Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-01-25
Two Hundred Seated at
Tables When Fun
Began
OFFICERS ARE NAMED
Banquet Hall Bower of
Beauty and Stunts
Marvellous

Characterized by visiting and local
guests, alike, as one of the most brill
liant affairs of the kind they had ever
attended,, the annual banquet at the
Putnam House last night by the
Palatka Rotary Club to the retiring
officers, more than two hundred per-
sons sat l., ough program of a pre-
tentiolsness never before attempted
in Palatka, and seldom in cities many
times the size of Palatka.
For four hours the guests sat at Ia
bles and were reluctant to leave when
they We're invited into the parolrs
while the tables were cleared away
in order that dancing might be en-
joyed until 80 o'clock when the last
good night was said. A delectable
menu, inspiring and enthusing music
by the Putnam orchestra, serious and
humorous talks, a fairyland spectacle
by charming little girls, and stunt
program that would be an inspiration
to the celebrated Gridiron club sus-
tained keen interest throughout until
the hour for the selection of officers
for the club for the present year.
The election, of chief interest to the
Rotarians themselves, came at the end
of the festivities, and resulted as fol-
lows:
President-Henry Fearnside.
Vice-president-Morris Cochrane.
Secretary-Jack Blake.
Treasurer-E. W. Warren.
Immediate past president-Ernest
Rowton.
A Bower of Beauty.
The guests assembled in the lobby
and parlors of the Putnam house
shortly before eight o'clock, and
promptly ON the hour the doors were
thrown open and seats assigned. Two
E shaped tables on each side of the
spacious room, and one l table i'm the
middle of the room, provided ample
room for the more than two hundred
guests. As they entered exclama-
tions of delighted surprise were ex-
pressed by nearly everyone, for the
entire room had been converted into
a veritable bower beauty under the
artistic direction of Mike Murphy.
An arbor of green latticed work
was constructed inside the large room
with space of four or five feet around
each side and end and between the top
and the ceiling. Arched openings
ten feet wide on each side and end
were filled with potted plants and cut
flowers. Suspended at intervals
were dozens of small japanese Ian
terms with small incandescents in
side, and the big chandeliers were
shrouded in Japanese paper. On the
tables just sufficjnet vases of cut
flowers we're placed to accentuate the
snowy whiteness of the cloth, but not
to lend heavy appearance. At each
end of the hall were illumined Rotary
emblems, with the Putnam orchestra |
ambushed at one end of the hall. The |!
were characterized as
of the decorators art.
The music furnished by the Putnam !
orchestra, augmented by several
members of the Palatka Band, was
of that high class always furnished
by this organization, and Marvin |
Martins catering was a delight to
the most exacting epicure.
The Fun Begins.
Following an invocation by Rev. |
Guy Fraser, the roll was called by the
Rotary team captains. Morris Coch-
rane, director of all the activities, an !
nounced that Baby Rote was present
and should be assigned to one of the
teams, but he wished, first to have
the team captains make some bid for
this new member. Ed. Ferrell, cap
tain of team No. l., said he didn't
want him, making no explanation.
Jim Spencer, captain of team No. %,
said he couldn't use him at all. Ar
thur Corcoran, of team No. 8, said
he had had one experience with such
a member, Henry Van Horn, and he
couldn't afford to jeopardize his rec
ord by taking on an untried prom
iser. Carl Davis, of team No. 4, de-