Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-06-15
ANNUAL BAN0uET
OF THE ALUMNI
Delightful Function at High School
Concludes Notable Events Of Com.
Mencement Week

The third annual banquet OF the
High School Alumni Association was
held Friday night in Assembly Hall
and was a fitting climax to the notable
events of commencement week. The
banquet was the largest ana In some
respects the most elaborate yet held
by the association and In point OF en-.
thusiasm and good fellowship Il was
not surpassed by any Of its predeces.
sors. Several members CT the associ.
alton from out of town were present
to grace the occasion
Before the two-hundrad Jolly ban.
queters entered the dining hall, a re.
ception was held from to s;45 in the
'aeious corridor OF the High Schoc
building. This afforded an oportuni-
" for the folks to get acquainted with
one another and also TO meet some OF
the alumni who have been away from
town for quite while A book was
near the front door. In charge OF Miss
Essie Thompson, secretary of the as.
ISOLATION, and assistants m which the
name of all the members present were
recorded. Conspicuous among those
at the informal reception was the
graduating class. wearing their caps
and gowns and looking very dignified
These they removed. however, before
entering the banquet hall
AS the people entered Assembly hall
the City Band Orchestra seated on the
stage played lively march When
all had been seated the twenty-five
members of the graduating class, the
young ladies in white, marched In and
took seats Mt table reserved for
entrance of the class into the dining
hall was the signal for storm OF ap.
plause, a reception that must have
touched their young and happy hearts
The banquet was served by the La.
dies Auxiliary of the " NJ. G. A., and
was a most beautifully planned affair
in all of its details. The yiands were
delicious, while the tables arranged
around the spacious hall were lavish.
ly decorated with flowers and brilliant
ly lighted with candelabra. The
handsome ladies and good looking
men completing the animated scene
The ensemble will long be remember
ed by those fortunate enough to wit.
ness it. The picture would not have
been complete. however, had the mem
bers of the Junior Class, who waited
on the tables, been left out.
l. II, ~ c. IN. 4. 4 a,
ed blessing the appeuzing rattle OF
knives and forks began and which
continued for an hour, the orchestra
playing a delightful accompaniment.
The banquet done, President Ed
ward Rutledge of the association arose
at the officers and special guests Ia
BILE in front Of the stage and express
ed In a few happy phrases his pleas
ure at seeing such large and fine
looking assemblage present on that
suspicious occasion. He said he was
glad to see so many OF the old boys
and girls there He then introduced
Hon. David Speer. of Chambersburg
Pa, former principle OF the Martins.
burg schools. who made good speech
and pleased his hearers. He talked OF
old times and made some of the old
err members of the association feel
younger for the moment.
When Mr. Speer concluded, the an
nual election of officers for the asso.
citation was held II resulted as fol-
lows:
President, w. A. Gard: first vice
president. Mrs. Susan Hannis; second
vice president. William Wolfes; secre-
tary, Miss Dora Wolfinsberger; treas
urer, Walter W. Trout. The reports
of the old officers were also read and
approved.
A letter was read from the vener-
able DR., Gerhardt, at one time princi-
pal OF the Martinsburg schools.
The class of 1912 were elected mem
bers of the alumni association.
Then followed the class responses
which were made by representative
of every class, save two, since the
first one was graduated from the High
school in 1874. All the speakers had
something bright to say, Mr. Ashton
Gardner responded for the class OF
1912, and did II well, too. Then the
class stood up and sang their class
song, Prof. II. Rey Wolf playing the
accompaniment This was happy
thought, and the incident was beauti-
fully impressive and appropriate.
All stood up at IL O'Clock and sang
Aud Lang Syne" and the joyous
event was at an end