Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-08
CLUB BANQUETS
HOME BUILDER
Members of Rock Island Com
mercial and Social Organ
ization Dine Rosenfield.
A THREE FOLD OCCASION
Good Fellowship Shown in Elo-
quence, Wit and Poetry
Speakers Of Evening.

The complimentary dinner rendered
Captain W. A. Rosenfield by friends in
the membership OF the Rock Island
club last evening proved an exceeding
ly enjoyable occasion. II was the first
banquet of a strictly club membership
nature held in the banquet hall of the
new home, and in all the arrangements
and appointments II was a success.
The affair was OF three-fold importance
so far as the honored guest OF the ev-
ening was concerned. 1t was in the
nature OF a greeting by his good friends
of the club on his return from his globe
circling Journey; IL was felicitous in
bearing the good wishes OF those pres
ent on his marriage, and il carried an
expression Of appreciation of the sue
cessful efforts of the former president
Of the organization in making the new
club both possibility and a reality
The tables were arranged in the
form of a horseshoe, and we're prettily
decorated. the flowers being carna.
tions. The Criterion orchestra, sta
toned I'm the balcony, discoursed
music. and as preliminary to the for
NAL program. at the suggestion OF
President n. f. Casteel, a number of
appropriate songs were sung from
leaflets furnished for the occasion.
The dinner was complete and was
well served.
MCINTYRE As POSTMASTER.
10. In. -
gram, President Casteel read kilograms
from T. c. Veitch of Des Moines, and
F. W. Bahnsen and W. II. Reck, who
are out Of the city. referred briefly Il
the occasion and it's significance tC
The club and its hOnOred guest. anC
lntyre as the peer of Chauncey NJ
Depew as an after-dinner orator.
Mr. Mcintyre presided with his &C
sustomed grace, and his remarks intro
ductory to the various speakers were
full of characteristic witticism and sen
timent ....... ....
l.. c. Banding, delivering the address
of welcome. spoke of Captain Rosen
field as always an adept in the scienc,
OF political economy who had now un
dertaken 10 prove himself an adept ii
the science of domestic economy. II,
paid a fine tribute to the guest of tn,
evening. OF whom he spoke as whole
hearted. good friend possessed of steI
ling qualities of mind and heart 70
whom the best was none too good.
READS ORIGINAL POEMS.
Robert Rexdale. responding to tn
toast. Our Honored Guest" presente,
in original lines the words of greeting
20 the returned clubman. INDUCING il
play on the names OF some of Captain
Rosenfield's more intimate friends, an,
incidentally conveying the respects o
the club members TO him i'm most happ
vein. In response 10 an encore. MI
ReXdale read a poem in though
Of another former president, Hon
T. J. Medill, who is seldom miss
ed from the club functions. but VIII
was detained by serious illness fror
participation in last nights banque
Mr. ReXdale's poem was a paraphras
upon James Whitcomb Riley's beaut
full lines. and at the conclusion of tn
reading Mr.. ReXdale recited his lates
poem, entitled "Ingomsr." a story c
the stage and OF the road.
NJ. c. Rice. being next introduced
spoke Of Captain Rosenfield as a prime
OF good fellows. but for whose pus
and energy the magnificent new clu
house would never have been possible
and concluded by proposing the healt
of the distinguished guest
f. J. Stackhouse referred appropr
ately to the occasion, and in words {
wit Introductory, gave beauufl