The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-05-09
LUTHERAN MEMS GUILD HOLD
BANQUET
over ONE HUNDRED YOUNG
MEN OF ST. JOHNS PARISH
ENJOY FEAST.

ENJOY FEAST.
Speakers Were Judge Searle, w. j.
Barnes, Rev. 1. Chantry Hoffman,
and Rev. Miller-Ladies of Parish
Served Good Supper.
The fifth annual banquet of st.
Johns Guild was held in the lecture
'room of the church Wednesday even
ling. One hundred and two members
1 of the Guild and guests were present.
lThe affair was a marked success over
Hast year in the number present on
account of the active membership
$campaign conducted by the Guild
during the past winter.
The lecture room of the Lutheran
church was beautifully decorated
with pink and white tissue paper
streamers and the pliers were cloth
ed in garments of laurel leaves and
evergreen. Potted plants and ferns
3placed around the large room gave 1t
IA very pleasing effect. The orchestra
consisted of Messrs. Bielman and
3Sonner and Miss Margaret Eber-
Ehardt.
The guests were conducted to the
main room of the church and then
conducted to their tables below by
the committee in charge. The speak
ers occupied the first table and the
members of the press were placed at
The second. Rev. G. c. Miller, pastor,
pronounced the blessing. The guests
hen sat down to the following
4 menu:
Tomato Bisque
Roast Veal Beef Loaf
Mashed Potatoes
Creamed Cabbage
Pickles Olives
Celery
Rolls Cake
ce Cream Coffee
The Harmony Four, composed of
Charles Reichenbaker, Fred Trumm
Royal Reichenbaker and John Car
michael entertained the diners with
witty selections between the courses.
w. ]. Haggerty, as toastmaster Of
he evening, and who is also presi-
lent of the Guild, made a few appro-
pirate remarks of welcome. A letter
rom Superintendent j. j. Koehler
Vas read in which the latter express
Id his regret for not being able to at
md. Mr.. Haggerty then introduced
udge A. T. Searle as the first speak
r of the evening.
Judge Searle, who is always a
leasing speaker, talked to the as
embled young men of the response
|ility of life and admonished them
% remember the man at the side of
lhe road. There is always room
10 succeed" said he, without crowd
ng the other fellow out. The care of
! 1he body is the greatest asset any
T. oung man can have. Always look
! Respectable and neat. Be patriotic
y nd always do your duty to your
ountry."
Wallace j. Barnes, Prothonotary
Wayne county, was introduced as
he man who had made more young
ben and women happy than any 9TH
man in Wayne county, and spoke
long the lines of progress and Of the
ood work of the Guild.
r. Rev. I. Chantry Hoffman, of Phil
delphia, was the principal speaker
{ the evening. He spoke on the
lbject, "The Measure of a Man"
e said in part: The clothes do not
bake the man. The standard can
OF be set by the clothes man
ears neither does strength make the
Landard. Let us have strong men !;
Lrong in body and mind; but the
Landard of the man cannot be set
strength alone. The amount of
loney man has cannot be used as
he standard. Some have the idea
hat money makes class. The rich of
be land present a poor standard as
whole to the young men of today.
ducation is not the standard of
anhood. Let us have colleges and
Universities, but they do not set the
andard. The standard is the Man
hrist Jesus. He did not put much
nphasis on clothes. He did not put
nphasis on muscle; nor on money
pit it is true that Judas as treasurer
the Apostolic Company carried a
hg. He closed with an earnest ap.
pal for all young men to uphold
leir manhood to the best advantage
Rev. G. G. Miller made a few re.
arks in closing in which he asked
lie question, What is the greatest
W bed of our times for the betterment
M society?" He answered it as fol
ws: 1t is men of principle; mer
bverned by conscience, rather thar
expediency. 1t is sturdy, hones
ristian men, not of the jelly fist
lriety, but men of backbone; mer
Hing to fight for the right. The
ening was closed by benediction
The following committees haC
arge of the affair:
||F Banquet. A. Hartman and JohI
ii Pohle.
Supper-The following members
the Ladies' Aid society: Mrs. w
Heft, Mrs. Hannah Haggerty, Mrs
rank Iloff, Mrs. Henry Rehbein
rs. William Lemenitzer, Mrs
Facy Lighthizer, Mrs. Arch Markle
rs. Michael Loercher, and Mrs
railey.
Decorating-Mrs. c. c. Miller AM
.rs. John Kohl.
The following young ladies of tht
P. S. acted as mattresses, il
arge of Mrs. Fred Halter: Mise
bna Presser, Barbara Roeschlau
Plen Bergman, Hilda Bergman
ga Pohle, PHILIPPINE Kline, Mar,
Fl ppel, Anna Rippel, Anna Beehn
ia Moran, Millie Reidel, Margare
bidel, Carrie Shupper, Minnie Mar