The Somerset reporter., 1906-03-29
SOrOsis Reception and Banquet.

entertained their friends at a reception
and banquet at Hotel Coburn last Fri
day evening it being one of the most
brilliant and largely attended society af
fairs of the present winter. In point of
numbers 1t was the most successful of
any similar affair in the clubs history,
exactly one hundred people being pres
ent, number larger. with one or two
exceptions, than has ever previously
assembled IN the Coburn's spacious din.
ing hall.
The guests were greeted at the head
of the stairway by Mrs. Edw. Gledhill
and Mrs. Edith Philbrick to whom had
been assigned the very practical task of
directing the ladies to the dressing
rooms In the parlor Mis-. Carrie Bassett,
Mrs. S. w. Philbrick, Mrs. j. p. Merrill
aud Mrs F. w. Bucknam graciously re-
ceived each member of the company and
made them welcome for the evening
The hour between eight and nine was
occupied by the reception and this was
followed by adjournment to the dining
hall where four long tables, each with
its compliment of twenty Eve guests,
handsomely gowned ladies and their es-
corts, made "a most pleasing scene. A
carnation and dainty menu card lay
beside each plate, the latter. bearing the
imprint of the officers of Sorosis and the
following list of good things which were
served in Landlord Haines' best style
Dressed Celery
SOUP
Tomato
Olives Radishes
Boiled Chicken Halibut, Egg Sauce
Creamed Potato
ROAST
Young Turkey, Giblet Sauce
Green Peas Mashed Potato
COLD
Chicken Salad
OK Tongue Ham
DESSERT
Vanilla Ice Cream
Assorted Cake Macaroons Lady Fingers
Layer Raisins Oranges
Bananas
Coffee
kendalls orchestra carried a concert
program through very handsomely dur
ing the banquet hour and the hum of
conversation heard between the orches-
tral numbers Indicated that the guests
were entering completely into the social
spirit of the occasion.
At the proper moment Mrs. Carrie L
Bassett, vice president of Sorosis, asked
the attention OF the diners and with ease
of manner and aptly chosen language ex-
tended the formal welcome of the club
to its guests. The close of her remarks
embodied sentiment expressed by
Judge Fuller, whose gallantry is never
failing, viz: "that Skowhegan contains
more beautiful women than any other
town of its size in Maine"
The Club was most fortunate in the
choice of their entertainer for the even
ing, Miss Susan NJ. Walker, reader, of
Fryeburg, as the several selections
given from her repertoire were pleasing
in the extreme all being well chosen and
given In finished manner. This gifted
lady also graeiously responded to several
encores The different numbers of Miss
Walkers contributions to the evening 8
entertainment were interspersed with
short orchestral selections.
Among the out of town guests were
Mrs. W. II. Gannett and Miss Grace
Gannett of Augusta, Mrs. Annie Mar
shall of Melrose, Mass Miss Lila
House of Wellesley, Mass, and J ii.
Henley of Brunswick.
The only regret of the evening was
the detention at home by illness of the
president of the Club, Mrs j. {. Griffin,
through whose personal efforts may be
attributed much of the success that has
attended the Clubs work during the
year drawing TO a close.