Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-26
CHURCH BANQUET [ I
LARGELY ATTENDED
SOCIAL LDEPARTMENTO OF: CHURCH
LIFE STRONGLY EMPHASIZE
ED BY SPEAKERS.
!, NOTED ORATOR TO APPEAR HERE
Lee Francis Lybarger to Appear Q
Local Lecture Course at Gem
trail Opera House.

Nearly two hundred and fifty mem
bers and friends of the First Congle
gational church of this city attended
the supper in the church parlors or
Thursday evening. The hour for the
supper was placed at $3.50, and al
the appointed hour the company was
sufficient in number to fill every seal
at the tables in the spacious church
parlors. The main auditorium was
used for a reception and cloak room,
and while the company was gather
ing in. the auditorium Of the church
Miss Charlotte Atwater, the efficient
organist, favored them with mum erous
musical selections on the pipe organ
When all; were assembled in the
church Rev. Mr.. Moore invited the
large company to the rooms below
where every available space was oc'
cupied with banquet tabels, laden
with good things to eat. While the
guests were partaking OF the supper,
numerous Victrola selections K, We're
given, the use of the fine instrument
having been generously donated by
Mr.. Jess G. Lewis.
Following the supper Senator Geo.
w. Dunham opened the program OF
the evening. Mr.. Durham spoke Of
work the church had carried on IN
the past; the telling Of unity which
had existed among the memb
OF the church since it's founding, and
OF the changes in the church build
ing, which finally eliminated in the
present edifice. Rev. Mr.. Moore was
next called upon for brief address.
Mr.. Moore's address was full Of good
suggestions and advice. He spoke OF
the new plan for furthering the So
cia life Of the church, and which had
been discussed at previous church
gatherings. The proposed constitu-
tion for this new society was read by
Mr.. p. B. Stiles, a member Of the
committee appointed by the church to
draw up constitution. No definite
action was taken regarding this plan,
ether than to merely bring it to the
attention OF the church memb ership
and all: others in any way affiliated
with the society. A ss: E.
Mrs. Mildred Cobb and Mrs w. F.
Grossman favored the guests with pi-
ano and vocal selections. Both were
heartily applauded. # The evenings
program was concluded with a song
by the girls chorus who We're pre-
vailed upon to respond to an encore.
The evening proved to be one of
real pleasure and enjoyment for the
members and friends of the church.
The third number of the lecture
course will be given at the Central
opera. house next Friday evening,
February %, by Lee Francis .Ly-
barger Of Philadelphia, who will de-
liver a lecture on the subject, MAN,
Labor ana Wealth. We quote the
following from the st. Petersburg
(Florida) independent: Three times
in as many days the Chautauqua
heard Mr.. Lybarger and each lecture
was pronounced better than the
preceding one How to be Happy
was followed by Traits OF Greatness,
but the best was Man, Labor and
Wealth. Tickets will be on sale at
the board at Smiths drug sstore be
ginning Thursday. s,.l
The Schumann club will meet on
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Miss Eva Kephart. Division "a" will
give the following program:
Waltz. E. D. Wagner
Coma Clemans
Melod1e.. ..Donlzetu
Helen Hudson
Red Bird Waltz. :. :. Hoffman
9i Margaret Graham
Sweet Dreams. 49,. Tschalkowskl
Huberta Clemans
Spinning Song. ). .Ellmenreich
" Vera Philip .5%
L lAlt dOOA ANISuC oOAe3 a. - - " -
Ruth Newman
Narc1SSuS.. .EthelDert 4NeVlI
Mae Brownell
Love Waltz. ;. ..Schuett
Gladys Alcock
Reading-Little Boy Blue-Isa Phelps
Piano accompaniment-Miss Miner
Salut a Pesth.. :. :. ..Kowalski
Margaret Denton
On last Wednesday evening, Hy'
perion lodge, Knights Of Pythias
celebrated the 50th annivers ary OF
the order at an elaborate banquet
at which covers We're laid for two
hundred. Mr. A. NJ. Cloud presided
as POSTMASTER and those responding
to toasts were Mrs. Sherman Harris
and Messrs. r. N. Arnold, A. O.. Stan
ger, and NJ. j. Yoran. Vocal solos
were given by Mrs. E. W. Williams
and Mr.. A. d. Brown and music was
also given by the ladies quartet, con
sisting of Mrs. Williams, Misses Amy
Ram and Marjorie and Lucille Ar
mold.
The Epworth league of the sang
Creek church will hold an oyster sup
per at the home Of P. Kennon on
Friday evening, February 2S. Every
one is cordially invited. y
The young people Of the, Presby
terian church enjoyed farewell par
ty at the P. E. Thomas home las
Thursday evening.
The City Charity Circle will be en-
ltertained at the home of Mrs. chaun