The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-05-05
Victory ], the Air.
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The decorations that had served
for the Easter ball had been left
for the banquet, and the well lighted
auditorium, in patriotic colors, with
its rows of long, white tables, was
particularly pretty and inviting.
Good Music Provided.
AS the banquetters took their
places, and during the discussion of
the banquet. Moorehouse's eight
piece orchestra furnished music In
terspersed in the post-prandial pro-
gram were selections furnished by
male quartet consisting of R. N.
Gibson, DR.. ]. o. Parker, T. Frank
Coulter and l.. H. Parker. They
sang particularly well and their
clever and original selections, one
the speakers was introduced, hav-
ing application In a humorous vein
to his particular political case,
were one of the hits of the
evening. There was much of
the elements of patriotism and
republicanism in their compositions.
Rev. B. G.. Mattson pronounced
an impressive invocation.
Pulver's Opening Address.
The club president. Seth @. Pull
YER, in the opening address, fred
the first Of the many broadsides d.
rected during the evening against
the Democratic national administra-
ton. He made out a remarkably
good case from the standpoint of a
republican. He touched upon inter-
nal and foreign policies Of the Will
son administration, characterized
the presidents record as one Of
weakness and vacillation, and pre-
dicted a sweeping victory for the
reunited Republican party in the
fall election, following what he
termed the certain choice at the
Chicago convention of a man who
would be strong enough to prevent
another factional split.
Letters of regret from United
States Senators Charles E. Town
send Of Michigan and Warren G..
Harding of Ohio, were read. Sena-
tor Townsend's missive was a some
what extended arraignment of the
policies of the national administra-
tion along lines similar to some Of
his utterances that have been pub
lished of late.
COlegrove Toastmaster.
Phillip T. Colegrove, Of Hastings,
good roads apostle and one of the
best known republicans of Michigan,
was introduced as postmaster and
presided gracefully. He also con-
tributed largely to the damaging
evidence against the democracy. He
declared that the theories of the
Wilson administration did not
square with the experience of the
American people and that he had
never read q thesis of the theorist
at the governmental helm that was
in harmony with demonstrated facts.
The president was termed a political
weathercock and a faulty interpreter
of public needs
Senator Smiths Address.
Senator William Alden Smith
opened his address in an unimpas-
stoned and deliberate manner, but
as he warmed to his subject be-
came fired with enthusiasm and elo-
quence that commanded the almost
breathless interest of his audience.
Referring to an inevitable subject
his defeat by Henry Ford in the
recent presidential preference pri-
mary in Michlgan-he indicated that
il had left no sore spots. He paid
glowing tribute to Mr.. Ford's
qualities as a man.
"There is a saying" he said, in
substance, that every man in his
life time, must be struck by an
automobile. If you haven't had
yours, IL is coming to you. I got
mi, e. If you would avoid a perma-
nent wound, would caution you to
get struck by a Ford machine. When
/ took the contract to let Ford
strike me IL was not stipulated,
though, that should be run over.