Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-11-15
!. ANNUAL 4 |h||U|A| BANQUET
Fortnightly, Club Holds its Annual
Banquet Last Night at the Resi- )
dence of Gov. White.
Event was One of the Social Affairs
~, of the Season-Club Entertains
, Its Guests.

One of the events of the social sea-
son was the Fourth Annual Banquet of
the Fortnightly club alt the residence
of Governor and Mrs. Frank White last
night The executive residence had
been appropriately and artisticalIy dec
GRATED with the club colors, pink and
white, in honor Of the occasion. Pre-
ceding the banquet was a literary and
musical programme, Mesdames Moore
and !smyth beginning with a piano
duet, pleasing and we'll rendered. The
address OF welcome was given by Miss
Belle Ward, president of the club, who
in a graceful and we'll sustained address
told of the work of the club the past
year, in the study of Russia. The for
work of the club, the study of Eng
fish and American literature was also
presented. The particular traits and
talents Of the several members of the
club were touched upon-there was the
Milton, the artist, the parliamentarian,
the student, the magnanimous one, the
mother, the homekeeper, the business
woman and the professional one. In
closing she babe the guests of the even
ing hearty welcome. A sweetly rem
dered vocal trio by Mesdames Klaus,
Smyth and White followed. Mrs. o.
H. Will presented a letter from Russia,
the incidents gathered from an mag
mary tour of that land, and presenting
much that was entertaining and in
structive. A piano duet. ~portraying
the peculiar style of Russian music, by
Mesdames Smyth and Moore followed.
The programme closed with a piano
trio by Mesdames Moore, Smyth and
Klaus.
A unique entertainment followed
which furnished much amusement to
those participating. The gentlemen
We're given a workbag containing a doll
and materials with which to dress it.
DR.. Quain obtained the prize for the
best dressed doll, which was dressed
as a Russian bride.
The guests then repaired to the BAN
quet room. The tables had been set
in the form of the letter '''T." extend
ing from the main dining room into
the hall. Pink and white decorations
prevailed, pink and white c%hrysanthe-
NUNS constituted the floral decora-
lions and the illumination was fur
nished by pink and white candles,
which cast a subdued glow over the
tables after the electric lights had dis
appeared. Covers were laid for 80 and
the menu was as follows:
Escalloped Oysters in Shells Potato Chips
Cabbage Salad Cheese Waters
Sandwiches
Olives Pickles
Sherbet, Pink and White
Cake Coffee Bonbons
Toasts followed the banquet. Mrs.
Moore presided gracefully and proved
an ideal toastmistress. Each speaker
was introduced with appropriate re-
marks, and the following was the list
of speakers:
Miss Jones-''The Gentlemen"
Mr. Byrne-'The Ladies'"
Mrs. Smyth-"The Doctor as a Hus-
band"
Mr.. Woods-"Can a Woman Keep a
Secret"
Mrs. Dahl-''The Host and Hostess
Governor White was given a rowing
commission and told a story as his con-
tribution to the list of speeches. There
was much that was interesting and
amusing lin all of the toasts and re
sponses. Mrs. Dahl's toast to COVER
nor and Mrs. White as the host and
hostess was unusually brilliant and
pleasing, she dwelling upon their gen.
erous hospitality.
Hand decorated programmes for the
occasion were done with pink carna.
lions and tied with pink and white rib.
bon by Mrs. W. B. Watson.
The following were present: Mr.
and Mrs. White, Register, Harris, Will
Smyth, Moore, Woods, Mesdames Wat.
son, Dahl, Satterlund, Klaus, Misses
Ward, Jones, Dunn, Scannell and Sat
terlund. Messrs. Ramstad, Quain
O'Hara, Byrne, .Finney and Getchell
Misses Will, Barnes and Harris served
The guests departed wishing the clul
many more successful anniversaries.
WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES. /.