Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-01-01
MASONS HOLD THEIR
o ANNUAL BANQUET
Good Music, Splendid Speeches
Help to Enliven The
Seventh Annual
Event
THE AFFAIR A GENUINE SUCCESS

THE AFFAIR A GENUINE SUCCESS
The leading social event that has
been held here this season, and one
that will rank with the best of those
that have been held on the island, was
the Masonic banquet that was held at
the Hotel Lyndhurst on Monday eve
ming last, by Hereford Lodge, No. III,
F. & A. M. Of Five Mile Beach.
This event was the seventh annual
banquet, or st. Johns Supper, as it is
more commonly called, and as each
years. event has surpassed It's predeces-
sor, this was the Gro wning event and
the most successful one that has ever
been held by the local lodge. More
than n hundred members and their
wives or lady friends were in attend
nce and thoroughly enjoyed the splen-
did repast that had been prepared for
them, which was served with an ex-
cellence and precision that was COM
mendable. The following is the menu
as served:
Oysters on half Shell
Stewed Snapper Dreamed Oysters
on Toast
Frozen Cherries
Lobster Salad
Queen Olives Gherkins Saltines
Roast Turkey
Mashed Potatoes Green Peas
Celery Cranberry Sauce
French Rolls
Fruit Cake Fancy Cakes
Cheese
Fruits Nuts
Ice Cream
Coffee
The Worshipful Master of the Lodge,
Charles A. Norton, acted in the capaci-
ty of POSTMASTER, and after full justice
had been done the delicious feast,
called upon Carl A. Haswin as one of
the veteran members of the order to
respond to the toast of "Masonry.n
MI. Haswin handled the subject in a
mastery manner and entertained his
hearers with q brief and interesting
dissertation on the beauties and bene-
fits of this excellent organization.
Mayor elect Harry G. Wheaton, of
North Wildwood, gave a characters
tically amusing response to the toast
of the "Tall Cedars of Lebanon and
former Sheriff William H. Bright
spoke on the subject of "Manhood."
He spoke of the inclination of the
large majority of mankind to seek the
almighty dollar instead of folio wing
the teachings of the Golden Rule, and
said that in looking Tor an exemptIn-
cation of true manhood, he was obliged
to turn to Him whose birth was being
celebrated in this Christmas season.
Rev. Samuel Ward, in a bright, in
teresting and original discourse, paid
glowing tribute to the faults, follies
and charming virtues of the fair sex
when called upon to give a toast to the
"Ladies," and j. Thompson Baker,
who was asked to respond to the toast
of the "Past, Present and Future of
Five Mile Beach, made the address of
the evening, and in his able aud inim-
table manner spoke of what had
been accomplished on this island in
converting it from a virtual wilderness
into one of the foremost seashore resorts
of the country, and spoke of the pos
sibilities of the future of Five Mile
Beach if the people would stand to-
gether and work in harmony. He
called upon his hearers to forget and
forego local prejudiees and work in
unison for the upbuilding of this beau
tiful and favored island, and prove
themselves equal to the opportunities
that are presented here, and the result
would be that Five Mile Beach would
increase rapidly in values and would
become second to none in the estlma-
ton of the world at large. The dining
room, where the banquet was held,
was prettiIy decorated with American
flags, evergreens and holly, and the
tables were tastefully trimmed with cut
flowers and potted plants.