Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-02-25
The Old Bach BANQUET,


All who may have been under the i'm.
preston hat the Old Bachelors Club was
q t'lng OF the past would have found that
1t was a mistaken Idea had they bean pres.
ent at the elegant reception and banoue,
gwen oy that organization on the evening
Vi reb. 18th at the Hotel de Macon, All Of
tue readers are perhaps aware that this ar.
s"n'zatlon spraug into prominence abou,
leu years ago, and it is the custom with
mem 10 give an annual banquet about the
hrst OF every year. 1t is also an unwrltten
Jaw that whenever a member of this club
oecoines a benedict it is expected that he |,
10 give the club a reception and banquet.
Every one knows the history of this body
OF old and young men, composed of the I'm.
lucky number. l3. and every one also knows
lnat time aud matrimony have wrought
changes with this club but we are com.
pe'led to note that w have a few members
VINO have been true to the cause and chung
TO the faith through the storms of MANY
years. or course it will be impossible for
me TO attempt to tell you of the very many
pleasantries of the evening. When | tell
you that Mrs. O'NeI!l and Mrs. Jno. C. II.
Jones superintended tie refreshments, then
II goes without saying that the banquet wa
a complete success. The party of thi rteen
old bachelors finally arrived at the Hall.
some early and some late, and were ushered
into the reception room where they all re-
manned until the circle was complete. Elk
actly at 10 O'Clock supper was announced
and the gallant band of thirteen old bache-
Tors, with the loveliest and sweetest girls
In this southland, filed into the dining hall
where an elegant repast was at their dispo.
sal. After busying themselves with the ma.
terial part of life for about 40 hour. the nc.
ting toast master. MI. FINS Carleton, arose
and with a few appropriate remarks thanked
the young ladies and other guests for their
presence and concluded by calling on the
chaperone for a toast. Mr.. Boyd ably res.
pended in his own peculiar manner. Hon.
W b. Stewart responded cheerfully, gave
his experience as an old bachelor and then
wound up with an eulogy on the United
States government. Mr.. j. G.. II. Jones
next responded and spoke in pleasant terms
OF the different kinds of stimulants that a
man IN a life time might possibly meet with.
Mr. d. ID. Patty responded gala, tlv. Mr..
n FAINT hasouuht tha ro,,,r I,d;as ,ni
fellow members not 20 give him out as he
still had hopes of entertaini g the club
Mr.. II. II. Brooks, the new member. came
next ana spoke Of what might have been.
Tom Evans spoke of what he hoped would
be. Mr.. Julius Klaus was afraid to make
the attempt bnt assured the company of his
good will. The toast master then proposed
a toast to to our visitor, Mr.. T~easdale, and
1t was responded to by him in few appro-
pirate and wei! clO.en words, Then atOast
to the ladies, then a toast to the club, then
Il toast to everybody. The merry party hlrG
out Of the dining hall into the parlors where
they were entertained for the rest of the
evening. Good things cannot always last,
so at ~ o'clock the carriages announced
that it was time to depart. The Young peo.
pie who attended will never forget this very
pleasant evening given by the Old Bache'
lors. and 1t is to be hoped that ere long Oul
senior bachelors will have finally persuade
ed the young ladies' to console themselves
by the quotation of our chaperone when he
said that 1t was more blessed to give thar
to receive. The following were present:
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