Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-24
THE BANQEET AT GUTHRIE.
Independent Order Good Templars,
Rescue Lodge, No. 753.

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On Friday evening of last week your
reporter, in company with Messrs.
Long. Wood and McPhail, took the
letrain for Guthrie to attend the Ban.
qlet given by Rescue Lodge. No. 75S,
to which We had been invited by DIR.
J. T. Limbaugh, Sec'y.
Arrived at Guthrie, we were kindly
welcomed by Messrs. Brownel, Line-
baugh, Hatcher, CLARK, and others, who
extended TO us the generous hospital
ity for which the sons and daughters of
old Kentucky are SO justly noted. We
found all busy in preparation for the
Banquet which was to come off that
night. ~ &,
After visiting the banquet hall, We
strolled around the town, and having
read the statements of a great many
newspaper correspondents, none of
whom had described Guthrie as a very
desirable place in which to sojourn,
even for short tune, we were very
much surprised to find it one of the
most orderly and agreeable places in
which it has been our fortune to stop
lately, and we take this occasion to say
that Guthrie has either been wofully
belied by passing strangers, or has I'M
dergone wonderful change.
About half past five, we repaired to
the hotel kept BY Mr.. Thel. Covington,
and partook of an excellent supper
At the hotel we met that clever and
genial gentleman, Rev. I. j. Duncan,
of Cedar Hill, who was down on an
errand similar to our own.
"a After supper we went to the Lodge
room, where We found a large crowd
already assembled and other guests
still coming in. We were fortunate
enough to meet several old acquain-
tances and to form a great many new
ones, and were soon passing the time
most agreeably. Among the guests
we met Prof. j. A. Tate and his beau
tiful and accomplishedniece, Miss Mol
lie Knott, of Hickory Wild Academy,
accompanied by several of their pupils,
and to Mr.. Tate and Miss Knott are
those present indebted for some most
excellent music which added much to
the enjoyment of all.
At about eight o'clock the assembly
was called to order by Rev. j. B.
Crutcher, who introduced Rev. I. j.
Duncan, and the latter gentleman de-
livered decidedly entertaining lecture
upon that much discussed, but still
deeply interesting subject--Temper-
ance.
After repeated calls upon several
gentlemen who failed to respond, Rev.
j. b. Crutcher was called to the stand
and made short but interesting ad-
dress.
Mr.. Crutcher, in behalf of Brother
Huckleberry, then presented to the
Lodge a beautiful Bible, which was
received in the name of the Lodge, by
Mr.. Duncan, in an elegant and appro-
pirate little speech.
A short time was then devoted to
music, conversation and prOmenading,
when supper, the feature of the occa-
sion, was announced, and the guests
repaired to the banquet room, where
one of the most elegant and sump-
tuous repasts had been prepared by
the managers, Mrs. NJ. d. Williams,
Mrs. Alice Branch, Mrs e. Clark,
Mrs. c. L. Huckleberry. Mrs. FL. A.
White, Miss Tex. Bib, Miss Belle
Bib, Miss Laura Lewis, Miss Ella
White, and Messrs. c. A. Clark, j. NJ.
Felts, j. 7. Limbaugh, r. Z. Adams,
W. 2. Branch, j. r. Sample, G. w.
Hall, J. W. Mclaughlin and G. III.
Mattill, which it has ever been our lot
to partake of. The tables were loaded
with every delicacy the most fastidious
could desire, and the substantials
were not forgotten by those who had
charge of this department. That their
efforts were appreciated by those pres
ent, was abundantly proven by the
ample justice done in disposing of the
edibles, and we feel we but express the
sentiments of all in saying that the
banquet could not have been surpassed
under any management or in any place.
After supper all returned to the
Lodge room, and again engaged in
music, conversation, ETC., until the
wee sma' hours" when they separated
for their different homes, each regret
ting the close of one of the most pleas
snt evenings ever spent in Guthrie.
The members of Rescue Lodge have
reason to be proud of the success of
this, their first effort at public en-
tertainment, and Guthrie City has good
reason to be proud of such Lodge in
her midst. 1t was started about a
year ago, and has labored under many
difficulties, but has gone on in the good
work until, as we understand, there
are scarcely half dozen men in the
place who are not members, and many
from the surrounding country have
united with them, and to Rescue
Lodge may be attributed, in a great
measure, the marked Improvement in
the place. We bid them "God speed
in their noble efforts, and may they go
on prospecting until their work shall be
fully accomplished, and every citizen
of that section will be a Good Templar
GAINESVILLE FEMALE ACADEMY
The second session of this institution
under the control of Rev. j. NJ. Wright,
commenced last Monday. Considering