St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
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The 81. Johns Commercial club
had a most interesting time We'd
nesday evening, the date OF It's reg
ular monthly meeting a business
meeting was FIRST held in the city
hall after which all repaired to
the |. O. O. 4 building and made
merry with lcasting song aud story.
The attendance was large, the
speeches, impromptu though most
OF them were, were witty, the mus.
ic furnished by Snecds orchestra
aud a couple OF songs,crs, excellent
and the occasion was q most pleas.
INK one To all
The meeting at the city hall was
soon disposed of The only new
proposition advanced was the issu-
ance ol booklet containing a
wriicup OF conditions in general in
ST. Johns 4 Mr., Howe offered to
get ont a 5000 edition and present
the same free to the club. The
only reservation he made was the
advertising portion, from which he
expects to derive the expense OF
publication and pay for his time
aud trouble II was decided Ia put
Il up To the board OF governors at
their meeting Monday ior accept,
aucc or rejection,
The club also accepted an invita-
ton To attend the Pure Food expo.
silion at Portland ia a body Thurs
day evening, after which adjourn
ment took place To meet at the
Odd Fellows building, where a
feast had been prepared and pro
gramme arranged More than 100
surrounded the icslal board, aud all
did full justice to the spread, which
was prepared principally by High
Chef III &, Schade, whose culinary
efforts gave splendid satisfaction.
While the appetites were being APP
peased Sneed S orchestra rendered
some OF is sweetest strains. Toast
master Test started the program
with few happy remarks, after
which he called upon MI llartog,
the booster who made Eugene fam
Ous for a time MI Hartog ac-
quilted himself well making some
instructive as well as numerous re-
marks, lie dwclt principally upon
civic improvements, Contending
that they were OF absolute necessity
before publicity work could be eN-
pected TO be OF material benefit.
Rev, Kettenholen was the next
speaker called upon, and he made |
an energetic address full OF good |
aud helpful suggestions Petty |
jealousies and differences must be
relegated far TO the rear, he said, !
and get together spirit manifested |
at all times to make a success of the
club, lie closed his remaks in pre-
dieting a future full OF promise lor
81 Johns
Mi Root then sang couple of
songs that delighted the audience.
Intermitently with the program
telegrams were received over the
phone aud read by Burley 81, John
best and most popular comedy art
list, in his clear, mellow voice, The
so-called kilograms furnished much
amusement
A. NJ, EsSon ST. Johns best aft
er dinner speaker, gave a flow OF
rhetoric that had Mark Anthony
for eloquence, Socrates for learning
Solomon for wisdom aud Dickens !
for humor backed OFF the boards. (
1t flowed in a bright aud ripping /
stream and at times with rush I
like the waters of l.odore. His re- y
marks were greeted with vociferous
applause.
Chas, A, Fry of the ST. Johns
High school then favored the audi
,nce with a few apt remarks with
tory or two woven therein that
pleased his auditors. y
Nj ]. Dureyea, president OF the a
eugene Commercial club, delivered L
fine address that was most pract- y