The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-11

The name and fame or this young CluO
Is known both far.and WIDE
The men must stay outside.
Now poets sing OF her success.
And euloyies tell how
The laurels sought are won, and rest
Upon Hypatlas brow.
Nomen were ever asked 70 help
In programs OF the past,
But now in our Hypatia work
They've had a voice at last
So here's n toast: The Gentlemen"
Well give them their ul need,
Who answers when we need them most
We deem a friend indeed.
And this to the same toast by Mrs. Ella
Glenn Shields:
Mrs President. Ladies and gentlemen
I would that | might battle for one mo-
ment in some Castilian fOunt or drink
deem of the magical waters OF inspiration
that, imbued with the heavenly gift of
song, | might breathe in fitting words a
tribute worthy of the theme you hare
given me.
Many, probably the most of you gentle
men who tonight have honored us with
your presence, have time and again heard
around the social board response after re
sponse to the toast: The ladies' or
'5Tbe I,adies-God Bless Them" made by
the Lords of creation" But who of you
have ever heard a toast to 'the gentle
men" responded to by one of the opposite
sex.
/ That the world moves is shown by the
/ fact that here in the city of Wichita Is
club composed exclusively OF women, at
] an entertainment provided by them, and
/ prepared by their hands, they have, in ac-
/ in accordance with the spirit Of the age,
made il a part of their program thSt one
/ of their number shall respond TO a toast to
! The Gentlemen
You gentlemen have been in the habit of
saying SO many soft, sweet and compli-
hat
paw YOU back in lke-fitting phrases and
high flown compliments but due regard
/ to the truth and for the proprietles of the
/ occasion. compels me 10 be "A little careful
| in my choice OF adjectives and TO go lit
/ tie slow
l cannot trathfully say many of you
| have the front Of Jove." or "Hyperian
curls'' or speakiof your .Ambrosial locks, -
I but / can say the majority Of you are
| handsome, gallant, nice looking men,
whilst the minorities in this day and age
| have no rights which anybody Is bound 70
respect You cannot all OF you be Glad
stone. plumed knight. a man of destiny
or even a Jerry Simpson, but you can all
/ fill IN the measure of your usefulness, and
! die regretted by at least one woman, and
besides that, truth compels rs 70 say we
I rather like YOU. We admire you physically.
| intellectually and socially, and We came
very near say Inorally-but that needs a
/ qualifying sentence-Sonle we DO and some
( we don't, but taken collectively we look
upon You as a very necessary adjunct 70
our happiness.
As unto the bow the cord =.
! - unto j. woulan
( Though she bends hin she oheys hin.
| Though SIZE draws hin vet she foloHs
/ Useless each without tie other.
so sang the youthful Hiawarha and 50
/ sing tonight the followers OF the Grecian
] maid whose name we bear-Hypatis-
The highest tribute an EDglishman ever
/ paid the gentlemen of our country WIS
I when be said In America there are 10 I'M
protected women"
You shield and protect Us by your
strength, we soften the asperlties OF your
natures, and through our very weakness
become strong TO lead you IN the way
wherein you should go and. parsphrasing