The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-05-25
A PLEASANT AFFAIR.
Was the Banquet Given by the
Social Science Club.
At The Saulpaugh Last Evening. A
Pleasant Program Carried
Out.

SOCIAL science CIuD at the SdulpduSu
Tuesday. AS a social affair it was
a success in every particular and was
most thoroughly enjoyed by those
present. During the hour from eight
to nine o'clock the members of the
club and their guests gathered at the
parlors of the hotel, aud a pleasant
social hour was spent which augured
well for the material and mental feast
that was to follow, and when the
doors of the banquet room were
thrown open, it was joyous, happy
company which took their seats at
the tables and did ample justice to
the fine collation. served up by mine
host, Saulpaugh After the lOngingS
of the inner man had been satisfied
and the tables cleared there came the
flow reason. mirth and OratOry
which was greatly enjoyed by all. Ii
anything had been needed to put the
gathering in especially good spirits it
was furnished by therworthy toast
master. He attempted to make those
present believe that the position was
somewhat new to him and that he
was unfamiliar with the duties, but
so well did he fill the place, and so
easy did he appear at every turn, that
it was quite the general opinion he
chad been there before" The pro-
gram was opened by reading a tele-
gram from Congressman McCleary,
who was the first president Of the
club. and which was as follows:
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 22.-Con-
gratulations to the club on its splendid
years work. Good digestion to all,
and dreamleSS sleep.
j. t. MCCLEARY.
With a few preliminary remarks, b.
d. Smith was introduced to respond
to the toast, Our Lady Guests"
After a few remarks on the train of
circumstances which prevented him
giving the subject that consideration
he wished, he proceeded to pay to
woman a glowing tribute for the
progress she has made and the inf1u-
ence for good which she eXerts every
where. Time was, he said, when he
would have been expected to flatter
her and praise her beauty. That time
had gone by She had shown herself
far superior to such flattery. Stand
ing as the champion for her admit
lance into the Social Science Club, he
believed that in granting her the bal
lot. the last relic of barbariSm which
binds her to the past would be swept
away.
"Our City" was responded to by Rev.
L. w. Beattie. He opened up the
subject in a humorous vein. Said that
he did not understand why he, a COM
parative stranger, should have been
selected to reply to this toast. He
alluded to the fact, that as has been
many times the case, a beautiful In
dian name was spoiled when the name
of our city was pronounced in plain
English. He had this from an ''old
inhabitant" and knew it to be true.
He drew pleasing picture of the con-
trast between his eastern home and
the western one. How he left the
beautiful green clad hills and noun
tain peaks, expecting to find himself
on boundleSs prairie, and woke one
morning to find he was in a beautiful
valley with the eastern green clad
hills smiling upon him. Taking SER
ious vein he spoke of Mankato's grand
possibilities, and of it's beautiful 10
lation-the finest in southern Mime
sofa. We would like to give his re-
marks in full, but as they run into the
fifthly's and he claimed to have lost a
good portion of them, we are unable to
do so.
Rev. Father Prior was next intro
duced and responded to the toast
''How to Make Speech" 1t seemed
needless he said that such subject
was assigned to him, as the company
was being treated to living
examples during the evening. He made
several pleasant illusions to the ex-
tent of the subject and recalled the
advice given him when in school by
one of his teachers, that ii ever called
upon for a speech be sure and have
something to say, say it, and then sit
down. He had complied with this
advice and would close.
''Our Club-Its Past and Future"
was responded to by Prof. G. F. Koch
ler He touched upon its formation,
treated the course it had pursued in
a humorous way. Touched upon the
interest that had been manifested in
it by those belonging, and also by the
general public, and expressed the be
lief that it was one of the permanent
institutions of the CITY,
DR.. j. w. Andrews was called upon
to respond to ''The Questions we have
not decided which he did in very
happy manner. The club in it's wis
dom had decided many questions he
ia ..I,;ob bad lonU hOtbarad tho