The Bourbon news., 1921-11-25
COLLIER LEADS
COMMERCIAL CLUB
New Officers and Board of Directors
Elected At Annual Meeting
of Club
STUNT NIGHT" GREAT SUCCESS

Inc Paris Commercial Club s
stunt night program gwen at the
7. M. Z. A. gymnasium Tuesday
night was regular small 0wn''
copy of the famous Grldiron Club
dolngs, put on the hrst of each year
in Washington by the newspaper
fraternity.
About one hundred and seventy
five members of the Club, and a few
invited guests attended the event,
which was combined annual meet
ing, election of officers and general
aH-round good time. Hon. Claude
M. Thomas presided as toastmaster.
After the invocation delivered by
Rev. w. E. Ellis, s,-pastor of the Paris
guests Joined in singing my Old
Kentucky Home" and Brighten Up
The Corner Where You Are" led by
A. L. Boatright. Toastmaster Thomas
paid tribute to Mr.. Boatright, who
goes to Hopkinsville the first of the
year to reside.
At the conclusion of the banquet a
number of stunts" were carried out
in which members of the. Club were
made to bear the. brunt Of some very
pointed jokes. l. w. Bush read a
petition, calling upon Bourbon
county's Representative to the Legis-
lature, James H. Thompson, to in
troduce bill at the coming session,
making the birthday of Mayor E. B.
January legal holiday, stating that
this action was taken in view of the
fact that similar action was being
taken throughout the country in or
der to perpetuate the names and
memory of it's really great men. The
petition was signed by heads of the
Paris banks, who deplored the fact
that there were so few holidays and
their working hours were so long
and tiresOme." Sheriff Will G. Nc
Clintock sent in warrant to be serv-
ed on Roxie Davis, charging him
with unlawfully killing more than
twelve quail in one day. Attor-
ney John j. Williams defended Mr..
Davis, and said he did not believe his
client had killed twelve quail in his
whole lifetime
Mrs. Thomas Collier, who prepar-
ed the banquet, was seen to whisper
to Toastmaster Thomas,
who made the announcement that
some OF the silver ware was missing,
and he ordered a search of everyone
present. The missing spoons were
found in the pocket of President Ed
Corey, of the Commercial Club. At
torney John j. Williams and County
Judge George Batterton offered their
services to defend Mr.. Corey, but
the latter refused, saying he might
as we'll plead guilty and be done
with it. Following the placing of
names of the guests present in a hat
a drawing was held for the handsome
prize, but it was declared off when
every other card drawn had the
name of 10 Warden, and the Chair
man decided the ballot box had been
stuffed.
Addresses were made by President
E. H. Corey; Miss Marie Collins,
Mrs. Fanniebelle Sutherland, A. B.
and o Van der Steyn, who
is making - overland hike from
New York to Los Angeles, Cali, in
the interest of a big Eastern motion
picture concern.
At the close of the exercises the
result of the annual election of Off
GERS for the Commercial Club for the
ensuing year was made known. The
were elected: President,
NJ Peale Collier; vice-president, ].
Davis; Director of Organi-
zation Affairs, N. Ford Brent; Direc-
tor of Public Affairs, Rudolph Davis;
Director of Business Affairs, John F.
Davis; Directors-atLarge, James M.
Caldwell, DR.. M. H. Daley, VIM. o.
Hinton, w. W. Mitchell, Bernard ].
Santen, Catesby Spears. The meet
ing closed with the reading Of Sec
retary W. E. Hackers report Of the
Clubs work in 1921.