Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-03-06
NO22O7
ANNUAL BANQUET.
The tHAUTAUQUA CIRCLE
ENTERTAINS.
unIIc entertainment I'm the
BridgetOn L. D. %. F. Lodge
Room Thursday Night.


Despite The down pour of raip, there
was a large and brilliaat assembly
at the Bridgeton Lodge, 10. o. F.
rooms Ihursday mig t. The occa-
sion was the annual entertainment and
banquet of the Chautauqua Circle of
Central M. E Church. There were
about fifty ladies and gentlemen pres
enf, some Of th-rn being invited guests
of the members The circle has been
organized two years, and that night
they enjoyed their second annual ban
quef. Somewhere about the corsage
OF The ladies. and in the lapels of the
coats OF the gentlemen, appeared the
ciass hower-a single pink-and it's
fragrance was particularly noticeable
About half past eight President s.
m. Bassett took the presiding officers
chalr and announced prayer by Rev.
John Handley. the President then an
nounced The objects of the meeting
aud stated that y program was ar
ranged, and the first number was i'm
medlately called, being paper upon
The subject ''Fhe Growth and Charac
ter of Political Economy" hy Newton
Elmer Miss Lucy Cox read a selection
The Gladiator to Caser. The second
paper was by the President, s. M. Bas-
sett, i's subject being, Transfer of
goods, Money and Commerce. Miss
Josephine Clark read paper upsn
production, Distribution, Labor,
Wages and Profits" Miss SalIie
Anderson presented a biography, and
the circle sang ''All Hail Chautauou-
ans, poem written by member Of
the circle.
What is Socialism and what is Mo-
nopoly?' was the paper presented by
Mrs William A. Cheesman. G w.
Shoemaker presented paper OH Pub
lie Finance, Tariff and Taxation" and
Mrs. Rev. John Handley offerta her
congratulations to the class, and Civ
Ing some of her experience as a Chau-
tauquan, she being postgraduate.
now. Rev. John Handley's subject
was Consumption, Waste, Prodigal-
1ty and Avarice." Evolution of
Economic Science" was the subject of
Mrs. Newton Elmer. and the Circle
sang 'All Together Miss Lucy Will
liams read paper on ''Color, Tone
and Light" Miss Annie Anderson
read biography of Julius Caesar
John Sweeten's paper was Form,
Composition and Art" DIR. Ebert
Davis read paper on art in Etch-
ings, and the circle sang "Up-a-die."
Miss Lottie Sheppard's subject was
Bible and Science" Clarence Petit
read a paper and Miss Rovilla Bah
cock presented the subject "Phyloso-
ply, Physiology and the Law" Civil
ization, Bible and Education" fur
nished the subject for Miss Adele
Bassett Mrs. John Sweeten read a.
paper on the subject "Bible and Nat
ural Science" The last paper Was
Bible, Astronomy and Theology by
Miss Ida Ware
With this close of the entertainment:
in the lodge rooms, the ladies and gen.
tlemen threw on their wraps and pro-
ceeded to Ogden's restaurant, where a
splendid banquet had been provided.
Covers b: d been laid for fifty. a long
table occupied the ladies large dining
room, and there was another table in
tie rear dining room. Blooming
flowers reared their pretty heads high
above those of the guests about the
table, and the scene was indeed a
pretty one. Many toasts were made
and responded to during the banquet,
which lasted until nearly midnight.
The menu was elaborate.