The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-23
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter
EdGerton, Wisconsin.
FRIDAY, APRIL %, 1909.
Campus Club Entertains at Albion


husbands and friends an additional
proof was furnished that these people
know how to do things and do them
right. However exalted may have
been the notion inspired in the minds of
lovers by the grace and charm of sweet
hearts in the ecstatic days of court
ship, certainly nothing in the appear
ance and conduct of these older sweet
hearts on this evening lessened the
impression that they knew how to be
agreeable.
The beautiful and commodious home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark A. Head was
brilliantly lighted and tastefully deco
rated for this ''Gentlemen's Night of
the Campus Club 1t was originally
intended as Lincoln birthday celebra-
ton, but death in one of the homes last
February MADE postponement neces-
sary, and the closing session of the
clubs season, April Is, was selected as
a substitute. Although the weather
was not propituous, all but three of the
thirty eight members of the organiZa-
ton were present, each one accOmpan-
led by an escort, her invited guest of
the evening.
1t was brilliant scene which broke
upon the vision of these guests as they
entered the door. The room where they
were most cordially greeted by the re-
ception committee was decorated with
life size portrait of Lincoln and am
pie folds of bunting. The piano and
violin skillfully played by our hostess,
Mrs. Head, and Mr.. Sydney Emery,
filled the parlor with pleasing strains
through which the guests passed on
their way to the banquet rooms. Ban
nerets of green and white, club colors,
foated in diagonal lines over the ia
bles and the table decorations carried
out the scheme of green and white.
Groups of wax candles with brilliantly
lighted lamps gave fine luster to the
whole scene. Little booklets, on the
cover of which was ornamentally
printed the name of the club, and fur
ther ornamented with a portrait of Lin
coin served as place cards. On another
page of this booklet was found the
printed menu as follows:
Chicken Patties Lima Beans
Fruit Salad Waters
Nuts Pickles Candies
Other pages held the post-prandial
program of speech and song. After
the guests with their charming enter
tainers had paid their highest compli-
ments to the feast, Mrs. G. E. Crosley
deftly turned their attention from the
material to the more ETHEREAL portion
of the program and gracefully presided
as tOstmistress of the evening, wittily
introducing each number as it came on
the program Mrs. John Bliven, presi-
dent of the club, in most felicitous Ian
guage and manner gave information as
to the aims of the Campus Club and
cordially welcomed the guests to the
pleasures of the evening. The "Battle
Hymn of the Republic, was heartily
sung by the company, after which Mrs.
Herbert Stone in clear and simple Ian
Lincoln's life. The hearts of the SOL
quartette composed of Mr.. and Mrs NJ
J. Babcock and Rev. and Mrs T. J.
VanHorn sang 'Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground" The Rev. Mr.. Van
Horn then presented Lincoln, the
Leader" giving a long list of qualities
in which Lincoln eXcelled and then
briefly spoke of Honesty, Clearness of
Vision, Self Control and Devotion to
Principle, as elements of character
which made him leader of men.
In an entertaining way DR.. Crosley
illustrated Lincoln's genius as a story
teller. He pointed out that rather as
parable speaker than as story teller,
he achieved distinction, for Lincoln dis
claimed telling a story without it had
point-illustrating a truth. A ladies'
quartette, Mrs. Fred Painter, Mrs. NJ.
J. Babcock, Mrs. H. E. Thomas and
Mrs. T. ]. VanHorn delighted the ban
queters with dialect song, Kingdom
Coming F" Following this Prof. Emery
gave very interesting speech on Lin
coin Classics, reading selections from
Lincoln's masterpieces, and giving
memoriter his famous Gettysburg
speech. Mr.. Simons >charmingly rem
dered the song, The Sweetest Girl in
Dixie, " after which Private Henry A.
Head, Co. G, 4th Wis. VOL, was intro
duced to speak on ''Lincoln's Academy
Boys" He held the closest attention
while he told in graphic way the mus
tering of the boys from old Albion
Academy, and the thrilling war exper
fences of these brave defenders of our
homes and our cOuntry's honor.
The ladies' quartette again sang, rem
dering in admirable style the old song
of the south, Dixie" Everyone won
dered what the Postscript" at the end
of the program signiied, but when Mrs.
J. @. Emery was introduced all saw
that it was no insignificant part of the
program. In appropriate words she
eulOgized the soldiers of the Civil War,
for the valiant part they played in the
defence of American liberty, and then
gracefully presented each soldier guest
present with bouquet of white carna-
tons. Lieutenant A. c.. Burdick gal
lantly responded, adding some interest
ing "reminiscences of the war, and Com
rades H. A. Head, F. H. Drake and
Elisha Main added tremulous words of
appreciation. After these veterans
were enthusiastically saluted by the
other guests, and after the ladies were
Generously voted thanks for their gen
erous hospitality, all joined in the pa
triotic song America and then the
delightful evening came to close.
A GUEST.