The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-02-10
STAR LADIES
DINE MASONS
Splendid Banquet At Union Temple il
Followed by Interesting
Program
WHIST EXPERTS HAVE INNING
Champion Gluttons and Card Sharks
istor1ca, i. Enjoy Themselves

istor,ca, Enjoy Themselves
Every nle..- ie Masonic lodge
living in this vic,nl.y or alternating
here during the winter received
mysterious missive by way of the
postofice last week, and upon opening
it discovered card inscribed az fol-
lows:
"The ladies of Logan Chapter o. E.
S. request the presence of yourself
and lady at banquet to be given in
Union Temple, Tuesday, Feb. 9Th, at
$3.50 p. M" This was signed by two
of our most charming ladies', Mes
danes Christensen and Fuller, and
certainly looked like it meant what it
said. We suspect that these two Ia
dies are Irish, or of Irish descent, be-
cause at the bottom Of every card
appeared the magic Hibernian excla-
nation: whist! please reply"
Trust the men folks to know good
thing when they see it, and for sew
eral days after these cards were sent
out the committee received accept
ances by mail, telegraph, telephone
and cable, and some timid gentlemen
who do not believe in trusting i'm
portant messages to the usual meth
DDS Of delivery, accepted vocally, in
person.
Upon arriving at the scene Of the
festivities the multitude, for it sure
was multitude, soon discovered that
the ladies in charge had gone about
their work with full knowledge Of the
Unsuitable appetites and unlimited ca
pacities Of certain unnamed Masons,
and the tables groaned under the
weight Of good things to eat. At var
ious other times the editor has been
called upon to brag about the culin-
ary ability Of our ladies, but this time
we must outdo, surpass and put all
former efforts in the shade if we
would do full credit to this, their
latest and best offering.
Several Of the men folks who were
] fortunate enough to be present at this
affair have more than local reputa-
tion as gluttons. Seldom, if ever, do
they arise from the table feeling that
the menu has done them complete JUS
tice. Almost always there seems to
be something lacking, in the way of
la "filler," after the samples have
been slowed away. In fact, some of
our more timid hostesses invite them
to dinner with fear and trembling,
lest there still be some unoccupied
territory in their capacious dinner
baskets when the maid comes to clear
away the crumbs. These men-you
know who they are-approach table
much in the same spirit Jack Demp-
sey would approach fourth rater.
They wear an ill-disguised sneer, as
much as to say, "Well, Of course this
is supposed to be feed and we must
appear interested even though we
know beforehand that we will be
obliged to leave without having our
appetites satisfied"
i Man proposes-woman disposes.
What surprise these dinner demons
met when they discovered that they
were not only going to be filled to
overflowing-too full for utterance,
SO to speak-but that their mightiest
efforts failed to make even dent in
the mountain Of edibles, and we pre-
sumo on this account the banquet was
somewhat disappointing to them.
After all the men folks had goreed
themselves to the limit, the ladies'
brought in the ice cream and cake
and we had to make feeble attempt
to dispose Of these delicacies, but we
did it in a half-hearted manner. as
men who have lost all interest in any
thing bound for the internal recesses
Of our being by way Of the gullet.
Astonishing as it may seem, there
was more than enough food remaining
to satisfy the yearning of the ladies
for nourishment. It was necessary to
rap for order several times while they
were being served, as several of the
more obstreperous persisted in pound
ing the table and calling for more, af-
ter the manner Of young brides when
the mother reaches home laden with
worms. But their appetites were fin
ally obliged to succumb to the ava
lanche' of eats showered upon their
plates and they became quiet-that is,
quiet for women.
Il The ladies on the entertainment
committee were not satisfied with fill
ing the stomachs Of the multitude, but
had prepared an additional pleasant
i. surprise in the form of musical pro-
, gram. Mr.. and Mrs. Bjornstad were
the first to appear, and they offered