The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-24
Also in Honor of the Rotary
Movement and the La
dies.
EVENINGFULLOF INCIDENT
Began With a Feast and
Ended With a
Dance.

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Barnum and Bailey. have nothing on
the Fairmont Rotary. club when it
comes to staging a circus as anyone
who had a ticket or pass to the affair
of last night at the Masonic Temple
win testify. A real three ringed cir
Gus was pulled OF with a large num-
ber of excellent side attractions. The
Rotarians literally frollicked, gam.
boiled and played away the hours OF
the evening, and so well did the per-
formers perform that habitually long
faces grew like moons while mouths
that had got the habit of dropping to-
ward the chin naturally, curved up and
remained that. way throughout the
evening. There was not a dull min
ute nor even a dull half minute
throughout the performance which be-
gan at 6:15 and continued well into
the night. .,s
The, circus was three rfnged in that
1t firstly celebrated the natal day Of
George Washington, the Father Of his
country, secondly, celebrated the fif-
teenth anniversary OF Rotary and
thirdly was Ladies' Night.
No pains had been spared to make
the affair q success as to appoint
ments, menu served and entertainment
provided and tife com fort and fiappi.
ness OF the Rotarians and their guests
were locked after 70 The most minnte
detail. "A
When the Rotartans and their guests
arrived they we're given dainty red,
white and blue cards in the shape OF
sields. These shields bore the name
OF the recipient and also a number, and
corresponding numbers were given the
ladies with the result. that husbands
and wives and single men, and their
partners were ruthlessly torn. .asunder.
When the banquet hall was thrown
open to the waiting guests prett,
scene presented itself. The Stars and
Stripes bunting and crepe paper had
been layishly used with artistic effect
and from domes containing the tri.
colored globes, streamers of the paper
and bunting were carried to the four
corners of the room.
In the centre Of the room a large
round table formed the hub OF the Ro-
tary wheel and from this centre other
tables were placed which formed the
spokes Of the wheel. On the centre ia.
BILE was placed an immense George
Washington birthday cake bearing fif.
teen candles in honor, Of the Rotary
movement Each OF the tables was
decorated in streamers of red, white
and blue with pots Of pretty blooming
plants and ferns encased in red crepe
paper. The tables had almost the ap.
pearance Of Christmas tree so many
favors were placed at each plate. A
big wooden hatchet of George Wash.
ington fame, crepe paper hat or bon.
net, whistle calculated to make any
ear split into which they might re.
sound were found at each plate, while
smaller hatchets were scattered here
and there about the white linen OF the
tables. AS the guests were seated a
bevy of attractive young women wear.
ing the most fetching crepe paper
head gear bore down upon the seated
party and served speedily and excel.
lently. AS the Rotarians, were seated
they almost to man pulled on the
quaint and grotesque paper caps which
they wore during the evening while
number of the ladies present did
likewise.
Jack Cash was there with his corps
Of capable cooks and his bevy of pret.
ty serving maids and this mere state.
ment means more to Rotarian than
would whole page of Webster's un.
abridged adjectives. Outlets, sweet
potatoes, lima beans, pine apple salad
hot rolls, butter and coffee vanished in
the twinkling of an eye and were quick.
ly replaced by miniature ice cream
George Washingtons dressed in colon.
ial colors and bearing in their arms
tiny silk American flags with the dain.
test of cake and the prettiest and red.
dest of candied cherries and mints.
During the serving Of the dinner the
Rotary chorus seated at separate ia.
BILE regaled the guests with song after
song in their usual pleasing manner
Dan Maurer was the officer of the day
aud right royalty did he command his
force Of entertainers. As the guests
partook Of the bounteous meal pro
vided for their consumption the notes
of THE Star Spangled Banner" were
sounded from the piano and with one
accord men and women arose to their
feet and sang spiritedly verse OF the
National song.
With the completion of the dinner
Continued on pSge tour.l
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