The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-09
AT HOME.
The Gradatim Clubs Annual
Banquet the Most Brilliant
of the Series.

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datim Club of ladies has closed its
years work with banquet. Hereto
fore it has been given at the residence
of some member of the club. This
year departure was taken, and the
city opera house was the scene Of the
festivities. Invitations had been is
sued to the clergy OF the city. the city
officers, the Library board and the
Board of Education-the Invitations
including the respective wives of the
Invited guests. On Thursday evening
last, accordingly, ninety persons as
sembled. The opera house had been
very beautifully and artistically dec
GRATED for the occasion and tables were
laid across the head of the hall and
stretching away down both sides. The
banquet left nothing to be desired SO
far as providing for the expectant APP
petite. The tables didn't exactly
groan, but had one-half been con.
sumed that had been provided, the
guests would. There was super
abundance of good things, beautifully
served, the young ladies and gentle
men serving as walters, being gener-
oasly alert. The after dinner part of
the program was certainly of very
high ORDERLY far the best in the sue
cession of similar good things. The
responses to the toasts were, without
exception, far and away above all pre-
vious efforts of this character.
Mrs. E. J. Lewis. in a very pretty
address, introduced Mrs. V. A. Whip
pie, the toast master of the occasion,
who presided not only with dignity,
but every introduction was with very
neatly turned quotation. She filled
the requirements OF the trying place
with great credit.
1t is impossible to. give even faint
reflection of the many good things
said during the evening. Any con-
densation of the two hours feast of
reason would not do remote Justice to
the OCCASION.
The first toast-Ou- Municipal Gov
ernment-by Mayor Hogan, was full
OF good, solid food for thought, and it
cannot fail to exert a stimulating in
huence for good.
DIR. J. F. Hamilton made remark
ably rich address in response to the
True Aims of Life. In elegant die
ton he gave expression to truth
presented in many new aspects.
Pref. Stanton, on the Public LIBRARY
made number of valuable suggest
ions. and emphasized the value of our
library, not only in itself, but to the
community.
Mrs. James Ingram, in response to
How to Train Husband, evoked one
continuous round of laughter. 1t
sparkled with fresh, keen wit from first
to last. 1t was a remarkably "fine pro-
duction, and we'll delivered.
Mrs. c. G. Tobey on the Twentieth
Century Man, and DR.. j. A. Dubois
on the Twentieth Century Woman
made some excellent suggestions and
hits. A strong vein of humor were
through both of them.
Miss Anna Emerson, From Girls
Standpoint, was very fine indeed.
The address was full of good things,
and she was warmly congratulated at
its close.
Mr.Hendryx paid his respect to the
Board of Trade
Mrs. Stanton in responce to "Our
Club" went over it's work, giving a
cursorey glance at the work done
from its inception. In style it was un-
ique aud interesting. She painted |
word pictures of the work, taking the |
listener by the hand, as it were, and |
leading him step by step over the ter
ritory traversed.
1t was thoroughly enjoyable eve,
ming, and the club is entitled to cor
dial congratulations for the splendid |
afforded it's guests. At |
the close an hour was spent in social |
and everyone who attend |
ed returned thoroughly delighted.