The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-30
EPwORrH LEAGUE AT TABLE
City Union BanGueted at Clinton
Avenue Church Last Night.

City Union Bangueted at Clinton
Avenue Church Last Night.
A fitting conclusion to the nations day
Of thanks was the banquet and social
given last evening at the Clinton Avenue
NJ. E. church, by the st. Paul Epworth
League union.
The gathering was the first annual ban
quet of the union and marked an era
in St. Paul EpWorth league circles that
BODIES well for the future OF this religious
auxiliary The league necessarily large
did not allow the full attendance of the
membership and instead those who gath
cred around the festive board were con-
fined to a limited representation from the
large number of chapters, each of whica
bears the name Of the church to which
it is an auxiliary.
Despite this limitation. the women Of
the Clinton Avenue church had their
hands full in providing the $50 or more
present with a substantial and appetiz-
I ing Thanksgiving dinner.
The length of the menu limited the de-
livery of the large number of toasts
and responses, but their brevity only
served to increase the interest and to
make the occasion all the more pleasant
c. A. Palmer, president of the city I'M
ion, was POSTMASTER and in response to
his wit and ready repartee the following
1li64ifDCIS VI lIfS IOeiS CC save lISS0 bIASliS
on the following subjects:
Mrs A Matchett Hamline, 1.-THE Spirit
of Thankfulness;" John German Wes-
ley, Success in Life, What Constitutes
It," A c. Bacl1ey, King street, 'The Foe
we Ffght-Every Christian a Soldier; JOS
eph Shannon, Bates avenue, '"The Gov
eminent we Support-Every Christian a
Citizen" Miss Mabel Golfer, Central
Park @frThe Intellects we Train-Every
Christian a Thinker" H c. Grayum,
Clinton avenue. The Cause we Repre-
sent-Fyery Christian an Ambassador;
Miss Edith Weed, st. Anthony Park,
'"The Influence we Exert-Every Chris
tan a Stewart Miss Elizabeth Doak,
Trinity, "Our Junior Epworth Leaguers; :
Presiding Elder F. NJ. Rule, St Paul
district, Our opportunity"
The menu which was a varied and sub
stantiaI one was in line with the spirit
of fun and humor which prevailed the
evenings entertainment and to the un-
itiated was a source of much wonder
It read as follows:
"Demoralized Darkey,s Dream, STAFF
Of LIE, Good Water B Sp9ilt," :. "R !,6,
F Ee95slS c 3eaToy fG Ia onsi Ess'
!. Things Nice to Hold Just Like
Mother Used to Make"
The chapters represented at the gath
ering were the Bates Avenue, Central
Park Clinton Avenue, Daniel, FIRST
church Y P. s. G. p, Grace, Hamline,
ANTHONY Park Trinity and Wesley.
Among the ministers, present and those
who gave words of encouTa gement to the
movement were, Presiding ,s3sii Elder F. M.
church: Thomas 4ambly, Clinton Avenue
church, and Rev Bowen, of Wesley
church.
While suppers and socials have been
q feature of the league ever since its or
SANITATION, last evenings affair was the
first banquet and it is the intention OF
the members to hereafter commemorate
the event annually.
The next event viii be held in January
at the FIRST church, when Bishop Joyce,
the president of the International Ep-
worth league, viii deliver an address.
| Other events of an Intellectual and en-
| PERTAINING feature will be carried out
during the year.