The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-20
CHURCH LEAGUE
HAD FINE TINE
THE ANNUAL AFTER SEASON BAN
aUET TOOK PLACE Al The u. VI.
Q. a. AND THERE WAS A FINE
SPREAD SERVED BY THE LADIES
OF THE AUXILIARY.

Fighting the battles of the Church
league or indoor baseball teams once
more the members of the different
teams and guests assembled about the
banquettng board at the Y. ~. c. a.
last evening n had a delightful. time.
The programme of toasts and the.
menu was a pleasing one, u was in.
the shape of an indoor baseball, the
service being by the ladies' auxiliary
of the association and it was nicely
served and well cooked,
II. r. Wolf was made the umpire OF,
the evening, and he performed his part,
exceedingly well. The menu read as
follows.
Invocation .........L Il. Goodwin
Play BALI Pot Roast!
Strike One!-Mashed Potatoes
Base Hit!-Turnips
Safei-Cocoa Outi-Pickles
White Bread. ... Score One
row Bread. Score Two
F'ouI!-Cheese SIidel-Butter.
Home Run!-Mince Pies
As the home u was made and
scored" the speaking began, with Paul
Bunee talking for the Presbyterian
team. He glanced at the pastor of the
church who seemed to nod, whereupon
Mr. Bunce launched out in an address,
the principal theme of which was that
the shouting of the Methodists could
not prevail over the round-heads of his
denomination, and that 1t was fore
ordained't from the beginning of time
that Rev. Mr.. Behner's church was to
become, champs. Toastmaster Wolf,
who is something of a Methodist retail
lated in like vein, taking the position,
after he had glanced at Rev. Mr.. Wall
tiers that perhaps the umpire at the
games in which his team had been
pitted against the Presbyterians was
himself a Presbyterian. Il. Hedlund
spoke for the Swedish Baptist church
and said that while his team showed
up only fairly well last season it would
be best to keep all eyes on 1t next
year.
II. u. Kenner talked for the Christian
church, and said while his congregation
was a small one, 1T vas rapidly gain
ing In strong men and that the past
season was no criterion whatever OH
which to judge the work that would be
done next season.
Rev. MIR. Peterson, of the First Rap
tist. church, sprueed up a bit when G.
II. Warner, of his church took the
floor and eEtoIled the good qualities OF
the Baptists. He said that the other
congregations, knowing the adFersion
the Baptists have to playing on a dry
floor failed to 'immerset the field
before each game and the result wa
disastrous to the men who believe that
water and plenty of it, is the most
powerful factor in his world or the
next for qucnching fire.
Rev, Mi. Wilkinson Of the Christian
Echurch talked of the good such q
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community by getting the young men
of the churches together and in bring
ing In other young men who are not
now affiliated with any churchS
IL. III, Wheelock made the closing
speech of the evening and he had for
his subject, Why the Church League is
Worth the Price, He said that any
thing that made young men leave the
streets and assemble in a place where
the general surroundings were fol
good was a good thing and in closing
he predicted that the next season
would be one that would be even better
He said this was the first season Al
which ali of the teams that had start,
ed in the race had finished.
After the dinner and speech making
the boys remained and spent on houl
or so in pleasant conversation and hav.
ing a good time in general.