The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-29
CENTURY CLUB DINNER
AN ELABORATE AFFAIR is GIVEN
AT THE DENISON HOTEL.
Some of the Invited Guests Could Not
be Present-Unique Arrangement
of the PrOgramme-TOasts.

One Of the most elaborate club banquets
ever given in this city was held in the large
ordinary of the Denison last night. The
occasion was the annual dinner Of the
Century Club, and the details We're on a
scale far in advance of any previous effort.
1t had been intended to have the dinner
in honor of some of the noted writers of
Indiana, and the programmes, which en-
bodied the dinner cards, were arranged as
souvenirs of the visit of these writers.
Those invited were Gen. Lew Wallace. Ben
jamin S. Parker, of New Castle, Edward
Eggleston, of New York, but now at Madi-
son, Maurice Thompson, OF Charlottesville,
Mrs. Mary Hartwell C~atherwood, of
Hoopeston, Ill, and Mrs. Annie Fellows
Johnston, Of Evansville. OF this number
only one-Mr. Parker-was able TO attend.
One of the unique features of the affair
was the arrangement of the tables in the
form a letter "'T' with a pyramidal base.
Ii was designed by Herbert w. Foltz.
Every portion of the table was adorned with
cardinal and white roses, which, formed
into bouquets and placed in baskets along
with ferns. made an effective display when
set alternately with candelabra with col
Palms were seen everywhere about the
sides of the room, while at the back a per-
feet embankment was formed OF them.
Covers were laid for ninety-five guests, each
of whom was presented with a souvenir
programme. This in itself was one OF the
most artistic effects of the banquet. The
covers were in two shades Of brown, with
the outlines of a century plant in brown
and bronze green.
PROGRAMME EMBELLISHMENTS.
On the fly leaf was the announcement:
9TH Century Club dinner to some Indiana
writer's On the next page was the fol-
lowing quotation from "Ben-Hur:'
THE stranger drew nigh. Peace
be with thee o servant of the true Cod
".And to thee, o brother of the true faith
to thee peace and welcome
While we eat We viii each learn who the
others are and whence they came and how
they are called"
On the next page were the names of the
invited guests, while opposite, on another
page were the miniatu-c portraits or the
same people grouped artistically around
the picture Of General Wallace. On the
next page was the dinner card, as follows:
THE tent is set and the bread is ready for
the breaking" -Ben-Hur.
Canape Anchory.
Blue Points
Sauterne.
Celery. Sailed Almonds. Olives.
Mock Turtle au Madere.
Cheese Sticks.
Filet of Sole-Marguery.
Amontillado.
Sliced Cucumbers. Potatoes Bernhard.
Braised Tenderloin of Beef, Triano.
American Asparagus. French Peas.
st. Julien.
"Git a plenty while yer gittin', says l."
The Hoosier Schoolmaster.
Supreme of Chicken a la Ambassadrice.
Punch Creme de Violette.
Roast Quail on Toast au Cresson.
Mumm' Elk. Dry.
Nesselrode Ice Cream.
Fruits. Assorted Cake. Bon-bons.
Roquefort Cheese: Toasted Crackers.
Cafe Noir.
Creme de Menthe.
Your sheer's et."-The Stirring Off.
"Wot we all gwine do now?"
Ole Mammy's Torment.
THE TOASTS.
With the clearing of the tables and the
passing of the coffee came the toasts.
President William S. CARRIER was toastmas-
ter, and the programme was as follows:
Hath a Prophet Honor i'm His own
Country?' Rev. j. Cumming Smith. III
had never hunted a public. His public
was one fond woman He had,
after all, only gone tdhnd the best pub,
isher."-"The Fairfield Poet Mrs. Cath
erwood.
1.-The Minstrers Harp" Mr.. Richard On
1.-THE immortal artist, painting with his
flute,
His breath for pigment, for perspective
SOuilu,
Soothed man, the beast, with his delightful
strains,
Till man,, the soul, his sense of being
found."
THE Poets Reed" Mr.. Parker.
Disappointed Lovers in Literature" Mr..
Alfred h. Dickey. "What can you do when
she whom you love more than life, or for
tune, or character, turns away her face
and loves another?'-'A Tallahassee Girl"
Mr.. Thompson.
THE Story Teller" Mr.. George f. Bass.
"You see, when a feller's got one side of
his head later, he's mighty onsartin like.
You don't swan me, fer / can't tell what
minute the later side'll begin to ak
1.-The Hoosier Schoolmaster," Mr.. Eggles-
ton.
"Sidelights on International Arbitration"
Mr.. Everard +. Tibbott.
THE tableux, with their shifting scenes
OF knights and ladies, and marble statuarv.
were burned in his memory as heavenly
visions. He knew nothing of the tinsel and
flour and red lights which produced the eff
fects."-"Ole Mammy's Torment" Mrs.
Johnston.
THOSE PRESENT.
Those present were: Prof. T. c. Howe
and wife, Prof. E. S. Ames and wife. John
l.. Grifiths and wife. Hugh Thane Miller.
j. Dorsey Forrest, Alfred F. Potts and
wife. Mrs. Wallace Donnan. Hilton u.
Brown and wife. H.. L. Breveridge and
wife. Misses Malott. Miss Rebecca Insley.
Misses Calvin. Ship. Owen. Brouse, John
son, d.. w. f. George and wife, Adolph
Schmuck, Edgar Evans and wife, DR.. C..
b. McCulloch. Herbert w. Foltz and wife.
DR.. c: G. Todd and the Misses Todd, Geo.
G. Calvert. DR.. Allison Maxwell and wife.
w; NJ; Cochran and wife, Millard Cox and
wife. Rev. Allen Philputt and wife. r. b.
Keith, Miss Carroll. Wilbur F.. Wynn and
Quinn an. wife. Miss Coburn, Albert Rabb
and wife. ]. w. Percy and wife. Harry
Burnett and wife, w. A. Bastain. and wife,
ert Nj. Fishback. Mrs. w. p. Fishback.
Mrs. Finley b. Pugh.- Jesse c.. Moore, Miss
brown, DR.. Minor Morris and wife, Mrs.
Funk, Rev. Francis II. Gayisk. Mrs. J.
Cumming Smith. Everard Tibbott. Alfred
T.. Dickey. MASS Mary Davis. William s.
Gerber and wife. Mrs. Smith, BENJAMIN s.
Par-er George F. Bass and wife. Fasse,t
A. Cotton and wife, Amos w. Butler and
wife, V. H ockwo and wife, Mrs.
Swain. w. ID. Howe n Miss Howe and
Mrs. w. H. Henry.