Morris tribune., 1914-04-24
ALBERTA CLUB HAS
ANNUAL BANQUET
MANY VISITORS PAY RE-
SPECTS
The Thriving Village Gets a
Place on the Map and is Proud
of 1t. Shows Many Marks Of
Progress.

The Alberta Commercial Club held
its FIRST annual banquet on Monday
evening and entertained delegations
from Hancock, Donnelly. Chokio,
Johnson, Graceville and Morris. The
elaborate banquet was served in the
auditorium of the consolidated school,
and was an example of the best in
the culinary art, 1t was planned and
prepared by Miss Ruth Danielson, the
domestic science teacher, assisted by
the other teachers and ladies of AL
berta, and served by the girls of the
domestic science class of the school.
Watzke's orchestra furnished delight.
full music thruout the evening. The
hall was decorated with the national
colors and an abundance of cut flowers
and at one end of the room was dis.
played large map'of this section of
the state with electric light shin
ming thru showing the exact location
of Alberta.
AS one sat in the well-ventilated
room, brilliantly lightly with electri
city, in building fitted with all
modern conveniences. and partook of
a most excellently prepared banquet
served with an orderlyness which
would have done credit to the most
experienced caterer. and listered to
the beautiful orchestra music. it was
indeed most difficult to imagine that
this scene was being enacted in a tiny
village set down in the midst of
Stevens county farms
Progressive as the people of AL
berta are, they hardly seem to realize
what model town they are making
of their village. and there are
few. if any, better places TO live in
than the town they are building up
on the prairies.
Before the banquet many of the
guests availed themselves of the op-
portunity to look about the town.
The streets are clean and we'll rounded
up, with substantial cement sidewalks.
The stores are stocked up with plenty
of good, clean goods, and have a
fright. business-like appearance.
The whole town is lighted with electri-
city and a complete drainage system
is being put in. And best of all the
village has a consolidated school which
is giving to the boys and girls of the
village and surrounding country the
best in modern education.
At the banquet, Principal Fred
Grafelman acted as POSTMASTER. Wei.
come to the guests was extended by
]. A. Schultz, president of the village
council, and something of Alberta and
its commercial club was told by Presi-
dent L. P. Norby. A series of toasts
and congratulatory addresses were
given by Prof. Thurman. of Chokio |;
J. Z. Morrison, of Morris: Doc.
Stevens, of Graceville: A. Overstad.
of Hancock; L. j. Schlattman, of
Alberta; P. E. Miller, Of the agricul-
tural school; E. j.. Bahe' of Hancock ;
L. C. Spooner, of Morris: Frank E.
Balmer, of Morris; and Frank Valesh,
of Graceville.
Vocal selections during the program
were furnished by the Girls Glee
Club of the Alberta school, and also
by the excellent Pepperton choir.
The banquet was marked success
in promoting neighborliness among
the various towns Of this district, and
in showing to the many visitors how
progressive town Alberta is and
the just pride with which it is re-
garded by its citizens. Alberta, is
on the map, for sure.