Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-02
The WOODMEN BANQUET
tuesday Evening Was Largely At,
Tended and Enjoyed by All.

evening the members OF hOscWOOu
Camp. No. %, W. .. ". of this
city, accompanied by their wives and
swcethearts met, according TO APP
pointment, at the Opera House, and
were delightfully."- entertained by the
Marion Silver Cornet Band. At 80
O'Clock according. to program, they
| heard announced 10y the committee
who prepared the feast Come, for
all things are now ready.
The happy banqueters then pro-
cecdcd to the Stegar Building, led
by the Bsnd, where they found a
spread, such a. was seldom If ever
seen in Marion. There were one
hundred aud seventy present and
every heart was light and happy.
Prayer was then offered by Xed A.
Bennett.
The evening was made more en-
loyable and the repast more palatable
If possible, by sweet strain. of music
furnished by the string band.
The most enjoyable feature Of the
evening perhaps was the responses
90 the various toasts. Every one on
the program was present and re-
.ponded in the happiest vein.
Nr. led A. Bennett, the toast.
master, a. usual was ever ready with
hi. wit and humor which always
brought forth laughter and lent a
Jolly air to the entire program.
Consul Commander VIM. II. Clark
responded to the toast, The Forest,
and in his inimitsble way delighted
4 his hearers. There is no presiding
officer in the state who is more eff
cient, and he is there with the
goods when called upon for an i'm
promp,u speech.
4 The next response was by Hon.
81 John A. Moore to the toast "The
d Relation Of Fraternism to the
Il Church. The subjec, was handled
q with skill and everybody felt like
saying Amen to the good things
q that Mr.. Moore said relative to the
mistaken idea extapt that the fra
ternitics stand in the place Of the
. church.
Mr. j. Frank Dodge then followed
with "Fraternal Love, and he made
his hearers feel that fsternal love is
the love "that vaunteth not itself,
j. not pulled up" Mr.. Dodge made
reputation as speaker in one
evening Of which any one might be
proud.
The next speaker was DR.. 7. A.
Frazer who made an extremely
catchy speech on Little Things.
The banquet hall rang many times
with laughter on account of the 'soit
places and witty things in the Doc
tors speech. He is certainly at
home when replying to a toast.
Hon. Thos. W. Champion then
followed with the subject DUN
Tacit Clamat, a subject better I'M
derstood by Woodmen than others.
We have never heard speech that
was more highly appreciated. 1t
was intersprersed with arrows Of wit
aud strong sensible thought.
Our friend, Judge j. &. Roches-
ter, responded to the toast "Fratern-
Ism and What it Means. The
Judges speech was so good that
1t made the audience feel that it was
"a thing of beauty and JOY for
ever
The program having been complet-
ed volunteers were then called FOL
and Mr.. Rufus Robinson responded
discussing "The History of Wood
craft. He greatly surprised his
hearers as nobody knew Mr.. Robin
son to be public speaker. He is
no novice, however, in the art and
every word of his speech was received
with the most profound attention.
Mr.. X. l.. Davis, who has recent.
ly come among US, was then called
upon for a speech. Mr.. DAVIS being
modest man responded with re.