The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-10-14
THE BACHELORS BIG SUCCESS
ONE HUNDRED sTT AZ TABLES OF
SINGLE BLESGEDEESs."
Maidsns and BoeheIors Tell Of Zach
Others Pants and Projections
During Program Of TOasts 1t
Banqust In Opera House.

II married life is made of pain and
pleasure, the one hundred GOOdland
maidens and bachelors that sat together
at the banquet tables Tuesday night at
the opera house are more convinced
than ever than single blessedness is all
of joy. Behind every shaft Of irony
from the bachelor chivalry lay concealed,
and for praise it was seen that from
the abundance Of the heart the mouth
sPeaketh. The maiden, in painting the
bachelor, dipped her brush in colOrs
best fit to show him true; then marked
him over with gobs Of black only to re-
store him with her greater art.
From eight O'Clock in the evening
until midnight the scene was one of
festivity. The invitations sent out in
vited the bachelors only, and 50 they
came one by one into the banquet hall
looking for the other half. The maids,
who had been "cornered'' at the Sapp
and Seaman residences, were masked
in nantes of snowy white; part of
which had viSors TO match, and part
had faces black as Ham. Soon as they
were ushered in, the bachelors began to
pick for supper, some saying, Most
anything will do; all coOns look alike TO
me-" while others chose from angels
bright and fair. Pairs never before
dreamed Of were disclosed at the IN
masking at the tables Just before sup
per was served-like spring and fall
wheat, the hard and soft indiscrimin-
atelY mixed. So they ate, drank and
was merry.
Following came this program of
toasts:
"Rshsetis1s Of Bashslor" a toast.
George BradIey
''Rshseti0ns Of a Bachelor Maid, Response
--------- Nellie Scott
The Beauties OF BachelOrhOOd,r toast
.-----------------..-.--.--E ETA Van Wrinkle
The Beauties Of HaidenhoOd-" response
-.--..-..-.........--.... Wade Warner
woman" q tOast-.--....-...-......Ed I'd. Luther
Alas, Poor Soul" rssDODSe-----.-. Matte Sspp
why Maids Don't Marry" a toast. .......
.--.-.----.. ...------..-...-..-..C Clara Sapp
Leap Year as an Opportunity" toast
.---.-.-...----.-. ---- -..- 800. q. W. Sapp
This Bashful Kan, response go. Bessie Waters
The GOOdlAnd Maids a toast. Richard Auer
The GOOdland Baehelors,'' respOnss.....
---.--------- -.---.--. .-------Agnes HaneF
Toastmaster-.-- ---.-.-------. Herbert Stewart
George Bradley led the list. He man
aged to brave the faces of the fair and
started the. toasting safe and easy
not too much for or against-but before
the program was done love had swal-
lowed up most all of hate. Richard
Auer, who finished for the bachelors,
taking discretion as the better part of
valOr, Gained the maidens with words
that smacked of praise and admiration
for the GOodland girl. Miss Agnes
Haney spoke the closing words for the
maids, and after sOundly lecturing the
bachelors for their impOrtations, when
the homegrown products are the best
in the land, she became moved with
kinder feeling and returned the hOnors
of the previous speaker.
IAN the speakers did exceptionally
well, was the common verdict of the
spectators admitted to seats in the east
end of the hall. And complimentary
words were heard among the banquet
ers. The supper, which was luxurious,
was served by the Ladies' Aid society
or the Methodist church. The net re-
ceIPts amounted to SIS which will 20
into the treasury of the ladies' society.