The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-18
Good Things for Mind and
Body Make Second Annual
Banquet a Grand Success
National and State Officials, congressman
and Leaders Of the Party Unite with
Nearly -Four Hundred Banqueters
at ShiaWaSSee County Repub.
lican Club Gathering.

The second annual banquet of the
Shiawassee County Republican club
was one of the most successful gather
ings of members of the party held in
Michigan this year and marks the
progress of the organization in its work
of political education, and keeping
alive and active the masses of the peo-
pie in their demands for the continua-
tion of the glorious work of the repub-
lican party
The election of officers for the ensu-
ing year resulted in the selection of o.
l.. Sprague, Owosso, president; w. E.
Collins. Owosso, secretary; A E. Rich
ards, Corunna, treasurer; F. Fl. Rush
Owosso, J. A. Richardson, New Haven,
Oscar Bird, Byron, Will Kline, Ben
nington, vice presidents,
The supper, served by the Ladies'
Social Union of the Congregational
church, was one Of the best ever en-
joyed by banqueters in this city, in
cluding dainty and substantial dishes,
quickly, quietly and neatly placed
before the four hundred at the tables
by forty.fve ladies. Music by Wese-
ner's orchestra enlivened the feasting
At nine o'clock President A. M.
Hume called for order and read tele
grams or letters of regret from Sena-
tor Burrows, Elk Congressman Henry
@. Smith, of Adrian, and Homer
Warren, of Detroit Hon. Geo. L. Lusk,
of Bay City, formerly of Owosso. was
given hearty reception as he ascended
the platform to sing, "The Sword of
Bunker Hill" remarking before he
began that he was honored and pleased
to be asked to be with the friends of
former years on such an occasion and
appreciatipg the fact that he was TAX
ing the place of man, who had sung
himself into ten thousand dollar Job
and he was liable to sing himself out of
three thousand dollar job if he under
took it too often.
President Hume welcomed the mem
bers and visitors and entertained them
in humorous talk before presenting
Hon. c. E. Townsend, of Jackson, as
toastmaster for the evening.
Mr.. Townsend thanked the club for
the honor of being chosen for a place
that had been so brilliantly filed on
similar occasions in Owosso and said he
would not discuss the toasts assigned
the speakers in introducing them but
would give each fair show to tell
what he knew. He was sorry Senator
Burrows could not be there but his
place ION the program" was properly
and well filled by the selection of Gov
ernor Warner by the club if the matter
of substitution was dropped there.
Governor Warner said he had no in
tention of contesting with Senator Bur
rows the place he had so ably filled fo
many years. He felt that the club hat
gone on the principle of putting on the
rankest one first and leaving the goot
things for the last. but he could not OBJ
iect as he still felt that he was more o
a cheese maker than speech maker
He, however, entertained the guest
with interesting figures as to state in
stitutions, referring particularly to tn
fact that the University had increased
from 2.SG0 to 5000 students, the Ypsi
lanti normal from 400 to 1,200 and tn
attendance at all the normals to 1000
He spoke with pride of the passage o
the two cent railroad fare law, of his be
lief that a law should be passed to. pre-