The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-28
Banquet Served by Ladies Begins Promptly
and Goes Through Without Hitch;
DR.. Thraikill is Huge Success
as TOastmaster
AFTER DINNER TALKS
BRIEF AND PEPPERY
Fun and Fine Sentiment are Mingled in
Pleasing Proportions; Get Better
Acquainted Period is Part
Of Proceedings


about the big doin's of the Mems
Dinner club-business booming!"
That's something like the song
which the newsies would have sung
If the little local paper hadn't been
asleep at the switch and allowed
many hours to elapse before the SEN
sational news is given to the anx-
ious public. However, as all OF the
nearly one hundred fellows there
have been more or less commumca-
tive in regard to it, the probabilities
are that rumors have already perco'
lated sufficiently to give the impress
sion that there was really something
doing.
Fine "eats." fine Fun, and fine
sentiments conveyed in short, pep
perry speeches, together with a big
crowd among which good fellowship
ran rampant all contributed to make
the third meeting of the Chickasha
Mems Dinner club by far the best yet
held and furnished strong indications
that the organization is filling
long felt want" in manner which
forecasts for it long life upon the
earth
Carrying out advance promises to-
the letter, President Roach raped
for order promptly at 1870, the hour
previously announced. The Catholic
ladies who prepared and served the
dinner at the old X. P. hall on Fourth
and Kansas, were thoroughly organ
lied for the undertaking. No sooner
was the word given than they began
serving and there were no long e
lays between courses. the whole
lning run with the amoothness and
regularity of clock work. On motion
Of Fl. r. Belts the ladies were given
unanimous vote of thanks.
Preceding the feasting. Rev. Fr.
| Wilwerding was called up and offered
thanks to the Deity and then DR.. G..
II. ThrailkilI was introduced and
took charge as postmaster Early
| in the game, President Roche made
a short speech on comradeship, deal
ing with the purposes of the club.
Before the speech-making program,
proper, was opened. fifteen minutes
or more were devoted to handshak-
ing and getting acquainted. During
this period somebody started song
and before the disturbance could be
stopped a host Of fellows joined in,
tearing off large quantities of some
| more or less melodious material.
DR.. Thrailkill made complete sue
cess Of his job as toast-master. keep
ing everything going at lively gait
and injecting plenty OF good humor
into his solemn duties The toasts
we're as follows.
"Brevity, the Soul of Wit" Rev G.
Lyle Smith.
Little Things Moman H. shep
ard.
THE Why of the What" G. w
, Austin, president of o. c. w.
"Old Bachelors" A. L. Herr
"The Ladies' I. H. Dwyer
, The remarks of Rev. Mr.. Smith
. well illustrated his theme. being both
: brief and witty, consisting chiefly o.
several apt anecdotes and concluding
: with a few clever original verses.
. Mr. Shepard, after humorous in
. PRODUCTION. told of the moonlight
: school which, he said was one of thu
; biggest little things that ever hap
pened.
; President Austin dwelt upon th'
: what and the why of the Dime
: club, pointing out the fact that it fur
: nished the men of the city an oppoI
!. tunity to know each other better ant
+ work together more harmoniously.
: Mr.. Herr covered the entire rang
+ of bachelorhood in comprehensiv
: and philosophical manner, incidental
+ ly using T. F. Majors and Allen Swa
. as horrible examples. the latter
: case, however, not being hopeless.