The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-02
BANQUET RENDERED
TO DIR. I. A. WHARTON
BY CONGREGATION
RETIRING PASTOR HoNoRED BY
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
NEARLY one HUNDRED PRESENT


Talks on Missions BY Fulton, Dale
And Fleming.-Mueh Light Is
Thrown on Home And Foreign
Movement.
DR.. T. A. Wharton, retiring pastor
Of the Presbyterian church, who leaves
early next month for Sherman, Tex
as, was rendered an elaborate banquet
at the Hotel Bethel Friday evening by
the members of his congregation. Dur
ing the evening the mission movement
was brought up for discussion and
interesting addresses were delivered by
H. o. Fulton, Andrew Dale and w.
s. Fleming.
The spacious dining room OF the
hotel presented a handsome appear
ance when the guests filed in at 8:45
o'clock, having previously assembled
in the hall awaiting the signal to
move on to the gastronomic attack.
The table was arranged in shape Of
the letter H" and was handsomely
decorated with potted plants. Glisten-
ing silver shone from the broad ex-
panse of snowy linen, and lent an air
of elegance to the festive scene.
Plates had been laid for one hun
dred and a bare dozen places were
vacant when DR.. Wharton raped for
order and offered short prayer by
way Of opening. The next thing in
order was the eating and for one and
onehalf hours the guests busted them
selves with the following excellent
menu:
Biloxi oysters
Celery
Mangoes Sailed Nuts
Essence of Chicken +
Broiled Spanish MackereI, Maitre {
d'Hote ;
Fancy Potatoes +
Roast Turkey with Dressing Gran t
berry Sauce q
Green Peas Asparagus Tips h
Lobster Salad h
Neapolitan Ice Cream Fancy Cakes 8
Cheese Crackers
Coffee u
Much of the success of the banquet o
was due to the committee on arrange e.
ments, composed of the following: E. fl
e. McLemore, Chas. Parker and An H
drew Dale. Those present were; F
DR.. T. A. Wharton A. N Akin, Eu- Ell
gene Anderson, j. R. Afford, J. B. b,
Borum, M. H. Bunch, H. B. Cochran,
4. B. Cochran, Jr., Ewing Calender,
W. M. Chaf1n, Granville Cockrill, d.
Clarence Cockrill, Benz. Carroll, Ben b
Jarroll, w B. Dobbins, VIM. J. Dale, So
". J. Dale, Jr., w. A. Dale, Phillip pr
Dyer, Watts F. Embry, r. C. Ewing, he
". w. Evans, A. D. Frierson, John w. LEI
W. s. Fleming, H. o. Fulton, ca
liner H. Foster, John d. Fleming, tn
ohm N. Cant, Jr, T. e. Gordon,J G. mt
Tart, S. M. Holding, John H. Hanson, KIN
ldam Hanson ,Robt. c. Hart, Steve
Steve Herndon, Jr., A. S. fly
ames, Evan Jones, A. o. Kennedy, tn,
ohm w. Lawrey, Cooper Meek, w G. wa
[errill, F. e. McLemore, VIM. Spence for
IcFall, F. F. McGavock, Crockett thu
wen, Robert Pillow, G.. A. Parker, tet
am s. Porter, Lewis Taylor Pinion, me
lex Russell, James Russell, Henry fol
ussell, James p Russell, B. E. Regen, gal
ichard Russell, Elem R. Sheegog, thi
obt. G. Sparrow, ]. P. Street, A. H. Eat
hields, VIM. M. Shields, Harry Sloan, hat
gorge SWEET, Jesse Tomlinson, W. to
Wilson, W. B. Wooten, Chas s. cor
yaller, ]. ]. Wilson, Looney Walker, me
ebert Worsing, Enoch Stephenson, dor
Ill Ridley, JAS. Thomas, Fl. d. Hark- I'm
,ader, Jesse Ellington, Shelton Rob- ter
son, T. n Jones, DR. Hardison, Geo. me
cFall, ger
Speaking Begins. ecu
After the dishes had been cleared cat
way, and while the cigars were being the
used around Or. Wharton arose and tina
1t the speech-making in motion. pile
In looking over the menu card ed
scover that this banquet was given tioI
me- he said. 81 was of the opinion n
at it was to be given for the purpose the
discussing the mission movement don
id 1t is with little retrospective are
that now learn other and
se, for only last Sunday / announced rio,
ON the pulpit with some gusto that byt
would be very important l have as
speech to offer-only thanks. 600
Il think that the evening can be put 100
the best purpose by talking a little chu
lille upon the great duties of the Re- 215
emer Therefore, am going to call teri