The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-07-20
ANN UAL BANQUET.
COLLEGE OF COMMERCE BOYS ARD
GIRLS MAKE MERRY.
SEVENTEEN WERE GRADUATED
A Large class Goes out Into the Business
World With the Best wishes of
MANY Friends.-Banquet a
Big Success.

The annual reunion and banquet OF
the students of the Kenosha College OF
Commerce was held Thursday evening
at the Court House, and, as usual the
banquet was the jolliest event of the
school year.
The rooms were prettily decorated
for the occasion and large number OF
students of other years we're present to
assist the faculty in bidding farewell to
the class of C. &c."
The Commencement exercises were
in the form of a banquet and the large
school room on the west side of the
building was turned into great ban
quet hall for the purpose of entertaining
the guests. Theslong tables, at which
covers were laid for over one hundred
people, stretched all the way across
the room. They we're resplendent in
their decorations. Great palms were
placed on all the tables. and generous
bouquets of tlowerssadded much to the
beauty of the scene. Before the ban
quet was served an informal reunion OF
the students and their friends and
relatives was held. Everyone was
made to feel at home by reception
committee consisting of John Hegeman,
James E. Tully, MisseslRose McManus
and Camilla Schulz. The introduction
committee consisted of Charles 81.
Curtiss, Belle Gaffney, Elizabeth
O'Brien, Joseph Letting, Arthur Bloss,
Mabelle Kelly and Bert Foster.
At o'clock Jacoby's orchestra,
which furnished music for the occasion,
started march whichswas the signal
for the guests to enter the dining room.
The banquet which was served was
very elaborate. The following was the
menu:
Chicken Salad Sailed Waters
Cold Turkish Tongue
Pickles Olives Celery
Cold Boiled Ham
Rolls Coffee
Potato Salad
Assorted Cakes Ice Cream
Following the banquet the following
program of toasts was given with Prof.
Trenary acting as POSTMASTER:
POSTMASTER ................Oti Otis L. Trenary
Recollection the Strongest Influence, "Oh.
no, We'll ne'er forget, -. Mr.. F. M. Davis
The Future OF the Nation, Liberty, Fra
ternity, Equality. Mr.. James Cavanagh
The Woman in Business, with all her
faults we love her STILL "a. Belle Gafney
Greater than Wealth, May we never lack
full supply ..................R Rev. l. w. Gerry
Modern Knighthood, The strong right arm
of civilization .........,...... Edwin Bishop
A Vision May the good become real and
the poor remain dream. John Hegeman
Following the program number of
students were called upon for short
speeches. The evening ended with a
general reunion in which hearty good
fellowship, for which the College of
Commerce is noted, was the feature.
The class of "'99," which is the largest
in the history of the institution con-
sists of seventeen members as follows:
Ruby M. Harrison, Camilla B. Schulz,
Chas. 81. Curtiss, Charlotte L. Stahl,
Rose A. McManus, Emma Abel, Dora
Fisk, leila Margaret HRrdie, VIM. Fl.
Fl. Krukman, R. Clifton Shotliff, Jas.
E. Tully, John Hegeman, G. Adolph
Schmitt, Chester l. Ozanne, Leopold
Bienneman, John 81. Aehen, Ralph D.
Hill.
Nearly every member of the class
has obtained position and will start
out into busy working life at once.