Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-09-20
WOMAN'S CLUB BANQUET


Upon Thursday evening at the
beautiful new home of DR.. and Mrs.
w. d. Harvie, occurred one of the
most enjoyable and prettlest enter
tainments eyer given in our city.
The members of the Woman's Club
upon this occasion, their fifth annual
banquet entertained the gentlemen.
| Now the Woman's Club has already
achieved notable reputation for it's
social functions, but it was decided
that this years gathering, was even a
little more brilliant than any before.
This was easily accounted for by the
ladies-the gentlemen were there, aud
the added luster and brilliancy which
they gave to the evening was easily
perceived.
The guests were received by Mr..
and Mrs. Kellogg and DR.. and Mrs.
Harvie. Each, upon arriving found
the house in festive array-flowers
greeted one at every turn, the club
colors purple and white predominant
ing. After the last guests arrived,
| all were uShered into the banquetting
hall and seated at the table-which
was exquisitely decorated in
green and white. Covers were laid
for thirty guests and from the mo-
ment they were seated until the close
there was constant "Stream of
wisdom and flow of wit"-dS the
ladies had prepared to toast their
guests in royal style. Mrs. B. M.
Vaughan as toastmistress was
inimitable and kept the ball con-
stantly rolling. The toast, "Our
Guests" by the President, Mrs. w. F.
Kellogg seems to have been the chit"
of the evening-at least the gentle
men who followed her claimed to be
in very dazed condition occasioned
by the hits they had received. How
ever Hon. J. A. Gaynor recovered
sufficiently to most ably defend his
own sex and nicely toast Restless
Woman" Miss Briere's toast Life"
came next, it was most appropriate
and was received with rounds of
applause. But B. M. Vaughan in his
toast to 1.-The Ladies" almost made
them repent of their .'malice and
forethought' for he proved conclu-
sively, and from the best authorities
"that woman's place is to stay among
| the seraphim and cherubim." DR..
Harvie then, our host in behalf Of
the gentlemen gave "The Woman's
Club be assured the ladies, they were
| very glad to be there he said they
could not do much only add brilliancy
and luster to the occasion still they
were willing to do that small part.
He was Immediately crowned with a
wreath of laurel, which however he
said, "Had few small thorns:"
| THE MENU.
Consomme Sailed Waters
! Radlshes
Blue Points
Sauce Riguante Olives
Roast Turkey Stuffing Bread
Giblet Gravy Riced Potatoes
Sweet Pickles Cranberry Jelly
Imperial Ponche
French Fruit Salad Waters
| Cottage Cheese
| Ice Cream
Angel Food Spice Cake
Salted Almonds Bon Bons
| Cafe NOir
The banquet was most charmingly
served as the Woman's Club had the
assistance of the following young
ladies to help them: The Misses
Jessie Smith, Maud and Marion
Shaw, Georgia Kellogg, Bessie and
Gertrude Gaynor and Mary DAILY.
Those present were Messrs. and
Mesdames Youker, Hambrecht,
Drumb, Church, Vaughan, Kellogg,
Harvie, Mesdames Biron and Gard
ner, the Misses Briere, Parrish,
Hamilton, Jefferson, Michaels, Stet-
zer and Wordle, Messrs. Hamilton,
Waters, Wipperman, Braham and
Johnson.
At the close of the banquet the
guests found tables for cards arranged
while for those who preferred to
dance-rooms were cleared and the
String Orchestra which had added
SO much to the pleasure of the feast
played son with the Dance" In the
wee Sma' hours merry company
/ wended their way homeward-each
believing the DR.. and Mrs. Harvie
had given them royal welcome and
the Woman's Club another day to be
remembered.