The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-13
HIST! NO VIOLATION OF
"NOOTRALITY" HERE
Nothing but Culinary Products of Two
Greatest Neutral Nations on Earth
Were Served, Except Perhaps
Little "French Fried" and
Sauerkraut.

last evening. TO attend the crowning oI
that arbitrary monarch, club members
came from Concord, n. H., Boston anC
Quincy, Mass, while the well known tele
graph brought gratulatory messages from
members who are passing the winter sol.
stice on the sun.kissed slopes OF south.
ern California, as well as Des Moines, Ia.
and other less prosaic villages OF the
plain. 1t was the ninth annual iollificit-
of the 'P. Cs." and none of the proverb.
ial stones that are mentioned in every
good newspaper account of this sort were
/ left untTned or even at a neryousfy
! quverng balance to make II whop-
/ ping big success.
Nothing more artistic in the way of
| decorations has ever been attempted in
Clan Gordon hall, The national colors
were used unstintingly in the mural ef-
fects and at the head of the hall there
| were assembled the flags of many for-
eign nations. Colored lights were used
with striking results in illuminating the
letters. 81. p. c." in a bizarre arrange
ment over the stage Early in the after
noon, Rob. Wright in NJ. Refill emerged
from the woods to the southwest of tie
city with a large number of evergreen
boughs and to prove that industry had
its own reward. the decorating commit
tee included the greens in their decora
tive scheme. Crepe festoons and strean
ers We're brought to focus directly un-
der the arch which spanned the stage.
The earlier hours of the evening were
given over almost wholly to dancing,
Rileys orchestra of five pieces did the
garrison work, but at intervals the reg
ulars were spelled by members of the eli
tertaining club, who grouped themselves
under the entitlement, the Il. p. G. Fly
ers." and furnished some of the most in
teresting music of the night. Officers of
the club were accorded places OF honor
in the grand march in the order follow
ing: A H. Fasola, president; Peter Mer-
10, vice president: Alfred Gerbetti, secrr.
tary; Joseph Merlo, treasurer. While
the dancing was in progress busy
corps of chefs, werf in the kitchen pre-
pairing the banquet Under the capable
direction Of Mrs J. Mcdonald Mrs. NJ.
Prestini and Mrs. r. Cassellini, the the
big dinner was ready to be served in the
intermission hour. Long rows of tables
were lined up and down the hall and
number OF young men and women had
charge OF the serving. An Italian.AmeY
lean menu, containing ten courses, was
spread over the table in delectable |
manner, the hyphenated style of fare
meeting with everyone's favor. A desire |
to be strictly "nootral," as the banquet |
committee anfouHsed, forbids the r.
printing Of the menu for the benefit of /
the absent ones Suffice It that the /
pieces de resistance were edibles peculiar |
TO the greatest "nootral' nations on the t
face OF the well known earth, the United |
States and Italy Ii there were viola I
tions of the neutrality pact they were
to be found in such side dishes as the /
French fried and the sauerkraut
After the toastmaster Antonio H. Fa.
sola, had perpetrated that excellent old
adage, "let digestion rest on appetite"
the banqueters settled back to their cig.
irs and coffce-most OF the ladies took
Delmonti responded 10 tie
welcome speech Pith. that
most desired Of postprandial requisites,
marked the responses, though they were
many in number and filed with a very
significant meaning 70 most Of the cluh
members John Frontini and NJ Re1i
lad an amusing little brush over the
question. Resolved, That the Mirror
'hall BE Fixed and Paid for BY the Party
Responsible" The supporter Of the neg
tive. Mr. Frontini, had the satisfaction
II settling an doubt a. TO the merits OF I
he question. Here are q few OF the IN {
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'aid For" Peter Merlo. railroad song.
Some Tank lWaterl.' J. Mcdonald 4
Watch Him Eat" James Walker: "The ,
Ian Higher Up Joseph Comolli. Dam .
ged Goods. or Nobody Home" NJ. Grem. Z
&. ga Pete" George Traup; eHirh III Z
ance and High Balls" Leslie Wright
Old Home Rum Raker. A. q. ZONES. ]
Good Bye Bows" Daniel keefe solo
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secretary Gcrbetti: Take Ne Back 10
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