The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-06-09
CHAUTAUQUANS MEET
AT VILLAGE OF PARMA
Annual Banquet of Canyon County
Chautauqua Alumni Association.
parma Review

The Canyon County Chautauqua Al
umni association met in annual ban
quet at |. O. O !. hall, Parma, Thurs
day. At the Mnquet and business
meeting, including undergraduate
present by invitation, they numbered
So. Six graduates, five from the Ros
well circle and one from Caldwell,
were initiated. They were Mrs. ]. H.
Lowell, Mrs. Leta Brown, Mrs. A. c.
Abbott, Mrs. r. w. Peter, Mrs. A. J.
Mccormick of Roswell and Mrs. Will
liam Bicknell of Caldwell
New officers elected are Mrs. w. A.
Stone, Caldwell, president; Mrs. J. H.
Lowell, Roswell vice president; Mrs.
Frank Rowland. Caldwell, secretary;
Mrs. F. c. Piatt, Parma, treasurer;
Mrs. D. w. Gromer, Parma, superin-
tendent of study department, and Mrs.
l.. d. Blondell Caldwell, superintend-
cnt Of circle extension departm emit.
The next meeting of the alumni will
be held in Caldwell.
An auto drive over the Parma, APP
pie Valley and Roswell country was
the program of the forenoon for the
| Is visiting Chautauquans from Cald-
well, the Kerrick, Blackwell. Chap
man, Baldridge and Johnson cars TAX
| ing the party and returning them to
[. O. O. f. hall at noon. The banquet
was in charge of Rebekah lodge. Two
long and one shorter table completely
| filled the hail. one long table seating
| the graduates, the second undergradu-
ates and the shorter table officers and
guests. All alike were beautifully laid
in flowers, lace and linen napery
| While everyone stood in place, prayer
was offered bv Mrs A. J. Mitchell
Mrs. J. c. Blackwell, president
presided at the feast, giving the wei
come to Parma" and of the circle en-
PERTAINING. Mrs. H. d. Blatchley re-
sponded for visitors. The secretary
Mrs. Edgar Dilley, of Roswell, read
roll cali to which members responded
by telling What They Enjoyed Most
in the work of the year past. The alum.
nj then stood while Mrs w. A. Stone
of Caldwell, state organizer, gave the
toast ITO the Absent"
| Chautauqua and class yells punctuat-
ed every pause in proceedings through,
out the banquet. One calling for nine
'Rahs" was proposed by Mrs. H. D
Blatcheley. 1t was for the autos. their
owners and drivers. Songs were from
the Chautauqua song book provided
for the occasion.
| A short business meeting followed
the close of the toasts. The president
calling for officers reports, Mrs. Ed.
gar Dilley, of Roswell, gave the sec.
retary-treasurers' report. showing the
association out of debt. The superin-
tendent of the study department, Mrs
Blondel, gave the study progress Of
the S. H. G.'s. Mrs. A. J. Mitchell
of Parma reported the department o.
circle extension.
| Adjournment to the lodge room o.
the hall opened the ceremony of grad
uate initiation. The graduates occu
pied the platform with the president
and secretary, being introduced" by
the secretary. Mrs. w. A. Stone as
eldest alumnus" welcomed them to
the ranks of the alumni. They were
then turned over to the tender mercie:
of the initiation committee, of which
Mrs. D. w. Gromer, Mrs. F. c. Plat
and Mrs. Edgar Dilley were members
Among the graduates from Caldwell
were Mrs. w. A. Stone '02, Mrs Johr
Plowhead 'O6, MrsL. d. Blondel, Mrs
Frank Rowland. Mrs. c. B Stemen
berg, Mrs. A. X. Steunenberg. Mrs
Charles Cakes '06, Mrs. Ralph Cakes
Mrs. F. M. Cole '06. Mrs H. d. Blatch
ley, Mrs, Baker. Mrs. R. f. Rockwell
Mrs. ]. w. Shepherd, Mrs. NJ. Ames
bury, Mrs. w. c. Bicknell. Roswell
Chautauquans attending the banque
were Mesdames ]. H. Lowell. A. c
Abbott, r. w. Peters, A. J. MoCor
mick. A. J. lockwood, Stark, Wohl
schelegel, Frank Galyan, Henry Rob
ison, E. T. Rice Marie Trout. Elmer
Smith, A. A. Steel, James, Fry, Biegh
Ter, Edgar Dilley. Jones and Mis-!