Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-01-18
K. p. Banquet.

The banquet Of the Knights OF Ply.
thias last Thursday to which they IN
yited few OF their friends, was n
Enthusiastically pleasant affair. The
| Opera House rooms which has SO many
times been of use TO the orderon similar
occasions was utilized for the last time,
we suppose, the members and their ladies'
meeting there, and then marching into
the lodge room, it having been converted
into banquet hall, The decorations
We're tasteful and pretty ard the supper
was most excellent The walters chosen
mostly from X. p. families, fitted to and
fro as they sped on their happy errands
This part of the program, the supper,
was much appreciated. Then came the
literary part
Up to the time of entering the hall
none but the committee knew who the
speakers were to be- On each plate was
found program. DR. Brooks was toast
master. He is most happy and appro-
pirate speaker and sustained his reputa-
ton Thursday night. His Introductory
speech contained good thoughts ee-
gantly expressed. The first one to re.
spond to toast was q. A. Marlin who
was to speak on "Our foreign posses
sions." DIR. Brooks said it was expected
he would be here until late hour that
evening when Mr.. Marlin had got to
chasing news item and had got it up
tree and couldn't leave. He then pr
ceeded to introduce Fred Blume who
was to respond on "Our Spare-rib." The
Doctor said he didn't know what the
subject meant and didn't think Mr..
Blume did, but that would not prevent
a lawyer making good speech on the
subject.
Mr. Blume handled the strange subject
splenidly, being humorous and enter
tanning. He made many happy hits at
the expense of several members OF tho
lodge. After much speculation as to
what his subject did not mean he re-
membered the Bible story and concluded
it releated in some way to women. At
the close of Mr. Blume's speech the
POSTMASTER said he knew Fred could
speak well. He said Fred had written
other speeches for this occasion and
proceeded to pull one from his pocket
which he said Fred had dropped and
proceeded to read it. 1t was as follows:
As mp and down this weary world wander,
OFT DER my lonely state sadly ponder
And wish the Joys c0nnubal that others know
Would come my way and give me half show.
You think no other mistress require?
Tho welded to the law, still aspire
To wake In some maids breast loves glorious
And incidentally to settle all her bills.
The law'sa right for getting bread aud but.
But has no loving heart to softly nutter;
She gives no love-glance with sweet downcast
ewes
Nor yet dyspepsia with her home made pies.
I've paid my court TO many winsome Miss,
And "sued" In vain tor only one sweet kiss,
But found alas ere many times I'd seen her
Some other man came IN as intervenor."
I've courted them in English, Dutch and
Dane,
But all my Especial pleadings" proved In vain;
My Irish girl declared "she'd not behave II,
Unless bedad" I'd "hle an affidavit"
Just one alone returned my warm affection
But to my suit her parents filled objection"
tried to take her from her fathers house
by "habeas corpus" but twas nixcumr0us.
But ne'er will despair, III persevere,
III work my graft fun twelve months In the
year,
III search the world from Philippine to Carib'
Until find my tootsy wootsy spare rib"
The postmaster then introduced Mrs.
Mott who spoke on "When Knighthood
was in Flower" She slightly chaifed
the committee who evidently desired
her to toast the Knights, by throwing
such mantle OF romance around them
selves, while they gave plain subjects to
the other speakers. She said several
other things and we thought we were
going to be able to comply with the re-
qnest OF several OF the Knights who
asked us to publish her speech, but are
prevented by her usual perversity.
Henry Gray's subject was Babies"
He got more out of the subject than we
thought was in it. His speech was phil
os optical, witty and most excellent. He
praised the little kings (and queens)
and toasted them eloquently.
Thus ended most enjoyable occasion.
Dancing followed in the Opera House
for those who desired and social inter
course for the others. May those happy
occasions of social and intellectual en-
joyment annually occur with the regular
ity OF the coming year.