The Mankato free press., 1917-03-23
FATHER AVID som BANQUET
ATTRACTS LARGE NUMBER
Splendid Gathering at Which "Conmadeship'
Was the Keynote; Appropriate and Inspiring
Addresses Delivered By Dad
And Boy

Comradeship between the father and
\ son was the keynote of the Father
and Son banquet held last evening at
| the YIN. C. A. The sentiment that
was most often repeated was that th'
| father was under a sacred obligatiCr
| to be companion to his son.
| Early in the evening, as the people
| arrived, they were entertained in tht
lobby of the building with phono-
| graph. kindly loaned for the occasion
by E. A. Francis.
| No other part of the Y. NJ. c. A.
building than the gymnasium would
| possibly have served to accommodate
! the gathering that assembled. lt>Was
we'll that that place was chosen. All
of $50 sat down to that sumptuous
| repast of excellent food and equally
| excellent thought.
! The hall was superbly decorated
| with large flags that hung in festoo2s
from the balcony The tables were
adorned with red and white carnations
and ferns and red candles. The flowe~r
! were given by Mel Nielsen and the
Windmiller company. At one end of
the hall the purpose of the gathering
! was expressed on largesign with
the following words in black and
] white: Making home ties hold" This
was kindly made for the occasion by
R. R. Hamilton, decorator for tn
Brett store.
At each plate was program on
the back of which was printed poem,
written by P. NJ Ferguson for the
occasion. The closing lines ere:
$50. fathers and sons, as you banquet
| tonight,
Remember 'comradeship' spells 'goinf
right
am sure you're quite willing to at
y tempt a new start.
Just chum up together, just open yUcl
hearts,"
Fitting airs were played by an Or
chestra of FIVE, assembled for the
occasion, as the banqueters took their
seats. This orchestra consisted OF
Mrs. Mamie Skuse Gerlach at the
piano: William Sontag with the cor
net; Harry Peterson, violin; George
Schwickert, clarionet,s and Ed Lippert,
drum.
Rev. G. A. Cahoon pronounced the
invocation and the following splen-
did menu was served:
Fruit Relish.
IRoast Beef. Mashed Potatoes.
Brown Gravy
Beets With Dressing.
Pickles. Nuts. Jelly.
Hot Rolls. Butter.
Apple Pie A-La-Mode.
Coffee.
Was Well Prepared and Served.
The banquet was prepared and
served by the following committee,
assisted by thirty girls: Mrs. H. Pat
terson, chairman; Mrs. j. H. James,
Mrs. c.. H. Cooper, Mrs. w Peter
sen, Mrs. 1. NJ Tompkins, Mrs. George
R. Curran, Mrs. Theodore Williams,
Mrs. C. R. Butler, Mrs. Roy Andrews.
Mrs. G.. A. Cahoon, Mrs. T. r. Pa
den, Mrs. J. S. Holbrook, Mrs. Edgar
Weaver, Mrs. Erick Engwalson, Mrs.
Hiram Lloyd, Mrs. Gustave Peterson.
Mrs. J. J. Monteith, Mrs. Ivan Roberts
Miss Helen Wise, Mrs. E. G. Wise and
Mrs. J. M. Mcconnell.
John R. Snow at the close OF the
repast took photograph OF the, en-
tire gathering.
Rev. Cahoon, the chosen yell
master for the fathers, arose and
called on the dads to assert them
selves, and they did, with the follow
ing yell: "Who will? We will! The
dads will! Who said so? We all say
SOL"
Then the boys gave theirs with
still greater volume, led by Harold
Mcconnell: "Who will? We Will! The
lads will! Who said so? We all say
SOL" The boys gave another yell, in
quiring what was the matter with the
dads and declaring them to be all
right and then came the familiar, 81
ah-rah, Mankato!"
| The dads followed with the equally
positive assertion, given in the same
| manner, that the lads were all right,
and then all united to declare that
| the ladies who waited on the table
+! were all right and the same o. K. was
bestowed on ]. J. Monteith, the gen
eral secretary; w. j. Rother, the
physical director, and Lyle Soaring,
| the president.
Professor ]. M. Mcconnell, the
toastmaster, remarked on the splen-
| did gathering, and observed that
there were many who had borrowed
sons for the occasion, not having any
of their own. He suggested that the
Y. M. c.. A. some time in the near fu-
| ture hold a fathers and daughters
banquet and he promised that that
1 would be still more largely attended
The POSTMASTER noted the elaborate
| flag decorations, which had been SC
| tastefully arranged by w. H. Ander-
lson, and remarked that this work on
the part of Mr.. Anderson deserved
recognition.
| Howard Johnson now rendered q
baritone solo, accompanied at the
piano by Miss Eleanor Johnson. Tho
number was enthusiastically encored
and response was made with duet
| Mr.. Johnson and Paul Ford singing
! together.
George w. Sugden, responding tC
the toast on "Comradeship," called
on the fathers to show to the sons the
proper example in the way of right
living 1t was hard to impress on the
1 boy the idea of walking upright wher
! the father himself walked stopped
and bent. It was hard also to impres:
on the boy the propriety and neces-
| c;tv ne ooino to church If tho fathp,