The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-02-02
owosso BOYS.
Twenty-Five 'Boys" Enjoyed Them
selves i'm Chicago Friday
Evening.


Next to the privilege of being in
Owosso and enjoying he old days
again is the opportunity of meeting
Owosso people, boys older and young
er han you are, and listening to many
heretofore untold secrets of esca-
pades that wildly call to mind peo-
! pie who are now long since dead.
the Shiwassee river and the associ-
alton of earlier days. Such was the
opportunity enjoyed by 25 Owosso
boys who through the kindness and
energy of three of their number sat
at magnificent banquet given at
the Chicago Athletic Club on the
evening of Friday, January 10th.
Two weeks before the date OF the
! banquet committee to which the
credit of bringing about the much
enjoyed meeting is due, sent to the
then available list of Owosso boys
| in Chicago circular letters announ-
cling that a sentiment had been
shown that there should be better
acquaintance among the residents of
Owosso now living in and about Chi
cago. The announcement of the
date of the meeting was accompanied
by a list of some 40 Owossoites, who
are residents of Chicago.
The invitation was gladly accept
ed so that there were present loyal
men some who have been away from
the Bright Spot" thirty years and
some but three years. Among those
who enjoyed the feast and pleasure
were:
Charles Gould, Henry Knill, w. S.
Gould, Paul M. Roth, John A Wese-
ner, Chas. p. Knill, Dudley Taylor,
Jack Faughner, Will Faughner, By
ron M. Knapp, Claude X. Bentley,
Lawrence E. Gould, Alfred Wood
ward, Frank Allen, Frank e. Rut-
ledge, Roy Clough, Harry Haynes,
|. j. Royce, Isaac t. GLADDEN., James
A. Cooper, Harry Allen, Harry Aims
worth, and Burt Grove.
AS early as six o'clock Friday eve
ming the guests began to arrive at
the club house. They were ushered
to the reception room on the third
floor where each was met by the
inviting committee and given warm
welcome and introduction to those
older and those younger. But all
were boys again for the evening, bus
mess was forgotten and the thoughts
turned towards Owosso.
At seven o'clock, when all had ar
rived, dinner was announced The
table in the beautiful banquet room
on the upper floor of the club house
had been decorated for the occas-
ion. There were flowers in abund-
ance, the center-piece being an
enormous bouquet Of long-stemmed
American Beauties. Between the
rows of plates on the two sides Of
the long table, the space was car
peted with cut fern leaves and car
nations. A five-course dinner was
served. Before being seated, a
hearty toast was drunk to Owosso
and the associations of earlier days.
Mr.. Charles Gould acted as toast
master. On his right, sat Mr.. Henry
Knill, who had left Owosso in the
year 1875, the eldest of the "boys."
Down one side of the long table and
up the opposite side the guests were
seated in regard to their age, the |
bald heads" facing the kids"
During the serving of the dinner, the |
good natured jokes of early days were |
explained again, secrets told and many |
an escapade brought to light which, if
the facts hal been known in earlier
days, would surely have brought just
punishment to the guilty ones.
When coffee and cigars had been
served, the POSTMASTER called upon
each guest for story of Owosso.
Space would hardly permit and perhaps
permission could not be had for repeat
ing all the "reminiscences; two of the
speakers even confessed that they are
still out of Judge Baldwin's court on
suspended sentence pending good be-
lavior"
AS the old and the young boys rose
20 speak, the listeners were led up and
Town the streets from one familiar land
mark to another, some, relating stories
If sadness and some of gladness. The
5hiawassee and its charming banks
seemed to retain as firm impression on
the minds of all as perhaps any subject
other than the people who by working
so hard for 50 little pay have made
Owosso the beautiful city of to-day.
Each guest was given an opportunity
10 speak and each told some phase of
Owosso life which was of interest to
he others. 1t was the sentiment of
many that there should be some steps
aiken to perpetuate an organization to
be known as the Owosso Society.
When this was put to motion, it was
heartily endorsed, Mr.. Charles Gould
was made president and Mr.. Burt
Grove, secretary. The address of the
secretary is No. S3s Marquette Bldg,
Chicago.
Many of those who spoke were very
for a yearly gathering at
)wosso to be known as "Home Week."
wien all out-of- flown Owossoites could
plan to be present. It is hoped that
his plan will not be forgotten, but that