Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-14
SIGNIFICANT
GATHERING
Fathers and Sons Banquet-TwO
Hundred and Fifty Men and Boys
Program Inspiring Addresses
Closing Meeting Sunday

A gathering that can safely be de-
signated as one of the most s4gni-
ticant and important to the life of
the community, ever held in Wau-
seon was the Fathers and Sons ban
quet held last Tuesday even ng in
knights of Pythlas Hall.
Two hundred and fifty men and
boys sat down together to the ban
quet served by the Pythlan Sisters
and every one of them were glad
they were there.
''Ihe Fathers and Sons" banquet
was one of the features of he Natl
onal Father and Son Week that s
being observed all over the Enited
States and if every community de-
r4ves as much real benefit from the
observance Of this week as Wauscon
has received from just the gather
ing Of last Tuesday night the bene-
fit TO the nat on Will be incalculnble.
Every man was supposed either to
bring his own son or find some boy
who would act as a proxy for h s
son. For the most part this rule
was strictly adhered to and there
we're very few men who were not
attended by "sons."
The banquet was served well by
tn, Pythian Ladies; music was fur
nished Throughout the banquet by
the high School Orchestra and fol-
lowing the banquet Mr.. M. L. Alt
#te6ter as chairman Oh the banquet
Comm ttee after calling Tor a vote
of thanks to the ladies for furnish
ing the banquet introduced the
Toastmaster of the evening, Judge
| +. II. Wolf.
In a very happy manner Judge
Wolf introduced the participants in
the program; the first being Mayor
C NJ Bulger who gave very prac-
tical talk on the value of boys to
Wauseon; Mr.. Bulger in the course
of Ii remarks gave some good prac-
tical advice to the boys present as
well as to the fathers. The Yeager
llBroshers det GIFTED the audience
with a number of cornet duets in
terspersed throughout the program
Mr.. Chas. P. Grieser read a paper
on how a father should treat his son
n which he brought out the import
ance of the fathers duty to his son
and the success in life which may De
attained by the fulfllment of that
duty: He was followed by his son
Donald Grieser who gave an address
on how he would treat his son # he
were dad" The sallies of wit
at the expense of his own dad
who had Just proceeded him on the
rostrum aroused appeals of laughter
and rounds of applause from the
audience. The principle speaker ot
the evening was Mr.. Howard Shep-
herd of the Second National Bnnk
of Toledo, who gave a splendid ad-
dress on "The Relation of The
Father and Son " To attempt to
report Mr.. Shepherds address with
out stenographic notes would do IN
Justice to the speaker. 1t was d
truly great and a practical address
and was an inspiration to every
man and boy present Not one left
the hall without having gained a
new vision of the truly worthwhile
things of life-and everyone hopes
that this first "Fathers and Sons
Banquet" in Wauseon mly be FOL
lowed by many more.
i Other features of the weeks pro
gram are the Fathers Conference
which was held in the High Schoo
Auditorium. Thursday evening and
mNss meeting for everybody VIII CT
will be held at the Christian church
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock ant
will be addressed by Mr.. Burkett
the head Of the Y. M c. A. Welcome
Hut in Toledo Mr.. Burkett was II
the Y. M. Service at the front il
France and was both gassed ant
wounded while on duty.
The week can not but be of last
ing and far reaching benefit to th'
cononunitv