Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-11-24
ARE SOON RECAPTURED| "A DELIGHTFUL BANQUET
Members of ]. R. N. Curtin Memorial
Baraca Class and Guests Dine
Mid Flowers ard Music.

The third annual banquet OF the
/! r. N. Curtin Memorial baraca
class of the First Baptist chufch'
held in the Westminster building 'hS'
evening. is pronounced the most en-
iovable in the history of the orgam-
lation One nlnlred and fifteen s"I
down T., the handsomely decorated
tables.
The class presented an Impressive
appearance as the members marched
;oIo the banquet hall to the strains
of sweet music provided BY Pro-
E.doett's orcae stra. The tat':s sa'f-
" groaned beneath the weight OF the
splenaialy PREF area feast VIII: was
sn,vel in a uost efficient manner ny
bevy Of charming ladies. huge
hanouets of carnations and green
smilax lent a touch of color when
c,mrle'cd the beauty ri the scene
Seated at the table of homer to-
cether with the tificers Of the class
and school vera the gueests Of the oc-
cas;on Hon. {. E.. Carlin, Judge L.
C. Barley, Hon. R. c. L. Moneure'
Hon. J. R. Cation, A. D. Brockett, ana
DIR. Llewellyn Powell.
The first speaker, Hon. c. c. Car
lin was introduced by the toast
master as one who needed &c ,nt'o-
6uction to an Alexandria audience
for as he had watched the boys grow
n;7o manhood rhcv had Wafrnea AIM
c,ow in fame. Mr.. Carlin spoke III
his usual happy style and gave TO MS
listeners words of inspiration as
American citizens to do what lay Il.
t,cir power to fulfill the 2ar3"se OF
4ho.. Spiritual loader and hrirg a out
neace on earth and good Will 70
men" He SAID: "The progress OF
man is slow. ;!an;cr than ttst CT any
ether animal, because man has i
(, ind. and because there az mahy
,r,an Of many .n,nds. 1t aas reHI;fef'
centuries to bring man to his pres
ent state of civilization for civl!i-
zat;on has progressed only as Chris
tianity has progressed. Civilization
has never gone on before but mas
over pone on side by side as Chris
+ianitv has advanced. The greatness
ond mower of our own country has
been preserved by and only by III
vine providence. We are the nope
of the world, christian nation ana
lovers of peace. No people, no chursh
and no land is greater than the
thing for which it stands. Ours Is
the one bright star whose briliiancy
is watched by the twenty millions 'l
sou,s in the trenches, and wherever
there is a soul, their eye is ever turn
ed to US, which demonstrates that II
;s the one duty of the hour for US 10
carry out the logical purpose OF our
Saviour to help bring peace on ear1r
and good will to men"
Following Mr.. Carlin, Mr.. Mon
cnra smoke of our country's past
nresent and future, contrasting oul
land of freedom in matters CIVIL anu
religious, with those who must DO"
n the will of their ruler, and bring
ing to memory deeds of valor OF
some of our great statesmen, poih'-
ing with pride to those whom our
own Virginia had produced.
Judge Barley spoke of his BLDG
class, which has grown at each meet
inp and expressed the hope that II
another year he would not be trying
to equal in numbers the class before
him the largest Bible class in the
c;+,, bnt would have them making
the fight of their lives trying to
catch up with his class.
The program was given as pup
Eshed in the Gazette on "Wednesday
After the singing of "God be VIII
Won till we meet again" Rev. Dr.
+ r. Jackson dismissed the assem-
b,aee with prayer. All expressed
themselves as having had most en-