The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1922-12-16


-Waveland Club was host to it's
members and their friends last Safuf-
day night. The affair was stag
party and proved a success In every
element of it's makeup.
Bernard~Shields was the clever and
princely master of ceremonies. How
we'll he carried off the honors of the
evening was best demonstrated to the
satisfaction and pleasure of those
whose privilege it was to be present.
A feature of the evening was re-
ceiving messages by telegraph and
wireless, however, more by the latter
route. w. H. Starr, local electrician
for the Cumberland Company, and
one OF the live wire members of the
B.-W. Club, was at the keyboard, op-
Grating with every outward evidence
of a professional. AS he ticked off
the messages these were read to the
audience by the master of cere-
monies. There were messages from
all parts of the world, from poten-
tates and others, male and female,
and were addressed individually to
members present.
Each message received was s1g-
nai for the arrest instanter OF the
party to whom addressed. Mayor
Webb, attired in the full regulation
uniform of the metropolitan police,
paroled the aisles and affected the
various arrests.
The program consisted of a num-
Der of burlesque vaudeville numbers.
First on the program was Prof. En-
nesto Leonhardo, saXaphone sololst.
The management explained that he
was brought to Bay ST. Louis at great
expense, under special license and by
special agreement with the Orpheum
Circuit.
1t was also announced that at an
other enormous expense the man.
agement had secured the presence OF
Annie Oakley, famous femsle crack
rifle shot. The girl, who had appear
ed the world over and whose aim, no
matter in what position and at what
angle, was ALWAYS true. A believer
in safety first" all the time, Miss
Oakley demonstrated her ability In
accurate shots. Although the enter
tainment was for ''men only" as the
invitations announced, it was through
special concession granted by an
extraordinary session of the club
committees, that Miss Aakley was
present.
Prof. Evergreen Lucasto, an apos-
tie of the cult that knows no sorrow,
but only joy, gave twenty minutes
with a travelling man on the road.
The remarks prefacing the expert
ences and the different anecdotes
were well received. These were
told only with that success such as
polished and elegant reconteur as
Prof. Lucasto is we'll known for.
Prof. Fuller Bull was at his best.
He told stories in dialect and acted
the parts to the very finish. General
laughter resulted and helped to keep
the audience in excellent humor. HIS
store of stories seemed inexhaustible
and when he had concluded the cry
was for more.
The appearance of Mrs. Clara
Philips, who escaped her captors IN
Los Angeles, captured in Bay st.
Louis, caused quite a commotlon.
Her lecture on the stage, however,
was comparatively brief. She was
paid by the management by the word
so much per. A long-worded ex-
perience might have bankrupted the
club.
The feature of the evening, how
ever. was reserved for the end. A
bout between Georges Carpenter,
the gentleman prize fighter from
Paris, with the Senegalese battler,
Battling Sikh" The ring was erect
ed alongside the stage and the bat
tie was soon on. Both men were IN
fine fettle. The bout was fast and
furious, lasting three rounds. SKI
made some wicked passes and, Tor
tunate for Carpenter and his timely
duck, for France would have lost her
idol.
Sikh was impersonated by Ii. ii.
Burns. attended by j. j. Ritaylk, and
Carpenter was represented by oscar
Flick.
The tossing of the powder puff at
the end of the third round announced
Carpenter was knocked out. IL
was a great get-up and great get-on
and the ring fans enjoyed the stunt
immensely.
Mr.. Wheeler Lucas, talented local
musician, favored the club with sew
eral piano selections between tne
numbers.
Cigars and cigarettes and an aouno-
ance of punch was served during tne
evening to the members and tnelI
guests. 1t was delightful affair and
the best evidence of its success is
that an early repetition of another
program is anticipated.
Contributing to the program were
Messra. E. u. Leonhard, Wilson ;.
Calendar, E. E. Lucas, Harry >;
Saucier, Carl Marshal, Bernard
Shields, E. J. Lacoste, R. W.-Webb'
w. II. Starr, Rene J.~Toca, j.. ID.
BURNS, Oscar Flick, J. J. Ritaylk,
Wheeler Lucas, Bertram Sigerson and
others.