The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
LOCAL
wuEEL CLuB's,BANaUET.

WHEEL CLuBsibAN0pAA'
Tim 10th annual banquet OF the YER
mont Wheel club at the Brooks house
last evening called out happy party
~ AZ and was pronounced the most
enioyablc one in the history OF the club,
WI ich is saying not u little. The
din inc room tables were an array OF
temptipg beauty, the walters were AL
carried in white with trimmings OF
Surplc, the club colors, while at each
plate stood a bottle of Wesselhoeit
snr;np water, with strcamers OF purple
and white from the corks, the Siit or
Geo. A. Eclls, member OF the ciup'
The alcoye dining room, whore Lett
singers orchestra dispensed music
during the evening was TRANSFORMED
into a bower of mingled patriotic and
club colors with American and purple
and white flags and colored lights.
iThe members met at the club rooms
and marched to the hotel at 8 80. Inc
supper, which was an elegant one OF
nine courses, with fish, game and
oysters. lasted about two hours. For
the post prandial exercises Chairman
elmer of the committee OF arrange
ments introduced as toast master MAI.
T.. w. Childs, who won some new
laurels in n fresh field, being original,
poetic and amusing in the verses with
which he called up the speakers. Col.
Hooker has reason to fear arrival IN ms
neculiar forte. The first sentiment
was ''Thc Past" responded to by A.
w. Childs with very humorous ac-
count of the old days of wheeling, the
freuuent headers from the little and
big wheels which Mr.. Day described
as the temptation" and the
"tumble. - the trips to surrounding
towns and their feasts OF cider ana
doughnuts. His effort was heartily
applauded both for its own merit and
the regard in which he is held by the
club. Indeed every speaker was
cheered to the echo, and deservedly
Martin Austin, Jr., responded to the
toast bright Spots of Club Life
with clean cut, well conceived l!ttle
speeck, full of "reminiscences amusing,
touching and inspiring, and all from
the standpoint of thorough know
ledge and sympathy with the club and
its life. He suggested as an ideal an
athletic park a few miles out from the
village where the members could ENJOY
their cigars, and political and theo-
illogical disputations. lis well as physi-
cal training, and where they might be
instructed by Kipling IN the new game
of golf. C. II. Thompson spoke for
the Present" and interestingly and
instructively, with an account OF what
clubs have done for the betterment OF
the world, and what may be accom-
plished now towards high ideals, 1t
was a ell-thought response. +. II;
Pratt spoke for the Bachelors and
it was one of the ncatest things in its
way ever given here. Recognizing the
sweets of welded life, he found sources
of content for the bachelor. and elo-
ouently he invoked reverent atti-
tude towards womanhood and an abb
horrence of scandal mongers.. No true
gentleman, he declared, would ever
speak disparagingly of woman. Key
G. 0. Day spoke of the Future and
he saw in the Wheel club the leaders
and shapers of local life in coming
DAYS, and urged the highest ideal of
living to lead the young in the com,
munity. Humorously, he attrib uted
his coming here to the club which
was formed Just as the trustees were
considering his coming, doubtless feel
ing that there was need OF q multi
plication of cergymen. Not less
humorously he tod of his first and
only attempt to ride. With closer
friendship and ties of fraternity, he
looked forward to a happy and useful
future for the club, while the cheers
resounded through the room. Mai
Childs in closing alluded to the fact
that insthe 20 years of the clubs life
not particle of liquor hal ever been
served within its walls. A quartette
consisting of A. w. Childs. Frank
Nichols. Fred Brasor and Fred CoNson
cnlivened the evening with selections
and the gathering closed with the
singing of AUD Lang Syne' with ac-
compartment by the orchestra As a
compliments to the club the electric
road arranged to have two cars wait
for the conclusion Of the exercises.