The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12
MEADOW BROOK GOLFERS.
Celebrated a Successful Season With
Banquet and Dance.

Meadow Brook golfers held their an
nual banquet and dance in Clan Gordon
hall last evening, when $50 members o
the club Of that name, including nearly
all the members and their invited guests
came together to celebrate the forma
closing of the season on the course. The
occasion marked the wind-up of the most
successful year in the history of the club
Officers of the club also took the oppor
tunity to present the various trophies
offered for meritorious performances on
the links last summer This pleasurablC
part of the program came during the in.
formal afterdinner exercises.
1t was a sumptuous banquet, indeed
which was spread before the diners at
| o'clock. None OF the finer details SO
essential to the success of an old-fash-
ioned get together was lacking and the
guests were not at all sparing in eX-
pressing commendatory remarks on the
excellent manner in which the banquet
was prepared and served. Mrs. William
ID. stephen. iii the role OF expert cater
cr, was even better than in former years.
An old member of the Meadow Brook
Stephens banquets are not to be excelled.
She was assisted by a competent corps
of mattresses, which included number
OF young women and men of the club.
No small share Of the success of the re-
union in its culinary aspects is due to
the capabilities of the waiting staff.
Nearly two hours had elapsed before the
banquetters had done their full measure
of Justice TO the viands set before them
OF course there were many, too many to
enumerate; but it suffices to say that
necessary to round out complete ban
quet.
Arthur Pirie, vice. president of the
Meadow Brook club, was in the chair for
the afterdinner exercises In his intro
ductory speech he referred to the fine
spirit Of fellowship which had been en-
phasizcd throughout the progress of the
competitions. His presentation remarks
were made with pleasant intermingling
OF wit and seriousness. Each of the recip-
pients was greeted with loud applause
as he was escorted to the speakers table
and the audience would have nothing but
a speech from each successful competi-
tor. George H. Fraser, the youthful
golfer, whose playing on the Brook street
course had been the subject of favorable
comment in other seasons. won both the
weekly tournament trophy and the club
hampionship, A handsome silver cup
the gift Of George NJ Marion, himself
an ardent deyotee of the royal sport, was
awarded Mr.. Fraser for the weekly tour
nament honor and the club medal, pre-
sented by Joseph Fraser, went TO Mr..
Fraser for the all-round championship Jo-
seph Fraser won the prize for being the
winner in the second eight. John Blacks
trophy for the first position in the month
y qualifying competition went to Alex
ander Rollo and James Palmer received
the prize for the runner-up, the trophy
being presented by Arthur Pirie.
The program closed with felicitous re-
marks by James Freeland and Donald
+. Mcleod. the club secretary John
Black had previously urged upon the
'ity Of competing for the various prizes |
md TO prevent the honors from going al |
ogether to the oldsters. His sentiments |
we're echoed by Mr. Mcleod who also |
poke of the friendly relations existing |
between the Meadow BROKERS and the /
3arre Coli club. Mr.. McLeod's cali for /
vote of thanks to the committee and /
ssistants who decorated the hall for the
@nquet was received with loud cheer
ng. A. member of the Barre club, Mr..
'reeland expressed desire to see the
wo organizations engaging in interclub
matches during the season He was also
reeted with loud applause.
After the speechmaking, the hall was
lesred for dancing and from $3.50 O'Clock
i'll the first peep O. day the golfers
mnged into the whirl of the old dances
treamers in the national colors colored
ghts and evergreen had been used with
triking decorative results and the scene
'hich marked the opening march will
OF be forgotten. Stirring music came
rom Harris orchestra.
To the committee in charge Of the af .
lir is due a large measure Of credit ]
" its success. The committee was {
paded by John Black and he was assist
I by Donald +. Mcleod the secretary, II
ames Frecland. Andy Freeland James {
IcIeod, Joseph Fraser, George II. Fraser /
nj Alex. Miller. {