The Glenwood post., 1907-06-15
READING CLUB
HOLDS BANQUET
Many Guests Enjoy Animal Feast.
Interesting Addresses by
Retiring Officers
Last Monday evening the Glen wood

than sixty, enjoyed the eleventh an
nual banquet of that organization at
the Hotel Colorado
The tables were arranged in the
form of hollow square so that the
guests all faced each other while
around the inside edge of the table
was a rim of wild flowers, and three
tables inside the square were banked
with larkspur and mariposa lilies and
I carnations The favors we're carna-
tions
After the sumptuous banquet had
been served in the faultless style for
which the famous hostelry is noted,
Mrs. Sadie E. Korn as toast m stress
arose and on behalf of the club well
coined the guests. Her remarks were
we'll chosen and Mrs. Korn received
many compliments upon her happy
manner in which she presided over
the gathering
The presidents address sent from
Wyoming by Mrs. Ada Bulls, was
read by Mrs. Emily c. Ewing
H. g. Overlook provided one of the
most entertaining numbers on the pro
gram. Mr.. Overlook is always ready
with something original and witty
and the applause which greeted his
recent effort proved that he was able
to sustain his reputation. He res
ponded to the toast, "Our Guests
Mrs. Carrie Clark handled the
subject Little Things witt, much
credit to herself.
Senator Taylor was supposed to
have discussed the subject THE Club
Woman" but he modestly claimed
that he was not equal to the occasion
and confined his remarks to other
phases of human nature. The senator
has a generous fund. however. of af-
ter dinner stories, and his humor ap-
pealed strongly to his audience.
Miss Alice Kepdrick toasted The
Bachelor" and consoled in taking
way the three unhappy brethren pres
eut, wishing them better luck another
year.
U.s. was poem by Mrs Eta
7. Taylor. embracing the club history
as we'll. Mrs. Taylor is certainly apt
at rhyming and her part of the pro.
gram was a fitting farewell valedict,
ory to such an enjoyable occasion.
We quote from Mrs. Bulls ad.
dress:
Eleven years ago l stood trem.
bling before our club members and
delivered my first address as president
of this club. At that time | wished
l could be invisible and still 90
through with my part (for l wanted
my name on the program, of course)
and now 1 regret that the wish has
come true. l should like to be visi
BILE. and have part in the banquet
you have just partaken of. and gaze
on your faces once more. But consid-
er me with you in spirit and viii re-
member that one of the sweetest enjoy
inents permitted to us in life is to re.
vert in memory to the pleasing scenes,
and friendly associations of the past,
and will dwell in kindly recollectio
upon "reminiscences of long ago, as
time goes on its onward flight, our
crosses and trials are forgotten, or
hut half remembered. But not so our
pleasures; these safely locked in the
store house of our memory abide with
US.
In the years that have passed we
have been associated together in the
friendly intimacy of club life We
have had crosses and trials, and have
shared them with each other cheer
fully. 1t needs no magic wand to
bring before one the years spent among
you. The pleasures of the banquets.
and the little work we tried to do.
1t was all a stepping stone to the
greater work we have before us. One
can see so much to be done that it is
hard to say just where to begin and
there is no stopping point to progress.
hope the travelling library SO much
talked Of in the past will be real.
lied in the near future. Let it not
be of discarded books, those we do not
care to Keep, but Of books we love.
Discarded books would be Of no value
to the readers we wish to reach.
Books we care for are part of our
selves and such library from the
members of our club and thei, friends,
would contain an intellectual magne
tism which would be felt by the read.
ers, and The Glenwood Reading Club
liISary would be worthy of us.
l would suggegt that third of th g
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