The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-23
Prof. VAN ness
Was CHARMED
Knights Of Pythias Give Banquet on
Monday Evening Honoring Chan
s4 cel!or Commander NanNess
MAGNIFICENT x. p. CHARM GIVEN

5 MAGNIFICENT X. p. CHARM GIVEN
Splendid Talks Given by Different
Members of the Order and Re-
spense by Guest Of Honor
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We - hear that Dowdall lodge
knights Of Pythias of this city gave
the chancellor commander, Professor
w. G. VanNess, banquet in the din
ing room Of the, McKim hall. on Mon
day evening. OF course the affair was
in order in view OF his early depart.
urc for Fayette, Iowa, where lie takes
the position Of the head Of the prcpar'
atOry department Of the strong Meth
Odist college. Now while only mem.
beers Of the order were present. yet
there were no secrets talked, as the
worthy lady who superintendent the
banquet and her assistants were pres
Ont. From q number of sources we
learn that tho affair was great sue
cess Sins many ways. The call to hon.
or Professor .VanNess, caused mem
bcrs to be present who had not been
seen in the lodge room for years, and
when they all were seated about the
well lighted table, they presented a
group made up of the best and most
successful men. in their various lines,
in8the community.
Professor Van Ness of course set at
the head of tho table and was the cen
ter Of all attention, and he was feel
s ing In his best mood. The men. pres
4 6nt say they hardly dare tell OF the
b keauties of the banquet, and how good
Il Il tasted, beginning with fine roast
:IAcef and ending with delicious ice
cream with luscious strawberries, cake
and coffee, for you might say they
were OVERRIDING the matter At any
rate VIC suspicion Mrs. Staley lost
none of her laurels as a caterer by
what she did that night.
Those who were passing by declare
the knights took to singing, and that
With r. J. Sibbcrt as leader thcy en-
tered into the soul Of the selections In
an anazing way, and that America"
The Star Spangled Banner" March. |
ing Through Georgia." came rollingI
out In q volume and that they liked !
tho "Swaliee River" SO we'll that they
made SIX verses out OF the three and
that men you never, heard sing, before
forgot thoy did not and came out loud
aud strong.
ut is told on good authority that
County Attorney kahler showed HIM
self not only a studious lawyer, but
that he knew things about the knights
Dc the ancient times, how they stood
for the highest things OF their day,
that honor to women, fidelity to trust
md their word, activity to the death
fDr the cause Of the church, character
lied their lives and that modern
knights stood for the best things in
the, world and he said that all the n
noble qualities OF knights past and
.,,sese9att~ syEere .nersouiGed in Professor
VanNess. Maybe he did not put; it
that strong, but he would not have
come far from the marklff he did. IL
Vi After one of the rousing songs CAME II
tito tribute to Professor VanNess
from Senator Caswell. You may +
think strange but it is alleged that a
baking gas engine, in a
iingy printing office furnished the text
e0r as fine setting forth Of the ca
per of the educator as one could wish.
Tho first OF it came about when the
printing office engine Went wrong and
AL the then experts in town could not
take the kinks out OF it. and as a last
resort it was suggested perhaps the
head OF the college might help the
thing run. He was called and after
going over tile electrical attachments
with care found the ''kink' and tho
think ran off like a charm. With this
incident for d text the professor was
praised for being an "all around"
Kind OF man, many sided and al
Ways appearing as if the point you
came in contact with was tue strong.
est. The speaker, let his imagination
run, and pictured that when boy
young VanNess was always trying to
find out the why and wherefore Of
every thing he saw and that he was
eyer ready to sit UP nights and study
days to improve his mind.,p Y 81
4 lit is evident from all reports that
0Thcn the lodge wants a genuine; orig
3nal, side splitting speech call Is made
sOn the genial grocer down on Broad
way, j 3. Lyon. At any rate it would
appear from the roars Of laughter. fol.
lowing deathlike stiffness, that on this
occasion he captured the whole bak.
cry. There was something about a
razor back hog down in Missouri
found / 'h0ning his razor" a soliloquy
OF q half tipsy man in a Denison shoe
shining parlor engaging in specula-
ton as to what the shine boy would
do: with his money, If he took in $780,
900 and received GO per cent Of the
ssme; and story as to how Mark
Twain and the gifted Depcw were in
-yfted to make after dinner talks, and
how after Mark was done. Chauncey
arose and said that it had been ar \
ranged that they were to deliver the
others speech, but that he had clear
forgotten the one, he was to deliver
f6r Mark. and how the often utilized
for good story Englishman, came !.
AIonnd to Mark next day and express lt
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