Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-01-28
= THE X. OF p. BANQUET.
A Social success. The knights
(. Maintain their Standard OF
Excellence.

In the past the annual banquet of
Audubon Lodge No. 1853, Knights of
Pythias has been the event of the So
cial life for the year, and the one Civ
en- by that lodge Tuesday night of this
week was in no way o disappointment
to those who expected much. The
management had thoir arrangements
completed so perfectly that everything
fitted in nicely and the eighty or more
knights and ladies were taken care of
without confusion.
The menu was complete and satsfac-
tory. "Viands of various kinds al
lured the taste" The sentiment, 1--WE
shall eat and make good cheer" was
literally carried out and the inner man
prepared to receive the intellectual
feast which followed.
Toastmaster John A. Nash was at
his best and his introductory remarks
as we'll as the presentation of the
particular merits or foibles of those
replying to the toasts we're heartily
received. The absence of j. M. Gra-
ham from the city necesitated the omis-
sion of his toast, "Public Spirit"
"When the Trolley Comes to Town"
was the topic assigned II. G. Rice. He
showed the trolley to be the advance
agent of unlimited and unimaginable
good things for the town. His enum-
Grafton of the advantages derived and
comparison of towns that have trolleys
with those that do not was bit of ar
tistic humor which was appreciated
and applauded by all. Mr.. Rice is a
humorist of the solemn visaged order
and his witicisms appealed more
strongly to his hearers for that reason.
"The Reveries of q Bachelor" as
portrayed by +. II. Blume was q gem
OF mingled sentiment and mirth. He
denied that he had made q request to
speak on that subject in order to have
heart to heart talk with the knights
and their ladies. and gave u report
OF several meetings of 1.-THE Bachelors
Club at which news of break in
their ranks was announced. Accord
ing to Mr.. Blume, which he was care
full to state was hearsay evidence and
possibly not admissible, the chief
reveries of a bachelor conferred around
some particular fair one.
Mrs. f. M. Leet paid her respects
to the lords of creation in response to
the toast "Man." She has q pleasing
style, and to the proper discussion Of
the subject brought to her aid sarcasm,
humor and pathos. Taken altogether
Man" was handled scientifically and
fittingly, his good and bad qualities
assigned and his position as being
superior to the fair sex in things dis
tinctly masculine defined. Mrs. Leet
received much merited applause.
Arthur Farguhar's Life of q Poll
tician" was the last of the toasts and
he handled 1t from the standpoint of
reality. He hoped the committee
"Cllu NC putting Hill
on the program for they had assured
him no one else would take it and as
became politician, he accepted.
Some of the trials Of the strenuous
life were touched upon and attention
paid to the pleasures of it. Many
friendships made in political life often
extend beyond mere politics and are
the most cherished. Honesty in poll
tics, as in business was the point
brought out by the speaker in closing.
Following the toasts those who
wished went to the Maccabee hall
where dancing was the order and low
ers of that pleasing feature of the
evenings entertainment found ample
opportunity to satisfy their desires.
Prof. Lyden's orchestra, OF Man
ming, furnished mnsic during supper
and for the dance. They added no
small amount to the pleasure of the
evening.