The Glenwood post., 1905-06-10
READING CLUB
HOLDS BANQUET
Hotel Colorado Scene of Merry
Event in Honor of Seventh
Birthday Of GIenwoOd
Reading Club
MANY OUT OF TOWN GUESTS

The seventh annual banquet anC
ball of the Glenwood Reading club
took place last Tuesday evening al
the Hotel Colorado and as usual
proved the leading social success OF
the season. Much credit is due Mrs.
Napier, the toastmistress, Mrs. Tully,
the president, and the arrangement
committee consisting of Mrs. Korn,
Mrs, Currens and Miss DeLan, as
we'll as those responding to the toasts
in that the arrangements which were
perfect were carried out with fault
less precision, the program through
out being such as to both entertain
and instruct those of the most exact
ing minds.
AS is usual at such functions the
march to the diningroom was begun
at somewhat later hour than that
indicated in the invitations but this
was of little Importance and the ex-
cellent menu soon made all forget the
lack of promptness.
Mrs. Carrie st. Clair Napier pre-
sided as, toastmistress introducing
each speaker with remarks fitting
only to that person and illustrations
particularly applicable to the occa
sion.
The presidents address was an in
spring production, dealing with the
scope and sphere of women S clubs
and reviewing briefly the work of this
club and especially that of the past
year.
In introducing Major S. J. DeLan,
who responded to the toast Our
Guests the toastmistress indulged
in number of pleasantries at the
majors expense. Major DeLan, in
the easy, graceful and poetical man
ner for which he is famous, did full
justice to his subject and was heartily
applauded.
THE Strenuous Life was sub
ject assigned to Mrs. Rosalie Pletch
er, who proved that the selection was
an admirable one. Mrs. Fletcher 5
illustrations of strenuousity and the
many witticisms with which her re
marks were permeated won for he1
more than ordinary applause
"A Club Woman's Husband was
admirably impersonated by Hon. John
I. Shumate who by reason of his long
acquaintance with many of the guests
spoke very freely, dealing somewhat
in personalities, and his allusions to
Rev. j. w. Currens, Barney Napier,
Cliff Parks and Ollie Thorson were re-
ceived with laughter as well as was
the significant glance toward Joe
HUM when the speaker referred to
bald heads.
Mrs. Grace Stewart presented the
club poem and her rhyming references
to the club members were very pleas
ing indeed.
"Us and Grover was the ungram-
matical subject of the toast assigned
to Mrs. Bernice King but Mrs. King $
production was both grammatical and
poetical, the humorous filings at Gro
yer The Fat being much enjoyed.
Miss DeLan as club historian re
sponded to the toast, ''Our Prosperi-
ty'' detailing in interesting fashion
the history Of the club from its or
ganization to the present time.
The toastmistress then introduced
Rev. Father O'Dwyer whose felci-
tous remarks completely captivated
the audience and proclaimed the pop
ular priest prince of after dinner
speakers.
Rev. J. Wilson Currens was called
upon and responded briefly with
words OF praise for the club woman
paraphrasing the scriptures by declar-
ing "A club woman in the house is
well-spring of pleasure DR.. Theo
Hotopp when introduced by the toast
mistress merely bowed his acknowl-
edgment, declaring he was not suffi-
ciently acquainted with women !
clubs to entitle him to speak on the
subject.
The evening s pleasure closed with
a ball which was well attended, the
Few Colorado orchestra furnishing de,
lightful music for the occasion.
Those present weie Mesdames Tully,
Napier, Korn, Currens, Shumate,
Zimmerman, E. B. and w. H. Eve.
ett, J. G. Schwarz, Ewing, st. Clair,
c. H. King, Hughes, V. T. Brown,
Logan. Noonan. Mccartney, Hotopp,
Fletcher. Darrow, Joseph Hum, F.
W. Adams, Kennedy, Walsh, Watson,
Fleming, Ritter, Bradford, Crook