South Bend news-times., 1921-05-18
SPOTH ELECTED TO
DIRECT KNIFE And
FORK CLUB STUNTS
Officers Chosen at Banquet
Meeting -Sarett and Dukes
on Program.

singing or Miss Edith Allen. prima
. donna OF the light opera. Spring
i time" entertained the members of
she Knife and Fork club at their
last meeting OF the season at the Oil
4 yer hotel last night
The election or the officers and di-
3 rect0rs OF the club for the coming
season preceded rhe entertainment
i part Of the program. Charles F.
Spoth was chosen president Carl II
& Hibbard. vice president. and l. f.
4 Greensn. secretary and treasurer.
The following directors were named.
i H. Gail Davis. Thomas II. Brandon
Joseph r. Nen. r II. Herst, John
DeHaven. william VI. Dalner. Rabbi
% Albert g. Minda. Fred J.. Dennis
81 Clarence r. Smoke. r. NJ. Andersy
Robert Knoblock. Mishawaka: JO-
seph s. Kies. Elkhart. George r.
8 Calvin. Niles, and c. H. Funk, Cas-
sopolis.
81 The final entertainer presented by
Toastmaster Rabbi Albert Minda fol-
I lowing the banquet and election Of
E. officers aid directors was Miss Allen
= no sang two songs Miss Aliens
s singing. which showed the effort of
the real artist, met with the hearty
= |approval OF her hearers.
Sarett Entcrtains.
The life and peculiarities OF the
indians and the French Canadians
of the north woods country. and the
beauties and the bird and animal life
s Df that part OF the dominion were
pictured by Mr.. Saret. I'm poem and
song Mr.. Sarett sang Of the noun
aims. wales the rivers and of the life
n the great northern country. He
ook his hearers with MIN 20 the
great forests Of the north and de-
~ IJicted FOR them the life in the
ountry that is still untI ampled 10y
. he advance Of modern civilization.
The poet entertained with read
ngs from his volume of poetry
i Many. Many Moon" He sang In
ian songs in Illustration of the char
ctor OF the Red Men. He told
tories in description Of the charac-
er Of the French Canadian. Mr..
- aretts readings all dealt with the
orthern forests and life there. He
ave startling limitations of birG
= nd animal calls. and wound up by
laking plea for "A belief In a God
hose handiwOrk is revealed In the
larvels Of nature
Nights spent in a cemetery, eX-
eriences in the red army Of Russia,
arrow escapes from death. and a
nal escape from the land of the
olsheviki were related by Sir Paul
Dukes. knighted by the king OF Eng
nd for services rendered the Brit
n government through work in the
Hritish intelligence bureau in Rus
Rules With Iron Hand.
The baronct who spent several
J. ars in the land governed by the
Wet declared that the bolsheviL
Vcrnment represents less than one
NJ Of one percent of the Russian
sople OF the 100000 people
ling in Russia, only about 100000
e followers OF Lenine and Trotszky.
clared Sir Paul. He said that the
lure Of numerous movements
ainst the soviet in Russia has been
e 10 the fear OF the mass Of the
,ssian people OF a return Of Gar
b.. or of getting a government
nch worse than the present soviet
vernment. He said that the
Ople are merely waiting until they
firmly sure that with the de-
-uctiOn OF the soviet there viii
me a better government in Russia. /
Si- Paul declared that the soviet I
es with an iron hand through the
r. or IL followers Of punishment
themselves and the members OF
m families. He told of the en-
Iragement by the soviet OF for
r aristocrats engaged in educa-
nal and philanthrpic work. He
d that during the first year Of the
fet regime this class of workers
unmOIested, hut that from then
IL had been given the encourag-
mt Of the soviet government. lie
that this IS being done IN order
the soviet government may
m the credit for Russia for this
k.
Joined RED Army.
.r Paul told OF entering the Brit
intelligence service In 1918. and
going 20 Russia 10 gain a clear
ception for his government Of
ual conditions in that country.
told OF Disgusting himself as
ssian Of the lower class. and of
=. many escapes from detection he
erienced. He related instances
nreit became necessary for h!m TO
lme the role OF an epiIeptic In
er TO escape arrest and possible
tn.
the speaker told OF Joining the
army and Of finally escaping
h 81 and Of reaching the Finish
der re praised the great mass
he Russian people. He declared
the bolshev5ki is wrong
Z = zsuming that the Russian people /
stupid He declared that the
ry and music contributed 90 the
ia by Russia proves that those
under the heel Of Leuine and /
Sky are not stupid but that
are merely waiting for the
opportunity 20 establish a real
arnment OF the people i'm their
htry.
r Paul declared that bo,snovism .
accomplished three things for
sia. He said it hss destroyed
aristocracy. caused the downfall
be militaryistic class and has de-
- shed the regin OF l2ndlordlsm f.