The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-26
MEADOW BROOK GOLFERS
Gathered at 10Th Hole in Clan Gordon
Hall for Record Stroke.

Meadow Brook golfers kept open house
at Clan Gordon hall on the eve of Thanks
giving, the occasion being the clubs third
annual banquet. Measured by the stand
ard which past banquets have set, the
Wednesday evening gathering was the
most successful of the three and inciden'
tally offered the members of the club an
opportunity for showing their hospitality
in large way Nearly l60 people were
dined to capacity in the early evening
and there were enough people who re-
mained for the merrymaking afterward
to tax the capacity OF the dancing hoor'
Bruce's orchestra played for the dancing
and through the dinner hour.
Artistic decorations were a feature OF
the 1915 get-together, very fetching et-
fects having been secured by a committee
headed by William Pirie. Japanese Ian
terms, colored crepe festoons and novel
electric illumination of the clubs name
Just over the orchestra loft figured in the
decorative scheme. The dinner was
served for the third successive year by
Mrs. w. d. Stephens, whose ability in
the culinary line had come to be consid-
cred as an essential adjunct to Meadow
Brook reunions.
President Arthur w. Pirie gave cor
dial address of welcome after the diners
had been seated and then the speechmak-
ing was postponed until after the ban
quet. A number of young men and young
women assisted in the serving and the
wants of each diner were supplied with
dispatch. 1t was Mr.. Pirie who intro
duced Alex. Miller as the toastmaster,
and the latter, in happy manner, in
troduced the speakers and singers. En-
ioyable solos were rendered in the course
of the program by Miss Agnes Keith,
Mrs. Alex. McHaffie, Mrs. A. w. Free
land and George Fraser. Harry Clark
rendered several songs, impersonatlng
Scotland's famous comedian, Harry Lau-
der. In a dancing exhibition, Leslie Mer-
Ger contributed the sailors hornpipe and
an Irish jig. Through his performance
much credit accrues to the pupil himself
and his teacher, Robert Stewart.
Evidence of the fraternal relations pre-
vailing between the Meadow Brook club
and the Barre Golf club was at hand in
the presence of several of the members
OF the older organization. kilograms
were also received from absent members
of the Meadow Brook club, among them
being message from Albert Hurry, now
in Jackson, Mich who felicitated the
club on the elimination of another sue
cessful season on the links.
Presentations of the various trophies
for merit in playing during the season
were made by the president, each an
nouncement being received with loud APP
plause. Follows list OF the awards:
Presidents cup, John Black; second eight
cup runner-up, George Brand; champion
ship runner-up, A. w. Freeland; second
eight cup, Alex. Miller; championship
cup, George II. Fraser; weekly handicap
cup. George C. Stewart; watch chain in
gold for the winner of the vice-president's
trophy, ID. F. Mcleod.
The committee in charge Of the affair
consisted of A. W. Pirie, d. F. Mcleod,
Robert Stewart, James Fowler, George
Brand, Alex. Miller, George Fraser, Frank
Mcpherson and James Dunbar. The COM
mittce worked earnestly as a unit to
make the occasion pleasurable for all
and to them as we'll as 20 Mrs. stephens,
who prepared the banquet, and to Will
liam Pirie and George Fraser, the floor
managers, is due a good deal of credit.