Henderson gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1911-19??, 1911-04-27
Contemporary Club Banquet.

The CONTEMPORARY Club gave It's an
nuaI banquet in the dining room OF Ho-
tel Vance Monday night, and this assem-
blage OF men and women representing
the culture, grace and beauty OF the
CITY. was the most brilliant inaugural
Hotel Vance could possibly have had.
From $50 until after / O'Clock the
Club offered it's guests everything that
the Imagination seemed able to devise IN
the way of food for both the mind and
body.
From the streamers OF pink and white
and smilax festooned from chandelier to
chandelier overhead, to the pink ruf-
fies and bows of the mattresses aprons,
the color device of pink and white was
worked out-pink and white candles
trailing with smilax, pink and white
carnations in crystal vases. and place
and menu cards telling of the approach
ing good things, were among the dashes
OF the colors seen at every turn.
The principal speaker was Rabbi Ed
ward n. Carlisch, Of Richmond, Va,
who was introduced by the toastmas-
ter and president OF the Club, Rev. |. W.
Hughes. Nothing could have been more
appropriate in the introduction OF
Rabbi, a leader of a different people,
who today stand on the very pinnacle
OF mental attainment, and OF whom it is
said genius is almost impossible without
dash of it's ichor. than the bringing
together Of 'COmradeship" and The
Possibilities of the Mind" 1t was an
example of consummate tact and insight.
Rabbi Carlisch delighted his audience
with one OF the ablest and most inter
esting discussions that it has ever been
the pleasure of the Club to hear. The
study was consideration of ShylOck
from Jewish standpoint, and alter Il
most masterful, scholarly and exhaust
i've consideration Of all the data entering
into the play. it's historical setting, the
sources of the material, the occasion and
| the presentation, he took up the study
OF Shylock himself. The main cOnten-
ton of the speaker was that Shylock is
not a type, nor normal representative
| OF a people, but creation OF circum-
stances and environments.
! DR.. Carlisch fully made ont his case,
and, on concluding, his cultured audience
was unanimously of the opinion that
they had listened to one of the most
scholarly and exhaustive treatments oil
the Merchant of Venice they would ever
be likely SHEAR.
JuuRo H. l. OWEN np'hC loi iiChuoi
son. Speaking for Henderson is Judge
PowelPs strong point, and on this oc.
casion, as on all others, he did it full
Justice, from its splendid citizenship to
its cotton seed oil mill, from which ''pnre
olive OIL is daily turned out.
Rev. r. NJ Andrews, in verse. did full
Justice to the Contemporary Cuba diff
ficult task, but one that found its mas
ter in Mr. Andrews
Mr.. S. T. Peace spoke of 1.-The Ladies. ,
He was introduced as a model 100!
Husband" and gave every evidence O
being such in an original poem, entitled
"The Rolling pin," and in other flashes
of native wit.
Those present We're: Dir. f. n. Car
lisch and Mrs James Houston, DR.. B. G
Allen and Miss Mary Perry, Rev. anC
Mrs Il. NJ. Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs d
Y. Cooper, Mr.. Il. Il. S. Davis and Miss
Rebecca Watkins; DR.. and Mrs. F. X
Harris, Mr. A. J. Harris and Miss .Julif
Cooper, Mr. and Mrs S. K. Harris, Rev
l. W. Hughes and Miss Claudia Hunter
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. kittrell, Rev. anC
Mrs. j. A. Mcclure, Mayor r. $. McCoiI
and Mrs. James Mcintyre, Mr.. and Mrs
J. A. Moore, Mr. and Mrs J. II. Parham
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Peace, Col. Henr!
Perry and Miss Maria Tucker, Mr.. b
Fl. Perry and Miss Leah Perry, Mr.. ant
: Mrs. L. Nj. Pittman, Judge and Mrs, ii
L. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. F. c. Toeple
man, Dr. &. A. Coggeshall and Mrs. c
A. Lewis, Dr. R. 7. Upchnrrh and Mis-
Irene Belts.