Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 310, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1920 — BRIEF BANQUET BITS FOR BUSY BUGS [ARTICLE]

BRIEF BANQUET BITS FOR BUSY BUGS

.Great flocks of fans are prancing up to the gypping post these days while the two * dollar extraction process is rehearsed. / o—o Promoter Thompson has a bevy of ticket salesmen out today* thus permitting the gulible public to play Santa Claus to itself. o—o Moses Leopold, who has a place on the wind special, has his masterpiece in readiness. The announcement that he was to speak brought a deluge of criticism from those who are to sit at the festive board, and the suggestion that he use his watch on himself with the seine alacrity as he did when he announced the close of the Morocco game has been made. Mr. Leopold is the first, .on the Mate and those who wish to miss his part of. the performance may do so by passing up the first act of eats, which will not be as great a hardship as listening to his chatter. O' '0 C. Arthur Tuteur has already arrived for the fracas and will be among the nonentities present. l%e Indianapolis panhandler hasn't been placed on the Mil but has volunteered his services to the principal barker. Q Q Fish and soup outfits will be worn by those who have them; others will wear their frayed frocks, o—o Feed bags will also be worn o—o The Morocco team and fans have declined A. M. Robertson’s invitation to banquet with the local team next month. They aren’t able to eat as yet, except through a straw; the fans haven’t the price of tranaportation; and besides who wants to be a pallbearer at his ownfuneav alt o—o A firee banquet, however, would provide them with the opportunity of recouping a part of their lost fortune. ■- o—o Rensselaer fandom brought home everything but the sign on the Morocco depot, passing that up that the identification of the village might not be completely lost. o—o ■ Between the third and ftrarth innings the audience will arise and stand in mute tribute to the departed Morocco brethren while WilUain Traub softly mumbles the Yiddisha wail. o—o The banquet comes at an opportune moment for the boys who consigned' themselves to the one-arm sudden lunch rooms for the rest of the year through having donated a three-months salary gift to their twentieth century model flapper. And the installment man ain’t hiding behind a set of shredded biscuit whiskers either. ‘ o—o We’ll see you there.