The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-04-26

most delightful banquet that they had
ever INDUCED in, without exception.
The banquet tables were arranged for
10 guestr.
The long white tables, beautifully
decorated, were arranged in an n"
shape, thus affording all an excellent
opportunity to hear the toasts Music
from behind pretty embankment gave
an effective tone to the event The
banquet was served by members OF
the Ladies Guild of Trinity church,
who made Of the feast and banquet
hall a thing of beauty and Joy for
ever" Attired all in white, the wait
ers moved about the tables in mill
tary fashion. At a specified time dur
ing the evening lights suddenly went
out and the hall became dark. An in
slant later the illumination returned to
cast its glow upon pair Of colored
gentlemen who had suddenly appeared,
as if by magic, in an especially pre-
pared and especially decorated spot
from which point of vantage they lib
ihCIouy ChtI lhlhSlCu phStIAiy
with the banquet atmosphere.
d. Mathewson of Norfolk, one of the
cleverest toastmasters in all the world,
presided over the flow of wit and wis
dom with masters art. His stories
were apt, pat and, best of all, new to
the core.
"The Banker as Seen by the Custom
err" was the topic which afforded E.
A. Bullock opportunity to make an ex-
eremely happy response in which he
poked an elbow good naturally into
the sides of the banker and then
smoothed things all over in a decided
ly effective manner.
| W. T. Graham, responding to the
| subject, After Hours" gave aespien-
didly well rounded toast touching the
danger of overwork and overworry for
the business man and banker Of today.
He declared that bankers take out a
half hour three times day for eating,
and then lie down at night to worry
and dream. He made an effective ap-
peal to the financiers to lock up bust
ness worries in the vault at night and
| live for other things beside purely
commercialism 1t was an eloquent
address, splendidly put, and it appeared
to make deep impression upon the
! listeners.
| Dreams" was the broad subject that
had been assigned to that veteran of
the banquet toast, Ed T. Kearney. Mr.
/ Kearney took advantage of the latitude
offered by his topic and dealt ready
repartee right and left to the delight
of the banqueting assembly. Mr.. Kear-
ney took occasion to embarrass a.
nephew who was present by calling
attention to the fact that the young
man had just joined the ranks of the
benedicts.
George N. Seymour as the closing
speaker of the evening, demonstrated
that he had been fifty chosen for the
honor. Our Heritage" was his SUBJ
ject and he told a story to the gathered
bankmen which left lasting impress
sion. He went back to the early days
when he had come to this country. He
told how it had grown up from
rugged plain to land of wealth and
culture and luxury. Mr.. Seymour's
toast as were they all, was highly ap-
preciated.
That the banquet was a tremendous
success and that it appealed to the
visitors most favorably was shown by
the fact that after it was over James
F. Toy of Sioux City, president of the
Citizens National bank of Norfolk. pre-
sented to the Ladies guild which 80
nicely served the feast, a check for
$25.
During the evening dainty half
pound boxes of the choice chocolates
manufactured here in Norfolk by the
!; Faucett-Carney Candy company were
distributed among the guests with the
compliments of the candy company.
This is the latest manufacturing estab-
lishment to locate in Norfolk and the
fact that the firm now is rushed in ey
cry department of it's four-story plant,
with four commercial travellers on the
road, shows that the sweets distribut-
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