The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-03-01
The Masonic Banquet.

On the evening of February 22, the mem
bers of Olive Lodge, No. 557, f. d A.
NJ, held banquet in commemeration
of tie birth of George Washington, one
of the most illustrious members of the
Masonic fraternity, and for the enter
tainment of their lady friends. At 500
p. m, a reception was held in the lodge
room in the Dale building to give the
guests an opportunity TO get acquainted.
At $3.50 the party adjourned to Bovard's
hall, where an elaborate banquet was in
waiting. The supper consisted of seven
elegant courses, and was prepared by the
Woman's Relief Corps of Tionesta. The
banquet hall was tastefully decorated
with evergreen and American flags. The
Troubador orchestra of Warren furnished
the music, which began on the first APP
pearan 90 of the guests and continued al
most without intermission until the end
of the supper. The banquet was served
in courses, in most elegant style, by
number of young ladies', whom the Relief
ter the lasi course was finished, Thomas
f. Ritchey, the Toastmaster, and the first
Past Master of Olive Lodge, called the
guests to order with setting-maul, and
opened the program with pleasing ad-
dress. Rev. Paul Slonaker was then in
troduced and spoke eloquently on Wash
ington as a man, mason and citizen. Then
all the guests arose and sang "America,"
the orchestra furnishing the accompani-
ment. The toast, "The Ladies'" was re-
sponded to in delicate and tactful man
ner by DR.. Forest j. Bovard. In response
to the toast, "Tionesta," Hon. G. A. Ran
dali dilated on the many beauties of his
home town, pronouncing it one of the
most beautiful spots in the eastern states.
u. w. Morrison, who was to be the next
speaker, was sick and unable to attend,
but his place was taken by l.. II. Irwin,
of Housewife, past master in the toast
makers art, who in his inimitable man
ner entertained the audience with num-
Der of selections of Masonic poetry. M.
A. Carringer responded to the toast, "All
Our Friends" speaking of the vast num-
Der of Freemasons and of the ties which
bind them into cosmopolitan brother
hood. Toastmaster Ritchey then de-
scribed the initiation into Freemasonry
in humorous verse after which the guests
arose, sang "Auld Lang Syne" and dis
persed.
The following guests were present: T.
f. Ritchey, Misses Einor Norlin, Blanche
Pease, Charlotte Mclean, Iva Carpenter,
NJ. A. Carringer, G. A. Randall and wife,
j. NJ. Morgan and wife and daughters
Misses Mary and Bessie, j. T. Dale, Mrs.
Devices, Miss Florence Hagerty, DR.. f.
J. Bovard, Mrs. G. w. Bovard, Miss
Marie Smearbaugh, DR.. F. S. Hunter and
wife. Miss Edna Corah, Edward l.. De
woody and wife, Fred. r. KlinesHver,
Mrs. S. II. Secor, Mrs. George Klinesti-
yer, w. p. Crouch and wife, G.. B. Evans
and wife, Mrs. w. II. Stiles, Mrs. Paul
Shoemaker, Mrs. M. e. Abbott, d. w.
Clark and wife, A. G. Beeson, Mrs. M.
Andrews, Leon Watson and wife, j. P.
Aylesworth and wife, Geo. f. Crider and
wife, j. c. Scowden, c. II. Lawrence,
Miss Kathleen Joyce, A. X. Shipe, Mrs,
Hill, Miss Fitzgerald, II. B. Felt and
wife, j. h. Ault, W. o. Fuellhart and
wife, Rev. Paul j. Slonaker and wife, l..
II. Irwin, w. A. Grove and wife, and
Miss Nettie Hunter