The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-24
RACE MEN BANQUET EDITOR.
WIT AND HUMoR A PLENTY.
Professionals Grow Reminiscent

partly composed a Banquet Hall last
Tuesday evening at the Kansas City
Sun In it's large Assembly room. The
occasion was one of those unusual
! stays and it was in honor of Nelson c..
Crews, citizen, Mason and friend of
man. Yes, a goodly number of Kansas
City's representative men were there
and an abundance of happy wit, and
good natured sarcasms featured the
evenings entertainment. Many toasts
were responded to and each one
seemed the best" All present i'm
mensely enjoyed the things hat we're
said, so that the real feast was one
of mental delight with levity and good
will working in their finest habit. The
Hon. c. II. Galloway, Toastmaster in
Chief, was keenly on edge and pro-
ceeded like a real lawyer to state
the case to the jury who was to pass
judgment upon the accused" The
toast makers we're not long in prov
ing the candidate for matrimonial
honors, guilty of many good and ster-
ling things during his long public
career.
The toasts called for and responded
to were as follows:
"Mr. Crews as a Citizen" Capt. Leon
H. Jordan; "As an Editor" ]. Dallas
Bowser; "As a Pythian," Fred w.
Dabney; "As a Mason" Prof. VIM. H.
Dawley, Jr.; "As a loyal U. B. F." DR..
]. H. Williams; "As a Statesman"
j.. Silas Harris; GAS a Race Leader"
DR.. j. Edward Perry; Our Guest"
w. c. Hueston; CAS- a Politician" DIR.
]. Edgar Dfbble; Gas a Newspaper
Man." A. w. Harris; las President of
the William Lloyd Garrison Club" DR..
T. G. Unthank.
DR.. T. c. Unthank was called on
to deliver the joker of the evening,
which was quite humorous.
The ball was started to rolling by
Mr.. Dabney and kept on fire by the
Toasterians. 1t seems that at one
time Mr.. Crews and such worthy COM
peers as Lawyer Hueston, DR.. I'm
thank, DR.. Carton, and others had a
most worthy debating society called
the William Lloyd Garrison" ETC., a
kind of literary affair, having as its
chief asset several members who loom
ed up big in the argumentattive forum
and who did not particularly car just
where this was pulled off.
According to DIR. j.. E. Perry, the
society included Gymnastics in their
Curriculum and the August President
Mr.. Crews admitted that there were
some stunts pulled off that would
not find favor with the Sunday School
Supt. This was quite depressing full
Of merriment and good fun, many
witty shots being put.
In introducing the Editor of the
Kansas City Sun Mr.. Galloway told
how this son of genius was first in
Oratory, first in achievements and
first in the hearts of his fellow citi-
zens. In response, the guest of the
evening spoke of his appreciation for
such a splendid token of the esteem
the best citizenry held him.
Somehow of late, there is even a
nobler ring in that matchless voice.
The eye seems to posses a new fire,
and time seems to have brought to
this gifted man a eve freedom and
a warmer touch of human sympathy.
There is no word in the English Ian
guage which so adequately expresses
the intrinsic worth of human indi-
viduality as m%anliness and Mr.. Crews
seems to be coming more manly each
day. The people are seeking this
c%endancy making it possible with his
recognized ability to do much good for
this people. 1t was out of these facts
which came that message which he
delivered to the ~banqueters in his
own inimitable way. In all it was
a glorious meeting full of noble con-
gratulations well received by the
Vests First Orator and Statesman.
Mr.. Crews in his address mentioned
the Service" of H. Compton as a
Caterer citing same as illustrative of
the advancement of the Negro n spe.
cial lines.
The following excellent menu was
sedved:
Oyster Cocktail.
Fruit Salad with Roman Punch.
Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce.
Celery olives Pickles
Mashed Potatoes. Peas. Hot Rolls
Apple Pie with Cream Chees and
Black Coffee.
Those present were: F. j. Weaver
A. W.. Harris, J. e. Hereford, R. T.
Coles, VIM. H. Dawley, Jr., Leon H
Jordan, G. A. Starks, ]. C. Hobbs, Fe
lix H. Payne, Daniel c. Houston, Edw
S. Lewis, Jas. H. Crews, Theo. Clay
Chas. H. Galloway, DR.. Howard, Smith
DR., T. c. Chapman, Henry Compton
VIM. H. Brown, Dr.. L. c. Unthank
G. w. X. Love, C. H. Countee, A. T
Moore, H. B. Moore, F. w. Dabney, ]
d. Bowser, Daniel Lucas, DR.. NJ. H
Lambright, DIR. C. w. Brown, DR.. ]. H
Williams, DR.. L. e. Bailer, DR.. E. B
Ramsey, DIR. ]. f. Perry, DR.. w. B
Bruce, DR.. VIM. ]. Thompkins, w. C
Hueston, DR.. j. E. Dibble, J. Silai
Harris, DIR. ]. F. Shannon, DR.. NJ. G
Brookins, Capt. N. Clark Smith, anC
Nelson G. Crews.
CHAS. A. SHARKS.