The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-01
FOURTH ANNUAL BANQUET
Mempers OF the Chautauqua Circle
Feast.

Mempers OF the Chautauqua Circle
Feast.
The fourth annual banquet Of the Chau-
/ tauqua Alumni association was held in
! Garfield hall last evening. About fifty
guests and members Of the association
was present.
The toasts OF the evening were a. fol-
lows:
TOASTS.
IAN after-dinner talk across tho wal
nuts and the wine.-Tennyson.
Mrs. l. C. Whittier. Toast Mistress.
Song-"America.
THE Achievements Of Science During
the Nineteenth Century" Mrs. Murray
Myers.
Science is Ike virtue. its own exceed
ing great reward. Kings
ley.
'@The Evolution Of American Litera-
ture." Mrs. J. N Ross.
Literature is the daughter of heaven.
who has descended upon earth 10
soften and charm all human ills"
st. Pierre.
The Development of American Art. /"
Mrs. Roland P. Murdoch.
Art is but the mirror OF life" -Heine.
The Nineteenth Century Woman" Mrs
L. Z. Hamilton.
"Earth's noblest thing, a woman per-
fected. Lowell.
son-"Sing Paens over the Past"
Modern Club Life" Mrs. Robert NJ.
Plat.
They who true JOY would win, must
share it."-Byron.
1.-The Class Historian" Mrs. NJ. a. Nay
Tor.
loft in the Silly night
Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Fond memory brings the light
OF other days around me-"
Moore.
Music-"Join, o Friends, in a Memory
Song"
The Class Motto" Mrs. E. L. Loosely.
The humblest life that lives may be
divine"
w. r. Kessler.
Great geniuses have the shortest
"a Chautauaua Dream Realized" Mrs.
Hiram Imboden.
But we build the ladder by which we rise
From the lovely earth to the vaulted
skies,
And we mount to its summit round by
round" Holland.
'@The Alumni Ghost" Mrs 3. E. Rowlee.
How odd a single hobgoblins nOnenity
Should cause more fear than whole hosts
identity" Byron.
Music-"Auld Lang syne." Mrs. Hiram
Imboden and chorus.
kind word Of Observation-Disclosures
Reminding we shall meet again"
Mrs. L. c. Whittier as toastmistress in
troduced each speaker OF the evening in
most happy vein, and gave a short intro
duction in a manner that was most re-
freshing and original. being in fact men
tai exhilaration.
Mrs r. p. Murdoch was first introduced
to give the very latest news OF the war.
He told briefly the latest at that hour
which had come over the wire.
America" was sung with vim and pa
triotic ardor by oil present, Miss Caldwell
being the accompanies.
1.-The Achievements Of Science During
the Nineteenth Century" by Mrs. Murray
Myers, was a very interesting paper.
which recited briefly the wonderful pro-
gress in all lines.
The Development Of American Art"
by Mrs. Roland P. Murdoch, was an in
teresting recital OF American art and art
lists.
All Of the members and guests, at the
request OF the president, aros and sang.
Sing Paens Over the Past"
Mrs. Robert NJ. Plat was net intro
duced and spoke most Interestingly on
Modern Club Life" giving a platitutde,
a quotation and an anecdota
THE Glass Motto" by Mrs. z. L. Loose
". which was The Humblest Life that
Lives 8Iay be Divine was exceptionally
good and received the plaudits OF those
present.
THE Glass Name-'John Sidney La
niers," by Mrs. W. R. Kessler, was nee
essarily biographical, but was so interest
ingly told that il made a very pleasing i'm
preston and lacked any OF the dryness
usual with such subjects.
"A Chautauqua Dream Realized" by
Mrs. Hiram Imboden, was excellent. It
was an original poem and recited IN verse
the trials of the beginning and the grand
results achieved fro mthe course.
The Alumni Ghost" by Mrs B. E
Rowlee. was very humorous and created /
mirth. Her talk ranked as
one OF the best of the evening.
Aud Lang Syne." by Mrs. Imboden. !
with a chorus Of all those present, closed /.
the fourth annual banquet OF the Wich- (
tia Circle Of Chautauqua.
Mrs. Hiram ImhOden as president and /
Miss Caldwell as secretory. We're proposed |
and unanimously elected for the ensuing !
year. Mrs. s. T. Rowlee was elected as
delegate TO the National ChaDtauQua |
meeting which coavenes in ChautauQua. /
New York. this summer. It was decided /
unanimously to Join the Federation OF I
Clubs.
The tables were profusely decorated /
with roses Of all coIors and the class flow I
er-vio.ets The program was very pref 4
~. having the American flag in eoiors as 1
wavjrS IN the breeze. with violets attach 1
Cd 10 the outside cover.
Mrs. J y. Ross Mrs. F. E. Hamilton 4
and Mrs. NJ. a Nsyior. who were to have /
spoken, were Immortality absent.
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