The diamond drill., 1918-06-08
BANQUET WELL ATTENDED.
Annual School Feed Was Success
In Every Way.


The annual Porter school banquet
was held in the school banquet room
last Thursday evening and was very
well attended, number from Crys-
tai Falls being present to enjoy the
evenings entertainment.
The banquet was served by the
girls OF the domestic science class and
they certainly did themselves proud
in the way they cooked, served the
banquet and furnished the music dur
ing the program that followed the
feed
The banquet was supervised BY Miss
Butler, domestic science teacher OF
the Porter school for the past four
years, and was her last contribution
10 the welfare OF the school She left
last night to become the bride OF
Harold Gill and to go with her hus-
band 10 Virginia where they VIII
make their future home. Miss Butler
was the recipient OF many congratu-
Iations by her host OF admiring friends
during the evenings entertainment
and at the close OF the program of
toasts she was called upon for talk
and responded with few words OF
farewell.
The toast program was in charge
OF county commissioner John +. Ma
son who in his happy way caused .
great deal OF mirth as he introduced
the speakers OF the evening,
The responses of the Porter school
children were the features of the
evening. Mr.. Bishop had several Of
the pupils respond to toasts appro.
pirate TO them and they showed by
their work that they entered into the
spirit OF the occasion. Henry CASTOR
responded to the toast "The True
Blues" in a neat little speech in which
he told OF the boys organization that
is so popular in Alpha. Alice Swan.
son, a Porter school pupil who lives
at the Dunn mine told the audience
what the girls think OF the boys in
Alpha, and Lawrence Uren reciprocal
ed by telling what the boys think OF
Alpha girls. Needless to say they
have high opinions OF one another
and. Judging from the work they are
doing in their school, they have rea-
sons for so thinking.
Miss Ethel Fincannon's description
OF how the girls club at Alpha works
was very entertaining. Mr. Odgers
told OF the opportunities for boys
these days, addressing himself TO tho
boys who were assembled about the
banquet board Miss Bennett respond
cd to the toast Wanted Girls" by
detailing what opportunities there are
Tor girls today, especially how they
can help in the war work Miss Mar.
garet Justin was unable TO be pres.
ent, but her toast was responded e
by her sister, Miss Florence Justin
who told OF woman's opportunity to
help in the great struggle that Is or
30 save democracy.
Mr. George Bishop took occasion 10
speak OF the work and OF the loyalty
OF the teachers OF Mastodon township.
all but two OF whom were present at
the banquet. He paid very high com
pliments TO the teachers who are
about to leave the schools OF the town
ship at the end OF the present year
Mr. G. Il. Bishop OF Bates responded
10 at toast, "Our part in the War" by
detailing the work expected OF Amer
ican citizens in the work OF winning
the war. His talk was very much to
the point and instructive.
Thomas Conlin responded TO the
toast News From the Front" thus
closing the program.
The banqet will long be remembered
by those who attended and they hope
tia the affair will be continued a
long as the Porter school lasts.
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