The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-19

Probably the most satisfactory OF all
our Business Mems Club banquets was
the fifth annual banquet held at the old
Elks Home in Union City last Thurs
day night, the 18th inst.
The attendance was just as good as
the last, but the program was without
doubt far ahead of anything we have
ever had. And then the club, taking
advantage of its experience, presented
subjects that were of most vital inn
portance to every citizen. AS a mem
ber of the League of the West Tennes-
see Business Mems Clubs the club took
up on this occasion those things which
are of the utmost value to us-i. e., our
roads, our schools and our community
interests, field very broad, but one
fraught with greatest moment to the
great body of our citizens.
The ladies of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church we're awarded the con-
tract of serving the banquet, and the
manner in which they managed the
affair together with success of the serv-
ice and the delightful menu, elected for
them the highest encomiums. Mrs. ].
A. Prieto was in charge of this depart
ment and on this special occasion she
was excetionally fortunate in contribut-
ing to the ideas of the connoisseur of
the greatest art of the universe. The
menu was as follows:
Oyster Cocktail.
Barbecued Mutton.
Country Boiled Ham.
Stewed Tomatoes.
Baked Sweet Potatoes. Potato Salad.
Slaw. Pickles. Celery. .
Corn Lightbread. Lightbread.
Sweet Milk. Coffee.
Ice Cream. Layer Cake. Cigars.
At this banquet there was also an
added feature, and one which afforded
as much pleasure and entertainment as
possibly could have been derived from
any similar organization to be found
anywhere, and this was the newly Or
ganized orchestra, recently under the
management of Mrs. w. G. Morris,
with E. ]. Mclaughlin as violin player;
W. F. Tate, cornet; H. M. DeGraffen-
reid, flute; G.. S. Schleifer, clarinet;
Jimmie Boyd, traps, and Mrs. Morris,
piano. The program selected by this
orchestra and rendered during the sup
per hour was made up OF the most pop
ular numbers, including Southern mel
odies and music of the day and kind
that pleases the great majority of peo-
pie, and what is more to the point, it was
thoroughly and positively delightful.
There could be no mistake in the ap-
plause that followed the orchestra num-
bers.
The President and Secretary of the
Union City Business Mems Club, j. G.
Burdick and F. E. Quinn, and the COM
mittees having charge of the banquet
should be remembered for their efforts
in making the occasion so delightfully."-
pleasant an profitable.
On entertainment were Geo. Dahnke,
E. H. Marshall, ]. M. Brice; on finance,
G. I. Pickard, L. ]. Cherry, H. M.
Oliver.
The POSTMASTER of the occasion was
Mr.. Geo. Dahnke, and he acquitted
himself in way that was most pleas
ing and practical. He made brief al
lusions to each speaker and his subject
and kept the audience in humor to
enjoy the program.
But to proceed now to the most i'm
portant part of the affair, the speaking,
for which on this occasion special talent
was provided in order that the work of
the club may be better understood and
its mission presented to representative
number of people in most satisfac-
tory way-that of an educational cam
paign for more effective and efficient
public system of highways, schools and
and better understanding
OF our correlated and inseparable in
terests.
The first speaker on the program was
selected because of his ability and ex-
perience in Tennessee school work to
discuss the county high school, and the
way in which he did this will be one of
the most memorable events to every