Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-18
OVER 200 oRADuATEo OF LOCAL
hIoh schooL MEET IN
FOURTH ANNUAL AFFAIR.
NEW oFFlcERe CHOSEN;
BOARD MEMBERS hohoREo
Robert johnson Elected Prssidsnt. and
Leon srintnali scrstary-Msmbsrs
Of School Board Elected as Honorary
Msmbsrs of the ssociation-Pleas
inn Program Follows Banquet.

A most happy gathering, ana one
/ that helps keep alive the pleasant
memories of school life, was the fourth
annual banquet OF the Marshalltown
High School Alumni Association. held
Monday evening at the manual train
ing building. With the possible en-
ception of the first year the association
was organized. the attendance Monday
night was the largest known. over 200
J being present.
| AS in each of the previous years. the
class of OF showed the best represen-
tation, of the older classes. SIX
| of its twenty-seven members be-
ing present From It's ranks
! have been chosen the largest number
OF officers and committee members.
Two of the retiring officers this year
are from this class. Joseph Whitacre
president, and Harry Speers. financial
secretary, and one OF the newly elected
| officers, DIR. A. r. Lynn, is also from
| the same class Practically the entire
membership Of the class of 1912 was
present.
! An appctizing banquet was served IN
| two courses. the company being seated
according to classes, with the members
of the school board and their wives.
who were guests of the association.
and the officers and members of the
committees in charge of the affair,
| grouped at the head table. The
J invocation was given by frinci-
pal j. c. Nelson. The serv-
ing was done by about fifteen young
men from among the alumni ranks
The room was decorated with numer-
Gus pennants. streamers OF the nigh
| school colors, red and blue, and wild
flowers Roses formed the table dec
orations.
New Officers Chosen.
| During the business meeting and
program which followed the banquet.
Joseph Whitacre, president Of the as
sociation, presided and acted as toast
master Aside from the election Of Of
ficers, the only business of Importance
i transacted was the passage of res
4 olution making the school board hon
orary members Of the alumni assoch-
ton The newly elected officers. the
report OF the nominating committee
named being unanimously accepted.
are as follows: President. Robert John
son. 'O5: vice president, Miss 1gerna
i Getz, '95: secretary. Leon Brintnall
'Os; financial secretary, DR.. A. r.. Lynn
FOL; and treasurer, Roy r. Bradbury
'95.
The pleasing program comprised
violin solo, "Madrigale." (SimonettD,
4 by Miss Margharita Lewis, with Miss
EFamie Lennox as accompanist and re-
Spouse to hearty encore: an address.
ITO the Glass Of 1872" w. T. Ben
nett address, Response of 1912"
Jesse Moore: vocal solo. Miss Lillian
i Welker, with Miss Marian Morrissey
as accompanied and response to an
encore; address, From '06 to Now"
Harry Wilson, substituting for Thomas
Adams who had been called out OF
town on business; address. THE Assoc
citation From a Board Members View"
Ed T. Austin, who called forth much
merriment by the introduction OF n
touch of politics and an apt reference
| to personalities: brief response by
Robert Johnson. the newly-elected
president: short address by Superin-
tendent Palmer: and closing with an
other violin piano number, "Liebes-
freude." (Fritz Kreisler). by Miss
Lewis and Miss Lennox.
From out of the city there were
present at the banquet Mrs. F. j. G.
Pulsipher. of New Orleans. Sc; Mr.. and
Mrs. s. w. Myers. Lamoille. 's7-'s4;
Mrs. Harry Reed Ontario. Cal, 81:
Miss Jessie NJ. Cripps, Albion. 90: Mrs.
F.. C. Nichols, Liscomb. 90: Mrs. j. s.
Russie. Green Mountain. '95: Mrs. Amos
Ball. Des Mones. and Mrs. Harry
Foote. State Center, '9s; Mrs. Jessie
Plumb Leonard. Toledo. 90: George
I.eise. Liscomb. '07: and Charles F.
Hollingsworth, Eldora, 10.