Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-05
.kIWANIANs RECEIVE
REPORT ON COMEDY
Members Who Own Automobiles
Arc Put on List To Entertain
Wives OF Visiting Brethren.
TO CONGRATULATE ACTORS
DIR. II. kutnow, American Physi-
clan Residing Abroad. Is Guest
of Honor M Luncheon at Rich
mond Yesterday.

Between the success OF the musical
comedy. Flying High" which was
presented last Friday and Saturday
nights NJ the Strand, ana the coming
state convention next Saturday. menu
ocrS OF the KiwaniS Club at their
noon meeting yesterday at the Rich
mond Hotel were highly enthusiastic.
While no definite report was made,
IN the show, the committee III charge
announced that the CLUB had lost no
money on the proposition, and that
within Week a definite figure of
te amount cleared could be made pub
DIR. I>utuom Present.
DR.. II kutnow. though an Ameri-
can. but who has lived abroad most
of his litc M-s the honor guest OF
the club. and in few words eN-
pressed his appreciation Of the
courtesy shown him ana OF the nos
FATALITY which is always extended
when he visits Virginia.
Two appropriate stories We're told
BY the visitor--ouc the tale OF the
young man who was called in to
preach instead of the regular minis
ter. His sermon WAS only a short
one, but 10 the point. lie was con-
graduated BY the stewards. but was
asked why he d!d not preach longer.
oh he said. Il had "A longer one
prepared bu; my pet dog got into
my room and chewed half OF il up"
The speaker then concluded his re-
ideal aftcr-dinner speaker is dc
scribed: Get up, speak UP and shut
up. with which he sat down amid
applause from the members u: the
club.
Autos Are Registered.
Names Of every member OF the cub
VINO hiss an automobile was read. so
that a definite number could he OBJ
Shined 10 take the wives OF visiting
ii.wami;tns here for the convention.
II. for Il trip around Richmond next
saturday afternoon. The list was al =
most completed when the name O.
'rhomas :. Wheeiwrieht Was called.
The only car have is II stree,
car says he, with which some one
Nsl!S. Call u cop and a disturbance
was threatened. but was finally
avcrtcd by the cooler members OF the
club.
10 Congratulate Actors.
: lot OF work WAS loaded onto the
secretary when "a resolution WAS al =
frred in which he was Instructed TO
write an individual letter to every
uMc who helped 20 put, over Flying
High" including members OF the ca st
the. committees handling various de-
tails and so on. Does that include
,ihauffeu:s?' somebody qucried. but
ne IS finally Quilted down.
y general feeling of wcak-hcartcd
ness Went around the meeting when
1T Was announced that the ban
quot TO be held next Saturday nigh,
Al the Jefferson for the ioc&! and
visiting l<iwanians would cost So a
plate. Slips OF paper We're passed
around on which each member wrote
his name and the number of guests
he would have. One of them pat
down his cognomep and no guests
Somebody misrcnd the no" for
ne" According TO the latest report:
from the hospital the patient is doing
as we'll as could be expected
Several hundred visitors. including
Kiwanans and their wives are en-
peVtcd 10 be here for the son :ention
and preparations are being made &c
show them Il royal time. E:cry train
Will be met by Stone member OF I'll,
local club ana arrivals taken 10 =
hotel. The visiting women Will have
thr.r tour Ct ltichmoEd u saturday
afternoon while their husband" ar,
IN the convention. while sunday
morning the rest OF the visitors Wi
get an cycful of the historical ant
scenic sights of the city.