The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-07
fORT|ETH YEAR
OF THE K. N. K.C.
CAIRo'S POPULAR ORGANIZATION
CELEBRATES EVENT BY
GRAND BANQUET.
MUSIC AND SPEECHES
Mingled 10 Pass the Evening Pleas
antIy-over Two Hundred Mem
bers Seated Around
Festive Board.

Tx. NJ. X c. were gathered at their
hall last night to properly observe
the fortieth anniversary of that popu
lar organization. They sat down to a
rich banquet set by Great Grand
Caterer Hank Goethe 1t was one OF
the best of its kind and that is saying
a great deal for the banquets prepared
BY Hank" are always great. That 1t
was so on this occasion was proven
by the looks of the platters after the
feast was over.
H. r. Halliday was POSTMASTER and
presided with dignity. He had pre-
pared no elaborate program, de-
pending more upon what should de-
velop spontaneously during the even
ing, to make the occasion memorable,
end he was not disappointed in his ex-
pectations that there would be de.
velopments. Ex-Mayor Claude Win
ter was first to be called upon He
favored the audience with an inter-
esting recital regarding the X. NJ X
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the organization. He and his son
Claude Jra) represent the two ex.
tremes in the membership of the or
ganization--the sire being the Oldest
member and the son the youngest.
Mr. Winter spoke briefly of the X
NJ X. c. today, telling of its charitable
work and of its mascot the excursion
steamer Island Queen, which enabled
il to give its banquet every year
There were other highly interesting
little talks made. A very spirited dis
cussion was INDUCED in by Sheriff
Frank Davis and Dan Hartman as to
or not man should marry
and, ii so, why not? Mr.. Davis took
the affirmative side declaring that it
made him better citizen. Mr.. Hart, |
nan was opposed to lotteries on gen
aral principles.
NJ Sander was down for talk on |
Should the Saloons Be Closed? Mr.. |
GAMBLER was unavoidably absent.
Thos. W. Cannon was one of the |
,ld-time members and spoke briefly |
If some of his experiences.
Hon Reed Green who has long
,een the Great Grand Talker of the
organization, was TO have made a
peech on something or other. but ex-
used himself on account of illness
he POSTMASTER expressed regret at
his and In lieu of Mr.. Green's speech
asst night drew forth a copy of the
afro Daily Bulletin dated March 7,
500 in which an account of the X.
T. x. C. banquet o. that year was
iyen, wherein it was shown that Mr..
ireen had declined to speak then
.lso but when prevailed upon had
made a "characteristically good"
peech.
A pathetic incident Of the evening
vas the reading of an extract from an
ddress by Chas. Frank. deceased.
Tho was one Of the most popular and
lost energetic members of the Krew
he address was delivered at the an
ual banquet held on March 9th. 1888.
nd the extract read by Mr. Halliday
ist night was peculiarly applicable
} this anniversary twenty years
ter II was as follows
1T is from the past we judge OF the
lture. and | think I am reasonable =
hen | predict a scene of this kind
genty years hence. There will be
any new faces there-you and may !
! resting in the silent city of the /,
aad, or wandering In different lands /,
ncng strangers. and that event viii !,
E our fortieth anniversary. NV r
ish is that | too may be one OF that
cry assemblage and should peri
lance it be my lot to be an absent
he. be it a traveller i'm another. or
zee Of clay moulding in the orient =
NIB my soul will be with you that :
ght." :
Mr.. Halliday read this with much
cling and said he felt sure the
irit Of Chas Frank was present on
is occasion Il it were given the in
bitants of the other world to visit q
2 scenes of their former being. y
Waiter II Wood was on the list for X
discussion Of Politics in Alexander y
unity" and there were others. ie
Good music was given at intervals M
ring the evening oy Culver's band 81
Z there was singing including
Fl by Max and Adolph Kaufman
titled Who Stole the Apples?" a
o by Joseph McNulty accompanied tn
the band: quartette by Ed Allen. of
uryHssenjaegar Jr.. Joseph Nc Ian
lty and John Murphy. Ia
The boys concluded the evenings rs
tiyity with a series Of choTses in en-
ieh all took part be