The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-03-12
From Montour.

Ban quet. held by the ladies OF the
NJ. E. Church on Friday evening Of
last week was a Success, notwith
standing the extreme untitness OF the
weather and the bad condition OF the
roads. 1t was certainly the very
most d~isagreablc day and night that
we haYe had tor a long time, and
during the afternoon doubts were
entertained about the propriety Of
holding a festival. Nearly all OF the
Brethren Of the Church were in ia.
vor OF postponen.ent; but nature will
have its course: this aft .ir was under
the management OF the Sisters, AMI
your might as well undertake to
stops w%hirlwlnd or turn a river up
stream, as TO stop a company OF wo
men from doing what they have once
set out to do. And thus it was like
Grant before Richmond; they had
made their plans and "all things
were nov ready and they were
bound TO fight it out on this line
AMI they We're right, too; for other
women, young and old, had decided
to come, and they somehow knew
that they were coming, and the
being not untqnally yokcd ,oge,h
or" would prove the proverb true that
"~hcrc the carcascs Is there will the
eagles be gathered together where
tn. fair ones are there will the
studler sex OF the genus homo be also.
So that notwithstanding the wi..d
blew %tu,iously, and the rain came
down p~!cn,itully, and tho mud
wxxei deep, and the night like that
OF Egyptian darkness, that might b.
almost i:lt, there was = goodly mum
Der present and a very pleasant aud
enjoyable timc cnsued. According
to the programme the tent OF the
Turkish B.Zaar vas pitched and six
ladies' and two gentlemen alrayea in
full Turkish costume, in attendance,
with a very large and excellent as
s,rtmcnt of useful ana fancy articles
for sale. The chief OF these Turks
was Mr.. +. S. Winchell, who seemed
- act the part OF Sultan lat leas, II
sitting III a cross-leggcd donothing
style, with his huge pipe Of nearly a
foot in diameter. was an indication
OF official position.
Mrs. J. w. Niman, the President
of the Society, presided over the
sumptnous feas: with grace and com
posure, and evidently showed her
SELF master Of the situation. After
supper 4 mos, beautiful and delicious
cake was presented TO .be Editor OF
the CHRONICLE, and socn after came a
scene that will be remembered tor |
some time by those present az a very
enjoyable ,imc,-the selling OF the
cakes and other pcrishables, and the
closing scene, the selling OF a quilt.
Mr.. Z. Butler, arrayed in the finest
style OF the Turkish nubleman, look.
ing like q King on his lhrsne, or per
haps like Solomon in all his glory
made his appearance as tho auc-
tloneer. mounted the stand and be
gan TO shout like II possessed, or
one suddenly taken with the cholera.
But so soon AS the CONSERVATION and
excitement had passed off, and things
assumed a moro quiet aspect, We
discovered that he meant business
After one OF two articles had been
sold 10 tho highest bidder, a cake
was put up for q present to the most
popular minister in town. Rev. F.
Hurd, Congregational, aud Rev. A.
G. hickey, NJ. f., were nominated.
An arrangement was made by which
their friends might vote the cake to
them by casting a five cent piece in
to the treasury as q BALLOT. About
one hundred OF these ballots were
cast, when the old Turkish auc
tioneer declared the polls closed, the
vote being a tie between the two
Mr.. Hickey, however, was corteous,
and presented tho cake 10 Mr.. Hurd.
Then came another struggle at the
polls, q cake tor the handsomcst lady
in the hall. Ii any OF the readers
of the CHRONICLE should ever visit
Montour in ono OF these public testi-
walls and see what a very largo mum
Der Of handsome ladies are present,
they will not wonder at the desper
ate struggles which always result
from an undertaking OF this kind
Mrs. Phillip Butler, Mrs. G. Young,
Mrs. Ruggles, Mrs. Mary Helm, Miss
Katie Wallace and Mrs. j. Q. VIII.
lard were all in tho field as candi.
dates and contestants Tor the prize,
and it was quito a question among
their friends and admirers what
should be the price OF their beauty.