The Glenwood post., 1904-06-18
Reading Club Annual Banquet


ing club held their annual banquet at
the Hotel Colorado Tuesday evening.
There were about seventy present,
consis sting of the members of the club
and invited guests from Glenwcod
and other towns in the vicinity.
This event is looked forward to each
year with great deal of pleasure
and the evening $ festivities were
thoroughly enjoyed by everybody, in
this instance the realization being
greater than the anticipation. The
spread was such as the management of
the Hotel Colorado is noted for pro
viding for such occasions and was
faultless in every particular. The
table was decorated with columbines
and carnations.
AT seven O'Clock the guests as
sembled and after the banquet had
been served Mrs. Lucy Dewitt, as
toast master, started a series of toasts
first introducing the president of the
club Mrs Ada Bulls. Mrs Bulls
welcomed the guests and spoke gener
ally upon the subject of women S
clubs, giving history of the rise of
these organizations. The club was
organized and Joined the state ftder-
alton and general federation in 1896
and Mrs Bulls stated that they
hoped to entertain the general fedora
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suggested bachelors club as she said
there was plenty of material. The
last sentiment expressed by her was,
But in all our clubbing let us not
forget that home is the oldest organi
zation in the world ~
Senator Tavlor responded to the
toast ''Our Guests Congratulating
himself that he was the only man on
the programme, he took occasion to
compliment the club on its good work
in the past and the bright prospects
for the future, wishing the club many
returns of the happy occasion.
Patriotism was the subject re-
sponded to by Mrs. Alics Clark
Where the heart Is right there is
true patriotism was the sentiment
expressed by Mrs. Clark. She ex-
tolled the virtues of patriotism, true
patriotism, love for our countr,. Our
country, the north, the south, the
east and the west, all under one flag.
"Let us hope this splendid banner
will give us a higher ideal of national
character was the closing sentiment
of her response
Mrs. Elizabeth Tully mad the sub.
ject, ''The Men She said that man
is conundrum but that the only
thing in the world better than a man
is woman, the mother of man, or
| perhaps the mother n-law.
The club poem was rendered by
Miss Grace Tully, the subject being
a parody on James Whitcomb Riley
Lets go visiting back to Griggs.
bys' the word Glenwood being substi
tuted for Griggsbys.
Miss Blanche Robinson responded to
the toast Future Glenwood She
saw the state capital here and other
vast improvements.
Mrs Rudasill in responding to
THE Press complimented it for
many reasons and found little reason
for adverse criticism.
After the programme was finished
Miss Alice Finley gave recitation
of funny order and was obliged to
respond to an encore. The orchestra
of the hotel furnished music for the
occasion.
Following are those who were
present
Mrs. Chas Estey, Mrs Tully, Miss
Grace Tully, Miss Mamie Tully,
Father o Dwyer, Mr.. and Mrs John
son, Miss Blanche Robinson, Miss
Abbie Robinson, DIR. L. A. Robinson,
Mrs. Alice Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. De-
Witt, Miss Nellie Finley, Miss Alice
Finley, Mrs. Henderson. Gus Hen
derson, Mrs. George Kelker, Harry
Kelker, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Squire
! Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Napier, Mr.. and