Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-19
FATHERS AND SONS IN
ANNUAL BANQUET T1G

AT the sixth annual Father and
Sons banquet held TUESDAY evening
IN the auditorium of the Dung Mems
Christian Association building over
one hundred and fifty fathers and
sons were the guests of the local
"Y."
AT $50 with Swahn's orchestra play
ing Over There, the fathers with the-r
sons and those not having sons wi III
their adopted sons marched 10 the
banquet hall where the members of
the ladies' auxiliary served a delic
ious menu which was as follows:
Grapefruit.
Cold Meats
Escalloped Potatoes
Fruit Salad
Ice Cream.
The tables were handsomely deco
rated in the national colors and witt,
cut flowers. The place cards We're
Washington's birthday greetings.
America was sung by the men be-
fore being seated and the blessing
was asked by Rev. Arthur +. Purkiss,
pastor of the Central Baptist church.
At the speakers table which was
on the platform. were seated Toast
master Allyn l.. Brown and his son,
who was the youngest person present,
Rev James MCGEE. pastor Of Calvary
Baptist church of New Haven, the
speaker of the evening. Rev. Nr. Pur-
kiss and son son, Secretary Edwin
Hill, and j, Harold Ely.
Between the courses Boys Secre-
tary Dean led the men in singing the
popular war songs which the men did
with will.
At the conclusion of the feast Z
G. Carpenter proposed that the faith
ers and sons send a telegram of greet
| ing to President James L. Case who
| is at present in the south. Mr. Car
| penter's suggestion met with the APP
| prevail of the men and the telegram
was sent.
| Toastmaster Brown then with a few
brief words of welc5me introduced
Rev. Mr.. MCGEE. The speaker was
| greeted with applause and in vers
interesting talk toN he men that as
| fathers it was a privilege for father
| the problems that confront growing
boys. At first there is just the HON;
| circle but then this widens out aht
takes in a playmate or two The
| comes the school life and then thu
church and finally the boy, grow
to young manhood, branches out TO
himself The circle broadens and en-
larges and what the man of tomorrow
| is depends largely on what the fathe
of today ID, Fathers should not onl.
provide money and the necessities 70
their Sons but should give them
part of themselves. Write on you
hearts these words, "For his sake
sanctify myself Teach your so
that there are things in life wort
more than life itself. Teach Their
that nothing matters much bet Go
and the boy with this instilled by
fond father in his heart viii be tn
boy that his father wants him to be
Toastmaster Brown proposed a vot
of thanks to the speaker and to tn
women who served the supper and t
the orchestra and to Mrs. Otto Ems
who contributed the beautiful tab,
decorations.
Mrs. Edwin Hill and Mrs. Allyn [
Brown were in general charge assist
ed by the following committees: SUP
per--Mrs. Clarence D. SEWN, chair
nan, Mrs. Will L. Stearns, Mrs. job
s. Oat Mrs. Henry D. Johnson, Mr.
Gilbert S. Raymond, Mrs. Arthur /
| Wyman.
Decoratfons-The Misses Osgoot
| MISS MARY t>lGAdTuS, Mrs. QUO
Ernst, Mrs. H. w. Gallup and NJ
; William Fitch.
The following were the waitresse.
, | Mrs. Charles Stewart. Miss Lucy O.
, | ng, Miss Villette Peck. Mrs Abb
: F;iese, Miss Eliza beth Bill Miss Els
t | Ernst, Miss Evelyn Hill, Miss M
t | on Beebe. Miss Louise Ernst. Nil
. | elizabeth SEWN. Mrs. BennettO Gaine
Mrs. Louis NJ. Young. Mrs Archiha
? Torrance, Mrs. RAYMOND B. Shernna
: Bliss Beatrice Ea stuond