Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-11-14
Columbian Club Success.

TO better advantage
Columbian Club Success.
The entertainment given by the
members of the Columbian Club last
Thursday afternoon and evening was
novel and pleasing one and proved
quite profitable.
The Trip around the World +" with
its stop-over privileges at the various
stations, proved to be all that heart
could wish, and fully up to the expec-
tations of those who planned and
worked tor its success.
The grand parade by those who were
to have charge of the stations in the
various countries, provoked much mer.
rimeDt and mirth as the people repre-
senting Japan, Mexico, Dixie Land,
Germany, Northern States, Switzer.
land and Turkey, passed by, dressed
IN the peculiar and striking garb and
portraying the peculiar characteristics
and traits for which the people of the
various countries are noted.
Tricks drug store was known as the
Grand Central Depot where the ex-
cursionists took their departure for the
trip. Suitable conveyances carried
them from place to place.
Inc hrst stop was at the Culver
nome-Japan-ln regal splendor dis
playing oriental customs where the
passengers were served with refresh
ments such as are most common and
noted among them as people in
their native land.
The next country visited was Mex
leo, at the Kuhn home. The scenes.
people, fixtures and furnishings por-
trayed Mexican traits and presented a
picture In striking contrast with that
which one would see in that southern
cline: and the viands served to the
/ weary travellers were in keeping with
the surroundings.
From Mexico the travellers were
taken to Dixie Land at the John a.
Nash home where people of ebony hue
with manner and dialect SO perfect that
words could not paint thesscene SO real
as it was enacted. Refreshments, such
as the typical Dixieites would relish,
kWere served, and it is useless to tell OF
the relish with which they were eaten
by the merry excursionists.
The traveller was then transported
to the Ed Van Gorder home where he
found Germany, typical and true to
life in every sense. They were feast
ed and dined as in the Fatherland and
were entertained with royal whole
someness, that made the place one of
pleasure, where the travellers longed to
linger.
From Germany the excursionist de-
darted for the Northern States at the
b. s. Phelps home, where thew were
received and treated with that cor
dial welcome and freedom, for which
the States are noted. Everything vid-
idly portrayed American manners and
customs and made all feel hat thew
were at home in their proper sphere
and elements, partaking of refresh
ments in keeping with American liv-
ing.
On the travellers went landing in
lSWitzerland-the home of +. M. Ieet.
where the palms and ferns and bloom
ing flowers leant a charm that char
acterlzed the country represented. The
costumes of the attendants were in
keeping with the natives of the coun-
try, while the refreshments reminded
one of the altitude of the mountain
tops bathed in perpetual ice and snow.
A homeward trip is made and the
traveller returning to where he started
finds himself in Turkey, the home of
Ed Frick, where the last refreshments
We're served, where the final parting
of friends, where the last pleasant mo-
ment OF most delightful evening was
spent and where everyone who made
the trip eulogized the members of the
Columbian Club.
The proceeds 60 to help MAINTAIN
and support the library and free read
ing rooms, which are the pride of the
town and the fondest hope of every
member of the CLUB. Whenever the
Columbian Club wants any help thew
will find the people with them, ready
and willing to assist them with their
good will and their money. Let the
Club continue to grow and 90 on to
greater usefulness, winning from the
people of the town, the priceless legacy
of efforts and talent and money we'll
spent and well directed.
The Columbian Club desires to take
this means of thanking the public for
its liberal patronage of their last I'M
dertaki ing "The Trip Around The
| WorId.n
The editors, for their generous adver-
Using: the men who donated the use
OF their teams and conveyances, espec-
tally the men who drove; also Mr..
Frick for the use of his store as depot
and for his services as conductor: and
the men whot sold tickets. In fact
everyone who so generously assisted.
The Club rests in the assurance that
the people ofAudubon appreciate their
efforts In maintaining library and
free reading room. We feel that the
public also appreciate the lecture
course which consists of the very best
talent it is possible to find. There is
positively no profit in the lecture
course as it requires strenuous efforts
to make the course paw its own actual
cost, The "trip aronnd the world clear
ed $4,000 which is fully appreciated
by the members of the Columbian
Club. MRS. w. w. SMITH,
N chairman of (,o,o,n;+tno