The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
BANQUET
One OF THE BEST
IN EIGHT YEARS
Large Crowd Enjoys Commercial
Clubs Annual Social Event

The eighth annual banquet and re-
ception of the Miller Commercial Club
Tuesday night was one of the best and
largest social events in the city's
history. The club rooms and adjoin-
ing rooms were filled with happy,
we'll. dressed and prosperous looking
people, out for an evening of enjoy
ment. And sc large an affair is only
possible under direction of an organi-
zation, to be held in a large public
building. The city has out grown the
good old pioneer parties" when
everybody met at a neighbours house
for asocial evening. OF course, even
then, the beds and furniture were re-
moved, and the neighborhood COM
bined upon the necessary dishes, ETC.,
for a"lap" supper of coffee, pickle
and sandwich. But who would part
with the memory Of those sardine-
packed parties in the small dwellings,.
The party of Thursday night was
a splendid program, mainly by local
talent generous enough to volunteer
their time and services for the enter
tainment of others. And dear reader.
may we not pause long enough to say
God bless EN- for their willingness
and their talents to do these things
for us timid and self-conscious in
dividuals who never even attempt to
contribute anything towards the en-
tertainment OF those about us. The
speaker, the singer. the musician and
the committee worker-how often do
we stop and think of what they give.
Suppose they "haden't time" like us!
Would there ever be anything doing?
Under handicaps we little know OF
they prepare and give for you and for
me. Yes, God bless 'em all-good,
bad, or Indifferent. They are the salt
of the earth.
The program consisted of music by
the orchestra, address If welcome by
President F. d.. Greene, solo by Prof.
r. c. Gotthold, trombone solo by Miss
May Saltmarsh, address by Hon. G. NJ.
Waters, quartet selection by Mrs. w.
G. Redmond, Mrs. Ed. Bohning, Mr..
Bayard Christ, Mr.. X. G.. Gotthold.
reading by Mrs, G.. NJ. Waters, and a
talk by Judge j.. F. Hughes. The
piano accomplishments were by the
Misses Linnie Erichsen, Grace Cowan
and Dollie Bushfield.
After the program this happy crowd
went to the Mccoy hall where a
splendid turkey dinner was served
by the ladies of the Presbyterian Aid
Society, just as a business enterprise,
Of course, but requiring also the siren
uous free efforts of a lot of loyal
church women The guests were
seated at two long tables, and the
meal served hot and delicious by
groups of young girls under the dir
ection of experienced ladies.
Postmaster Harlan Bushfield called
for toasts from A. III. Churchill, l.. e.
Jones. A. B. Catalan, E. o. Reck, and
Mrs. j. w. Coquillette, and their re-
sponses were greeted with applause
by the b%anqueters.
Following the banquet the young
folks-and some old-appeared to
enjoy themselves dancing Upon the
sanded club room floor in time with
what many present thought to be the
best music yet given the public by
the Miller orchestra.
These annual affairs of the Com
mercial Club require considerable
work upon the part of those members
and citizens selected each year, but
the result is well worth the effort.
Their is prehaps no one event of the
city that brings so many people TO-
gether for an evening of pleasant so
cial entertainment.