Alma record., 1913-12-18
FOOT Ball BANQUET
At Wright Hall Tuesday Evening
Largely Attended
FOUR COURSE DINNER SERVED
CaghiQP Maora Ipad Iohn.on 80
Cashier n. C. Moore, Fred Johnson and
others Responded to TOaSts

\ splendid banquet given to the
members of the Alma College foot
ball manager Oscar Anderson and
Coach Bleamaster last Tuesday even
ing at Wright hall was one Of the
finest tributes ever paid to a football
team by loyal students and townspeo-
pie Throughout the banquet there
was always evident that strong spirit
OF fraternity between the students
and their friends from the city
which has ever marked these annual
affairs that wind up the football sea-
son. At five-thirty o'clock the guests
assembled in the reception hall Of
the ladies' dormitory and headed by
President Blaisdell and Mrs. Blais-
dell who were the host and hostess
of the evening they marched into the
spacious dining room, When placed
they responded to three toasts pro-
posed by Alma's chief executive.
Former teams, the present eleven and
the squads OF the future were the
honored objects of the toasts.
A fine four course dinner was SER
we'd by twenty-five young ladies from
the college and all were free to ex-
hibit latent gastronomical character
stics. 1t wasn't the guests fault if
they seemed to be partial to their
various inner m n, for the banquet
proper was thing Of JOY and delight
| forever.
After this headed by the members
| pf tho fnothol1 c1uoI al ~ ba oy,,acte
adjourned to the parlors of the hall
to listen to the toasts. These were
the finest array of responses that
| have ever been made to the toast
masters of gridiron banquets at Alma.
Arrangements had been made to have
| Frank K. Hurst, a football star of
| bygone days act in the capacity of
master of ceremonies, but he was un-
able to be present as was also Rev.
William Mason. The task befell
various representatives from the
student body and faculty.
In a clever little speech Fred John
son responded to the toast, Our
Captain" Alger Wood, the object
of the eulogy, has as the speaker
pointed out, made a remarkable re-
cord in Alma high school as we'll as
in college athletics The same quail
tiles which he had exhibited in con-
tests waged for the local high school
were always apparent in his strug-
giles for the college. The college
view of the team was presented in a
fine speech by DR.. George B. Rand
alls. He paid the team an exception
ally fine tribute.
Father Mulvey subbing for Mr..
Carl Washburn, who unfortunately
could not be present, won his varsity
letter for speech making in his first
game. Sent to the scene OF forensic
eloquence at the last moment by the
head coach of ceremonies he made
good with vengeance. Miss Ruth
Cook presented the students angle
Of the feeling towards the heroes of the
gridiron. She gave a keen resume
Of the coed as we'll as the boys side
OF the pride which the students felt
in their team.
For the manner in which the sub
ject, The Citizens and the Students"
was handled the palm of the evenings
entertainment belongs unequivocal-
, ly to Mr. II. c. Moore, cashier of the
: Alma State Savings Bank. Delight
full humor was mixed with a serious
vein of thought and both of these
made the toast the one better thing
= of the evening. Members OF the
team, Walter Vogt, ex Captain Alger
: Wood, Coach Bleamaster, cole" An
dcrson, Maybee, Phillips and Hyde
gave short toasts. Each one of them
7 promised to send a man apiece back
to their alma mater next year who
! should make better record at Alma
t than they had been able to make.
The toast of Coach Bleamaster was
especially fine and was highly appre-
ciated by the assembled students and
townspeople. "The Veterans" receiv-
ed honest praise from Mr.. Bryson Nc
Cloy, captain Of the bas ball team,
in the last toast
An even larger number of towns
people were present at the banquet
this fall than were present last and
all students feel sense of deep graf
itude for the splendid support which
has been unreservedly extended to
them by their loyal friends from the
n city. Next year is is hoped that Al
= ma will be represented at the football
a banquet by as many citizens as stud
:. ents.