The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-04-22

The Annual Banquet Was Pleasant So
cial Event.

Seventy-fve in number were the
members of the Coterie and their for
tunate guests on Wednesday evening,
April 10, the occasion being the annual
banquet, at the Dyckman House The
commOdious hotel parlor was the scene
of the reception, the officers of the
COterie greeting each guest as he en-.
tered At about O'clock, the company
went To the dining room, where supper
was served, a march being played as
the guests descended the stairs and
found their places at the tables, which
were prettily arranged and appetzingly
| set, and decorated with carnations and
sniilax. Rev. T. II Harvey invoked the
divine blessing Dainty menu cards
were provided, carnation adjoining
the front of each card But to the aver
age banqueter the dainty exterior was
not half So interesting as the following
toothsome array within:
Oysters on ice, garnished with lemons.
Sailed Waters.
Cold boiled ham. Turkey.
Potato chips. Chicken salad.
Bread and butter.
Jelly.
Pine apple sherbet Cake, assorted
Sailed almonds
Oranges. Bananas.
A banquet To supply only the phys
ical appetite, however well it might do
for some, would be entirely out of place
| for an intellectual, educational associa-
ton of bright women, and there is not
doubt that every one of them looked
| forward with a greater anticipation TO
the feast of intellect that was TO follow
Mrs. |. NJ. Burk, president of the
| Coterie, was master Of the evenings
ceremonies. and an excellent toast
mistress she proved herself to be. In
modest little talk, she welcomed the
guests of the evening, and called upon
Mrs. Alice Nj. Gould to speak of In
verted Commas"
She commenced her bright talk by
saying that there are but few writer's
who do not use quotations from others,
and find their thoughts thus expressed
more fully and concsely than they
could have done in their own words.
All artisans travel more or less in
beaten paths In spite of this human
imitation, no need of the world has
come but that some man has arisen to
meet il. We are all optimists The
world is slowly progressing towards
perfection. What is woman's part in
this progress? Many plans were tried
to find woman's share in the work, and
met with failure until the organization
of the first woman's club, and here was
wOman's field Here we seek wider
knowledge and the cultivation To make
use of it. Our purpose is three-fold:
pleasure, profit and usefulness. Mrs.
Gould then spoke of the peace move
ment, and the influence of womeD's
clubs in il.
The next toast, "rhe new man." was
responded to by Mr. K. w. Brough-
ton. Tie was sure all the men present
were "new men"-that none other
would have received an invitation to
the Coterie banquet. When small
boy had been asked to define happiness,
he said he was happy when eating.
Happiness to the new womOn was to
have handsome dress and place To
wear it. In the light OF these two def
initions, Mr.. BroughtOn thought the
Coterie banquet doubly happy occa-
sion He referred to the kindness of
the ladies in changing the date of the
banquet SO as not TO interfere with the
masonic school of instruction, and said
this would be remembered as one of
those kind actions which make man
y
forever. The new woman demanded
equality, aud she has il wherever the
high standard of womanhood is not
lowered thereby. She has not the bal
lot, but she controls it. No ballot the
new woman can ever cast will equal i'm
power that of the mother who buckled
the sword onto her son and sent him
forth to battle for the republic, or
trained him To the duties of good CIT
izenship. The speaker took no stock
in the talk of the decline of chivalry in
the new man." aud thought him as
chivalrous and heroic as any ancient
cavalier. The old heroes were broken
on the wheel or tortured on the rack;
the new man endures scandals mali
cious darts without murmur, standing
erect and four square To all the world.
"a Hope Beyond" was n faultlessly
rendered duet by Messrs Ii. +. Squier
and q. w. Rooms. The auditors were
so pleased as To demand another selec-
ton, and they were gratitied by the
rendition of "A Sailors Life"
us Mammon king?" was answered
by Mrs. Amanda Bartram, who gave
the following thoughts: Even in our re
public, we recognize the necessity for "A
social upper class, where men of wealth
commingle. The wealthy class, in com
mon with all others, and beyond all
others, have political duties that demand
their attention. In countries where the
noble class still exists, it chiefly COM
prises the wealthy, educated class; but
the wealthy tradesman gradually en-
croaches upon the hOnors given as a
reward for proves in arms or states
manship. Here the field is open to all.
When the amassIng of wealth is not
connected with noble ideas, the enjoy
meDt of it is limited. OF great riches
there is no real use, except in the dis
tribution of it; the rest is but conceit
The man of intellectual ability, learn.
ing and letters, not only enjoys a social
standing commensurate with those who
possess large share of this worlds
goods, but possesses with them real
riches, for is not the enjoyment of intel
lectual wealth to be ranked rs of
much more substantial value than the
evanescent gold which often melts away
as the mist of the morning?
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