The Greeley tribune., 1911-05-25


night when the Commercial club en-
tertained the ladies at the regular
monthly banquet. II he listened he
may have secured some valuable
pointers in selection of subject, de-
livery, and time limit in public
speaking. for the program was in
the hands OF the ladies from the
frst I'VE have with US tonight" un-
til just before hitting the cinders
for home, when the husbands were
allowed to lift their voices in q
song dealing with the efforts of a
we'll known lady to get somewhere
in a hobble skirt.
There were 141 present. This is
subject to correction and is not a
statement of the newspaper, but of
the manager of the hotel. Hence
IL any was not counted they may
announce themselves and pay the
toll, as there we're only 141 tickets
sold. This number makes 1t ob'i-
GUS that some man or men went
without his wife. since 1t is just
seventy and one-half couples.
The dinner was very nice and
the gentlemen enjoyed 1t until 4
few minutes after the coffee. Then
they began looking about for some
thing to smoke, but there was moth
ing doing. They behaved real we'll.
however, and sat cigarless and de-
termined throughout the evening.
No reproaches can be cast upon the
men for their behaviour.
The men craned their necks
when the first speaker, Mrs. Ded-
rick. calmly announced that she did
not propose to apologize at the be-
ginning, nor would she declare that
she was surprised at being called
upon. She said that she was pre-
pared to admit that she had been
given her subject. Mothers Con-
gress," week before.
Scorning the time worn subter-
fuges OF the male after dinner
speaker since Adam, Mrs. Dedrick
launched into her subject full tilt.
She told of the work of the mothers
congress and what 1t hoped to do in
tie future. The speaker was diff
ferent from most of the men who
usually talk at the Commercial club
IN another respect. She thought
sad said that the newspapers of the
city had been very kind in giving
the ladies space in exploiting the
meetings, entertainments and an
Aouncements designed for the up
mn of the mothers and children.
The poor downtrodden newspaper
AAax never gets anything right, Is .
vicious maligning rag of iniquity
AaA generally thing to be abhor-
nd by all good people, was given \
kindly pat ON the back and was not
Aead responsible. (for once) for all
e the crimes of the universe.
The mothers are doing things in
oeoeley and elsewhere. They had
~ able exponent in Mrs. Dedrick
I'D her concluding recommendation
nat II the commercial club organ
6O an auxiliary 1t be . fathers
aoaGress was apt.
Variety was given the program
- recftations and music. Mrs.
0agh delighted the audience with
. recitation. Miss Setterington
anag "The Pipes Of Pan" from the
Arcadians so charmingly that she
Oas obliged to give an encore. A
aaartette from the Fortnightly mu-
a1nal club contributed two selec-
f1oas, the music being interpreted
Win the speaking.
Old Greeley and New Greeley
1sre told by mother and daughter.
lnko. James Tuckerman and Mrs. A.
j. Allen. The former told Of the
Ang1y days 20 we'll remembered by
Daay Of the present day residents.
1AiIe the younger woman told OF
- hopes and ambitions Of the wo-
0sa in Greeley today to continue
- brave work started by the colon
-
TAe ladies did not mind wander
- from their own neeside to be