The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-06
AN EVENINGS ENTERTAINMENTS.
A Missionary Banquet Given by Ladies
Tabernacle Church.

A Missionary Banquet Given by Ladies OF
Tabernacle Church.
A UNIQUE missionary entertainment was
given last evening by the ladies of the Tab
ernacle Presbyterian Church. The recep-
ton of the company was held in the new
chapel, and after the gathering they pro-
ceeded to the old chapel, where the
banquet was spread. There were
fourteen tables, seating from six
to twenty persons. They were set with
handsome lamps and vases of flowers, and
many tasteful ornaments. The walters
were the young ladies of the church, each
wearing the uniform of a white cap, ker-
chief and apron. A most attractive and
delicious menu was served. After the phys
ical feast came the mental. and Mrs.
Pleasant Bond, president of the Missionary
Society, the toast mistress, gave a bright
and happy welcome to the company.
The list of toasts, with thenames of those
who spoke and an appropriate
couplet, were printed on a neat
card as a souvenir of the occasion.
The first subject was Alaska" and
Mrs. +. S. Newcomer spoke of it's size, pop
ulation and resources. The coast line of
Alaska would belt the globe, she said.
That country was purchased by the United
States from Russia in 1867, for S7,1OO,0OO.
Mrs. Newcomer closed by saying, I'VE
want Alaska fer Christ"
"The Indians" received the attention
by Mrs. j. A. Rondthaler, who believes
that the civilization of that race should be
begun in children. She approved of the
schools given for their education.
topic to which Mrs. ID: L. Whittier re-
sponded She described the propress of
the frontier from the the time when
the Allegheny mountains was the
limit, then to the Mississippi and on
the Pacific. Her response was full Of statis-
tics, and she gave the populations of sew.
eral Western States and the number of
missionaries in each. Wyoming has one
missionary. and lower California has all it
to be 12.0OO,O 900, and there are $50 Presbyte-
rian missionaries.
Mrs. Emily Ripley wrote the response to
"MormOns," which was read by Miss Sarah
Meigs. 1t was full of bright sayings, Two
brief ones .were, THE one good thing about
Brigham Young is-he's dead" and Utah
is the only place on earth where Jews are
gentiles." One coincidence was the fact
that Mormonism was established April 6,
1880, and the missionary banquet was held
Mrs. Margaret Todd gave an excellent
talk on THE Poor Whites of the South"
She said there are 1000, 900 poor whites in
North and South CarOlinas, Tennessee and
Georgia, and they are % per cent.
of the white adult population. Their
poverty was expressed when she said,
'When they want to move they
pour a dipper of water on the
recover them was made by the WOman's
Home Missionary Society of the Presbyter-
ian Church.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Walker had for her sub.
ject THE Freedmen" and she pictured
what they were a quarter of a century ago
and the great progress they had made as a
class. Miss Adele Wallick sweetly sang
"Old Folks at Home" after the last
subject. Rev. j. A. Rondthaler had
the last topic. "Our Country" but before
of how down-trodden the men were and
how they were ignored upon an occasion
Xix that, and how he humbly tried to rep
resent them. Then followed a brief talk
on the subject, and an appropriate finale OF
efe the Sis" "h%eriean Flag the miniatures sHlSrs
flags being the badge of the
evening. All the responses, bright and full
of life, were greeted with great applause,
| the Interruptions of approval being fire.
| quent. At the close a return was made to
the new chapel, where a social was held
and songs were given by Mrs. w. w. Scott
the Misses Wallick, and others.
The affair was a great success. 1t is the
first entertainment of the kind ever giveI
here and will not be the last. A more de.
lightful way to spend the evening it would
be difficult to find, and compliments to the
ladies who had it in charge, and many ex
pressiOns as to the pleasure experienced
were heard on every side.