Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-31

The members Of the Custer Shakes
peare Club entertained at the home oil
Mrs. B. X. Wood last Tuesday evening.
To be entertained. and entertained roy
| ally means more than many people had
eyer dreamed, but all who we're present
at this enjoyable affair were made TO
realize just what it is in the truestsense.
To describe the different features Of the
evening with justice would be more than
the ordinary pen would undertake.
About 7:30the guests numbering thirty
people in all were invited to
the banquet table, where the choicest
| yiands had been placed. The table and
rooms had been very Hastily decorated
In such a manner that ones first thought
would be, that the arrangements had
been made for kings. 1t seems to be the
opinion of every one present that a ban
quet could not have been prepared that
would have been more ~palatable. At
each plate was placed a souvenir on the
outside of which was the picture of
Shakespeare in pen work, and on the
inside were appropriate quotations from
Shakespeare. A halt was made during
the banquet at which time each read
the quotations found in their souvenir.
After the banquet was finished a few
were called upon for toasts.
Mrs. w. +. Hanley acted as toastmas-
ter and after a few appropriate remarks
called upon Mr.. NJ. J. Bailey, to give
them a toast upon "The Shakespeare
Club" MIR Bailey handled the subject
in bis mastery way, and as the men,
bers Of the club we're all ladies he spoke
very forcibly in favor Of ladies joining
Clubs of this kind, as they seemed such
adopts in the line of preparing %banquets.
Mr.. Hanley wal the next in order, his
subject being, "The Women Of Shake
speare." Mr.. Hanley claimed he had
met so few of Mr.. Shakespeare's ladies
that he had rather speak of those with
whom he was better acquainted. How
ever his subject was handled in a way
that showed him to be an after dinner
speaker.
Mrs. Powell then gave a very interest
ing talk, her subject being "The Men Of
Shakespeare" Her vivid description OF
ancient times and the male characters of
Shakespeare's writings showed to all
how conyersant she is with the great
author.
Mrs. Isaac Ainslie did "Our Hus-
bands" to a turn. She compared them
with everything imaginable and made
people believe for a while that she
thought they had sprung from a very
low origin and some had not got far.
But before she finished all changed
their mind as she closed with a very
pleasing ode to husbands.
NJ. A. Willis was called upon to give
a toast to "Banquets." He seemed full
of his subject. His words and actions
showed that he was equal to the occa-
sion, and he expressed a desire to be
asked to any banquet that might be
held in the future.
BY special request Mr.. j. F. Smith told
his world renowned woodchuck-ah story,
in his very amusing way.
Mrs. Macdonald rendered several OF
her choice vocal selections which were
very much appreciated as they always
are.
Rilla Mae Willis and Mrs. e. E. Perrin
each added to the evenings entertain
ment with an excellent piano solo. They
each rendered a very classical selection,
and showed themselves to be artists in
their line.
The whole evening passed so pleasant
ly that no one seemed to realize the fact
that the clock was about to strike out
that day, even at that late hour every
one felt loathe to leaye the place. The
memory of that evening will live with
those who we're there forever, and it is
the earnest desire of everyone that such
affairs might come often, ashley are pro-
fitable to the mind as we'll as the body.
We rise to thank the members of this
club for managing the affair as they did,
and to say to them it was a decided
success in every way.