Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-08

plate were to be obtained at the Bank
| of Westhy only The demand was so
great that, with regret and reluctance
the committee on Invitation were COM
? lied, by lmitatio of space, to wipe
aub almost entirely the invitations they
lsd rrepsred to extend to friends from
outside the village. The committee ask
hst this fact be accepted as explanation
OF apparent lack of friendly hospitality.
Ih- menu was an ambitious one, il is
rue even for full iedged city. Ample
in variety the cooking and quality alb
aolutely perfect, the most fastidious
g0urmand and most exactirg appetite
must have found intense delight and
fullest satisfaction. Mr. and Mrs Evans,
reinforced by Miss Olave Olson as chief
cook, and Miss jos plline Galstad as
chief waiter, deserve add h ave the heart
lest congratulations of all present 1t
may be said without fattery or exagger-
alton that the spread would have done
credit to professional caterer and his
staff. The highest praise is due. to the
following young ladies of Westby whose
success would have done credit to the
Plankington House or Hotel Pfster
E'uora Dahl, Hildur schreiner, Martha
Neprud, EG,yes TTestingen, Milla Hanson,
Charlotte Jackson, Bena Johnson Stella
b.abiie, Gsna Villand, Tillie Kallock.
Josephine Hagen Susie Svigum Nellie
Jeffson, Marie Erickson, Elna Lee, Sc
lena Dahl, Carla Thorsgaard and Alma
Olson. The ushers were Signi Halvor-
sen Anna Neprud Mabel Thorsgaard,
Harry Dahl, Martin Nelson, Paul Jack
son and Hjalmel Halvorsen.
trfS As.rrc5 .N4,t atT,r. ,yr,,c
The guests were assured by Chairman
Dahl of the committee on program. that
the speeches of the evening would be
provided by home talent exclusively.
The result was a surprise. All were in
the English language and toe one who
believed that Scandinavians could and
did not absorb and adopt the language.
thought and spirit of the country Of
their adoption were speedily disiliusion-
ized. As POSTMASTER, DR. Schr liner was
a revelation-a discovery in fact. A
rival TO ChaunCeY Depew in his palmiest
days. On introduction, neither speakOr
nor toast Were spared The speakers
foible, hobby or fad were riddled with
kindly scarcasm and the wittiest com
| ment and similes. The doctor has dis.
covered his vocation Westbvs most
valuable and effective advertisement
would be to found the Office of travel
| ling toastmaster, at a liberal salary
and to place DIR, Schreiners servics IS IA
such at the disposal of our stats and
nation.
The speakers we have named before
The limitations of space preclude all
but the briefest reference. All We're
good and ''meaty" The facts cited were
irrefutable proof of Westby solidity and
progress, The Rev. FL. Halyorsen' 4
welcome was most kindly and gracious
and it's phraseology cultured and of un-
doubted sincerity. The Hon. A. ii.
Dahl graphically aud humorously de.
scribed the earliest days of the village
organization. He brought down the
house by his comparison of DIR. Schreiner
with George Washington. he lattet
shed bis blood for our country-Dr.
Sehreiner his hair, in solving the until
| then unsolvable problem of so plating
the village as TO incorporate therein the
maximum of taxable property with
the minimum of resistance on the part
OF the incol porated. Result diamond
shaped parallelogram Westby as the
Diamond City" and for DIR. Schreiner
a bald head, from excessive mental sf-
tort. Mr. Dahl's speech, as likewise
that of Mr.. johnson, station agent and
Mr.. g. I. Shannon, were replete with
valuable statistics in proof of the pres.
ent prosperity and future commercial
| growth of the village AT some time in
the near future we hope to give to our
readers the information contained in
| these addresses in separate article
MIR. Johnson's was a very concise and
valuable contribution to local history
We would suggest the advisG bility Of
embodying the facts and historical
references on this occasion in permanent
form as the nucleus of connected re-
cord of Wes:oy's birth and growth.
Messrs Spellm, Michelet. Chorlog and
Steenson briefly but most Interestingly
responded to their respective toasts
Attorney e J. Mulick in responding to
the toast Hotel Evans, paid It well
deserved and eloquent tribute to the
personal worth and enterprise Of Mr..
and Mrs. Evans, the proprietors The
| tribute fairly glowed with the intensity
| of evident sincerity and so charming
and euticing was the word painting of
| the picture he drew of the glorious pos
sibilities of happiness and gain in hotel
management and especially of the as
sured future Of Hotel Evans, that many
of his hearers decided, right there. TO
adopt the same as their vocation For
lner County Treasurer Carl o. BFye
made his debut as public speaker, re-
/ spending 10 the toast banking II was
plain but brief exposition Of the fuuc-
! tions, value and Importance Of a sound
/ bank in assisting the Legitimate growth
/ Of rural community. His unaffected
| style and absence Of self-consciousness
aud posing made it a pleasure TO listen
TO our old friend.
| AT midnight recess was taken for
| mutual exchanges Of Happy New Year
| AT $3.50 q. m. still fresh and ready for
more, " the guests departed. Thus wat
| closed a celebration which will be a red
letter day in the history of Westby ~
| whore future none doubt, but that it
will prove model municipality Of hon
est, earnest, unselfish hands and hearts
and good citizenship can so make it. ~
they must and surely will. GUEST.