The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-21
fathers AND SONS ENJOY
. FELLOWSHIP Of BAhQUETS

that there was advice given in the
Bible concerning sonship and father
hood which would be Of value to the
fathers and sons today to follow.
stories From the East.
True stories and experiences from
the lands OF the east and others from
different places in the United States
| told by Mr.. Pence last night and
which illustrated different points he
wished to make clear, enriched his
lshort address and entertained his
audience. He spoke highly OF the
father and son movement which was
fast becoming national affair and
(which was one, with a splendid pur-
)pose. y "A
Preceding the toasts and the adj,
dress last evening, Hubert Schouten
talked to the men and boys for few
minutes on the christian citizenship
Training program for boys, fathers,
and leaders with it's fOur-sQuare pro-
gram. az
F, At Methodist Protestant.
Every one at father and sons ban
NV at tuC NuClAOuloL LIoGOoIdht
church last night pronounced the oc-
casion a decided success The supper
was ample and appetizing, and was
another evidence that the women who
served it excel in the culinary art j.
K. Foulkes acted as POSTMASTER and
declared he had never been guilty be-
fore, but any one who saw how skill
fully he presided and who heard his
fnli0if0uc n rnlrrotinnc WnnId have
declared he was a postmaster in this
capacity. G. L. Norman spoke on the
relation of father and son as pals. He
said he was not the father of a son,
but he is the son of father, and that
he believed he knew more about the
quality of an omelet than the hen that
laid the eggs from which the omelet
was made He did not attempt TO lay
down rules for this happy relation of
pals, but spoke in a general way of
close friendships. and then applied
this to the relation of father and son.
|; Joy Grout gave very interesting and
original essay on What l Think of
My Dad" George Criswell spoke OF
the privileges and responsibilities of
a father, and also said that where the
father was not living right that the
son might have a great influence on
the father. M. w. Cunningham de-
lighted the company with his stories
and recitations and interspersed his
part of the program with some very
wholesome and sound advce, demon
strating that he is not only an enter
tainer but also a very forceful speak
err Arno Miller had a very pleasing
recitation in which he spoke a word
for the mothers. Leland Meyer rem
dered vocal solo, the words of the
song being especially appropriate to
the occasion, and his clear, sweet So
prano voice made the song very. inn
pressive Emmanuel Vinson made his
maiden speech last night and did him
self great credit. A. B. GrOut said
that he would not want to be a boy
again, that he believes manhood much
better than boyhood. He would not
want to go back and live his life over
again, that since he has found him
self and got his bearings in life, he has
found life so much more satisfying than
in the restless period OF boyhood. He
also expressed his conviction that life
grows richer and fuller with advanc-
ing years, and that he looked forward
to the future believing the best Is yet
ito be- Various speakers commended
the women very highly for the excel.
lent supper, and it was the prevailing
sentiment that the effects of this
meeting must be followed up and an
effort made to foster the father and
son idea.
At Trinity Church.
Seventy-five fathers and sons gath
cred in the classroom basement Of
Trinity church for the banquet given
there last evening. The orchestra
played musical program and the
guests marched to the dining room,
where supper was served. The Rev.
J. w. Anderson asked the blessing,
Following the supper there was more
music by the orchestra to open the
program The Rev. M. f. Nethercut
acted as POSTMASTER. announcing The
numbers and introducing each in his
turn.
A duet was sung by the Rev. j. W..
Anderson and H. A. Brunat. This
Kruger, what Dad Owes to His
Son." The sons side Of the ques-
ton was expressed by Carl Elgin in
his toast, 'What the Son Expects
From Dad" A quartet composed OF
the Rev. J. w. Anderson. Roy LOT
quist. H. A. Brunat and Henry Krue-
ger sang, and the program was con
cluded with short talks by A. G..
Peterson and G. E. Durgee.
During the course of the banquet
wireless was received from the
Y. NJ C. A. building, where the
United Presbyterian, Westminster
Presbyterian and Congregational BAN
quets were held, extending greetings
from the ninety assembled. Trinity
wirelessed their greetings from the
seventy-five in return.
At First Christian Church.
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