i,rn,.d on all SIDES for the quality or
their program.