The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-16
LADIES HELD
BANQUET IN
ROSE TERRACE
SEMI-ANNUAL MARATHON EVENT
OF MACCABEES LAST EVENING
MOST DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR

No grounds az IN" West !rSlltH
! AR a>s"ciItl"u on the Island wrre
! thr"ns'd Yesterday AFTERNOON with
! members of the phin and Mes; Virginia
districts Of the Nomau's Brurtit .\s~"r.
! htt"n OF Macrdh,r>, on tn occasion OF
| tn" grand anuuu, reunion and pl"Ikurc
gathering. The affair Mas participated
! IN 10y NJ, mbrra al tn ". Il. y. MH'ca-
h''S. thu Juniors ana many friends OF
tn members.
Games wrr" .nJuIGcI N 10y tho child
! ron and appropriate" prizes W,rr award
+ ~ aud the !5'tI'. ones literally r"Nclcd
! III all OF tho HnU~vm"ui3 - thu pi"ds-
ur" resort.
Represented at tar picn.r were mem
h"r7- from W",r;cu. 'oiiHuShr,. Wells
burg. Si$t"rsNill,. McAl"chvn. Mounds
Willie, Elm Grove. Ernw o"d. N,w Mar
: unHN HE and Nhy"lEG. West Virginia,
aud ON" sent delegates from East lily .
"rp"ol. Stcuhculil". Martins Ferry. Bel
ILlrc AMI bridgeport.
Mrs. Elizabeth Srhramm district dep
uty Of ohio. and Mr.. Ethc, R"Lm,r, OF
West Virginia. aud Mrs. HcItri"" Y.
Denny were IN charge of In" grange
n"ni~ for the Afternoon outing.
The Srmi-annuul Marathon banquet
h"Id III tn" ru>" terrace at thu " ,ndN"r
h"tC' last evening wdS Il most d"i'Ehi-
NJ affair. The rnlur scheme At the ban
Quot WIS old gold and ruS". and baskets
tUt beautiful flowers adorned the table.
while mellow roS" lIEilt lilumncd the
scene. shed by numerous shaded electric
bulbs.
The menu Was all that could ho do
sired and the ladies had prepared :, pro-
/ gram OF songs appropriate for Tin "'-
C.tSion. I'VE are forever getting m"m-
hers" WAS rendered 10 tho ar Of "Buh-
hleS' and even old "TtrpcrIry WAS not
forgotten. as WAS evidenced when IN"
ladies sang Its long way 10 III" IH'-
lie" 10 is we'll known harmony.
\ song entitled ohio and West VAR
gina telling Of the BRILLIANT chanr"N
, Of these states winning the Marht"!In
and taking the journey. composed hy
Mrs. Elizabeth Svhramm of, bridgeport.
Ohio. WAS sung by III" members. "h"
Iapplaudcd their own efforts with Nlgor
when the song ended.
Miss Loretta DOrrr. finished pianist
and vocalist acted as JCcnmranlSt ANA
rendered several solos aS did Mrs. Mar
Earrt skinner. Of Fu!lausbc". Tn" In
t"lliGcnCcr was also greeted with song
How dy do. Mr.. Reporter. how dye do"
which cause him some embarrassment. he
beng about as tmid and haShful as the
rcpor;orias EcniusrS usually are.
The banquet WIS attended by mem
hers of the ". l.. y. who have enrolled
for the convention To be held in cali
fornla in 1873 and the uurhcr Of ladies'
who had written ihr required 5000
worth Of insurance N,r' honor guests.
Each ole present VA. called uron for
a toast by Mrs. Ma"EArrt Marvin or
Mrs. c. V. HCppcrt who acted as toast
miStrcsScS Of tn" banquet.
The official flower worn was the vel
low poppy and the affair was one that
must have been attended to be apprcr-
lated.
america" and ended with Aud Lang
Sync," and between these two songs
fourteen others appeared on the program
and the ladies evidently had preliminary
practices in chorus work. or ar" natural
born singers. For all Of the guests in
~, 81 lob mod .Fr,Ns - inn