Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-03-12
Ben Hur Banquet.

Tribe OF Ben Hur Court gather
ed and together with a large
number of invited guests spen;
the evening in Very pleasan;
and enjoyable manner.
The following program was
rendered and enthusiastically re-
ceived by the audience of nearly
zoo members and guests. Te
say it was a feast of good things
is to only give the universal
verdict of all present.
oss''use .t....l....l..s.......Mr Mrs G'asiel
Soio, Ben Hur Chariot Race.
'.......... Miss Fade Eunct
Piano solo. Swallow Song iss Jessie Clarke
Rec, The Green Mountain sJustice
Miss Edna Fountain
Duct, violin and piano. A serenadc ....
MIR. Ieckwith andl Bessie Bt ckwith
hec.' Lion Mrs. Burgess
Piano sp.o Alice Miss Fam w ilkeson
Song The Song Heard o lie Sund.y Morn
, ............ ................M Miss Ham on
Duet Col Ten lt.w.,i 49,
MIR Beckwith and Bessie Il, ckwith
song Dream "f Arcadia. Miss bessie Cav.
lee, Never Will Forgit 4 hem Oxen.
'.......... 1000. Mrs Burgess
Piano solo Schoppin's Polonaise.
................t Miss Fannie Wiikeson
Solo, When the Lights are Turned Ava,
Down Low .... Miss NcRea
After the close of this most
excellent program a short time
was spent in social intercourse.
Soon the tables were ladened
with the bounteous repast which
had been provided by the ladies
and the guests to the number
OF about ninety were seated
and partook of the inviting
vlands. When the wants Of
the inner man had been sup
piled Mrs. Hunter proposed the
toast "Fraternity, Its Relation
to the Church" which was
briefly responded to by Rev.
Barber Of the Baptist church,
Who said that fraternity as
known in the brotherhood of
today should but serve as a
stepping stone to the broader
and fuller meaning of
brotherhood as shown by the
church.
The toast .sFraternity. Its
Obligation" was responded to
99y Rev. MacAllister of the Pres
ySaeria;n church who pointed to
he a;Iueo 1.Qf Ben Hur and
called aLn .s-,sa7to the fact that
lim into the fuller and higher
understanding of the meaning
If brotherhood as taught by the
Christ.
The toast "Fraternity, Its
Relation to the home" was re-
,ponded to by Rev. Williams of
The Christian church who
brought before our minds the
Castle of Man and the King
dom of a Woman the home.
he pointed out some of
the advantages which the home
gives to man and that the fra
ternity that sought to cherish
and protect the home and it's
members was a power for good.
Prof. Beveridge of the city
schools then responded to the
toast "The Ladies' of Our Ord
err" He brought before us the
power and influence welded by
women and sought to convince
all that in order to attain the
best results man must have a
helpmate who would in the
hours of toll and turmoil en-
courage and comfort him and
spur him on to success. He
pointed to many of our fore
most men who have paid tri-
butte to the power of the mother
in shaping their lives. He
paid tribute to the motherhood
which could and should mould
the character of TIE nation al d
the home.
Rev. Douglas of the M. d.
church then spoke of the Tribe
of Ben Hur. He said they
pointed to better things and
sought in the time of prosperity
to provide for the time of ad-
versity. He spoke of the rapid
growth of the order and sought
to show some of the good things
it brought to its members anc
their families.
] T. Hough then gave a:brie
resume of the work of the loca
Court showing the healthy in
crease and inviting all VIII
should so desire to participate
in the social and monetary be
nehts to become members o
the Court.
Those who were seated a