The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-10

WAS BRILLIANT affair
Music, Food. oratory and Good Eel
lowshp Made Evening One Long
TO Be Remsm-
bered.

Over fifty members and guests of
the Trinity Mems Club of the Trini-
ty Methodist church gathered at the
Grand Hotel last night on the occas-
sion of their annual banquet This
strong religious organization is ia
nous for their social gatherings and
good fellowship. but last nights bril-
liant affair eclipsed all their former
functions of that character. Spleen
did music, appetizing food, brilliant
oratory, mingled with pathos and
humor, and good cheer made the eve
ming one to be long remembered by
the men who were there.
Manager Sanders won the hearts
of all the men by his usual fore
thought in providing a delicious menu
appropriate for such an occasion
While the men We're devouring the
appetizing viands, the Boyd-Heller or.
chestra entertained the banaueters
with popular and catchy music, after
which Dr.. w. NJ. Pinkley, acting as
toastmaster, prefaced the announce
ment of the first speaker Of the eve
ming by saying: just one year ago
tonight the Trinity Mems Club in
anguratad their club dinners. At that
time only q few men were present,
and it is exceedingly gratifying to me
10 see how this organization has
blossomed like rose and grown into
the splendid proportion it now en-
joys
Rev ]. Wesley Potter. first speaker
Of the evening, chose for his remarks
the unique subject, @show Window or
Goods, Which p He said further:
The same principle applies to men
they can be show windows in the eyes
OF the world by making themselves
attractive only, or they can make
their marks by having the goods.
IN closing his remarks Dir. Potter
asked: What will Won lie. a show
window or the goods in the store
Every man has the goods, and it
is up to him to measure up to what
The world demands of him. IT is up
to YOU to make good
c. E. Aling, speaking on the spirit
which animates the Trinity Mems
Club said: Friendship is one of the
most beautiful attributes of man.
Through the ages true friendship has
bccn the theme Of poem and song:
but hrotherly love has been the ruling
spirit of the Trinity Mems Club and
Is the bond which unites us. togeth.
e-.''
Profess Z. +. Patterson was next
called upon to speak. He said:
FRIENDS. | have Just recently recov-
cred from serious illness, and while
1t is MY pleasure to be with you upon
such propitious occasion, yet
desire TO apologize to you for eating
so much, but when / tell you am
lust conyalescing you will pardon my
apparent enormous appetite | have
been given the very appropriate sub
and I trust you will be patient while
/ give you few" He said: 81 new
or knew how Barnum's menagerie
struck the small boy, but after look
ing to a mirror upon convalescing
'ro.n a protracted sickness ] could
then appreciate it. was born in
Missouri, the state made famous for
Its fertile productivity in raising the
long cared animal q don't mean rab-
bits,) and if heretofore have shown
ITO external marks; designating the
state of my activity, upon meeting the
mirror face to face for the first time
after my sickness I could easily de-
tcct the chief characteristics of that
state. My ears stood out like rams
horns, my eyes glarcd like two balls
of fire. my mouth was slit from COW
err to cover, and my general physiog-
nomy was mass Of contortions. |
must have looked like one of the
freaks in Barnum's mcnagerie. SO,