The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-05
SATURDAYNIGHT BANQUET
It was Chiefly Conspicuous for It's De-
partures From the Programme
Arranged.


The annual banquet of the Saturday
Night club was held at the Throop hotel
last night.
Some of the members had secured the
services of DR.. A. S. Embree, pastor of
the First Methodist church, as one of
the toasters, in the hope that his pres
ence would be a curb on the enthusi-
astic members, but the effort was a
failure 1t was the most hilarious ban
quet that was ever held and Dr. EN-
bree was not spared. 1t was only when
President Daley arose at the beginning
of the banquet and invited DR.. Embree
Ito make a few remarks that the
members observed a proper degree of
decorum. When the blessing had
been asked the feed was brought on
and it was nearly IL O'Clock when the
few remnants had been cleared away
by the waiter
President Dailey's address as the ere
firing president was the first A W.
Dana said that the presumption of the
president in calling himself retiring
was piece of impudence that should
not be tolerated. AS the address pro-
ceeded the Interruptions came thick and
fast The talk was about knaVes
queens, kings and clubs. When he had
concluded, or rather surrendered to his
prosecutors, A w. Dana arose and said:
guest, the Rev. DR.. Embree, all mention
of cards be stricken out of the gentle
mems. remarks" The motion was car
ried with a unanimity that caused DR..
Embree to bow his thanks.
The only really meritorious speech of
the evening was to have been delivered
by Charles F. Spencer on 'Jetsam and
FIotsam." It was carefully prepared
but that made no difference to the ir-
repressible Saturday Nighter. The
speaker was declared out of order for
attempting to use a manuscript. His
remarks were punctuated by questions
and jibes until he was compelled to
give up and he sat down with the re-
mark: If you don't want to hear this
1 will quit" Good, good, good" came
from several different places around the
table.
H. G. Larimer was expected to talk
about F'olk-lOre of the Saturday
known fact that the Saturday Nighters
have no folklore nor any other kind of
lOre.'' He said a few other things that
were lost in the excitement caused by
his first remark
DR.. Embree was expected to respond
to the toast "Crack-a-jacks, and he
did as well as could be expected. He
tried to tell the club the meaning of
his subject, but they would not listen.
The sparring with DR.. Embree was
trifie more cautious, but he was not
spared any of the excitement that goes
with the privilege of responding to a
lOesSl oI d kodluIOdy 4N4SHL C1uD Ddu-
quet.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor James A.
Troutman tried to talk about * Raise"
and succeeded as we'll as any of the
rest. T. A. McNeaI followed and was
allowed to tell a story to its conclusion
an achievement of which any man
would be proud at a banquet of this
organization.
A w Dana talked about "The Air
ship He tried to quote Latin and
several obliging banqueters volunteered
the information, Them words is Latin -
They said some other things, too, but
Mr.. Dana manfully waded through his
task
Then the guests were compelled to
talk. They all said something or tried
to.
Following are the members of the
club who participated: J. B. Furry, A.
w Dana, DR.. c. F. Menninger, Eli G.
Foster, Robert Stone, Chas. F. Spencer,
Abram Wyman, Thos. F. Doran, Albert
Watkins, o. L. Clark E. D. McKeeVer,
c. J. Prescott, Thos. A. McNeal, H. G.
Iarimer. Frank H. Foster, John A.
Daley, L. S. Ferry, F. N. Kessler and
C. A Schumacher.
Following We're the guests: J. b
Larimer, J. A. Troutman. H. G; Lari-
rner, J. G. Slonecker. w. r. Evans,
Rev, A. S. F2mbree, Judge Guthrie, J. F.
FARRELL, J. E. Larimer, DR.. O. P. Davis,
DR.. l. H. Mum, c. A. Fellows, C. G.
Colburn L. B. Daley, c. P. Adams,
G. S. Elliott, J. A. Switzer, VIM. Hen
derson, J. w Stout, H. G. Prebble, 7.
P. CuIIey, w w. Mills, G. NJ. Stone,
Park Ewart, A. D. Gray and r. B.