The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-19

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Son" banquet at the Y. NJ. c.. A.
gymnasium Friday night was a splen-
/ did affair in all respects and fully
redeemed the anticipations of its
! friends and promoters. 1t was plan
ned and carried out under the auspic-
es of the Boys Work committee of
the association and the success that
attended it is highly crsditabie to
its members.
The gymnasium was elaborately dec
GRATED for the occasion with the ma
tional coiors and presented an at
tractive and patriotic appearance.
Flags OF different sizes depended from
the walls or were draped and fes-
tooned in such a manner as show tn
the best possible advantage the
beauty of '-old Glory" and to suggest
the great principles it stands for
Never did TIE gymnasium look pre-,
tier than il did Friday night and new
er did there assemble within IL a
larger gathering Of men and boys on
common footing to enjoy a social
occasion.
Covers were laid for one hundred
and twenty-five people and the guests
were about equally divided between
men OF mature years and boys in
their teens In spite of the disparity
of age between the two generations
represented at the dining table the
. banquet and the entertainment pro.
gram that followed were of mutual
interest and were enjoyed alike by
all. So delightful was the affair that
IL will be perpetuated In the memo
res OF the guests and will be made
recurring event in the calendar OF
the association which gave it.
A few minutes before Z o'clock the
doors OF the gymnasium were open.
ed to the banquetters and they were
assigned places at the tables by a
committee appointed for that purpose.
The tables with their spotless linen
and occasional vases OF flowers pres
ented an attractive vision Before
the guests were seated Rev Guy L.
Konkel. pastor OF the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church. invoked the
Divine blessing upon the gathering
and gave thanks to the Creator that
so many men and boys could meet up
on such an occasion in a spirit OF
good.fellowship and fraternity.
The dinner was served by a com
mittee of ladies' from the various
churches Of the town. which proclaim
ed the community-wide interest In the
affair and of the general desire tc
make II a success. The graceful ser
vice rendered by these ladies and
their promptness in forestalling the
wishes of the guests contributed in
no small measure 10 the pleasure ol
the evening and won for them heart.
thanks and appreciation
The after-dinner program OF music
and speechmaking was presided over
by Prof. C. e. Iauterbach. superinten
dent OF the Canon City public schools
and In that capacity he was especially
happy and felicitous. Tie nrst OF the
post -prGndiai numbers was vocal
| heteCtlou, u me0icy VI oAu t0tOfltSs
sung by trio consisting OF Mrs.
Arthur @. Wilson. Mrs. Geo. W.
Bethel Jr.. and Mrs. N. c. Wilson
who appeared In the role OF daughters
and sisters to fathers and sons. They
were uproarously applauded and res
ponded with an encore. Later ir
the evening they appeared in Colonial
costume with powdered hair and
sang as "wives and Mothers 20 Hus
bands and Fathers" Their singing
was one 6f TIE most popular features
OF the after-dinner program.
The nrst OF the evenings addresses
was made by Kerry Corrin. who res
ponded to the toast. what Boy Ex
pects OF Ills Father" His talk was
well received and loudly applauded
Prof Dcibsrt Of the South Canon high
school apoke Of The Educational
Value Of q Father" In the course oi
which he pointed out some OF the
special PRIVILEGES and preruEatives
of The father h the sdncation ot ths