Evening journal., 1922-03-11
TURKEY LEAGUE
KIDS MESS-UP
Devour Feast, Accept Tro-
phies, Make Speeches at
Annual Banquet
EVERYBODY HAD
REAL BIG NIGHT

More than 200 men and boys at
tended the annual Turkey League
banquet at the Y. NJ. c. A. last even
Ing. Leroy Sparks, assistant physi-
cal director. was toastmaster.
The menu consisted OF grape fruit
cocktail. roast turkey, cranberry
sauce and other "hxin's". ice cream.
and cake.
Former Mayor Taylor told of the
days when the only Y NJ. c. A. was
trapeze hung from the limb OF
tree" and when the only swimming
pool was in the creek. and when
Turkey League banquets and presen-
tation speeches and loving cups were
as much dreams as many other
things that have happened since
those days.
William c. Corey urged the boys to
be optimistic, TO see the doughnut
and not the hole" He presented
Ellsworth II. Horney, a member of
the High School Turkey League sth-
letic team, with a silver loving cup.
Horney scored PSI points.
Mr.. Corey also presented Roger
H. Holt, OF the older juniors. and
Charles Dawson, OF the younger
juniors. whose score was ESQ points
with silver medals and Paul Adams
OF the younger juniors. whose score
was 251 points, with a bronze medal
And then a wonderful thing hap
pened At least it seemed wonderful
10 the gray headed and bald headed
men who sat at the head OF the table
These youngsters. varying in age
from 10 to 16 years stood up before
that crowd OF people and made
speeches OF acceptance
Kimmey's Orchestra played and a
flashlight picture was taken and diff
ferent people told jokes. and Miss
Edna saeman. who plays for the gym
one sang. Then Mr. Ballaityne asked
II everyone was happy and there was
= loud Affirmative response. Then
he asked II any one was sad and
you could have heard the mo" near
ly to Chester. Then he had the Zion
roar" and the roar" would have
frightened any real lion half to
death. Then DR.. George D. Allison
made a talk about Lets GO" and
IT'S great life II you don't
weaken" That's about all there was
except that every one had a great
time, and Il was time 10 call the
banquet of almost before fellow
realized II was getting pretty late
and even the older folks we're be-
ginning TO get sleepy.
or course the real features OF a
regular banquet were present At
the head table sat Mr. Sparks. VIII
liam c. Corey. Rev. George d. AM
son. William q. Taylor. A. Il. Lind
ley, general secretary: James II.
Boal, Jr., Frank p Mitchell. Harry
Loose, captain OF the "Y." track
team; c. Walter Kadel. physical dl-
rector; william c. Haase. OF the
Alexander Hamilton institute. New
York; Robert Wade, assistant ply
sicai director: John NJ. Donohoe.
Warren Metndinhan, r. McAdams OF
the physical committee and num-
Der OF others.
The tables were decorated with
red and white carnations and red
streamers. The hangings OF the gym"
were the national colors. The wait
resses, all in white dresses, looking
astonishingly like the mothers OF
some Of the boys--they were mem
bers OF the Mothers Council-were
an under the direction OF Mrs. ].
Edgar Rhoads, and the way they
served the turkey and other things
showed they knew how to feed hum
FRY boys.
Everything went on with a snap
and dash, and when Mr.. Kadei an
nounced that the next event would
be the Strawberry League Banquet
next spring every boy present looked
as II he intended to be in on Il.
In short the whole affair was a
rousing success and demonstrated
the fact that some one had been pro-
viding a wonderful interesting series
OF events for these boys.
The members OF the winning
teams occupied special tables on
which were large signs calling at
tention to the fact that they were
winners. They were: Yale team.
older juniors. William Shellady, sgd
ney Trott, David Blair. George
Saunders Harry Lynch. Merritt Mar
tin, A. Foulk and Richard Weir
Tigers, younger juniors, Paul Adams
Charles Dawson, Harry Joslyn, Johr
Whitney, John Robinson and VIII
liam Churchman. Marines. High
School, Douglas sheldon, Roy Gem.
mill, Aaron Warner, Ellsworth
Horney. John Mcguire. Wallace Ped
rick. S. Horowitz. j. Kennedy. T. S
Del. employed boys. Wilson BOYER
Joseph Sinclair, Charles Boyer. And!
Parlin, II. Jones. Robert Butler
Clark Vernon, Harold Vernon. II
Spoeri. Ralph Dalbo