The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-06-04
DEAR ALMA MATER
Sauk Centre High SCeooI Alumni
Held Angaal Banquet
A FESTIVE OCCASION
Class of 1908 Is Duly Initiated Into
Membership-Phy siCaI and Men,
tai Pdbalum

The annual banquet of the Alumni
Association of the Sauk Centre High
school was held in the K. P. hal
Monday evening.
The chief feature of this annua
gathering is the initiation of the class
OF the current year into membership
The class of 1908 was thoroughly in
tiated if ever one was. In fact, ''The
Newest Baby in the Bunch" haC
enough of initiation and to spare. II
was all good natured and greatly en-
joyed by all-the spectators. The
class bore up as we'll as it could un-
der exceedingly trying circumstances
and easily proved itself equal to any
emergency that arose.
The attendance was not as large as
that at last years banquet, especial.
ly of the older alumni, but the hall
was comfortably filled and the even,
ing passed very pleasantly.
Mrs. R. E. Hanson, president OF
the association for the past year
presided at the formal initiation OF
'0S Miss Mabel Kells being vice presi-
dent. The class was put through its
PAGES in fine style, the initiation oc-
cupying about an hour. A lot of in
dividual stunts We're given them to do
and all came through with flying
colOrs.
Following this the new officers of
the association, elected at the busi-
ness meeting that had been held at
the morning, were installed as fol-
lows: president. Dr. H. l.. Lamb; &;
vice president, Miss Winifred Coop
er; secretary treasurer, Miss Gertrude
Doolittle.
Then came a short program includ-
ing a piano selection for six hands,
by Misses Harriet Erwin, Gertrude
Doolittle and Winifred Cooper; vo-
cal solo by Mrs. Geo. Fish. All were
well rendered and elected hearty ap-
plause.
The dining room doors were then
thrown open and the guests passed
IL to enjoy that part of the even
ing's entertainment. A quintet of
Sauk Centres popular young society
men, Messrs. H. F. Alden, A. F.
Strebel, Joe Kuhn, C. E. Quist and
Everett Jameson, officiated as awit-
ers in a graceful ard efficient man
ner that ELECTED many favorable COM
ments, especially from the feminine
contingent.
After due justice had been done
tie toothsome viands M. C.. Kelsey,
as toastmaster, opened the post prand-
ial part of the program. Mr.. kel-
sey is member of the first class
that graduated from the school-in
1SS1-and has attended every ban
quet. AS postmaster he is dis
tinct success. Those who were call
ed upon for toasts were DR.. H. L..
Lamb, F. S. Woodbury., Miss McMil-
Ian. Geo. c. Ingram, Miss Davis, Mrs.
F. H. Oehler, Mrs. Sawyer and A..
M. Welles. DR.. Lamb as president
spoke for the association; Mr.. Wood
bury, president of '0S, for his class;
Miss Mcmillan represented the IA
Guilty; Mr.. Ingram the Board of Edu-
cation; Miss Davis the committee on
banquet; Mrs. Oehler the friends of
the school; Mrs. Sawyer talked of
1.-THE Ideal Alumni Association, the
last speaker represented the press.
The remarks were witty, wise, hum
orous and all worth well listening to.
Mr. Woodbury's remarks in behalf of
the graduates were specially we'll
timed, his delivery good and when
he sat down he was given hearty
round of applause.
During the progress of the banquet
and before the speaking began class
yells were in order good deal of
the time the different classes vying
with each other as to which should
vocalize the most emphatically. At
ter the speaking the banqueters rose
and sang one verse of "Auld Lang
Syne" and then adjourned to the 9th
er adjoining hall where the younger
portion of the company danced for a
while.
The success of the function was
largely due to the efforts of Mrs.
r. E. Hanson, the retiring president
and the other officers.