Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-18
Thursday Club Annual Banquet.

Thursday evening, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Wilson, occurred
the annual banquet of the Thursday
Club. The evening was perfect, the
stars dancing in the blue firma-
ment overhead and the pale rays of
the moon lent charm to the sur
roundings. AT seven o'clock several
of the finest turnouts of the tow
gathered up the winsome and elap.d
members of the club and their his
bands (who are not permitted to
associate or meet with, them except
once year, and after a few minutes
drive all were safely unIoaded at the
beautiful country home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson, west of town. All the
men entered with feeling of fear
and reverence, but in short time
all fear vanished and as the evening
the feeling of reverence increased,
, owing to the grace and ease and re-
fnement of the members of the club.
Here and there the house was tasti-
ly decorated with the club colorS,
pink and green, and there was many
traces of attractiveness that gave
evidence that the evening was to be
one of pleasure. The various amuse-
ments were systematically arranged
and carried out that each one pres
sent could not help but feel comfort
able mid such gay companions
and agreeable surroundings.
The banquet hour" arrived and it
would be weakness to describe the
banquet ables with the snowy linen,
beautiful and fragrant flowers, the
elegant chinaware and the rich and
and dainty viands such as would
become the grace of the queens
| tables. The banquet feast was serv-
ed with grace and dignity that
was indicative of ease and comfort
| Men who have not smiled or seen a
happy moment since they met one
year ago forgot all cares and their
eyes shone brightly in response to
the sparkling eye of their fair COM
panions who sat beside them, and
their faces were wreathed in smiles
that could only be eXcelled by the
knowing and pleasing smile that
the members of the Thursday Club
are capable of giving when they re-
turned home late from the club and
find their lords in an angry mood.
After partaking of the sulnptuous
banquet feast the gentlemen pres
ent were treated to an object lesson
as to the value and merits of the
work that is being accomplished.
The president of the club called the
members to order and directed the
secretary to call the roll. According
to the custom each one responded
to their names with a quotation
The quotations were the richest
gems found in the writings of the
renowned authors of literary fame
The club story for the year so far
as it has gone, was read and far
surpassed the anticipated hopes OF
1 those who had not been privileged
to know it's contents. As good as
was the banquet and as pleasurable
as was the evening, we believe the
work of the club every week in the
year far exceeds them. Their work
is grand and noble and the public
fails to give them the substantial
aid they deserve. They now have q
public library containing many vol
umes, and they are adding new
books from time to time as the read
ing public demands. While the
work of the club is not all that we
would like to see it yet, as far as il
goes, it could not be better. We
hope to see them grow and prosper
and make their influence felt. There
IS vast field before them with inf
!; mite opportunities, and we trust thai
each succeeding year will find them
striving to accomplish all that they
hope to build for themselves anC
the town.