The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-02-28
A MAGNIFICENT BANOUET !
The Bank Messengers and Employ
ees Club Give Delightful Social
Affair at the Famous Delmonico
Cafe, Last Monday Night.
MANY PROMINENT GUESTS PRESENT

The Bank Messengers and En-
ployes Social Club, a recently formed
organization, gave it's initial banquet
on last Monday night, February 90, at
the Delmonico Cafe on Eighteenth
street near Paseo. The spacious din
ing room was handsomely decorated
for the occasion and the three long
banquet tables, which extended the
length of the room, wer brilliantly
and beautifully decorated with cut
glass, palms and cut flowers furnihed
| by the Weaver Floral Co., and a choice
gift of four dozen beautiful white car
nations from the Alpha Floral Co. The
members of the Club, their families
and friends assembled at the elegant
Palace Drug Store, 18th and Vine
streets, and at a:3O led by President
Richard Allen and in order arranged
| by the Committee, they marched over
to the Delmonico and were ushered to
their seats by Messrs. Teeters, Rife
and Sneed. During the evening high
class vocal and intrumental music was
furnished by the interesting and ac-
complished Anderson family. late OF
England. When all had been assigned
to their places, the President asked
all to stand while the invocation was
delivered by Rev. W. H. Thomas
D. d., after which the President intro
duced Mr.. Don Rife of the Gate City
Bank, as Master of Ceremonies. Mr.
Rife briefly stated the formation and
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nounced amid much applause, that the
President, Richard Allen, had served O.
twenty ynine years as Messenger of the
First National Bank. Next to him was
Austin Young of the Interstate Ma
tional, who had been a Bank Messen-
ger for twenty-eight years, and Mr.
Geo. w. Teeters of the Southwest Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, who has
been a Messenger for twenty-five
years. An elegant menu was served
as follows:
MENU
Olives Oyster Cocktail Celery
Roast Turkey
COyster Dressing-Cranberry SauceJ
| Creamed Potatoes Hot Rolls
French Peas in Cases
Roman Punch
Combination Salad Waters
Neopolitan Ice Cream Mints
Assorted Cakes
Cafe Noir
While this delightful menu was he
ing discussed the Toastmaster called
upon the following gentlemen, who re-
sponded with eloquent and entertain
ing remarks: Attorney L. A. Knox.
DR.. j. Edgar Dibble, Rev. S. W. Ba-
cote, d. D., Rev. w. H. Thomas, D. D
Editor N. G. Crews, Prof G. "A. Page
and Bishop H. B. Parks of Chicago
t All of the gentlemen spoke in an op-
+ timistic vein of the possibilities of the
t race and urged upon the members of
the Club of being prompt in their du-
tles, courteous in their manner. and
loyal to their employers and their in.
stitutions. The following guests were
present:
: Richard Allen,
e Nelson c. Crews.
k Mrs. Carrie e. Reaf.
d Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Dixon
; Mrs. J. NJ, Washington.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. Don Rife,
! l.. A. Knox
DIR. and Mrs. ]. E Dibble.
Mr., G. w. Teeters,
T. Miss Alice NJ. Shores.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sneed,
-' Bishop II. B. Parks,
| Rev. and Mrs. w. H Thomas
4 Rev. and Mrs. S. w Bacote.
;, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Franklin.
| c. ii. Countee,
Miss Maude Olden
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Morgan
Miss Zola Pigeon.
, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A Scott.
l MT and Mrs, L. NJ. Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Bledsoe
; Dr. and Mrs. NJ. B. Jones.
f, l. Scott,
Miss Belle Scott,
Mr.. b. Little,
Mrs, w. E. Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno Stimmetz
Mr.. and Mrs George Fowler.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Moppin,
Mr.. J. r. Haworth
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Doyle.
Mr., l. II. Neal.
Mrs II. IL Bailey.
Mrs Essie Smith.
Mrs J. C. Ray
| NiAs " ,. sims,
Mrs. Iottie Burles,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Hiclxum
Miss Hazel Hickum
Prof. G. A, Page,
Mr. Austin Young,
Miss Wilmeth Young,
Mr.. c. j. West,
Mr. and Mrs. William Green
| Mr.. and Mrs Edward C. Jones.
/ Mr., S. c. Gamble
H Mr.. and Mrs. William Moore.
II Mr.. Irwin Johnson,
H Mrs. Lewis Moseley,
H Mr., and Mrs. r. Ball
H Mr.. J. e. Carpenter,
II Miss NJ. Ball,
H. w. Hart,
Mrs. c. A. Smith.
Mr. s. f. F'ews
y Mr.. j. H. Harmon
"a Mr. William H. Washington
Miss Anna b. Pipes
Mr. and Mrs. W. s. Gaines
Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Thornton
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Williams
- MT. A. A. Anderson and family
oi The officers OF this Club are Richaf
Ut Allen, president; Robt. Sneed vic