The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-02-20
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Century Glib Reflects
All Old Officers
CONTINUED from Fist Pasc,y

n SIC luTniSheu curing tne repaSt, lie
also thanked Will Cheslar, head Of
the arrangements committee, for the
wonderful banquet that had been
spread, and last but not least, the
boys who waited on the table were
thanked. Major Frierson compliment
ed their skill and agility as walters
saying that he thought the greatest
part of them had received their expe.
rience as X. P's. in the army.
Dr. J. c. Molloy was the first speak
er. He said that he had been a resi-
dent of Columbia for some ten years,
and had been here but very
short time, in his words "had hardly
gotten warm in his nest" before the
privileges of the club had been ex-
tended to him as a pastor He said
that he had availed himself of these
privileges, and had found, that while
the club did not have an extensive Ii
brary of great reference books, it is
always we'll supplied with good cur
rent magazines, and around the club
there are always splendid men, good
citizens to talk to, and to discuss
with the problems of the day. DR..
Molloy said he considered it very
great privilege and honor to be
member of the club.
DR.. Molloy having been called upon
as a representative of the older mems,
befs of the club, Gilbert NJ Orr was
called upon TO represent the younger
membership, and he did so in SPLEEN;
did style. He said that the member
ship was not assembled to hear a
discussion on the terrors Of Bolshe.
vism, labor troubles, the ratification
of the peace treaty, the yellow peril,
or dozen more well known newspa.
per and magazine topics, current to.
day--he said the American people
have caught up" on these topics. In
closing he paid great tribute to
Mauly county and to Columbia, the
Dimple of the Universe, and to the
Century Club, and "the greatest club,
in the greatest county in the world"
AS Mr.. Orr concluded his remarks he
was appauded to the echo.
AS representative of the neighbor |
club, the Elks, Emmett Digger was
the next speaker. He said that for
many, many years, the two clubs had /
been neighbors, and that the relation,l
ship between the clubs has all
ways been most cordial aThat there
has never been any rivalry, Oh knock
Ing and trat he felt sure that the
relations of the past would continue !
in the future, and that theitw clubs,
the social tcBhtelsd on athea titggrwoalld
continue to do nlfchCf for Columbia and
Maury county.
viii Chafill was the next speaker{
He told of the membership meeting +.
held a year ago, when forty.threei 1.
members of the club We're in the, serri
vice of their country, and how the
older members of the. club missedt
them, and in light view he said
1--WE missed your dues too, and some
times the future did not look bright.
for when the war came to a close,
some fifty more members were due
to be included in the next draft" He
told of the loyalty of some of the old
err members. who, while the boys were
at war had offered to donate as much
as $500 to keep the club running with
out increasing the dues. And this is
the spirit of the membership of the
Century Club. s AK sd
Mr. Chafin said the Century Club
was the first club in the state, and
possibly in the South, that had ever /
been coducted successfully without
bar.
Mr. Chafin concluded his remarks
a chain of toasts to the con,
tinued progress of the club, and re,
questing every member present to
say just a few words, misunderstanding
the "buok" to the POSTMASTER.
Under this head, quite npmber
responded in a happy vein, some tell
ing why they were glad they were
of the club, others telling
how the club could me improved. In
all of them the spirit of goodfellow-
ship prevailed. The annual event
had been the greatest of them all.
THE best yet" said members as they |
left the festive board.