The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-27
Splendid Affair Given by De La Sale
Council, Knights Of Columbus,
in Their Hall Last
Evening.
AROUND FESTIVE BOARD
More than TWO Hundred Were Pres
ent-Prosram Of Short speach-
es Enjoyed and Then
Dancing Until Late.

The ninth annual banquet of De
La Sale Council No. 619, knights of
Columbus was held last evening in
the councils auditorium, corner Fifth
and Main streets, and was attended
by about two hundred members, their
families and friends. The first ban
auet was given in 1901, and,s al
though the affair has been an annual
one since that time, some of the
older members present pronounced the
gathering of 1910 the most enjoyable
of probably any that have been given.
Many things combined to make the
banquet brilliant one, while there
was but one thing to detract, that
being the non-arrival Of several
speakers who We're to take part on
the program,
Hall Looked Pretty.
The hall presented untold beauty
because of the decorative features,
while the banquet itself was perfect
| in every appointment. The decora,
tions were quite extensive, being car
ried out by red and white crepe pa
| per which was draped profusely
about the ceiling and walls. The pa
per was interwined with tasteful
originality and perfect network of
streamers served to Offset the orches-
ira stage from the banquet hall.
/ Large green plants were used to carry
out the decorations, while the long
4 line of banquet tables contained pref
/ ty flowers.
Lecturer in Charge.
Lecturer John Cronin was in charge
of the affair and carried out his pre-
arranged plans with dispatch and
ability The menu served was an
excellent one and was as follows:
S Oyster cocktail
i Celery Olives Sweet midgets
Waters Sailed nuts
Roasted turkey with dressing
Snowflake potatoes French peas
Vienna rolls
Roman punch
SUlChGH SdidQ
Tutti Frrtti ice cream Assorted cake
Tropical fruits Mint creams
Coffee
Orchestra Music.
March Iking Soll-Jacob Glogan.
Selection (The Red MilD--victor
Hubert
Intermezo, Curley-W. G. Powell.
4 selection (The Stubborn Cinderella)
James e. Howard.
Garden of Dreams--Clara Hummer.
\ Red Fiz Di Marcia-Walte Hearns.
I Just Like the Rose-Harry Won
/ Tilzer.
/ Overture Medley-Remmick
Speakers Program.
James H. Egan of this city presided
as POSTMASTER and his introductions
were interspersed with wit, while his
lopening remarks We're well received.
In the capacity in which he acted last
night Mr. Egan proved very accept
able
The address Of welcome was deliv-
cred by ]. n. Mcnamara, grand
Knight of De La Sale council. He
extended to the knights and guests
heartfelt, knightly welcome.
DR.. Beirne on the subject "The
Good Knight and His Mission fea-
tured the program The speaker is a
prominent knight of Quincy council
and prominent physician of that city.
He handled his subject in an admir-
able manner and the eloquence of his
address stirred the audience. One in
teresting point made by the speaker
in touching upon Catholicity was
that in Chicago. the metropolis of the
west, 80 per cent of the church going
people are Catholics leaving the re-
naming 20 per cent scattered among
the other religions
1t was announced that Very Rev.
Father Gillispie, Hon. F. H. Wilkins,
/ of Fort Madison, Hon. q. P. McManus,
Rev. ]. F. Bowen, state chaplain, and
Lewis F. O'Connor of Hannibal were
unavoidably detained and had found
4 it impossible to be present. As a
result Toastmaster Egan called upon
Rev. George Giglinger, D. D. and Will
! McGrath, both of whom responded
briefly.