The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-02

Pleasant Features Of the Fifth Annual
Dinner Last Tuesday.


Pleasant Features Of the Fifth Annual
Dinner Last Tuesday.
One Of the pleasant features of the life of
St. Marks parish is the annual dinner of
/ the men OF the church. which is always
held the last week in November at the
| date nearest st. Andrews day most con-
yenient The dinner this year was held
last Tuesday night at the Hotel Northern,
and IN every way surpassed any previous
gathering of this kind. The dinner itself
was feast that could not admit of
criticism. Mr.. Dodge took special
pains 70 see that every detail was carefully
attended 20. The tables were arranged
in u shape and were laid in the most
tastefui manner Lovely flowers adorned
the board and soft lights shed pleasant
/ hue. Mandolin and harp sent FORTH be-
witching strains from the time the guests
sat down until the speechmaking began.
About ninety men were present and as
many more by reason OF good excuses
were prevented from coming.
Rev. D. c. Garrett, rector of ST. Marks,
address of greeting at the introduction of
the first speaker. Mr.. Charles E.
Shepard, who responded to the
/ -
Present and Future Mr.. Shepard IN
derstands the art of afierdinner speaking,
and without firing his hearers with need
less details he sketched in most inter
esting way the remarkable growth of this
parish in the last four years and paid a
very graceful compliment to the rector.
He touched upon the new church" in a
way that called forth vigorous applause.
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subject that received attention from Hon.
". II. Forrest. who dwelt particularly
upon the subject of taxation Of church
property. holding that there should be
more of an exemption than at present
exists in this state, for the encouragement
of the building OF noble structures as CEN
| tiers of great public good. Mr.. Forrest
| does not believe in any exemption for
/ church property save the actual church
building and the ground on which it
/ stands.
"The Church and the Money Question"
was the theme that Mr.. Crittenden Van
| Wyck was asked to furnish light upon.
/ SIR. Van Wyck is treasurer of st. Marks
and If his faculty for putting men In good
| humor by an af.er-dinner speech is applied
| in any official capacity his success as a
treasurer must be great. He hoped that
/ every man who cared for ST. Marks would
put his name upon the treasureT's books,
and promised in case Of surplus to start
| a fund for aged and worn out church
treasurers.
Mr.. Thomas Riego Hart spoke on THE
Impressions Of a Newcomer Mr.. Hart
kept the men in the happiest mood by
funny description of his first impressions
OF Seattle lie grew serious in the account
| OF his impressions of st. Marks. and said
some complimentary things about the
services.
Mr.. G. ". Somerindyke was called upon
I to respond to Church Music" Mr. SOM
/ erindyke has had large experience in
! church ehoirs and spoke with authority.
/ His speech, too. was running over with
I fun, and contributed largely TO the joys Of
/ the evening. lie recognized the function
/ of the anthem. but pleaded for greater
/ use of congregational music. and said that
1 the Importance in church music was the
| keeping in mind the idea of worship.
/ Hon. Il. C. washburn spoke on 1.-THE
/ Churchman in Politics" lie said hs was
/ not a churchman in the strict sense OF
being q member Of the church, and told in
/ a very complimentary way his reasons for
/ attending ST Marks. Neither was he, IN
the sense ordinarily accepted, a politician.
/ Therefore he Was ST loss 10 know why
! he was asked 20 speak on this topic. but
/ before Mr.. Washburn had proceeded very
( far the audience understood the appro-
priatene.s Of the selection, for the speech
/ evoked round after round OF applause.
I Mr.. washburn. citing DR.. Psfkhurst for
| an example, called for al good church
/ men TO become politicians in the best
meaning OF TIE word TO purify political
methods ana to SECURE only the best men
/ for Office Ills stories we're most apt and
produced roars of laughter.
Mr.. II r. AIbertson entered the arena
ss the chnnt,fon Of woman. especially the
women OF the church. His speech was
carefully prepared and abounded In pas.
I .aves Of great beauty. When il came 10
Z the women OF ST. Marks the time would
! only Kermit q reference 20 one out Of many
I Of the societies Of the parssh-the circles
/ '.that reTolved with the regularity Of the
{ heavenly bodice" This wss ga opportu-
I nifty for cheers.
The last speaker. and one wbo pnt
cirnsx on the evening in q wav that
would have thrown Chauncey pepew into
the shade. WAS Rev. Dr. Jefferis, Of Taco
ma Dr. Iefferis snoks on 1.-The Mission
ary District Of Olympia" but before hs
got down 10 that important topic he in
genioasly ~osked into his speech conrid-
erabe about the place with "a very short
name and very high temperature" This
( be did 20 even Up with Mr.. Wsshburn.
; Who had told the story Of certain former
F residents Of Tacoma worrying the iifs out
/ Of bis Satanic melesty trying % get him 70
change the name Of the lover regions 20
4 Tacoma DR.. Jsgfegis more than squared
accounts 10 the stories he told, and the
men OF Seattle eheered him 10 the echo
( The missionary district Of 0lympiA ~as
taken up IN closing var. Or. Jssferss
/ predicted the sventaai division 81 the
Jurisdiction ard TIE erection Of dtocsss
Of Seattle. His enthusiasm over the work
and broad treatment of ths theme made
/ many present feel that 4 such division
cans about the eloquent speaker