Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-04
FATHER AND SON BANQUET
HELD AT SEVEN OF CITY
CHURCHES.
LIEUT.. GOVERNOR MOORE
AMONG THE SPEAKERS
Dinners, Followed by Programs in
Which Out Of Town and Prominent
Local Men Appeared, Served by
Church Women--Summsry Of Pro-
grams at the Several Churches.

More than 500 fathers and sons OF
the city Joined In the annual dinner,
known as the father and sou banquet,
served each year under. the auspices
of the Y. NJ. G. A., at seven city
churches wednesday night. Because
it was known that the attendance
would far exceed the capacity of the
association building, the plan. was
adopted this year to divide the din
ers into groups according to their
:uurch preference.
Dinner which was prepared at the
churches by the Ladies' Auxiliaries,
was served at 6: 80 o'clock to S27
men and boys at the Congregational,
Presbyterian, First United Evangeli-
cal. Methodist, Friends, Baptist and
Central Church of Christ. An eighth
church, The United Brethren. plan
ned TO entertain its fathers and sons.
but called off the dinner on account
of the rain.
Programs at each of the churches
were similar in nature. and were Civ
en- following the meal and consisted
OF an address by some out of town
or wellknown local speaker and
music. Prominent among the speak
ers was Lieut.. Governor Earnest r.
Moore, OF Cedar Rapids.
Moore and Arney Speak.
Two hundred were served at the
Methodist church. were f.. l.. Billings
acted as POSTMASTER. and short talks
were given by C. r. Edmister and
Melville Rock. The principal address
was by Lieutenant Governor Moore
and music was furnished by the Sun
day School orchestra. Invocation
was by Rev. W. G. Crowder.
The principal speaker at the Con-
grogational church was Senator w.
II. .Arney. Rev. B. F. Martin also
gave short talk and music was fur
nished by the church orchestra. Hen
ry Shove sang two songs and four
reels. OF pictures. depicting the life
Of Abraham Lincoln, We're shown.
Two hundred fathers and sons sat
down TO the dinner.
At Baptist and Central Church.
At the Central Church of Christ
Manly Jones spoke for the boys and
George A. Turner. representing the
men. gave a short talk. c. Fl. Van
Law delivered the address Of the
evening. The music was by the
Sunday school orchestra and a male
quartet. The hundred and twenty
members then enjoyed basketball
game between the first and second
teams OF the church. IN which the
first team won. ~ to 30.
One hundred and ten were served
at the Baptist church, where instru-
mer'aI and vocal numbers formed a
mort of the program. The principal
speaker was Rev. A. w. Tandy. of
Mason CITY. Rev. r. 3. Davidson
spoke briefly.
At PRESBYTERIAN and CtLe-s.
At the Proshvterian church where
10 men and bows were served. musi,
w2s Furnished by the Sunday school
Nrrh"s ira ard special vioIi, numbers
ny G. II. Ha'landt II. 4. Whaley had
charge of the community sing. Short
talks were given by Robert J. Bootl,
Jones L@u"ie lanes L. KikendaIl
Vie Crink'aw and G. =. Gilman. Rev.
lanes A. I.Hur'n c1oeo' the nroyrsr,,
With e1 Interesting talk on Dad and
Company"
TT" program at the Friends church
cOnS'St"d ~ r>risir ny = male nI,artet
md short tabs hv Pow parsor Oliver
Cop" and N. NJ. Kcrdan. The chief
address was by President Edwin Nc
Er"w. Of Penn Coi'e"e. OskaIoosa.
Fftr-two We're served at dinner.
The program a. First United Evan
""liral church preceded the refresh
~'onts which We're served to thirty
five men end hovs. The speaker was
"rof. c W.. WATSON. of the State
University oe Iowa. who talked on
''The Pow Pro''en" \ male Quartet
"o"' posed Of e. V Ware. p. =
Gro"n Harry Robinson ard Rev. q.
]. Roth sang to accompaniment
r'""od on the piano by Albert Ohm
/ stead