Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-13
Knights OF Columbus Dance Wednesday
Might One of the Seasons Big EUents

The Knights Of Columbus banquo
ana dance WAS pulled OF al the Alva.
rad0 hotel, Wednesday night, and wal
snme' party, a "cOrker" or other
elegant punctilio 10 thgt effect. Cor.
iainly the crowd shook or us lethargy
with street togs ana left at home thu
air q listlcss expectancy which gem
orally charcatcrizos banquet gath
ering.
II was "A really brilliant assemblagc.
! everybody In best bid and tucker.
The men distinRue--the women beau
/ tful--all beautiful After the usual
/ preliminnries-th half hour or so Of
converse with everyone sizing up
I everyone else and covering up tho
scrutiny with yelled futile pleasantries
inc crowd repaired in twOs and
Hplendid order. 10 the dining room
where the tables were arranged horse
shoe fashion The decorations were
lavish and pretty, cuisine and service
perfect. That fun justice was done
me elaborate ropast Is attested by the
Iact that TWO full hours were occupied
IN consumption Of the eats
The program Of toasts hogan with
the aftcr-dlnner cOffees and exem-
plifiod tho trite phrase about brcvity
ana Wit Song numbers diversified
the speeches. If one-minute talks may
be SO labeled.
Mr. Marion, M official toastmaster
started the We have with.us-tonight
stuff with properly repressed orator.
ical effect He first introduced Rev
A. NJ. Mandnlari, S, j.. who was
greeted with round after round of
al
stood 20 respond. The Reverend
Father confined his response 70 few
well chosen words nnent his pleasure
az occupying tho place Of honor at
the banquet table Mr. Vaughey who
was down on the program for toast
was unable To come across with the
expected owing TO n cracked voice.
Mr. Blainev also failed 10 respond.
ID mis- Chaves had something thrill
ling to say about the ConQustadorcs.
II was up 10 j. H. O'Rielly 70
tell what he thought about the
ladies-a difficult thing To do as as
surcd about his hearers. ae he never
talks about the ladies'. The innueudo. |
and inference were plain enough %
provoke general laughter Mr.. O'Rielly /
confessed he was a bit flabbercasted I
hs Mr. Marrons demand for one min /
ute talks after he had been told 10 (
prepare five minute speech and I
produced several typewriter pages /
Win The rucful remark that It was /
to- long TO read. but that any OF the I
crnwd vf1 desired 20 know what hoi
really thought about the women
might read the document by calling /
at his office. It took. More ap-
ulg"se.
j. = Gnodell. who was responsible
for the crowd and general gayiety,
was called upon TO respond To the
Filth Degree" at which there was
loud and prolonged II was
the cue fer Mr. GoOdell 60 spring
d stug, and the way in which ne con
signed SOMEONE casually ~ the lower Il
depths was certainly forccful # in
parlancc not attuned 10 the finer
sensibilitlcs Mr. Goodcll wishes an
explanation given " the joke
about the SILK dresses. MIR. Mar
ION chilled attention TO the fact
that il Is leap Year and gave
out the Illuminating idea that Nj.
tioodcll was candidate for matrl-
monial honofs Mr. Goodell jumped
10 his feet with the statement that he
was not buying any silk dresses this
year. Chagrin disappointment. dis
may clouded charming countonances. i
They took II all wrong. Mr. Goodell
declares lie says there 81 an old
tradition 10 this effect Any man
a. leap year proposal is sol
EMMY obligated 10 buy the disap-
pointed damsel new silk dress Joe
not only meant TO be magnanimous
but iust 10 show everybody he was
a good fellow he pledged himself to
poymmy Some sport
WIN \. Kcleher followed Joe Good
Ell. taking conversational change OF