THE FI-JI-WHIZ 73rd EKKLESIA EDITION No. 2 BIRMINGHAM, ALA., DEC. 29tK, 1921 Vol, 73 FIJI FOOT FROLIC FAVOR ITE FESTIVITY FRIDAY. Southern Fijis have been plan ning the 73rd Ekklesia ball since the glad news was handed down someLime last summer that the Ek klesia would come to Birmingham. First, Brother William T. Kennon, Iheta '^0, and voted by some two; bundred girls at the Alabama Blind idome to be the best looking rrtan this side of Kalamazoo is in charge. As a director of social funciions, Bro. Kennon is in a class along with Ziegfeld and Ros- THOMFSON TRIPS TASTY Casualties Mount TOE; SlVfUKER FEATJRE. Up Into Hundreds None Reported Dead Entirely. Injured Resting Better. caused the commotion she has," went on Bro, Wiggins, "in an Es kimo costume." Oriental Dancer Causes 1 hen came the shady part of the affair, Stampede. 'i'here were five of them. Blows were exchanged. Nobody is dead. However the appearance of Madam Izquend Ridoxeh, the famed oriental dancer, Yea, ex changed. The stage was dimly lit. The slugging actors blended with the settings perfectly. The combat at the annual smoker of Glen Mil waged warm, nay, furiously. ler's clan, last night witnessed the outbreak of the most stupendous til one son on smoke eliminated the lance clanged away the show went waillul, wheezy waltz emit from and overwhelming reception ever accorded any satellite of the stage willing saxaphones tomorrow night or screen. coe Arbuckle. When the first strains of some tuneful toddle, or a at the Country Club, there will be cohecied there such a coterie of charming, dazzling, delightful, dreamy temininity that even Mark Anthony in his palmiest days would never have imagined could ever be brought together. And can they (lance? Well, brothers, could Shakespeare write? All of you have heard of southern beauties and southern hospitality. As true .followers ■of„one.._Venus_and as.ex-_ When she was first es corted to the front during the speeches of Brothers Wiggins and Ford it was at fi rst estimated that the rush. Brother Snyder, VV ashington, P). C.. is the only known casualty. Broth er Joyner of AHchigan tore his such as becoming choked with en thusiasm, etc., were reported but nothing of a serious nature, except perhaps Bro. Greer's (VN'.ash. & Jeit.) keen disappointment when features,aplenty also and from nine of things happening and if you visiting h-yis don't agree with all you have heard in regard to south ern beauty, etc., by the time the music stops, sometime Saturday morning why we will miss our guess. The dance will be what is perhaps known to some of you as "a break-in daniie" or a "tap dance" but the whole idea is that when you .see a queen with whom you desire to terpsicore, why squeeze the lad's arm with whom she is tripping and insert yourself in his place. Ev erybody wear their badges, and with an Ekklesia badge on you are welcome to anything and every thing in Birmingham. THE BOILING POT. his kind invitation was turned down by Madam. It seems that Madam had given two numbers of her score when, according to eye witnesses, Bro. Wiggins, -Master of Ceremonies, inIcrvicucd lici", asking lier for the sake of art," not to appear again in the Eskimo costume that had been her habit in the preceding over tures but to don something that would be more comfortable or in other words (to again quote Bro. Wiggins) "go back to nature, be Birmingham. Robbins has been miss the Ekklesia. His best regards "Tenqierance." Lamlia Heuteron boys. Section 18 tvas conspicuous late Wednesday night. Five chapters were represented, including Bro. Half A. Pint, and Bro. Imperial Quart, the Sec. Chief. Wiley Hill, Jr. (.Mabama "21 ), now practicing law in Montgomery, sends his regrets and wishes to he remembered to the Alabama dele gation. Jimmy Sheehy t Ep®''"" Omicroii), found it imjiossible to stop batting out feature stuff and polit ical copy for the Portland Telegram long enough to spend (i days on the train and had to remain in Port land, Ore. The section chief of section fourteen sends his fondest regards to all the brothers and his numerous personal friends. son, of Iowa, was triumphantly es corted off the stage after one of the most brilliant interpretations of the dance that Southern audience has ever had the pleasure of wit nessing. io the plaintive strains of sheet music Brother Thompson hurled his diminutive form to and fro to the sobbing rhythm, here and