The daily sentinel., 1907-02-20
GENTLEMEN'S
NIGHT WAS A
GREAT SUCCESS
hargery Hall On Last Eve
ming the Scene of a Bril-
liant Gathering--GoodfeI-
lowship Reigned Supreme
IMPORTANT EVENT IN
WOMAN'S CLUB HISTORY

"Gentlemen's Night is usually an
auspieious occasion with the Woman S
club Of this city. The third annual
celebration of the event occurred last
night at Margery hall and 1t per-
haps was the most pretentlous cele-
bration ever attempted by the club
ladies'.
The annual event is not usually
'eelebrated in conjunction with
Washington's Birthday celebration.
but the event last night was made to
serve a double purpose and through
out it was most delightful occas-
ion.
The banquet hall was handsomely
decorated for the banquet with great
streamers of tri-colored ribbon. pen
dant from the four corners of the
room. and at intervals about the
room were stretched the national en-
blem, making an ensemble at once
delightful and creative of patriotic
sentiment
1t was nearly eight-thirty O'Clock
before the ladies and their gentlemen
guests entered the banqueting hall.
AS they did SO sight met their eyes
which thrilled them with delight as
no more beautiful laid tables have
ever been spread for a banquet, than
for last nights event. The tables
were in the form of a square with one
open end. the toastmistress and
speakers occupying the head of the
table.
A spirit of good fellowship was rife
during the banquet proper. which
was most splendidly served by
trained corps of walters and there
was nothing whatever to mar the
harmony of the occasion. All through
the courses served the splendid COM
pany. Boyer's orchestra, played
most delightful program of music to
the evident delight of all. There was
nothing ill-sorted or outof harmony in
the make up of the company, as was
evidenced by the ladies and gentle
men in the midst of the banquet join
ing in singing some of the particu
larly popular airs being played by |
the orchestra. Once in particular the
enthusiasm rose to an extreme pitch |
when the grand strains of America
floated through the hall. the spirit
of the occasion and of the approach
of the celebration of the day of the
birth of the Father of His Country
filling the hearts of the audience and
the great anthem rose in splendid
swelling throughout the hall.
At the conclusion of the banquet
proper Mrs. L. C. Hedges as the presi-
dent of the club and the toastmist-
ress of the occasion called the COM
pany to order She spoke of the
Womans club of Grand Junction in
her few remarks. her words being
apropos of the event being celebrated,
She congratulated the club ladies for
having been so successful in induc-
ing their better halves to grace the
occasion of Gentlemen's night. for as
she stated there was no event in the
calendar of the club. which called
forth quite so much enthusiasm of the
club members as this annual celebra-
ton.
In the Introduction of the ladies
and gentlemen on the program of
toasts during the evening the toast
mistress fully proved that she was
eminently qualified for the position
she held. as by her trite remarks
and comments upon conditions and
the personality of the speakers she
ELECTED much applause and good
cheer.
Altogether. and throughout the re-
sponses to every toast each lady and
gentleman fully measured up to the
standard anticipated for them. Their
thoughts and comments were in har-
mony with the spirit of the toast to
which they had been assigned a re-
sponse and were fully enjoyed by
the company present.
During the evening the Misses Fen
ner and Bross and Mrs. Greer render
ed delightful solos and so apprec-
iatiye were the ladies and gentlemen
of the banquet that each of them
we're compelled to respond to an en-
core.
Mrs. Frank Remington Smith, re-
cited most pleasantly Breaking the
Chain" and she too was accorded a
most hearty recall, reciting a very
quaint little ditty for her encore.
AT the conclusion of the responses
TO the toasts and at the request OF
the honored toastmistress, the ladies
and gentlemen stood at the banquet
ing board and all Joined in singing
that grand old hymn. america.
with the singing was concluded the
tbird annual banquet to the gentle
men by the ladies of the Woman's
club of the city. 1t seems unneces-
sary to particularize in the compare
son of last nights event with any of
those previously celebrated Suffice
is it to say that all of these oc-
casions have been most fittingly and
,,.r..,t.. calebr,hed and that the