The Coconino sun., 1927-02-18
GAY CHANDELIERS NIGHT
SPICED WITH LADIES THE
ROTARY EVENT THIS WEEK

Gladstone gamboling was the glee-
full program Tuesday night at the
Rotary club ladies' night frolic at
Hotel Monte Vista, when hundred
and twenty-odd Rotarians, Rotaryanns
and guests had dinner, followed by a
special stunts program and dancing.
Some were in valentine costume
All received trick and other favors to
wear and make weird noises; and
everyone whole-heartedly became joy
ously informal and helped themselves
and the others to good time.
President Ed Miller made stab at
calling to order and then yielded the
tumultuous gavel to Fred Breen, who
had planned the fiesta.
DIR. Charlie Ploussard was intro
duced to give Valentine day address.
He repeated the first two sentences
fifteen or twenty times, each time
failing to talk down the vocal uproar
of his fellow Rotarians enough to get
to the third sentence. The first two
sentences probably were good, only no
one could hear what they were. Final
ly the orator gave up, discouraged,
and resumed his seat. Many of the
ladies were keenly sorry for him and
felt it was a shameful way to treat
him. It may assuage their sorrow too
know it had all been framed and If
Doc had been met with silence in
stead of tunahlt he'd have been the
most flabbergasted man there.
"Lilyv miss Mildred Whetzel, with
baniol; "Pansy" miss Mary Lutz) !,
and aSnowball'' miss Selma Aas)-
jazz costumed and rag-time colored,
sang topical songs inimitably, delight
fully blending comedy and melody.
Tom Bellwood led everybody in
singing couple Of songs.
Grady Gammage was called on for
a speech and threatened with fine
if he dared make one.
Vic Watson and Ed Haight were
exposed in some of their many wicked
acts and heavily fined. So was Padre
e. Albouy
Gam II" gorgeous titan hair and
all, was brought in by an officer and
charged with combination stunt diff
ficult to verify which had something
to do with swimming the channel
butter-side up, being kidnapped and
walking 20 miles without getting dust
on her shoes. She selected Pat Moran,
because he looks SO sweet and pow
erful," to defend her. G. B. Wilson
was named prosecutor and Mrs. John
O. Thomas, Mrs. Henry Albers and
Mrs. E. G.. Miller were selected as
coroner's jury. The verdict was: I'VE,
the Jury, having been acquainted
with our husbands and knowing them
as we do. and having voted separately
three times, making nine in all, de-
clare that cam II" was drowned and
afterward kidnapped. If she walked,
Che walked on air-before the big
Blow OUT The verdict was deliv-
cred by the foreman, Mrs Albers.
"Am II" was Mrs. T. d. Jessuppe
and the official thug who arrested
her was her lawful welded spouse.
Mrs, Vic Watson, Mrs. Sid Gass-
man, Mrs. Gus Pearson, Mrs. Henry
Albers, Mrs. Spence Dingle, Mrs.
Loren Cress, Pat Moran, Ray Bah
bitt, Joe F. Schmidt, Joe Tissaw, I.
e. Mccullough and Del Strong in
turn read something pungent, while !.
/ B. Koch judged their efforts, the
points involved being literary excel
ience. delivery and evidence of affect
alton of cosmetics. Mrs. Watson and
Raw Babbitt were awarded the prizes,
the former receiving BABY grand
piano and the latter a Cadillac
brougham.
And then they danced, Doc Will
| liams' orchestra providing the accent.
| It was all peaceful except when Vic
Watson and Miss Whetsel impromp-
tued a Charleston, and that led to a
| lot of bruised insteps of others pairs
who rnsuccessfully tried to initiate
them.
At 1890 adjournment, sine die.