there throwing in a gesture that besiioke the training of a EMkina, or else stopping to knock some member of ttie mob down that clut tered up space that was needed. F,very movement gave utterances of the true artist and Zbysko at his best had not the resources shown by this youthful Ted Shawn. In speaking of the dance, Phil l-,yon, dramatic critic of Whiz liang, said, "It is seldom that interjielative beauty is so linked with subtle rendition, in speaking of Brother Thompson's genius I tnink He came from Omaha, the city one word will e.xpress my idea of the stockyards. His hair was tone." brushed with immaculate part dead Deserving of special mention is center and his mustache impartially. the interpretation lir(.>dier 1 honipUivi(le(f lilsc a line of scrimmage— son gave entitled "l icking of spring you can count them yourself. lie considered himself lucky— for the girl came from Florida and her eyes, her voice—that little slur Water F'lowers or Lilies. Unfor tunately Brolher i humpson mis took Brother V\ iggins for a water lily that is necessary for the cor —her hair but there will be a hun rect dred like her briday night, see tor y otirself. Brolher Bruce McCullough, who firmly denies all dances in Omaha plucking mm from the tloor as you are held in the slock yards, walked with stately step into the IrdI room of the Country Club Tuesday night. In speaking of the incident Brother Wiggins s-iiil that lie preferred to remain silent. He was surprised at being taken for a water lily and several bystanders were heard to He released a dainty white hand irom his right arm, bowed to his interpretation of the piece, would a violet, and in lieu of water lilies, strewing Brother Wiggins ab.out the stage with graceful vigor. partner from Florida and the dance make legan. color of Brother Wiggins' nose he I wo minutes later Brother Mc- Cullouch came rushing back to the told him about cut-in dances where are sent to the Ekklesia and the Bro. Campbell of Washington chapter entertained at an informal reception after the smoker, estab lishing the northwest permanently on the minds of all the guests. A TRAGEDY AVERTED. Frank M. Robbins (Denison '07) met up with Karl I^emnierman and -Spence Corlett on the train to A group from the central states the "Canonsburg." So will we. sitig line—he didn't know it was the stag line for no one had ever rode (lown on a Pullman car named Eastern bunch came in on let it droji. natural." "Venus would never have suddenly called to 'i'exas and will An Bro. l iarry White was then pre sented with a token of warm es teem. He was so overcome that he brothers and the casualty lists were greatly reduced by these methods. coat. ' Many other minor injuries o'clock on there will be a succession on. However plenty of pre vailing stimulants were adminis tered by willing and overflowing Birmingham queens are truly in a There will he other four, and when the ambu fourteen were trampled to death in ponents of the glad hand, these class all their own. Un "As graceful as a fawn,'' lisped every hp as Brother G. D. Thomp the stags break at will. ■"They have stolen my girl," he sobbed lo the nearest Fiji he rec ognized. "Some big corn-fed husky Business in C leveland ])revented Cal C.h.mil.ers (Wisconsin irom aiicnding the Ekklesia, but he sends his best regards to all of the new brothers and his old cronies. Ted Faiilk. former footiiall star for the University of Washington, has married him.self a wife, gotten himself a job and is now the main stay for the .Multnomah .\mateur Athletic association's football squad the remark that from the could more easily be taken for a blooming poinsetta. grabbed me by the arm and shoved me out of the way. Before I had a chance to say "how come' or land on his chin they were lost in the crowd. Now 1 What will 1 do ?" cant find her. The sympathetic .Alabama F'iji explained the system and told Brother Bruce to cheer up, he did not have to find her any more until time to go home unless he wante 1 to. "But I want to — those eyes — that voice," chortled the delegate from Nebraska, as he prepared to tackle and dived back into the line of scrimmage. MOR.AL—pick the winners ev ery time. in Portland. Ore. Bro. Mennen is the lad in knick erbockers. He fi nds that he can carry additional talcum powder by stuffing it in the golf socks. THE FIJI WHIZ W. M. MeCiiUougli iT-hotn -on Howard E. PJU j Theta -0. . Ed nor VsW