The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-01-06
GIRLS SIT DOWN WITH A. B. "C.'S" AND VERY MUCH RELISH THE GOOD THINGS DONE AND
 SERVED. First Annual Banquet Proved Most Entertaining Affair.-New Officers Elected.
 Jest and youthful jollity, Quips, and cranks, and wanton w1les, Mods and becks, and wreathed smiles.
 Milton.

While the chilly rains without were being frozen white by the 10 degrees or less, and the club man for once was caught beside his own f1reside, all was good cheer and merriment within the Atlantic Hotel banquet hall. The members of the A. B. C.. Club all logged out in their happy clothes, were undoing themselves to see that the young lady at their right hand side did not want for anything It was the first banquet ever given by this popular band of young men to which the gentler sex were asked. That they realized their fondest hopes in the entertainment of the feminines was manifest, for at the end, all the young ladies arose, and in one voice, gave vent to their voices in three really distinctive hurrahs. Yes, and throughout the evening, when the line or two, each one had good word to extend to the young men, as hosts. As an appetizer to the viands which were served during the even ing, the installation of officers for the ensuing year was put on under the direction of the three installing of ficers, Edward Madigan, Jack Furer and David Wise. A most impressive ritual was observed and carried out without hitch in the proceedings. The officers installed were: President, Walter Schneider; vice-president, Her. bert Anderton; financial secretary, Peter Poland; recording secretary, an; and sergeant-at-arms, Joseph Mooney. Following the installat tion exercises, President Schneider opened the meeting, during which the in- stallation committee was discharged with vote of thanks.
 YrI. man of the banquet committee, in a few we'll chosen words called upon Amos "Dick" Kerr to act as toast master of the evening. In a little worldly harrangue marked with bright witticisms MT. Kerr accepted his post, starting the ball a-rolling, by calling on all the officers of the club for a brief toast, distinctive of their official life. Then followed the serving of the courses by a number of pretty waiter girls. It was between the courses that joviality reigned su- preme. Not one of those present were passed by. They either had some little word of mention to give or render selection. In this way the minutes slipped by, till it was early morning when the last course was served. The banquet committee had promised a surprise in the way of favors. Fred Mooney, a member of the club, who is also a New York messenger, had searched high and priate favor, hitting upon blue and white f1uted hats to be worn during the serving of the courses. The hats were in the clubs colors. That there was humor among the lady guests was often shown, much to the dis. comfiture of the young men.
 Accompanied by Harvey's Banjo orchestra the following were heard 1T solos: MT. Mahoney in ''Because | You're Your; MT. Keegan in "Ain'
 It Funny What a Little Smoke Will Do"; Lester Burdick in 'Take Me LII
 In An Airship"; Miss Friedman ir '"Take Me to the North Pole, Dearie" | Mooney was a capital entertainer il l reciting "A Dream of Heaven" ol I 'The Lobster Epicure' and Walk. Lester Burdick and Joe Barry, twt young men, who form a clever tean l of singers and dancers, and who soo1 l expect to appear in the glare of thu 1 footlights as professionals, were giv
 en a chance to display their talents
 At the close, all the members of thu club and their guests arose and san,
 'Auld Lang Syne."
 | Those present were the Misses Os
 borne, Hazel Linscott, Agnes B. Sul
 livan. Nellie Burton, Charlotte Cor | QOIl, ILIlIIIct ENSuOy, hlSduOE 1ully
 Jessie Maritime of Stratford, Mar
 guerite Boylan, Bessie Frazier, Kittl
 and Bessie O'Hara, Bessie Coughlir
 Grace Doyle, ,Edyth and Bessie Crosse Emma Friedman, Louise Franz, Cor l Braithwaite, Viola F'anuel, and tn
 Mesdames Edward Madigan an' ] George Greenspun. And the follow
 ing young men, all members of tn
 A. B. c. Club: Herb Anderton, Pet
 Poland, Art Whitney, Joe Barry, Jacl I Furer, Eddie Madigan,- Dick Kerr
 Walt Schneider, Fred Mooney, Barol
 Lewis, Jimmie Keegan, James Ma i honey, Frank Lyle, Lester Burdick Walt, Fred and Art Moss, ,Chas. Oster
 berg, Ted Stelling, Harry Mossman
 Al Mclaughlin, Joe Finn, Roy Beach
 Fred Elliott, Herb Stanton, Dav
 Wise, George Greenspun, Nat Os | borne, Harry Friedman, Gus Wei l and George Finklestone.
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