Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-02-23
ANNUAL BANQUET :
OF THE WARREN
COMMERCIAL CLUB
,Iity Builders Dine and Talk Business.
Judge Grindeland Presides AS
Toastmaster.
STREET IMPROVEMENT
A LIVE TOPIC.
The Value of the Work of Our Farm
Boys Shown by G.. N.
Morkassel.


this one also raised little higher
the banner of cooperation, civic
pride and public spirit in our city and
some good is bound to result, not
only to Warren, but to all the coun-
try tributary thereto.
The banquet was daintily served by
the ladies of the Eastern Star and
was of kind that was sure to please
the most fastidious appetite Too
much credit cannot be given to these
ladies for having prepared such a
royal feast, and they have the thanks
and appreciation of every member of
the club. The menu was as follows:
Fruit Cocktail Veromques
Turkey Mashed Potatoes
I Dressing Gravy
Jellied Cranberries
Creamed Carrots
Celery Pickles Olives
Rolls Rye Bread
Tunafish Salad Waters
Ice Cream Assorted Cakes
Coffee
Candy Sailed Nuts
In keeping with the patriotic spirit
of the day, the dining room was
tastily decorated with United States
flags, and small flags also waved
proudly over each dish of ice cream.
g. Each waiter also wore a unique head
' ear in patriotic colors. Music Was
FINISHED between courses by the
Warren orchestra, and Miss Nora
Bakke also favored the banqueters
by two songs.
After the feasting Judge A.
Grindeland took charge as toastmas-
ter and made a few happy introduce
tory remarks before calling on the
speakers.
Mr.. C. N. Morkassel was the first
speaker on the program His sub
ject was "What Our Boys Have
Daoe," and he handled it in a. man.
n that made every member of the
S.ub proud of the achievements of
- the boys of Marshall county. Mr..
Morkassel said this was his maiden
speech, yet few speeches ever heard
in the club have been more Interest,"
ing and encouraging, or contained
more food for thought, than his ad-
dress on this occasion. He spoke
eloquently Of the great change that
has taken place in methods of farm
ing during the past 25 years and
alluded in a humorous vein to his own
experience in the early days when
ten "greenhorns" were gathered in
bunk-house, as farm laborers, not
one of whom knew anything about
the intelligent cultivation of the soil,
and hardly knew how to harness a
horse. Flowing, seeding and in fact
all farm work was done in a careless,
shiftless manner, the main object
seeming to be to get lot done and
finish as soon as possible. But the
g. old system of farming is gone for
eyer. The schools, the press and the
| Government thru it's agricultural de-
partpent and various activities, have
wroug ght great change in farming
methods. The successful farmer of
today applies intelligence and scien-
tifc methods to his work. AS an
object lesson showing what the
schools are doing to promote better
farming, Mr.. Morkassel introduced
the two boys, Leroy Peterson and
Oscar Larson, who had won great
honors for themselves and the county,
the former in raising pigs and corn
and the latter in raising potatoes. In
another article this week is told about
what these boys have done in the
way of farming. Mr.. Morkassel
I moSastly omitted to mention his own
. son, Andy, who has done great things
as a boy farmer. Mr.. Morkassel
closed by an eloquent appeal for re-
/ cognition and encouragement of the
work Of the boys, upon whom finally
the whole burden of feeding the ma
tion will rest.
The next speaker was O. H. Taral
seth, the president of the club. He
had been assigned to speak on Street
Improvement-How, Where and Why,
a subject to which he has given a,
/ gre2S deal of thought and study. The
ti1xA has arrived when Warren must
b &5 something for the permanent i'm
!, lprovements of it's streets. Figures
were presented by Mr.. Taralseth that