The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-15
FIFTH ALUMNI FEAST
Annual Banquet of the Cha
tauqua Association
HELD IN SEDGWICK HALL
Exercises Marked by Eloquent
ToaStS and Fine Music.
HELD IN SEDG WICK Hall
Come TO our feast Of Joy and glee,
Rest in our happy bowers.
There's profit in our c. /. s C

Come TO our feast of Joy and glee,
Rest in our happy bowers.
There's profit in our c. L. S. c.
Yea, fun and feast and flowers"
The fifth annual banquet of the Chau-
tauqua Alumni association, held in sedg-
wick Music hall last night, was all that
is contained in the last line Of the above
beautiful stanza, which served as an ap-
proprate heading for the printed program.
At O'Clock the members Of the Alumni
association began to arrive, and the large
hall presented a scene Of beauty, such as
it has presented on many other social
occasions when wealth and beauty and cuI-
ture mingled within its spacious walls.
The room was decorated in becoming har-
1nony with the national flag day, and
patriotic colors abounded throughout all
the decorations. Above the stage were
festooned several large American flags,
while at the north end OF the hall was an
arrangement OF small flags, forming the
word Welcome" Flowers of varied hue
and kind were suspended from each Of the
chandeliers, and the tables resembled
bowers of natural flowers. At each plate
was large sun1iower, an emblem of the
society's name. Mrs. S. S Noble presided
at the piano, and just before the guests
were seated at the tables she struck one
chord and all broke forth in harmony on
GLORY BE to the Father" which was
sung most beautifully by all the guests.
The feast Of the banquet table was in
dUlged in for more than an hour before
the program of toasts began. The tables
were presided over by the pretty girls of
the Pickwick club. a very popular society
Of young people, and they did their work
most gracefully.
Mrs. Hiram Imboden, president of the
Alumni association. acting as toast
mistress, introduced the speakers with
much grace and dignity. All of the toasts
were excellently handled and the music
was faultessly rendered. The program
was as follows:
Culture. Mrs. L. G. Whittier
Sure, He that made Us with such large
discourse,
Looking before and after, gave US not
That capability and God-Iike reason
To rust in US unused.-Shakespear
Piano solo, ''Kamennoi-O strow"
..........................M Mrs. s. s. Noble |
Education Ends Only with Life.....
.....-...................Ja James A. Allison |
do not believe that all the possi-
bilities OF life are shut up in the
early years.-Vincent
Men and Manners of the Eighteenth
Century. Miss Bernice Evans
The proper study of mankind Gs
man.-Pope
Chautauqua Vesper Song. Assembly Circle
Chautauqua and the Club Woman.
.......................Mrs r. P Murdoch
The old order changeth, yielding place
10 new;
And God fulfills Himself in many ways.
Lest one good custom should corrupt the
world.-Tennyson.
Nineteenth Century Woman.
Mrs. Z. F. Hamilton
fill this cup to one made up
OF 1oveliness alone
A woman Of her gentle sex,
The seeming paragon.-Pinkney.
Plano duet, ''Semiramide"
The Education Man Gives Himself.
-......-.................J O. ConkIfn
A little learning is a dangerous thing:
Drink deep or taste not the Pierlan spring.
Pope.
Music, star Spargled Banner"
...........AIrs. Finlay Ross and Chorus
American Patriotism. Mrs. F H Robertson
When freedom, from her mountain height.
Unfurled her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars Of glory there.-Drake.
Genius-.-...............Mrs, Murray Myers
Genius IS supposed to be a power which
no precepts can teach,
And which no industry can acquire.
Sir J. Reynolds.
Weather--..-..-........ Mrs. G. c. Purdue
Who knows whittier the clouds have f1edg
In the unscarred heavens they leave no ,
wake.-Loweu
Music. Mrs. Hiram Imboden and Chorus
Good night. dear friends,
May angels YOU attend
And strew your couch with choicest :
howers.-From the German.
BY special request Mrs. Imboden sang
q very patriotic song entitled odd Glory" .
which created immense applause. The
song was written by Mrs Castor BOYD.
of Hutchinson. While Mrs. Imboden sang
It she held in her hand a large American :
flag and the audience could not resist a
cheer as she waved It 10 emphasize the
words of reference 10 its glory. As she
was singing the last refrain tha audience
rose and waved their haldkerchiefs in pa ]
triotic enthusiasm.
The retiring president announced the
election Of the new officers OF the asso-
citation. who are; President, Mrs. G. c.
Purdue; vice president Miss Ola Kinoaid: :
and treasurer Mrs. z. Z Ham
i-ton- Mrs 5. s. Noble vas chosen as |
delegate TO represent the societies at the
next general assembly. which convenes
a. Lake CaautauQua. y. y. in August
The audience arose and sang America
81 ter when one OF the most entertaining
and successful meetings the Alumni ass0- s
citation has ever held. adjourned
The Chautaqua association has had i
splendid season % growth during the past
year, and has come To be ore Of the lead
ina educational associations Of the state :
Il has large and Influential, membership I
The graduates II 1899 are Mrs. Richard
Warrea- Mrs. G. c. Purdue. Mrs. Murray
Myers. Nrs. f. II. Robertson and Mary
Lyman Lewis The roll Of other members
md their year Of graduation Is as follows: +
Ms. Hiram lmboden, president: Mrs. :
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