The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-01-08
CLAYTONS FINEST SOCIAL
EVENT AN ALL NIGHTER"
Good Eats. Good Music, Entertaining
Speakers and Grand Finale
Keep MasOns Awake.

Dull Care was forgotten, in fact
he was chased out of town for one
whole night with the orchestra's
opening strain at the Masonic ban
quet in the rathskeler of the Mission
building Wednesday evening.
1t was The Event and short story
writer's and movie producers haven't
anything "on" this affair. Tables
were snowy white, silver ware shone,
slender-stemmed delicate glasses
tyes, there was a moderate amount
of bubble water invited inspection,
mirror shadows reflected from the
floor, walls were festooned with holly
wreaths and hidden behind a grove
of ferns BristoIs orchestra ground
out airs that would melt the heart
of the worlds champion crouch.
Glad Clothes and Happy Folks Wear
ing them.
Not alone did Jack Weichman do
his part to make the affair a winner.
The feminine cOterie will long be
remembered as the brightest hap
piest, best dressed crowd that ever
assembled at one function in Clay
ton. Most of the dresses were crea-
tions. Many of the men bloomed
out in evening clothes and an air
of prosperity fairly radiated from
all. A menu consisting of five
courses was served in style entirely
in keeping with the rest of the show.
The Next Song was Dance
Toast Master o. p Easterwood
worked orators of the evening for all
they were worth. Capt 4. s. Snyder
delivered an interesting talk on OBJ
iects of the Order" Joseph Gill
What Masonry Means" Hugh b.
Woodward Fraternity" Judge J. S.
Holland, History ~ Clayton Lodge,
II. j. Hammond Sr Eminent Ma
sons" ID. w. Snyder Everyday Ma
sOnry,' this in a humorous vein,
Morris C.. Johnson made the closing
address and extended the invitation
for the crowd to repair to the ball
room at Palmer Hall where frivolity
reigned supreme. The orchestra
footed its last toot at i:55 a. m.
Beauties of the Mystic Art
j. Frank Barnharts address was
among the best of the evening The
theme was unique and Mr.. Barn
hart delivered it in a semi-humorous
vein that proved popular with his
audience. Aside from a few pre-
liminary remarks the speech follows
in full:
Mr.. Toastmaster, ladies and
brothers:
"As you state, Mr.. TOastmaster,
that the time is short and as | see
so many orators here who are anx-
ious TO get upon their hind legs
and hold sweet converse with you
| will endeavor to take but very
little of your time.
Il dislike TO start in by Dragging
too much about you good people of
Clayton, but the fact remains that
when | see so many faces of those
who have helped TO make this little
camping place beside a mud hole
on the vast prairies into the largest
little town | have ever seen it is
not unseeming 20 mention it,
But my good friends, the work
was here TO do and had we failed
to recognize our opportunities and
take advantage of them we would 4
have been remiss in our duty to
ourselves and TO posterity, for we
do our work in the world OF we per-
ish from ii else why cumber we the
earth, and the saving grace of man
is the fact that he turns his face
to the dawn and reaches forth his
arms in a constant effort TO grasp
the better things of life and so we
Of Clayton are making this better
place to live in but heaven knows
there is yet more work TO do.
There is still plenty Of chance
for the knocker TO knock and for the
Optimist TO spread his beautiful
wings and soar, but between these
two stand those bulwarks OF safety: