Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-11-15
ENTERTAIN At DUCK DINNER.
Eighty Men Of City Guests Of G. n
Hull and q. w. Norris.

! In celebration of their unusual sue
! cess in their annual duck hunt in west :
ern Nebraska. Charles II. Hull and ID.
| w. Norris entertained Saturday night
| at the Norris home. AL Jerome street,
eighty men of the city at a four course
duck dinner
! The affair was most delightful one
in every particular. just the sort that
appeal! &c .nen-'.lots to eat" and an
/ absence of formalty. Dinner was
/ served at tables set lengthwise of the
spacious third floor Of the Norris
! home and the hosts, both believers in
big families. for once in their lives
/ had family dinner of Rooseveltian
proportions and in keeping with their
own ideals.
| At one end of the tables, on either
! side of the fireplace, were dummy"
huntsmen. representing the hosts in
full regalia, with guns under their
! arms and a brace of ducks over their
! shoulders
! Bouquets of yellow chrysanthemums
were used TO decorate the tables At
every sixth place. altho unobserved
when the guests chose their seats. was
plates The hosts passed cards TO
/ plates. designating them as assistants.
/ If there had been any thought in the
1 minds of the carvers that they might
! find the work arduous. it was soon
dispelled. as the flesh fell from the
J carcass with but a touch of the
| knives
| Assisting Mrs. Norris in serving
| were Mesdames Elizabeth Norris, T.
Il WATSON L. r. and F H. Willard,
! A. A. Moore c. c. St clair T. c. Cart
wright. and Rodney c. Wells, and Miss
Margaret WATSON.
| Following the dinner Mr.. Norris told
| briefly of the success of the hunt and
i how it came about that he and Mr..
| Hull got so many ducks. 1t was init
mated that Hull's skill at pot shooting
was partially responsible. and that the
| federal law prohibiting spring shooting
| contributed Because Congressman
James w Good had had a finger in
| adopting the law against spring shoot
| ing. the hosts had invited him to be
| present for an address on the admin
| istration's policy toward preparedness.
! Mr. Good spoke interestingly of the
army. navy. and coast defenses of the
/ country. and compared the efficiency
/, of each with those of other countries.
He does not favor enormous expendi-
lures, nor does he believe in drastic
policy of economy He believes in a
| middle ground of preparedness against
! invasion by foreign powers rather than
| building up a fighting machine for
conquest. Mr.. Goods address was
| similar In purport to the one he made
before the old settlers association last
summer, and his ideas are along the
same line as those advanced by Sen
| ator Cummins before recent meeting
of the Searchlight Club.
! Because Judge B. F. Cummings had
been making at the dinner table side
remarks which tended to discredit the
| hunting prowess of the hosts. Mr.. Nor
ris requested an explanation Judge
!. Cummings called attention to the alb
sence of shot in the ducks. and repeat
! ed what he had said at the table, that
ne thought there was another way to
! get ducks than by shooting them. He
| closed with a piece of poetry clipped
/, from a newspaper. which told OF the
I hunter who returned with game. ou'
il had been bought instead OF killed.
/; The evening ended with musical
treat that was enjoyed thoroughly by
the guests, when Rev. Robert b. Da-
wilson pastor of the Baptist cnurch
tsanx a group of songs. Mr.. Davidson
has a fine barytone voice Of excep-
tional quality To accompaniment
played by Mrs. Norris, Mr.. Davldsof
sang THE Storm Friend" by Roeckeii
Love is Bubble" by Allitsen: ih'
Courier of Moscow" by Rodney; al
old Scotch ballad. Loeb Lomond.'
Iand The Sailors Anchor by wat
son.
AS a fitting finale to the patrioti'
sentiment introduced in Congressman
Goods address Mr. Davidson led the
guests in singing America.