The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-05-13
TO GIVE
BANQUET TO SONS
BIG FEED AT BAPTIST CHURCH
FOR BROOklNGS BOYS ON
FRIDAY EVENING
COWBOY POET WILL Be MAIN SPEAKER
of Hot Springs, Has Agreed
To Come Here.

To keep up a good feeling between
the present and future generations, the
men of today will banquet the men Of
tomorrow in the parlors of the Bap-
$50, May q. The event is customari-
ly known as the Father and Son ban
quet The mems clubs of the various
churches appointed a committee under
the Craftsmanship of f. II. Beatty of
the Rotary club and at a meeting last
Sunday evening the plans We're fully
laid out for this event. Carl S. Metzgar.
Y. NJ G. A. secretary, who is in charge
of securing an outside speaker for the
banquet announces that Charles Bad
ger Clark Of Hot Springs, known all
over the state as the Cowboy Poet"
has agreed to come.
The banquet is for the fathers and
their sons who are of high school age,
but it is not necessary that the boys
be high school students nor is 1t nee
esary that the men be the actual par
ents of the boys they accompany. So
long as the boys are of high school
age they are eligible The committee
is trying to ascertain the names of
all of the boys who have no fathers
living and then will ask men who are
not blessed with sons of high school
age to sponsor them for the dinner.
Tickets have been placed at seventy
five cents a plate, and the father, or
temporary parent. will be expected to
provide the two tickets.
Mr. Clark, who will give the prin-
cipal address of the evening, will be
remembered by Brookings people who
heard him give a reading of his poems
here little over year ago. He has
published several books of verses that
riug with the spirit and energy of the
west which have attained for him wide
recognition both at home and abroad
as one of the principal literary artists
of note in the state. "Sun and Saddle
Leather" his best known book of
poems has had wide circulation and
more than one copy Of it is in Brook
ings homes. He has many friends in
this city. He is the son Of the late
Rev. c. B. Clark, one Of the pioneer
Methodist ministers of the state.
A short talk will be given by local
speaker and a response from one of
the boys will follow. Games will also
be introduced to enliven the evening.
Fathers of high school boys are re
uuested to see Mr.. Beatty and arrange
to attend the banquet with their sons.
other men. who would like to be in
cuded in the fine opportunity to be-
come better acquainted with the men
Of the future, can call on Mr.. Beatty
and file their names as prospective
temporary parents for the evening.
This banquet will be another OF the
in the progressive life OF
Brookings and will do for 1920 what
other banquets of a similar nature
have done for past years. Supt. S.
w. Johnson Of the public schools as
well as NJ c. White, the principal,
is very enthusiastic over the event and
both are lending their influence to-
ward it's success. All Of the men OF
The various churches who are pushing
the committee work, feel that the din
ner will do much to keep up the good
feeling between the two generations
and give the boys practical demonstra-
ton that their development and life
are Of the greatest interest to all or
the men Of the city.