Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-23
ROUND THE BOARD.
TEE GRION SOCIETY ENJOYS ITS FIRST
BANQUET.
Wit and MarrimsnI Across the Tablss-A Series Of
Interesting PuSi-Prandial Spsechss-Ths
Various Topics ENROLLED.

The Arion Society has, singularly
enough, had nearly all kinds Of enter
tainments, and all of frst-class charac-
ter, bat not until last night have they
enjoyed swell banquet among them
selves. 1t was their first banquet, and
merrily did they enjoy it. The affair
was first agitated about two weeks ago,
and the happy project found ready and
willing signers. The banquet was got
ten up by the Literary Section Of the
Arion, composed Of President E. Fl.
Schaeter, DR.. A. L. Stifel, L. C. Stifel,
DIR. G.. Aschmann, DR.. Q. +. Ulrich,
Secretary Theodore Roller, +. Reister,
DR.. Edmund Booking, Herman B.Grimm
and Jacques Front.
The members began arriving at the
hall shortly after eight o'clock, and
the time In the early evening was de-
voted TO cards, dOminOeS and sociabllity,
the ladies Of the party gathering in the
parlor in cOngenial groups. The ban
quet opened at half past nine o'clock,
aud was served in the main dance hall,
three long tables running lenthwise
with the hall, atTOrdiny ample capacity
for the guests. The caterer was Mr..
Charles r. Behler, Of the Hotel Behler,
and plentifully and artiStically did he
supply the tempting yiands. The ia
bles were arranged in strikingly pretty
manner, the salads, cakes and fruits
being formed in novel shapes and de-
signs. Upon the stage was a huge pic
. ~ hfv,rv nvn Fflfn I
decked with flags and bunting. Fully
one hundred and fifty guests discussed
the inviting array. The following was
the menu:
MENU.
Austeru, blue Poiut) in der Schale.
Celery. Oilveu. Clronen'
Fleischbruehe init ZwiebacS.
GcspicEter Sauer5raten nit klCeSSeu.
Truthshu init Pfeiselbeercu.
Haseupfeffer nit KartOnelmuss
Westphaelischer Schiukin init Champagne
Sauce uud AusterupaSteteu.
Franzoesischen Erhsen.
Hirschbrateu init JohauniSbeer Gelee.
HUehnersslat Herriugsalat. Hummer>alat
Gruener Salat uud FriSche Tomatoes,
Eanille Els uud kuchen.
kidamer Kaese.
Franzoesischer KaHee und Chocolate.
At the conclusion Of the feast came
the poSt-prandial exercises, which
formed one of the attractive features
OF the evening. There exists among
the members of the AriOn speakers
with ready tongue, those who NIL the
air, not with empty words, but words OF
meaning and full Of Intent TO point
where il never fails to be entertaining.
The POSTMASTER of the evening was DR..
A. +. Stiiel, who proved himself equal
10 the occasion, and In addition 10 few
opening remarks interpOlated many
witty observations through the eXer-
CiSes of the evening. The first speaker
was DR.. G.. Aschmann, who Grated on a
wide-range topic, Washington" but
did IL so cleverly that it appeared in an
entirely new and agreeable dress.
Mr.. c. A. SChafer'S subject, which
followed, was spread out over
still more territory. IL was
America" but it was ingeniOusly
dealt with and several new ideas adj
vanced. Mr.. Louis c. Stifel was well
qualified 70 handle the next subject,
The United States, It's industry and
commerce" The subject was we'll
pictured. Next followed DR.. c. +.
llElCus VINO OIdtt0 III q ullShlt OAdlbg
manner on THE Germans in America"
in which ne Justly accorded his coun-
trymen the hOnorS due. Ii was
listened TO attentively. The ben
efts and advantages Of the
Arion Society was dilated upon
by Mr.. Z. H. LANCE after which Prof.
Herman Schockey talked in his own
iuimitable way on "MuSic and Song"
Rev. w. Clfert spoke OF Liberty and
Citizenship in a manner that provoked
applause, while Mr.. II. +. BehrenS was
thoroughly ''iu &c in his well-worded
address on Wheeling" one Of the
hits of the evening was the toast on
Ladies'" p. which Mr.. TheO. Roller so
happily responded. The exercises con-
cIuded with toast on German Social
buity" by Mr. f. RieSter. The affair
was delightful one throughout.