The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-07
FRIENDS GATHER
At BANQUET BOARD
OLD-TIME ASSOCIATES AND EN-
PLOYEES OF C. B. GREEN BREAK
BREAD LAST NIGHT.
Host Celebrates His 20 Years Of Ac-
tivity In Moscow by Entertaining
at Banquet.

Has there any old fellow got mixed
with the boys?
| If there has, take him out without
making a noise.
Hang the almanacs cheat and the
catalogues spite,
Old Time is a liar-we're twenty to-
night"
Certainly no "old boys" got mixed
up with the crowd in the Hotel Mos
COW dining room last night to put any
damper on the jolly goodfellowship
and hilarity that reigned among the
young fellows" gathered there at
the invitation of Mr.. c. b.. Green to
reminisce about the good old days
more than twenty years gone by
Started Twenty Years Ago.
Just a score of years ago, Mr..
Green, one Of the most popular, sue
cessful and progressive men OF Mos
prietor of laundry And in fitting
celebration of that interesting and
suspicious event, his hospitality was
extended last night in the form of an
elaborate banquet to all of his en-
ployes and to all those persons in
town who have been engaged con-
tinuously in any one business or pro-
fession for the past twenty years
Dainty Souvenir Cards.
To a beautiful table decorated in |
a profusion of exquisite pink carna-
tons the 80 guests were conducted |
at $3.50 by their host. At
each place lay souvenir card with
q two-cent stamp on the right-hand |
side, and bearing in Old English gilt
letters this suggestive Legend
Think of the postage stamp, my
friend. Its usefulness consist in its
ability to stick to a thing until it gets
here" 1894, Twentieth Anniversary
Moscow Steam Laundry-1914
Old Timers There.
In addition to the twenty-six en-
,loyes, those who had the good fort
Inc, by reason of their resemblance
0 the postage stamp, to sit at that
generous board, were the Messrs. Mac
,owan, Hodgins, Pickett, Hagan, Nc
,onnell, M. M. Collins, Lauder, Moore,
1organ, and McBryde. Mr.. Payne,
fr. Forney, Mr.. Shields, Mr.. Weber,
IT. Bryns and Mr.. Veatch were pre-
ented by Hines or previous engage
tents from being present. Mr.. Ivor
loen from Colfax was also a guest
Morgan as POSTMASTER.
At the conclusion Of well appoint
l and deliciously cooked supper, Mr.
organ, at the request of Mr.. Green,
,ok the place at the head of the ia
e and acted as POSTMASTER. Mr..
organs ready wit, eloquent tongue, ,
ld genial spirit contributed no lit
e tothe merriment of the occasion
I'd was the means of putting all the
Joys" in that mellow frame of mind
which talk flows easily and pleas C
It old days live wildly again in the II
emory Mr.. Morgan at once served fl
,tice on all the old "moss-backs" and q
calawags" that if they did not tell s
eely and voluntarily, when called G.
ION to do so, of all their crimes and G
st short comings, he would see to it tt
at some one else did so for them b
Leaped to Their Feet. Y
This must have been threat bear =
8 some terror on its wings for eve
moss back" leaped eagerly to his
It at the first whisper of his name b,
I'm the lips of the POSTMASTER and A
1ulged in confusion Of past mis- IL
that would keep record lie
) angel unskilled in stenography m
ing pen for months to come. m