Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-04-04
BANQUET WASA
!, DECIDED SUCCESS

ossitSi Hundred Gathersd It Gray
Shearday Eveaing At Ono OF
Tho Greatest Patriotic Nest
~, ings Held IN tho County
large number Of people from
Audubon were present 1t the Pat
rl&E Meeting and banquet held q
Q&M alaet Saturday evening. Ex-
eeyD4Xe hfeparakioas had been made
0en6ohnodake No lee than $50
pt@nAa and practically all Of the
U4f1D laid were filled. The affair
WApnder the direct supervision of
1M 20. W. Van Dram, pastor Of the
U.H. church ct Gray. He had many
sloellent assistants and all of them
eo4k 1pecial delight in making the
0&Aai6n . decided success. Tickets
eq& the banquet had ben sold in adj
vSM9S. and the weather being pleas
~ al who purchased tickets were
pJeoent. .-f'1
The banquet was held in the John
0fAG. garage. This 10 3 large and
ropmy building and provided ample
room to accommodate the throng.
Il was Q wonderful gathering for
GtRy and vicinity and Sthose in
charge are to be congratulaxbd for
AAhdling every detail ~ AfndeAtly.
At seven-thirty serving bAkA1 and
vsA done in an orderly and systeni-
e4c way. The lGrye crowd was
03$M served and those who came late
We given the same careful akten.
tor as those who, were on, tin.e. Al
od35n % the inner man had been sat-
ls1ied with the best that the market
o4ptde. the program, composed Of
OGtr1ptic speeches, was carried out.
Rev. J. H. G. Light OF Cedar Rap
ia, presiding Yelder of the u. B.
church, was chairman Of the meet
1nt. He made . most pleasing talk
aud took occasion to pay o. high
compliment to the people cf Gray
and vicinity for uniting so harmon
lo4sly in bringing to q successful
termination one of the greatest un-
place the size of Gray. He made an
Rev. Ferguson. pastor of the Mil
Ter Memorial U. B. church of Des
Aoines.
Rev. Ferguson is an Englishman
who studied for the ministry in his
native land. He came to this coun-
eEy and served as-pastor in the east.
Ween.tAe war broke out he returned
60 England and enlisted in the
British, army. He served in the
trenches and: was active in the SER
vice until he was wounded. He 10
. greaGsstudent and having come in
personala contact with many phases
Of thu war he could talk ,intelligent-
q oal his subject, 4'sTragedies and
Glories of the War. Tile has q splen-
did voice and could be heard dis
tinctly In any corner Of the large
room. He told q wonderful story
Of the great war and among them
related the true stories of the con-
duct Of tha Germans, many Of which
80 too horrible and inhuman to re-
late. h was also . good story
tellee md injected enough humof In
his lecture to attract the closest Of
attention.
Judge Herbert Utterback of Des
Aoines was the next speaker intro
duced. He Il q forcefuk speaker
and especially well posted on the
war. His story dealt with the con-
diti0ns the allies are compelled to
meet and how under o severe han
dicap they were gradually and sue
eeesfully defending their country. He
said that while at the present time
Germany had accomplished practi-
6ally what she had set out to do, yet
the tide was turning and he had the
utmost confidence in the ultimate
outcome. He spoke ut length ON the
coming third liberty loan and ex-
planned how the solicitors were to
carry ON the work at the direction
Of the department at Washington.
He knew the people Of Audubon
county had been loyal and patriotic
IN the past and had subscribed lib
orally in the two previous liberty
loans as we'll as In the Red Cross
and Y. n. c. A. drives. Yet he said
the third liberty loan had to be
taken care Of to fully insure sue
soonA Oar government h in need
Of funds and all loyal American
citisens will be eager to support
! their government. Judge Utterback
sVaD- given close attention and was
haeytily applaEded when he finished.
H6 II heart to heart talker and
LEFT good impression with his lis
tenerS. We can assure the Judge
that Gray, and in fact all parts Of
the county. will do their share in
the third liberty loan and, not ,disap-
point him in his estimation of the
people of this county,. ~.
( DR.. Miller, q gentlGmau,.Nho has
been presiding elder 'ok III 10. : B.
church for almoat forty yaa1& was
present and pronounced ,fhS 6ape.
diction after q ptmber- Of. patriotic
songs we're Sung by q large chorus
of young ladies' who Ner4 assisted
By the audience In singing the Star
6Dsngled Banner and America.
After q short social visit the
large gathering dispersed and re-
turned to their homes. feeling that
the banquet and talks were worth
all they had cost and many times
over.
On Sunday evening Rev. Light ad-
dressed another large audience in
the garage on the subject Of The, Re-
lationship Of the Church Eand the
War. 1t was . great address and
ne stirred the hearts Of his hearers
as they had never been touched be-
fore. He Is an eloquent and fluent
speaker and an enthusiastic and pat
riotic American citizen.
GOES no CHICAGO SUNDAY
Earl Farr. manager of tie Kraft
Farr Clothing Co.. accompanied by
Mrs. Farr. leaves Sunday evening
for Chicago where they will remain
for q week. Mr.. Farr goes at this
timo to purchase a supply Of cloth
ing and furnishings as the market
offers some special inducements
During their stay in the windy city
they will attend q convention Of the