Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-03-22
BOOSTER BANQUET
COMES THIS WEEK
Four TO Five Hundred Are
Expected at the Friday
Evening Affair.
MUSIC BY the REPUBLIC BAND
Wishart. Dean, Holmes, Rogers,
NandercOOk and Johnson
the Speakers.

Friday night of this week will &c
down in the history Of the city as
marking one Of the biggest banqnets
that has ever taken place here, and
banquet that directly has TO deal With
problems that the city must work ont,
between its citizens, the ncighboi-ins
farmers and the Alma Board Of
Trade.
The banquet will be held IN the spa.
.cicus Alma high school gymnasium
and Judging from replies which have
been received from the farmers, es-
timated that fully two hundred Of
them will be present and ii is very
probably that there will be between
two hundred and fifty and three hum
dIed men from the city who will b
present at the big affair." which means
that it viii be the largest crowd that
has ever gathered at a festive board
here I'm Alma. no matter what the oc~
casion.
The several committees which have
charge Of the affair have Just about
completed their work and have laie
plans for serving five hundred plates,
SO that there is sure to be banquet for
all who attend the affair. The com.
mittee wants also to impress upon its
guests the fact that this will not b<
a high tone banquet, but an every day
supper with plenty of good wholesome
stuff to eat, and it will be served in
the good old fashioned way, and al
will have all that they can eat There
Will be plenty of walters in charge
and the service will be good.
The ladies of the city and vicinity
are invited TO hear the speeches anc
the Republic band, which has consent
eo TO render music for the occasion
The balcony in the gymnasium Will bs
reserved for the ladies, and seats VIII
be in place for them
This will probably be the lasi
chance TO hear the now famous Re
public band for some time. as the
band is contemplating a trip through
the United States that will take il
from Alma for some months. A spe-
cial program is billed for Friday even
ing. The band will render music dur-
ing the progress of the banquet and
between each Of the speeches follow.
ing
A special patriotic feature will be
pulled off at the banquet 1t will be
one Of the features Of the affair, and
should be seen. The band will furnish
music for this also, in addition to he
regular program which follows:
March. Washington Grays (GrafuL
La.
Medley Overture. Bits of Remicks
Hits (Lampe).
Rag, Bugle Call (BlakeJ
Polka. Nanine Grand Fantaisie,
Clarinet Solo-Brace Brummett.
Rag, Chicken Walk Brown.
Descriptive. Cavalry Charge Nu
derc). Synopsis-Morning Of the bat
tie, infantry is heard approaching
with fifes and drums; cavalry in the
distance, coming nearer until they
charge upon the enemy; cavalry, IN
fantry and artillery in the melee Of
the battle; defeat Of the enemy, pul>
sued in the distance by the cavalry.
Rag, Colonial Novelty One Ster
(BalD.
Selection, The Bohemian Girl from
Bales Opera (Tabani).
March. Olevine (Vandercook).
Since the list Of speakers was an
nounced last week, Mr.. Colgrove has
found that it would be impossible tc
be present at the banquet and ths
Hon. f. F. Rogers, state highway
commissioner, has been secured to fl
out the list Of speakers.
With w &. Griffin, acting as toast.
master, the following toasts will be
responded 20;
Invocation--Rev. w H. Mason, D
r.. Alma, Michigan.
Twenty Minutes in Ireland"-Hon
Frank A. Dean, Charlotte, Michigan.
"A New Way of Minding Ones Owr
Business"-Hon. Clarence Holmes,
Lansing, Michigan, superintendent
Michigan School for Blind.
Social Preparedness"-R A. W
Wishart, d. d., Grand Rapids, Mich
igaD, Fountain Avenue Baptis.
Church.
The Pere Marquette"-Roy Van
dercook, Detroit, Michigan, Publicity
Department Pere Marquette Railroad
Good Roads"-Hon. F. F. Rogers,
, Lansing, Michigan, State Highway
Commissioner.
What We Are Trying to Accom-
plish"-D. l.. Johnson for the Boarc