The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-07-13
THE ALUMNI BANQUET
Elegant in Every Detail and an De-
e..;on Long TO be Remembered

ford has had in many a day was the
1banuuet given by the alumni OF the
Stanford High School in the Odd Eel
lows Hall Friday night. Covers were
laid for S5 and only ten seats were va
cant.
Some four or five weeks ago num-
Der of the graduates .. the Stanford
school got together and organized an
alumni association and decided to
| have a banquet as the better way OF
getting the graduates OF the institu-
ton Interested. II acted like charm
and the result was the alumni ban
ouet will be an annual event which
will be looked forward to from year
to year.
Il wassmost appropriate that Prof.
! J. W. ireland, now Of Bellevue, KY,
who had been at the head Of the
school for nine years should have been
selected toastmaster. He was notified
of the honor that had been bestowed,
and a letter came IN a day or so that
he weuid be on hand, and would be
glad of the opportunity to meet the
pupils of his former days on so hap
nv occasion as he knew the banquet
would prove.
The day of the banquet arrived and
so did Prof. Ireland. Everything was
in readiness and at 8 $50 o'clock Fri
day evening some forty couples
marched into the beautiful banquet
hall and for for several hours spent
the time between eating and talking
and listening to toasts and reponses.
Prof. Ireland made a capital toast
l. tally at thn hafrt
ming, he told Of his stay in Stanford.
the ups and downs. the pleasing and
displeasing things, his failures and
cuccesses while resident of the dear
old town" But we are glad to say
not much time was consumed in tell
ling of his adversities. fro he had few
if any here. While he took hold of the
school when it was a chaotic condi-
ton. he at once got in control and his
sailing afterward was as smooth as he
could have wished. The Graded School
needed high-class. disciplinaran and
they found him in the genial profess
sor.
James c. Cooper, president of the
alumni association, was the first
speaker of the evening and aftey ex-
tending a hearty welcome. turned the
work over to Prof. Ireland. who called
on a representative of each gradual
ing class while he was at the head of
the school and the president of the
class of this year. Following are those,
who made interesting and timely
talks and Prof. Ireland's heart must
have swelled with pride when he saw
his former pupils acqu., themselves SO
creditably: Lester S. O'Bannon, VIII
liam Morrison Bright. Miss Claudia
Eaton, Miss Margaret Warren. Hubert
Carpenter. Ben Spalding Hill, Thomas
Bright, Harry Reinhart and Clinton
Coleman. the last named the represen-
tative of the class of 1915, when Prof.
W. c. Wilson, was superintendent.
The menu embraced everything
that you can think of good to eat.
There were fosr courses, the first had
broiled chicken. The best mortal man
saved up fOr such AZ occasion for
came excellent salads and sandwiches,
then brick cream. made by a Mays
vile eaterar, and cake of several
kinds. including black -ruit cake that
was the real stuff. Next came coffee
and minis. etc. What a supper it was
and how it was enjoyed can be- m
agined when it is told that more than
two hours were spens In discussing it.
1t was the handiwork of Mrs. Will w.
Hays and Mrs. A. p. Hum, two ladies
who knew about as well how to pre-
mare such things as any even in Old
kentucky. Really it would have bean a
credit to caterers who had spent their
lives in the work.
The hall WAS beautifully decorated
with flowers. evergreens and the like.
| Besides the brilliant incandescents,
there were myriads of candles to leHd
further brilliancy to the happy oc-
casion. There were five tables and it
seemed that Mrs. Hays and Mrs. HUM
had studied to make each the. prettiest
and they came very near succeeding
| Following are those Woo were pres,
ent and who for years 20 come viii
look back on the first alumni banquet
as one of the biggest, best and NEST
Thoroughly enjoyable affairs Stanford,
has had in years: Prof. j. W. Ireland
and Mrs. Shelton NJ. Saufley. Mr.. and
Mrs. +. c. Walton, Mr.. Joseph Hill
and Miss Mary Elizabeth Mckinney,
Mr.. Coe Moser and Miss Lyle Cooper
Mr.. James Cooper and Miss Iissa
Holtzclaw, Mr.. j. n. Menefe, Jr., and
Miss Emma Hays. Mr.. Francis Wea-
therford and Miss Elizabeth Higgins,
Mr.. Hubert Carpenter and Mass EmAy
Gnther, Mr.. Igo Perry and Miss Mary
| Burch, Mr.. Thos. Phillips and Miss
Anne Davis McRoberts, Mr.. Lester
rO'Bannon and Miss Lottie Carson, Mr..
Spalding Hill and Miss Mary Early,
Mr.. Robert Carter and Miss Verna
Rout, Mr.. Robert Coffey and Mrs.
LNcy Miller BARLEY. Mr.. Bryan Per-
kins and Miss Claudia Eaton. Mr.. A.
c. Coffey and Miss Maud Stone, Mr..
Thos. Bright and Miss Elizabeth Ma
theny, Mr.. Harry Reinhart and Miss
and Miss Nellie Wilson Hill, DIR. J. ii.
Wheeler and Miss Gertrude Wikin-
son, Mr.. Woolfork Givehs and Miss
Katie Lynn Wood, MIR. Il. h. Tudor
and Miss Josephine Carpenter, Mrs.
W. ii. Shanks and Miss Mary Moore
Raney, Miss Margaret Warren and
Miss Jennie Warren Mr.. Bryan Brad
shaw and Miss Eta Mueller, MIR. Sam
Embry and Miss Lillian Mueller, Mr..
Newell Fox and Miss May EAen
Holtzclaw, Misses Maggie and Kittie
Jones, Mr.. William Grimes and Miss
Marion Grimes, Mr.. William Carson
and Miss Lettie Walker Mckinney.
Mr.. j. T. Wilkinson, Mr.. Harvey VIII
kinson. Mr.. j. A. Cason. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Carter. Mr.. and Mrs Morrison
bright, Mr.. Wallace Singleton and Mr..
Howard Newland, Mr.. rh0s Cole
man and Miss Ma,sy Grimes, NJ Boy
ce HUM and Miss Josephine Brady,
Mr.. Clyde Curtis and Miss Willie
Moore.