The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-11-28
JOHN ALD[NS
GREET PR|SC|LLAS
WHEN WINCOS ENTERTAIN
EIGHTY GUESTS FROM NORMAL
SOCIETIES HOLD UNIQUE
PURITAN BANQUET.

"Assemble we Cresto maidens, We
faculty men and danes at the old
meeting house on the hill next Satur-
day night at early candle light to join
the Wingos in a Thanksgiving feast"
In response to this proclamation is
sued by Governor Potts of the Wingo
Society, there could be seen last Sat-
urday night 40 Puritan maidens in
Priscilla caps and 'kerchiefs, some
with curls and powdered hair, and
many with work-bags demurely wend
ing their way to the Arkansas State
Normal School, where they gathered
in class room at the south end of
the hall. Thither also came 40 young
men, Wingos, and gathered in the
north end class room, but at the ring
ing of the old church bell both maid
ems and men came filing down the hall
toward each other, each maid with a
lighted candle held above her head
and singing an original verse to the
tune, Comm Tru the Rye The
Wingos sang a response to the same
tune and then in courtly manner each
claimed his partner and the double
line marched down the stairway,
through the bower of autumn branch
es below to the north hall, where they
found the room beautiful with corn,
pumpkins and the fruits of the sea-
son, autumn leaves and bright berries
from the woods, and where tables had
been spread for 100 guests. After
Mr.. Womack had asked this quaint
ld-fashioned grace:
Some have meat and cannot eat
And some would eat who lack it;
But we have meat and we can eat,
So let the Lord be thanked"
and all had softly sung the response;
"Thanks to Thee, our Father,
For Thy gracious love,
Health and peace and plenty
From heaven above
Mr.. J. E. Potts president of the so
ciety and POSTMASTER of the evening,
presented President Doyne, who in his
usual happy way, responded with
screenings" Then followed the toasts,
interspersed by piano and vocal selec-
tons and two readings Each toast
was bright and original, but especial
~ pleasing was the toast by Miss Gid
con, who warned both Wingos and
Crestos that the leap year had almost
come to an end Of great delight also
to all was the passage at arms be-
tween Mr.. Thompson in his toast to
1.-the Faculty" and Mr.. Stephenson
in his response.
Just as the banquet was well under
way, a surprising diversion occur
red. Mr. Ball and Mr.. Greer, mem
bers of the rival literary society,
dressed as Indians and wearing real
war paint and feathers, with blood
curdling war whoop, dropped through
the windows before the astonished
guests, brandshing tomahawk and
scalping knife and demanding white
man feed Indian They were at once
conducted to the governor, where an
exchange of gifts was made and after
smoking the peace pipe, they were es-
corted to places at the table and the
nanmIet nrocpadpd
AS this was the anniversary of Mr..
Brennan's BIRTH pretty little toast
10 his health and happiness was pro
posed by Mr. Potts. To this toast
all drank right merrily and Mr.. Bren-
nan made a witty response. Then,
while singing the society song, the
banqueters arose and soon each little
Priscilla cap went boiling home
through the moonlight, just as it had
come, save that now a stalwart John
Alden went with it.
The Wingos are to be heartily con-
graduated upon the success of this
the prettiest and most original of
their social events, and 2 special word
of praise is due Miss Waldran for
plans and suggestions; Miss Bernard
for decorations and favors, Miss Ran
dali for experimenting the serving
and Mr.. Dew for general manage
nnent.