The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-02-14
ANNUAL BANQUET Of
THE CENTURY CLUB
At BETHEL HOUSE
AN OCCASION OF MORE THAN
ORDINARY PLEASURE TO
MEMBERS AND GUESTS.
TROTwOOD MOORE HONOR GUEST
Toasts Were Of Goodfellowship and
That Congeniality That Pervades
the Organization In lts Seventh
Street Quarters.

The fourth annual banquet of the
Century Club which was held at the
Bethel House Wednesday night PROV
ed another one of the pleasing affairs
| promoted by this membership, and
had guest list, including the men,
bers of the club who were present, OF
almost four score, and the CUES. of
honor was John Trotwood Moore, the
one time resident and yet much be-
loved Maury countian.
Covers were laid for more than one
hundred and with promptness ,ath-
err unusual the program was taken
up, with George r. Hughes. Jr., as
POSTMASTER.
The invocation was made by DR..
A, G. Dinwiddse, and he was followed
by the president of the club, w. M.
Chaffin, who arose to make the intro
ductory, and right pleasingly was this
done, the speaker INDUCING In rhyme
without regard to metes or measures,
that brought forth much merrtment
as he proceeded
Geo. T. Hughes, Jr, the toastmas-
tier, responded to Our Annual
Banquet and in so doing proved the
judgment OF the committee in choos-
ing him as presiding officer, and as
the evening proceeded and the va.
rious speakers were introduced he
brought forth further proof. Attor.
ney James A. Smiser talked on the
theme "A Lawyers Club" and while
he told of the advantages of belong
ing to the organization he also intro.
duced some laughable testimony.
THE Preachers" was subject Jo-
seph L. Hutton, banker, farmer.
stock breeder and trader, and he fully
sustained his well established repu.
tation of being one among the best
after dinner speakers of this portion
Of the state. He said it was his op-
portunity to ge, even and he proceed
ed to do so to the amusement OF all
present, the ministers included. Per
haps the mos! amusing sally was
when he said the people OF Arkansas
80 loved DR.. Molloy that they named
town for him, Bald Knob" The
other ministers Of the city also re-
ceived consideration at the hands of
Mr.. Hutton that gave DR.. Molloy
chance to laugh some, too. w. A.
Dale told OF the splendid opportuni-
ties the club offered to all members,
and George T. Hughes was the h.sto-
rian. referring to the founding of the
Organization In 1884. He told OF the
splendid manhood that marked the
charter membership, and the lefty
ideals for which they stood, and
which had been maintained through
lall the years. He told Of the fight
against the sale of any kind of intox-
icants or the permission Of their use
In or about the club rooms. and how
he attributed its success and long
life to the fact that while the club
was not a religious organization that
it was made place where any
Christian gentleman could go at any
time without fear Of offense 20 his
views
The menu had been served and ci-
CARS were passed when John Trot-
wood Moore arose to respond to his
place on the pi ogram, and storm of
generous applause told of the esteem
in which he Is held at home. The
toastmaster in his introduction called
on Mr.. Moore to explain why he ever
left Maury county, but as no response
was made to this 1t Is supposed that
the speaker decided he had no &C.
ceptable reason.
That he is a man of many parts
: was proven by the fact that Mr..
Moore started with a number Of hui
morous sketches, jokes and short
sketches, followed these with a coup
lie of readings regarding the early
days of Maury county and the horse
races, including sermon heard by
his favorite character Old Wash, told
In race track phraseology, and closed
with a touch OF the tenderest, sweet
est sentiment regarding the members
LOT the club whose seats around the
board had been made vacant by death
during the past few years. II was
, just such tribute as might be ex-
! pected from one who dearly loved the
people and the location with the de-
, lightful faculty Of telling It In the
most touching and feeling manner.
i W. P. Morton responded on behalf
, OF the Elks and made most happy
talk OF but a few minutes. and the
: program was over.
Il Those present were: W. H. vii
son. Robert Pillow, John W. Fry, W