Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-06
OBSERVANCE MARKED BY BAN.
QUIET LUNCHEON At RED
MEMS HALL.
MOST DELIGHTFUL OF
KIND IN CLUB HISTORY
Decorations Of Hall in colors Of the
Club and "Amsrica" is Featured in
sons-Musie and Toa.ts Follow De-
lieious Repast Served by Committee
and Assistants.

What seemed ito be generally re-
garded as the most enjoyable function
of it's kind in the history of the Mar
shaMtown Women's Club was the af-
fair of Wednesday afternoon in Red
Mems hall, when the clubs annual So
cial day was celebrated by o'clock
banquet luncheon.
Unstinted and thoroughly deserved
praise was given the entertainment
committee which had the affair in
charge. This committee consisted Of
Mrs. T. H. Keller, chairman, Mrs. B.
F.. Cummings, Mrs. F. G. Pierce, and
Mrs. Fred Wilbur. Assisting the MEM
bers of the committee in serving the
delicious and daintily appointed, four
course menu We're Mesdames F. R.
Benedict, T. S. Hynds, Benton Davis,
Charles Meyers, A. J. Martin, and Jo-
seph Whitacre.
One hundred twenty five, club mem
ibers and a few guests were seated at
the two long tables, one running
lengthwise and the other across the
hall. In the center, where the tables
intersected, the banquet board was
graced by a large palm, in a beautiful
brass jardiniere. The club colors, yell
low and white. formed the decorations
turnout, and the same color scheme
prevailed in the viands. The tables
bore vases of both yellow and white
chrysanthemums. the presidents chair
was draped in yellow, and the clusters
J3nrI,< TO- CHI iv,t
While the ladies were finding their
iplaces at the tables, Miss Loa Scheeler
played America with variations,
and when all had found their places
the president, Mrs. Will Wallace, asked
the assemhlage to arise and sing
America" the words of which were
| found on the inside of the yellow place
cards. Two vases of flags, decorating
the piano, lent a further patriotic air
to the occasion. The invocation was
given by Mrs. Ella McKin.
| Equally delightful was the feast OF
repartee and decidedly clever responses
to the toasts called for, following the
luncheon" Mrs. May T.. Montgomery
presided, and made toast-mistress
difficult to excel. The following toasts
were responded to-:
+Club History" a brief. general re.
sumo of the women's club movement
in this country-Mrs. II. J. Howe.
stCharter Members" voicing glow
ing tribute to their efforts-Mrs. C. j
Scheeler.
"The old and New" a comparison
Mrs. s. p. Knisely.
Foreign Clubs" touching principal.
ly upon their social features-Mrs
Susie White.
Just word,' we'll spoken. in tn,
right place-Mrs. r. E. Sears.
"a Protest" a spirited defens'
against the unjust arraignment o
womens clubs in recent editorial il
the Ladies' Home Journal-Mrs. Georg
Darling.
4 Mother, Home and Club" happ.
definition of what they mean to eacl
other-Mrs. Will Wallace.
The program closed with three de
|lightfully rendered piano numbers b,
Miss Scheeler, who played Chopin
"Polonaise in "A major" and Paganini'
Witches Dance" responding to an en-
thusiastic encore with Godard's Der
ceuse," from "Jocelyn."
Guests present from out of town wer,
Miss Leila David, of Topeka, Kan
Mrs. Alice Bailey of Chicago, and Mis-
Ruth Mcneil, Of Philadelphia.