Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-18
X. P. Banquet.


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K. P. Banquet.
Last Thursday night pursuant to
arrangements the members of the X.
of p lodge gave their annual banquet
at Castle Hall. The banquets on pre-
yious occasions were all that heart
could wish for but every one present
admit the banquet given Thursday
night excelled all others by far.
Inc evening was perfect and at the
appointed hour the assembly hall was
hlled with gay and happy banqueters.
When the banquet hour arrived the
noble Knights with their sweet and
fair companions by their sides, march
ed with proud and gallant step to the
banquet tables. The arrangements
were systematic and complete and as
they stood around the long tables
covered with snowy white linen and
decked with flowers A prettier or
more perfect picture of rapturous ioy
and happiness could not be desired.
Everything was neatly and tastefully
arranged in manner that could not
help but please the most fastidious.
A crowd ofmanlier noble men and
more beautiful and winsome women
could not be found. Every eye danced
and sparkled and shone with raptuer.
Hearts beat fast as in days of youth.
Words of good will, best wishes and
future hopes fell from the lips of all.
The feeling OF fraternal love and SYM
pathy bound each to each with ioy
and peace and happiness and content
ment such as words cannot express.
Nc traces of care and sorrow could be
seen upon each noble brow. While
yet standing Prelate L. d. Phelps re-
turned thanks to Almighty God and
the banquet crowd seated themselves
ready to partake of the aich and rare
viands, the best known to the culinary
art, which had been prepared for the
occasion. The service at the table was
all that could be asked and everything
was done with that ease and grace
that is indicative of refinement.
After the inner man was feasted.
DIR. A. l.. Brooks as toastmaster for
the evening opened up the intellectual
feast with one of his characteristic
speeches that put every one in good
humor, with mind ready to grasp the
wit and eloquence of those on the
program. On the printed programs,
Y. "A. Marlin was to respond to the
toast Our Foreign Possessions but
being absent, Fred Fl. Blume was in
troduced and given the toast, ''Our
Spare Rib" Mr.. Blume soon demon
strated that he was eqnal to his sub
Ject and spoke in a clever and happy
way that reached the hearts of his
hearers. He paid many tokens and
tribute to the fair ladies present and
was willing to concede that the
pleasures of the evening were due to
the presence of the fairer sex that the
committee on program and seen fit to
term Our Spare Rib"
DR.. Brooks then introduced Henry
M. Gray and rendered him the sub.
ject Babies" Mr.. Gray soon dis
posed ofall his surplus stock of know
ledge pertaining to babies and drifted
on to the principles of of the order of
knights of Pythias and spoke very
freely and knowingly and in general
way pointed out the higher and grand
er and nobler qualities taught by the
organization. His speech was we'll re-
celVed and when other like
occasions present themselves he will
doubtless have another opportunity to
give the audience entertainment and
instruction.
Mrs. ID. G. Mott was nextintroduced
and responded to the subject: "When
knighthood was in Flower which
she handled in a knowing and pleasing
manner displaying clear thoughts elo-
quently expressed. She eulogized the
knights and their organization and
won much applause by her able re-
spouse.
This ending the program, those who
desired to indulge in dancing with
drew to the ball room. Entertain
ment was provided for all so that
everyone present pronounced the
evening social success
We were unable to get the names of
those in attendance properly classified, |
but the following knights with their
wives or sweethearts were present:
Henry NJ. Gray j. A. Humiston
DR.. A. u. Brooks Il. M. Leet
Sparks Baker John Musson
a. A. Baker Ed. f. Bilharz
Chas. Benton Alex Caldwell
e. w. Evans Charles Evans
Frank Evans j. E. Griffith
+. +. Hooker A. G. Harmon
Lee Huddler w. E. Kennels
Ross o. Kennels John A. Nash
Y. ID. Phelps j. +. Russell
S. G. Randles r. C. Rice
ID. E. Soar G. f. Talbot
Jonn Weighton Ed. S. Van Gorder !
L. j. Hill A. l.. Viewer
3. N. Taggart Jay Shingledecker
j. III. Jones G. e. BRENNAN
o. b. Train f. M. Rice
d. G. Mott r. C. Spencer
z. w. Hansen Matt Gardner
Chris Olsen ]. II. Gardner
j. f. Luse L. S. Shearman
4. +. Childs Edward Prick
Fred III. Blume 0. p. Coon
Charley Talbot |