The Denver star., 1916-01-08
Bon WANTS 10th
Anniversary.
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pudding, lady fingers, mints deml-
tasse. cigars and cigarettes. After the
club song was sung, then Ioastmaster
Chester Stell briefly announced the
program which was assigned for the
oratory and eloquence. The welcome
address by T. e. McClain, d. d. s.,
was inspiring and retrospective with
his storehouse of eloquence. He
swayed the guests at the banquet
table like the gentle zephyrs In a mid
summer night amid leaves in a tree
top. The chorus Hail, Hail the Gangs
all Here" DR.. ]. II. P. Westbrook on
the subject of Ladies" this hopDyl
plunged into the sea OF oratory Win
his literary bark and touched lsianos
of usefulness in pulchritude, you'n
and health, now sailing in oceans OF
10Y, then OF. streams OF pro1essionAI-
ism, lakes of domesticity, as wen as
bays OF matrimony. He saieiy lahoeo
on dry dock in DANA Hall' tne III
land empire of festivity. The chorus
nf ladies' led when Was a Tulip
assisted by male bassos. II ever there
was a complete surprise in anyone's
ability to crate and electrify, II was
when Mrs. Eugene A. (Jessie) Garter
fully and completely responded in be-
half of the ladies'. Having had two ex-
cellent speakers to precede her, she
tried her wings of eloQuence, rhetorl-
cal flights and elocution and she 1leW
high and long among the ether, noun
tain peaks and then slowly and stead
ily descended touching the Valleys
ravines and low marshes and when We
round ourselves we were sitting, COM
nletely electrified with our mouths
omen. eyes staring in vacancy as she
closed her peroration, eulogizing the
"gratefulness OF service" in honorlns
womankind." To outuo and break the
smell of this lady a male quintet, Ut.
McClain, Messrs Gross, Carrie. Jean
Carter and VIM. Stewart, facetiously
sang When / Leave this World 1er-
mentD Behind" and 1t took so wen
that the word "fermentim" was in
serted instead OF world which COM
pletely carried the house. Unwilling
10 be outdone after the interesting
critics report OF Mr.. Geo. Gross, the
ladies' sang Beneath the Sheltering
Palm" Every lady sang stanza ana
the ladies' chorus supported the lead
ing soprano. One of the quiet ana
spontaneous smile-bringing scenes
was the toasts OF the ladies' and gen
tlemen who were assigned impromptn
toasts. Other songs sang and inter
spersed with speeches, toasts ana
verses were: Where Wore Tulip.
There's a Hole" Il Love the Ladies,
Everybody Rag With Me-. China
town" stein Song" by the Sea"
and "Tipperary." The officers OF the
club we're DIR. T. F.. McClain. Pres;
Chester Stell. vice-Pres..: Eugene Car
ter. Secty.; Jno w Carrie. Jr.. Treas;
and the members were Clark Craig. r.
G. Turner. Thos Edwards. Clarence
Holmes, Victor Walker. Leonard An.
derson. DR.. J. II. p. Westbrook. Geo.
Gross, n. ]. Skillern. F. W. Dempsey.
Jno. Short. Robt. Roy. F. d. Ratley,
Jasper Williams and VIM. Stewart.
The arrangement committee were Jno.
W. Carrie. Jr.. chairman, +. w. Demp-
sey. Robt Roy, n. J. Skillerin and
VIM. Stewart. Everyone smiled just
as pleasant as ever before, notwith'
standing the flaming letters were on
the wall in blue and white DRY Den
ver." Then Denver's select-elect col
ored 400 in the cold gray dawn of so
cial revelry quietly departed to their
respective homes. after spending one
of the most enjoyable times Of their
lives.
The Costumes.
Mrs. Geo. Gross chose rather dig
nified pearly satin gown trimmed with
French lace, steel cut beads with
pearls on n bodice OF wine color. Her
Jewels were emeralds and diamonds
and she carried American beauties.
Old rose satin with Duchess lace over
skirt, trimmed in old rose velvet and
rose buds, was the elegant dress &C.
lected by the blushing Mrs. Robert
a ttxav and do a v1d
her flowers. American beauty roses.
Miss Golden N. Smith, one OF Den
ver's most attractive and preposses-
sing blondes. wore a white brocaded
satin with trimmings of iridescent net
and Rhinestone Buckles. Rome style
Jewels and diamonds and flowers
white roses.
Mrs. Eugene A. Carter was regal IN
her neatly fitting. beautiful. fluffy-ruf-
fle dancing frock of blue chiffon with
cerise satin coat with iridescent
bodice. Ruffles trimmed with rides
cent beading Ornaments, diamonds.
roses.
Mrs. Georgia e. Mason. the pleasing
matron, wore white tulle over white
charmeuse with pearl and maribou
trimmings. Ornaments, diamonds,
roses.
Mrs. T. Edwards-vivd blue silk
messaline ovef ornamental lace with
the underskirt OF crepe de chene and
Junpiere lace. Crystal trimmings dot
ted the entire gown.
Mrs. Fred Dempsey-A gown that
reflected in every line the individuali-
ty, grace and charm OF the wearer. IL
was OF black pompadour silk. semi
nrincess. bodice and cascade drape OF
brussels net, studded with black and
white rhinestones and seQuens Roses.
Mr, =. d. Ratiey, in a becoming, ar