Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-03-30
BANQUET BIG SUCCESS.

The adult bible classes of the FEEDER
ated church gave fellowship banquet
to the members and friends of the con-
gregation in the church auditorium
Friday evening at which over a hun
bred guests were present. The seats
were removed and long tables arranged
in three rows were spread with deli
cacies furnished by the ladies class, the
members of the young ladies class act
ing as mattresses.
The room was lastly decorated with
| flowers and the occasion was very
informal and chatty one, everyone feel
| ing in the most harmonious mood.
After the enjoyment of the banquet J..
p. Eimers as POSTMASTER, introduced
the speakers by appropriate illustra-
tions and pointed jests that called forth
a yolley of keenset repartee at times
that resembled in brilliancy, the pyro-
tecnics of night attack Of Verdun.
Professor Staley led the speaking
with an outline of the awakening of
our educational institutions to the vital
necessity of moral training in coopera-
ton with the churches and Sunday
schools. County Treasurer Frank s.
Rice spoke of the relationship of men
to the church making his points clear
and impressive. Attorney A. s. Hardy
spoke on the subject "The Church on
Business Basis" proving himself
familiar with the business side of the
church as an organization and lifted
this great religious institution from the
haphazard methods of misdirection so
often imagined by those not familiar
with this phase of church work, and
placed it beside the best managed in
stitution to be found anywhere.
| will venture to state that there
was not another man to be found in
Idaho county who could have handed
the sweet scented bouquets to the ladies
in such delicate manner as Reese
Hattabaugh did as he responded to the
toast "The LADIES' and Mr.. Krakau
captivated his hearers for fully half
hour in his vivid portrayal of the
"Perils of Love- You just cannot
picture Mr.. Krakau or describe his
methods of entertainment, you have to
see and hear him. The clock stops
when he commences to speak and lime
ceases to exist, you just naturally fer
get everything, even to yourself.
Harold Harris gave fine dramatic
reading, short but interpreted in every
line and word by the emotion of the
author h1msef.
w. L. Campbell, the genial manager
of the Free Press, presented the sub
ject "The Church and Publicity" in a
business manner that
contained message, if pursued, will be
bound to add efficiency to church pub
licity. "The Bible and Modern Law"
by Judge Hampton Taylor, was a reve-
lation to everyone present, as he took
after instance, of modern civic
problems, and showed by specific re-
ference how the exact conditions were
provided in Holy Writ and how modern
law was framed from Divine instruc-
lions. Rev. r. E. Gornall spoke in his
manner on "The church of
the Future" linking the development
of the past with the progressiveness of
the present that pictured fruitful re-
suits for the future, and directed the
thoughts of everyone into channels of
and cooperation in COM
munity unfit. Professor Rice con-
eluded the speaking of the evening, en-
phasising the necessity of moral train
ing in the public schools and heartily
seconded the remarks of Professor
Staley along the same line.
Musical numbers interpreted the
speaking and as the hands of the clock
neared the point of eleven, Rev Gornall
offered closing prayer and benedic-
ton after which the assembly retired
with sense of appreciation of the pro-
fit and pleasure that had been bestow-
ed upon them.
This banquet is planned to be the first
of series of similar affairs each year
and as the announcements made next
year, as it was this through the press
and pulpit, inviting all the members
and friends of the congregation to at
tend no one will wish to be classed
among the unfortunate absentees.-Al
Guest.
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