The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-08
THE DAY ROYALTY OBSERVED.
Annual Thanksgiving Feast Of An
Gent Order Of Lignum Vitae.


Gent Order Of Lignum Vitae.
While Thanksgiving has come and
gone and its observance in Rapid
City has become matter of history,
yet even at this late day THE UNION
fells that the manner in which the
day was observed by the Lignum
Vitae organization is deserving of
special mention.
The day had been one of the feast
ing and thanksgiving throughout
the city and evening found the
rooms of the Ligumns on the third
floor OF the Flormann block bril-
liantly lighted and arts tically dec.
oraLed for the second annual ban
quet. The mem oers of the regular
organization, with those of the
annex-the young ladies club as
sembled at the reception room and
time went hurriedly by in a social
way. Thanks to the hospitality of
the organization, the editor of THE
UNION and his better half we're
among the few guests invited from
outside the club Mrs. J. B.
Gossage represented the j lrnal,
while Miss Amy Beardshear and
Miss Alice Flavin were the guests
of honor from Sturgis.
While the merry making in the
reception room was at its height. the
Lignum kitchen and dining room
was scene of busy activity, where
Messls. Chas. Hunt, Mox Poznansky,
and Guy Wing were busily prepar-
ing the dan test, yet most elaborate
spread, ever made for twenty for
tunate people in Rapid City. The
feast was ready and it was one fit
for the gods. The merry makers re.
paired to the dining room. At
the plate Of each lady lay hand
some rose, while the gentlemen
were provided with pirks Of equal
beauty and freshness.
The supper was served in courses,
Messrs Poznansky and Hunt, en-
bellished with white aprons, red
neckties and diamond studs as big
as yaluuts, acted as walters, and
right royalty their filled the bill.
Guy Wing, the popular baker and
one OF the Lignums' right hand men,
acted as chef in way most credit
able. First came bouillon, blue
points and Saratoga flakes, followed
later by roast turkey, dressing,
French fried potatoes, escalo ped
oysters, shrimp salad, rolls, lettuce,
waters, saltsd almonds, fruit
salad, cranberry jelly, olives, celery,
and coffee. This second course was
followed by chocolate and vanilla ice
cream, fruit, kisses and bonbons.
Then came the toasts, drank with
grape ale, beverage absolutely
harmless. President R, ]. Heron
gave the first toast, reviewing brief
ly the history Of the organization.
Miss Margurita Rich followed on be-
half Of the young ladies of the annex.
Then letter was read from Miss
Olive Howe, who is now in Chicago.
Art. W. Grid of The UNION followed,
touching briefly on the manner in
which the organization was repre-
sented when the nation needed men,
and referring to the death of VIM.
B. Smith, an honored member OF
the organization who was killed in
the Philippines service. With a
word of thanks for the privilege of
OF oeing present, The speaker gave
way for Mrs. J. B. Gossage, whose
remarks were timely and full Of
thanksgiving, Chas. B. Hunt end
ed the toasts in a witty and
original way, peculiarly his own.
The health of the club was drank
after each toast and after two hours
at the banquet beard the party once
more repaired to the reception room
where with the aid of songs, graph
ophone selections ETC., the time wa:
spent until O'Clock a. M, wher
all departed, unit in the opinion
that Thanksgiving, had been OBJ
served in a manner rejecting thu
greatest credit to the Lignuns anc
their assistants in the Annex.